New-York tribune., 1908-06-01

Cornell's victory in the intercollegiate track
and field meet at Philadelphia Saturday was
NOT surprise to close followers Of this sport
The Ithacans won with "a points The Tribune
giving IS points TO Cornell in its forecast of the
meet Yale was selected to finish second and
Pennsylvania third margin of 2 points separar
rating. Pennsylvania proved stronger thah "as
expected, and Stevens, one of Yales most prop-
able point winners. had not been injured when
the forecast was published. Eight OF the
thirteen winners on Saturday were selected by
The Tribune AS usual, there were many sur
prfses and some dfsappointments. Some of the
college will undoubtedly win places on the
American Olympic team at the try-outs at Phila-
delphia this week n. J. Cartmell, of Pennsyl-
vania winner of both dashes at the intercol-
Iesiate games for the last three years. is almost
sure of place He is probably the most con-
sistent sprinter in the country. J. B. Taylor,
his negro teannmate should have no trouble win
the 440-yard dash. Although Cornell was
expected to show up strongly in the mile ana
two mile races the Ithacans surpassed the hopes
of Jack Moakley, the veteran trainer Rowe
and May, Of Michigan, were deprived of points
in the longer race by unavoidable accident,
but neither of them could have beaten Trube
and Young, of Cornell, over the heavy track on
Saturday All of these Comedians may repre-
month. has nc peer over the high hurdles, as
demonstrated by his world record race on
Friday, He will surely make the Olympic team.
AS a rule. the field events fell far below the
track contests at the intercollegiates. There
exception-the pole vault-four men
clearing IL feet in the preliminary contest
Dray, Of Yale, seems to have no limit, and can
always be depended upon to clear IL feet. Cook
o. Cornell, will be a valuable man for the
American team. He vault IL feet inches
or higher is of the best broad jumpers in
the country and fair sprinter and hurder.
Horr, of Syracuse, though he could not throw
the hammer more than 151 feet inches at
Philadelphia. may do much better this week.
None of the college athletes who performed in
the field events seems to have much chance for
the Olympic team. The try-outs will furnish one
Of the greatest athletic meets in the history of
the sport.
Harvard undergraduates are breathing easier
once more as far be judged, winter
sports will net be offered up as a sacrifice to
football to satisfy the faculty demand for gen.
eral restriction of athletic activity. Further
than that, the students hereafter will have more
of voice in the control of sports at Cambridge.
At meeting of the athletic committee last week
the following resolution was adopted: That in
to abolish intercollegiate contests from the date
of the final football game until the spring re
cess 1t also voted that this committee
| approve the plan for a student council as pre-
sented by the undergraduate representatives ap-
pointed by the four class presidents. and that II
| this plan is accepted by the undergraduates the
committee will warmly welcome the cooperation
Of the council The latter vote was the result
of a conference between the athletic committee
and the undergraduate committee recently ap-
| pointed to present the students side Of the ath-
| letic situation. The undergraduate committee
| proposed, in brief that student council be or
| ganized to cooperate with the athletic commit
| tee in removing the evils which now attend the
! conduct of athletics in the university and that
the council shall have definite authority over the
| individual students far as their athletics are
concerned It looks as If the monster petition of
I the Harvard undergraduates to the faculty in
| favor of continuation of intercollegiate ath-
| re+ics had done its work HERBERT