Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
BIG TRACK
MEET TODAY
CONFERENCE COLLEGES GATHER
AT OCCIDENTAL
THREE SCHOOLS STRUGGLE FOR
SUPREMACY
Athletes Have Been Training for
Weeks for Nerve and Muscle
Racking contests-Presby-
terians Favorites
BY j. h. wooDsIDE

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| which completely obliterates all previ-
Gus clnder path battles of the year and
which marks the close of the present
| season.
This afternoon on the Occidental field
Pomona, Whittier and Occidental col
| leges will settle for good and all the
| question of respective supremacy and
local championship which has been pro-
| phetically discussed by rah-rah boys
from the orange groves of Claremont to
the sombre walls of the Quaker insti-
| tuition.
Nerve racking competition prepared
for by long weeks of strenuous training
| VIII decide to whom the spoils belong
lar better than any amount of printer s
ink that could be spilled in favor of
either school. But interested students
| have neglected their rules of three,
clean-limbed athletes have taken every
form of exercise from mud baths to
Seidlitz powders to produce from, and
alert coaches to produce form. and
records until an invincible line of dope
has resulted which varies favorably
| according to the location in which 1t is
prepared.
However, the juggling of the result
forecast applies mostly to the con-
ceded favorite institutions, Occidental
and Pomona. Authorities familiar with
every phase of track athletics and even
NIle w IllltlST enthusiasts lIlClIlSClNCS
speak of the Quaker team as only the
fly wheel which will prevent the Pres
byterians and Congregationalists from
running away with each other, and en-
phatically predict for Whittier the
small share of the total.
Records Form Opinion
This view of the meet was brought
about by the performance of the Quak-
er team a few weeks ago, when 1t
showed a strength in the long distance
runs in dual meets with the other
schools. When Occidental and Pomo-
ma came together the Congregational
lists eXcelled in the tours, while the
Presbyterians had considerably the best
candidates in the weight events, hur-
dies and sprints. Birdsall of Pomona
easily had the pole vault honors, but
none of his understudies from the cac-
tus town could follow his suit into the
second place, and Lowry the Occi-
dental prep, annexed these points. The
phenomenal -Rogers-covered
more feet in the broad jump than
Thompson or any of the other Occi-
dental leapers were able to span. In
the 100-yard dash Bird was disabled
and unable to protect Brewer from the
speed maniacs of Pomona, Sloan and
Rogers, so that the first two medals
We're taken away from MerrilPs men.
ATCUle helOS anu bIOM6Ip lOWSNSl'
proved capable of self-defense in the
220 for the majority of points. Wieman
and Thompson had no trouble In de-
feating Spurgeon over the high bar
riers. Although Mills has had no con-
troversy with any of the Presbyterian
tourists, he is conceded an option on
the two-mile and mile trips by those
who pretend to have taken post-gradu-
ate courses in the dope sheet.
This review of the Sanaratp 0nrfOrm-
ances oe the three teams which will
meet today has Influenced two well
known and distinguished authorities to
outline the result of this afternoons
events as follows:
Wieman and Thomson of Occidental
should outclsas Spurgeon of Pomona
for the first honors in the high hurdles.
Bird is carrying lots of backing to be
a close second to Sloane in the century
sprint, and Brewer may have glance
at the front side of Rogers. Kel1og is
disqualified through the conference
scholastic rulings and will leave his po-
sition unguarded, but Clarence Blee is
almost as good a candidate as the prep.
Mills should win the mile, with Himrod
and Carver running l. the order named.
Brewer, Bird. Sloane and Rogers should
bunch at the tape in the 220, although
Brewer has a dying squirt that has
never been beaten. Himrod is predicted
to follow Carver for a fight in the half,
but the academy boy should finish un-
der wraps. Unless Bird jumps the gun
for the 440 he should lead Sloane and
Blee in the last ten jumps. Spring has
been doing some fast time over the
two-mile practice trip in the last few
days, but will probably have to sur
render to Mills, Leeke and Jones
through inexperience. Metcalf should
boost the hammer several feet beyond
II. nov
export and Conrad are expected to
measure off distances with the shot in
the order named. Rogers easily has
the broad jump, but Thomson and
Thomas should capture some of the
minor places for Occidental. Bruce
Merrill and Lowry will come fully up
to expectations if they save second and
third aonors in IT, pole vault after
Birdsall has finished with the lions
share. If Kenneth Gordon can muster
a hop of six feet in the high jump he
will come a good second to Munger.
Rush, Blee Bird, Bonner and High
street in relay harness should manage
tc gather in the trophies of the Install
ment race against the Pomona team.
The following teams will be entered:
POMONA TEAM
12o-yard hurdles-W. s. Spurgeon. Mckee
&erriman.
1OO-yard dash-Rogers. Sloane, W. S. Spur
geon.
One mile run-Himrod. f. Lorbeer. Rose
440-yard dash-Sloan, Parker, Hinckley.
22O-yard hurdles-W. s. Spurgeon, Palmer
Kegg.
22O-yard dash-Sloane Palmer, Rogers.
Half mile-McKee Hlmrod. Queen.
7 Two miles-Jones, Lecke, Tracy.
Shot put-Davenport. Metcalf Ranney.
Hammer throw-Metcalf Bryant.
Pole vault-Birdsall Merriman, Wolfe.
High jump-Munger Merriman, Tangeman.
Broad jump Rogers. Brdsall, Mahoney.
Relay team-Rogers, Sloane. Spurgeon, Nc
Kee. Parker. Hinckley.
OCCIDENTAL TEAM
re0-yard hurdes-Th Thomson, Wieman, Fish.
100-yard dash-Brd. Brewer, Blee
Mile run--Carver, Patterson.
440-yard' dash-Brd, Bee, Highstreet, Rush.
22o-yard dash-Bird, Brewer, Hlghstreet.
220-yard hurdles-Thomson, Wieman, John
son.
SS0-yard run-Sprng, Carver.
Two mile rum. Gordon, Spring
Shot put-Thomson. Lowry, Wieman.
Hammer throw Marshall. Wieman, Conrad.
Pole vault-Lowry, Merrill. Gordon
High jump-Lowry, Gordon, Thomson.
Broad jump-Thomas. w. Thomson, f.
Thomson.
Relay team-Rush, Bee, Bird Bonner. High
street.
WHITTIER COLLEGE
10O-yard dash-Wilder. Costello, Pickett.
220-yard dash-Wider, Costello, Pickett.
120-yard hurdles -Remcken, Longfellow.
22O-yard hurdes-Romcken, Longfellow.
44O-yard dash-Blair Kerr.
SS0-yard run-Mills. Blair.
Mile run-NIills, White.
Two mile run-White Mills.
Broad jump-Feller Wells
High fumD-Caryar VUaIIs