The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-09
TRACK MEET CLOSE Yale and Princeton Appear to Have an Equal Chance
 To- day. .ELl'S SPRINTERS CRIPPLED Walter Dray Will Probably Make n New Worlds Record in the
 Pole Vault

 Captain Walter R. Dray of the Yale track team will probably make a new worlds record in the pole vault in the Yale-Princton dual track meet at Yale field this afternoon. In the Pennsylvania games a few weeks ago Captain Dray broke his own record, which was the worlds record, and went over the height of 12 feet 1-2 inches. Since then he has been doing steady work and has been easily clearing 12 feet 6 inches. He is In the best of condition and the record, If he makes 1t, will have the addi- tlonal advantage of being a record made at Yale field. The other pole Vaulters are In the best of condition. Gilbert, the former holder of the worlds record, who has been doing 12 fet inches regularly during the past week, and Nelson, who has been making the same distance. Camp bell Is another promising vaulter and has been going l2 feet inches. It will be gathering of the greatest pole vaulters In the country, and this event alone will be work going far to see. The Princeton men against them are Veszin and Parke, both of whom are good vaulters, but neither of whom will be d point winner.
 The meet will be one of the closest ever held between Yale and Princeton and the chances for either team are equally good. With Stevens and But Ter In the sprlnts, 1t Is probable that Yale would win by small margin, but with these men out the chances are less. For Princeton in the 100- yard dash Gamble is a sure winner. He goes the distance in ten seconds, 'the time made by Stevens in the Pennsylvania games. The entries | against him are Lilley and Browning, neither of whom can go the 100 In ten seconds.
 In the 220 the Princeton entry, Att ! ley, goes the distance in 21.3, which Is within n fifth of second of the world record. La Montague of Yale can make the distance in 21,4 There is a possibility that Burch may be | able to go in this event and If he does La Montague may be kept for the 44O. Alley runs again in the 440 and If he is up against La Montague and La Montague is fresh there is good chance that this event will go to Yale.
 In the half mile Whiteley of Prince ton makes the distance in 1.57, Kir- jasoff is the best Yale man and he can make 1t in two minutes. The mile run promises to be one of the most closely contested events of the meet. Magee covers the ground for Princeton in 4:3O. and Spitzer can do 1t equally fast. The race will be a good one up to the finish.
 Magee has made better time in the two mile than any Yale man has. His time is 9.95 and Weeks time for Yale is 10 flat In the hurdles the honors are about evenly divided.
 The broad jump looks like a Princeton event Smonds of Prince ton hold the intercollegiate record al 22 feet. Davis of Yale can make about 21 feet 6 inches.
 The rest of the events seem to go tc Yale. In the pole vault there Is never a doubt In the hammer throw Cooney, Bigow and Goebel look like the point winners with none of the , Princeton men showing. The bes Princeton throw Is about 120 feet and all the Yale men can pass this , Andrus, one of the best Yale ham mer throwers Is not eligible. In tho shot put everything looks like Yale.
 The Yale team has certainly beer having hard luck in the way of ac cidents. For a while everything look ed rosy for the team. Trainer Johl Mack had the men in fine condition , and 1t was believed that the tean , was a winner. Then came the acci dents. Butler and Burch, both poin winners, pulled tendons. Then Stev ems, who had shown up we'll as sprlnter, after the others were ou of it, was injured, and may not b able to run again this year. Robbins ! the hurdler, while running after
 street car in low shoes, sprained a ankle. The final stroke of all cam when Platt, the broad jumper, whil calmly taking bath in an apparent
 ly safe tub, sprained a knee.
 . The Second Regiment band ha
 been engaged to furnish music thi afternoon, and will be stationed at on
 end of the grand stand. A new fenc F has been built along the track an
 the crowd will be kept back bette than it has been in former year . Graduates will act as marshals ir
 stead of hiring the whole orange pc s. lice force. There will be couple l. blue coats, but the managemer
 thinks that the graduate squad wi
 be better able to cope with the diff T. culties.
 The meeting begins at o'cloc
 sharp and in order to accommoda
 the public tickets have been put C
 sale at Cohurn's drug store and tf S. Yale ticket department.
 s- After the track meet the Yale bas
 ball team will play Andover at Va
 field. Tad Jones will again be unab s. to play and Wylie will catch. Geor,
 Redington of New York will be up rs look the boys oyer and to point 0 . weak places, The lineup will be;
 Yale-Dines 2b Fels ss, William
 3b, Wheaton If, Murphy cf Wylie ,l- Bomar If, Philbin lib, Rose and
 Jones D.
 H. Merritt 3b, Bennett
 Reilly 1b, captain, Shell If, Pierce 5. Burdette c, Dunn of, Isett ss, Moore