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WITH COLLEGE ATHLETES
Doineu ia the Field Of Sport in the East
and West
WISE MEN FIGURE on NEXT BIG MEET
Pennsylvania Relay Games Upset Few
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES English
Shell and Discussion ~
Has Caused.

The relay games Of the University Of
Pennsylvania helped a great deal to over
throw some calculations made by trainers
a. 70 the chances Of their men in the inter-
collegiate track and field championships.
For one thing II seems reasonably clear
that McCulloch, tho University Of Penn
syivania burdler, is not going to have the
sure thing in the big meeting that was
prophesied for him. McCulloch, according
20 Mike Murphy, was figured TO be able
20 beat John Garrels OF Michigan and was
supposed 70 be At to do fifteen and one-ffth
seconds for the high hurdles. OF course, IL
n reasonable TO suppose that McCuiloch
was not In his top form at Franklin field,
but II was not necessary to cover up his
real ability to the extent of letting both
Shaw Of Dartmouth and Hubbard Of Am
herst beat him.
Especially was that true when the time
Of the race r. considered. Shaw ran the
final heat IN fifteen and two-ffths seconds,
q most excellent performance That means
high quality and It needs only careful train
ing work on the part OF Dr. Bowler to keep
his man in condition so that he can re-
peat the same performance at the end Of
this month. Hubbard showed In the relay
games that he was in fine fix, while Nc
Culloch showed practically nothing. All
along Pennsylvania men, in discussing the
probability OF Garrels being a formidable
competitor, have said. wait until the relay
games and McCulloch will show him up"
But Garreis was not even in that race and
yet McCulloch did not win. It is likely
that calculations as to the winner Of the
next high hurdle race will have to be re-
formed.
Some Good sprinters.
The 100-yard run showed some things
but not many. Princeton at least has two
good men in Rulon-A Miller and Gamble and
Amherst has another good man in Reed.
They were the placed men. the Amherst
sprinter finishing Just behind Rulon-Afiller
and ahead Of Gamble. Rector of Virginia
whom few will recognize as the inter-
scholastic sensation of last year, was
fourth in the race. The Pennsylvania
sprinters did not start IN the special events
because they were otherwise engaged in
the relay races. Therefore for purposes of
comparison their work cannot be cited. 1t
may be said. however that they did not
shine in the relay races. II is obvious that
without Taylor no Pennsylvania relay team
at the shorter distances is very good. Tay-
Tor stands out so much over the average
quarter-miler that he is good for many
yards that cannot be accounted for by
any other Pennsylvania runner.
There is something in shot putting that
makes the game uncertain Strangely
enough It seems to make small difference
what a man has done as a shot putter be-
fore the meet comes along. He never
comes up TO form when the meet is on.
Garrels had been putting well around IS
feet before the relay games. but in the
competition he was recorded as doing AZ
feet 6k inches. That is too big a dis
count TO be profitable. The winner was
Kruger Of swarthmore, who. like Max
WELL last year first showed signs of being
formidable in the relay games.
Hammer Throw n Surprise.
The hammer throw gave chance to
young Talbot of Mercersburg to show
how much better he is than are the college
men. He hurled the weight 1853 feet slk
inches and beat NJ. F. Horn of Syracuse
nearly eight feet. The pole vault went to
Claude Allen of Syracuse, who went over
II feet when he tried an exhibition vault,
after winning the competition proper.
The absence OF the Cornell men from
prominence In the competition may lead
many persons to belive that they are not
going to show up very strongly. However,
nothing can be judged where there are no
men to judge by, and It is not wise or well
TO put aside all consideration Of Cornell
on the strength of the showing Of the few
men whom they did send down from ithaca.
Taken all in all. the results Of the meet
ing seem very strongly to Justify earlier
statements that the winner Of the point
trophy will not have so very great a num-
Der of points. The strength OF the So
called smaller colleges is greater than
ever before. Syracuse in particular, with
Allen, Horr and Young is likely to be In
strong In the point competition. Amherst
with Reed and Hubbard is going to take
away some points from the general total
Princeton's sprinters will give the Penn
sylvania contingent a battle. and all this
time there II Keller Of Cornell to be con-
aidered.
MichisRn's Good Runners.
Michigan proved what was generally ad.
mitted earlier to be so. that many OF the
best distance runners OF the country are
% be found In Ann Arbor Columbia. too
has some very capable men. The perform.
anee OF the New, York relay runners merits
consideration. Saunders, the smallest mar
on Josh Crooks team. did the fastest hall
mile, 2:0S. The slowest man was not far
Dohlhd that ana the eVenness OF Columbia's
running wes a marked feature. On thinr
about links performance in running ths
fnal relay seems to show that he has de.
veloped greater GOODNESS in races
II viii be remembered that last year Zinl
IN the final heat OF the half-mile cham.
pionship ran out to the front too soon and
although he was leading by twelve yard,
about 800 yards from home he came bach