The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-16

| IdLUeT b CnleI rival was raul IOtteT OF WIZ
Hams who hardly was in the Kraenzlein
class, although in 1900 he did force him
hard over the high hurdles.
Garrels put the shot in the intercollegiate
meet n earned second place. But for the
fact that he was obliged to compete in the
hurdles while the shot put was going on
he might easily have done much better
A slightly foul put was many inches better
than the winner, Kruger OF Swarthmore,
did when he broke Fred G. Beck's record
Taken all in all, Garrels was near being the
star Of the day. There have been only two
other men who stood out like Garrels. One
was j. F.. Wendell. who won three flrsts
for Harvard some years ago. The other
was Kraenzlein, who won three firsts and a
secondfor Pennsylvania in 1900. Careless
tl3 points are high class The tall Mich gan
man did much to make his team mates feel
proud of their captain.
In talking OF the intercollegiate meet the
conviction is borne in upon one that the
quality OF distance running W America has
improved greatly. 1t is a long time since
such men as Haskins, Rowe and Coe were
~rrouped in the American colleges. There
O, Of course, a sort Of drawback in the fact
lnat Haskins is not an American born. He
is a New ZealandeT, and that robs this cOun-
try Of some of the credit. However, he Is
about the fastest man in the country, and
indeed he probably is a faster man than
Sheppard for the mile. Rowe, who made
the new two mile record for the intercolle-
gate meet, is entirely an American and so
il Coe. who was so close TO Haskins AZ the
finish of the mile run that he too WAS well
inside the old record for the mile.
Ii is evident from the close finishes in these
distance races that the collegians OF this
couptrv are improving wonderfully. Every
year the men get faster and faster.
College men point to the Improvement
in c~ross-country racing as the reason for
the improvement in distance running on
the tracks. Cornell for some Years has been
the foremost college In distance running.
That has been charged largely TO the devo-
ton OF Cornell men to cross-country work
considered the finest possible preparation
for the game on the path. Michigan, taking
to heart the lesson learned from Cornell,
established some years ago a cross-country
association on the lines of the Ithaca CLUB.
1t is now several years since Michigan frat
won the four mile relay race at Philadelphia,
and ever since then the Wolverines have
been foremost in American college distance
running. Pennsylvania always has striven
to be among the first in distance running
and the results show.
IL is more than likely that hereafter the
intercollegiate games will be held some
where else than at Cambridge. The last
two years apparently have taught the
collegians a lesson. The days on which the
games were held in 1905 and 1907 were not
good for athletic sports. II may be said
of course. that this is not Harvard's fault
in any way. But il is the general fault Of
the New England climate in May. The
weather was more fitting in Philadelphia
and in New York. In fact, it is considered
that New York is the only rational place
for the championships. The old name Of
Mott Haven games, which still sticks to
the intercollegiate championships, is sign
enough Of the place where they we're orlgi-
mated ard where they still should he. II
may be that Boston and the vicinity sup
ports track athletic sport better. 1t is
true, however, that no Boston crowd ever
was greater than that which rallies to the
support Of anything in Philadelphia in
which the University of Pennsylysnla
was concerned. The games as held at
Philadelphia were more or less successful
probably only little less so than they would
have been IL held in New York.
There are all sorts of arguments in favor
Of having the games here. This place is
more central and it is equally convenient
for almost all the colleges. IL is the place
where the games were started. They were
held here for years until recently. They
were supported well enough by graduates
Of the institutions interested, and there is
no question of the capability OF New YORK
to handle any kline Of a crowd Of men which
comes here looking for accommodations.
Solely because Berkeley Oval and Manhat.
tan Field are 10 more is not considered
to be a valid reason for taking the games
away. There is at Columbia Oval, Williams
bridge. one Of the best running paths In the
country. 1t has a s~traightaway OF 22o
wards. The track was laid down many
wears ago and has been maintained we'll.
Williamsbridge is easily accessible. by
trains and the only drawback is the lack
case the &c. A. A. A. A. decided to send the
games there. If Columbia Oval is not
considered available there is always Ohio
Field. New York University's athletic
ground, a place Of the type Of Berkeley
Oval and not very far removed from that
- ahor;ahaA UnnnnrV IN nathan
Columbia Oval nor Ohio Field is considered
worthy as a permanent place for the games
thew have TO be held there only in the inter-
val while the Columbia stadium on the
Hudson is being built. In the interval the
games can be held on one field or the other
and when the stadium 10 finished that will
be an ideal place for competitions OF this
kind. 1t is Just the sort of thing hat il
is intended for.
The executive committee OF the |. c.
A. A. A. A. was not a unit on eendlng the
games 10 Cambridge this year. Pennsy.l-
Vania and Princeton were opposed, while
Columbia. Harvard and Yale voted for it
That brought the question to the general
convention of the association and the senti-
ment Of the voters revealed no small amount
of opposition. 1t has been the case in years
past that there was an objection to the meet
being held on the grounds OF any one col
leRe, That objection is likely to lie always.
New York ia considered the ideal neutral
ground and IL Will act as q point OF COM
promise. Influences will he brought to
bear in the coming year on delegates TO
the |. c. A. A. A. A. meeting TO force a
change from Cambridge to Philadelphia
at least, IL not to New York
The showing made by Michigan in the
Intercollegiate championships has silenced
the enemies Of the Wolverines in their W
section OF the country. While the colleges
Of the conference entertain no especial
love for the Eastern colleges, they at least
regarded them with a certain amount OF
respect before the meet was held and
viewed them in the light Of chastisers OF
the bumptious men from Ann Arbor All
through the college towns OF the present
Big Eight it was regarded as certain that
Michigan was due for a good beating and
that the Wolverines would be glad TO come
home to their own place and behave Tor
the rest OF their athletic life. However,
the Michigan team made so good in the East
that it was all kinds Of 4 triumph for heene
Fitzpatrick's men. a,
The trainer incidentally must be classed
as among the big men in that line in the
country now II he never was before, II
was widely said before the championships
that such Of his men as competed at the
Pennsylvania relay games in April were in