Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-23

lbS .heafI from, rs ne SuhS'tu H''
the same blunder as Dali. :iiilks ,
Cornell ian a fine race last gar b.
ling In the lead a; tho mile and n hal
hut fell away bit in tn. last lap A
| he has two years to spend at colieg
he shoulJ be OF Some help to IN
:. team In the meantime and so shout
tn. d. Hall. r. II, Hunger. Il. II. AT
! wood and H. J. Spellnian. w. l.. Nc
Gee is clighible TO start for Princeton
Yale and Harvard had big squads 10
} this race last year. but they fai'.'i T.
show anywhere near the front RAM
when the critical lime came.
The brigade OF hurdlers. both higt
and To- nave not suffered much l.,
graduation. A. b. Shaw Of Dartmouth
, being the most prominent one Il
leave and the only one OF those wht
scored in this years meet. He was
| first over the high sticks and third
lover the low ones. his total of sew ~
points being the entire loss OF Dart
mouth. Talcott OF Cornell. who came
within yard OF Shaw In the high
obstacles, In good for another year NJ
Ithaca and by the time he Is through
with this coming term Of training he
should be hard nut to crack for the
/ best of them. Robbins and Howe Of
Yale. who were third and fourth re-
spectiyely are In again and very like
i ~ to count In the tally for ELI.
or those who showed some form
| In the preliminary heats and who are
yet In college King OF Yale Is deserv'
ing Of the most attention. In this heat
where Shaw did Is Is seconds kins
was third about four yards away.
meant that he was that day Bit
above the ordinary hurdler. G. J. Re,
auardt of Cornell. who made god
third In the second heat, which was
won byRobbins In IL % seconds has
ianother year 10 so at Ithaca. The
only man to- make show for Harvard
lin the contest was A. b. Mason, anu
| he has graduated, and so did Hurbetr
! of Michigan. who got placed tn the
first heat. but was shut out OF the
semi-final. Rand of Harvard did fair.
Nv well In the early part Of last spring
and he may show some speed again
before next June.
Seemingly The best of the new re-
craiits is ut Princeton in Dwight, tho
| high school boy who will be eligible
In all the meets next year. He has
had some valuable coaching under Al
COPELAND. which means that In his
worst form he should be able To take
his timbers like tho real chaser. u
|V. Howe, who won the low hurdles
for Yale In the cracking time OF ~
j3-5 seconds on poor track, Is quail
fled to sport the Blue once again. II
lhe repeats this form and nothing
comes out OF the WOODS
|! he Ia pretty sure point winner Tor
1.-THE New Haven contingent. Han
ttranft OF Pennsylvania. who was SEC
jond, and Gardner Of Harvard. who
Twas fourth, are eligible for one more
Iyear. Il. T. Cook Of Cornell, hea'
lwinner. is In again along with Re
luuardt of the same stable. King and
lRol,sins Of Yale are Of course IN hne
Ifor this contest again. r
| Two OF the Ave winners in the feio
ieyents have left. the most notable be.
ling w. r. DFay, the Yale pole vault
Ter, the other being J. NJ Pew, the
lCorneIl hammer thrower. In either
case the men will not be misSed to
any great account. for there are 3us'
las good If not better men to TAXI
their places. At Yale there Is Mel
son, who tied with Dray. Gilbert and
tCook in the pole, and he Is good foi
Itwo more Championship meets fos
IEu. Gilbert ia also out. but there Il
lCampbeli, q strong IL foot man. to
lake his place. Cook of Cornell vii
,ibe on the list again. Talbot should
Ibe q good substitute for Pew In tbs
and H0rr of Syracuse, who
was second. has one year more. Bak
Ter Of Cornell aud Folwell Of Pcnnsyi
wanna the third and fourth men, have
jeradaafed. Kruger Of Swarthm0rs
says for one more tussle with tn
LIS pound shot Bangs and Stephen
son OF Harvard, who secured respec
itiyely the second and fourth places
lhavs left. but the Crimson Is some
what consoled by the fact that Lit
tie. Who was third. remains in colIes'
lfor tao terms more.
l In the rupning broad jump +. I
ICook Of Cornell the winner. will be
|xood for the same event till 1910. bH'
Heath Of Michigan has bid adieu 70
hts alma mater. w. r. Taicott 81
Princeton. the third man. has tws
I,erms. and so has the fourth man. N
la. Sherman of Dartmouth At tbs
Ils.st the high Jumpers were but al
Iordinary 10, and they have nearly al
lstayed in college. Palmer Of Dart
'IaA .a H1.rod Of Harrard lie