New-York tribune., 1908-05-27
Ithacons Erpected to Capture Inter-
coHegiate Track Title.

With O doub1e incentive to spur them ON the
pick the college athletes will match speed ori
and brawn in the thfrty-third annual track anu
field meeting to be decided at Franklin Field
PhiIsdeInbfa on Friday and Saturday Of this week
In addition to the glory and honor Of winning
points for their colleges the knights OF the cinoer
path will every effort so that their showing
will entitle them fight for place on the Amer
lean Olympic team. the trials for which VIII De
held a week later at the same place On FRIDAY
and Saturday the greatest runners. jumpers and
weight throwers in the colleges Of the East viii
show the results of months of hard training for
these gr1elling contests
For years it has been a great honor to win the
intercollegiate track championship Last year
Michigan sent team from Ann Arbor to *rest
the title from the East. but though the Badgers
made a gallant fight they had to be content Win
second place. Again this year the Westerners Will
tussle with the fasteners
Pennsylvania Michigan Yale and Cornell fin
ished in that order in the intercollegiate games
year ago 1t is probable that these same colleges
will be the heaviest point winners this year Thr-
ty-three points the championship for Penn
sylvania in 1907. and If the Red and Blue team
could score an equal number this week il would
capture the championship. But the Quakers are
much weaker this year than last and it is highly
probable that they will not finish better than third
CORNELL AND YALE CLOSE
The meet seems TO Ii. between Yale and Cornell.
Both teams are much stronger than they were a
year ago. If the Ithacans live up to form they
should win the title this year. 1t is possible TO
get line on the work OF Yale and Cornell by
comparing records made in dual meets with Prince
ton. Moakley's better than their records
in the Princeton meet would indicate, while 1t is
believed that the Ellis TO their best form. though
track conditions not good when they met
the Tigers as when Ithacans pitted against
the Princetonians. Yale will heavily IN
events in which Cornell has no show, while condi-
tons will be exactly reversed in other contests.
Giving Yale the benefit of all events where the
past performances figure closely, it still looks IL
Cornell would win the meet with score Of about
IS points. Yale should be a close second. The
Ithacans will probably take the championship cup
because of their ability pick up third and fourth
places in many events, while they also have some
men who should win first places.
There unusual number OF high class
sprinters in the colleges which members of the
Intercollegiate Association. Nat Cartmell of the
University of Pennsylvania, has the distinction OF
having the two dashes for two consecutive
years. He is probably the most consistent sprfnter
the cinder path at present, and it is a fair bet
that he will win the TOO again this year. al
though his chances in the furlong quite
good. L. 3. Stevens, of Yale is another even time
for the century. He and Cartmell should be
close together in the final heat Philadelphia. II
is possible that L. P Dodge. of Harvard. will be
third in this race with j. D. Whitman. of Penn
sylvania. getting the extra point. y. A. Sherman.
of Dartmouth; E. T. Cook; of Cornell. and L. y.