The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-28

, speed are the poor weather conditions.
| AS 10 the probable winner of the cham
pionship. IL is generally agreed among
| the experts that the University OF Penn
sylvanla, with its grand array OF per-
formers. will carry of the honors which
have been won the past two years by
Cornell The latter, however, will be an
imnortant contender. as will Michigan.
The West believes that the latter VIII
win, but to do Il will have 10 display by
far greater ability than anything II has
shown thus far this season.
Yale and Harvard will also be prom
lnent the Ellis more so In the Held
events. The crimson expect 10 pick
a number OF places but hardly expect
TO land first place I'm any OF the
events with the possible exception or
the shotput Princeton Will also be
team that will be feared not so
much as being a factor In the hght
for the championship as likely 10
break into the points OF the colleges
looked upon as certain TO win events.
Amherst, Dartmouth. Swarthmore. Sy-
racuse Bucknell and Brown also have
one or two crack men, and II is these
for which Penn and the others have the
greatest regard.
THE ''red and blue will be strong In
the sprints Both CartmeM and Whitman.
winners of the first two places In both
100 and 90 yards dashes last year. will
compete. Rulon-Miller and Gamble or
Princeton, Young of Syracuse. Read OF
Amherst. Dodge and Lockwood or fiar-
ward and Stewart of Michigan Will give
the Penn" men hard chase Miller did
not contest last year, and Gamble won
third place In the hundred. Dodge or
Harvard was third man In the furlong
dash The only point winners from last
year not entered are Ford or Harvard and
Robinson OF Yale. winners OF the fourth
10 a. "a
PENNSYLVANIA has an almost certain
winner I'm the quarter In Taylor the coll
ored flyer He will, however find plenty
of opposition In Rogers OF Cornell, the
winner OF the event last year; Coholan OF
Yale, who has made the fastest time IN
competition this spring; Herr and French
OF Cornell the former winner or fourth
place last year: Bonsack and Pfumley. his
team mates. and n. l.. Young OF Har-
ward all OF whom are eood for so seconds
Townsend OF Cornell and Baker or
Swarthmore winners OF second and thlrd
places last year in the hah-mile, are the
only point winners entered this year. For
them 10 repeat will be a difficult thing,
as the field includes Raney and Coo OF
Michigan, link OF Columbia, Tilson and
Parsons OF Yale, Chandler of Cornell. and
probably Taylor. IL Mike Murphy de-
cides 10 start him. Carothcrs. however.
will be Penn's best man with the colorcu
wonder out There are several others
that will bear watching. especially Jen-
nsngs and Shipley OF Dartmouth and
White OF Amherst
Guy Haskins. the Pennsylvania miller,
and winner OF the event last year with
Lewis OF Cornell. who finished second In
1906 Coe and Malonsy OF Michigan and
Essele OF Princeton. Jones Of Penn Had
den and Minot OF Harvard. Hoyns or Co-
l,rnbsa and MCGEE OF Princeton should
contribute in making the mile run rec
ord d-preakins event Haskins has made
the best time OF the year and should DO
the winner.
The two-rniie event will find Cornell with
Maroffn and Trube, winners or the hrst
two places, lighting for honors against