Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-28
U.s.. TO HAVE
FAST SPRINTfRS
TRACK OUTLOOK ROSY FOR
METHODIST COLLEGE
TEAM SHOULD BE FAIR" SAYS
CROMWELL
Schedule Is Partially Arranged, but
Strenuous Training viii Not Begin
- Before January Weakest
Point is Field Events

During the past few days every new
man at the University of Southern Cal
ifornia has been undergoing a search
ing examination by Coach Cromwell
and Captain Lennox, who are looking
for material for a winning track team
this year, training for which will be-
gin Monday. And so successful have
they been in their search that Crom-
well reported last evening that the uni
versity's chances for a crack team
were fair, and Cromwells fair teams
are generally pretty good ones. Only
the lightest kind of work will be in
dulged in by the Methodist athletes so
early in the season. Cromwell is start
ing his track work at an early date be-
cause he was so successful in adopt-
ing the same policy last year. This
light practice will continue until the
early part of January, when the bas-
ketball season closes. and then work
Will begin in earnest
| According to the coaches inyestiga-
ton u. S. g. will have an even chance
IN the track events, will do fairly well
on the hurdles and will be weakest in
the field events. This years captain
/
dles' doing the high in something like
10 40 and the low in about 26 flat.
Three sprlnters Back
In the sprints the following old men
are back: Martin, Roberts and Trot-
| ter. Each made good last year and
will make a hard tight for places this
season. but will be given rub by such
newcomers as Slime of Glendale, Hill.
Mclaughlin and Candee of Hollywood.
Hanson and Lisenby. two law school
freshmen from Fresno and Throop of
polytechnic. Throop has a reputation
| already from his work at Poly, and
the Methodist school was fortunate to
| secure him.
The 44O-yard men Of last year, who
are still registered. include Captain
LennoX, Hall, Cover, Richardson. wal
lace and Verge. Some of these Dossi-
| bly, may not try out for this race. as
there is wealth Of new material i'm
the freshman class which can undoubt-
eddy put up good fights at this distance
| against anything in the south. AMONG
the new men are StooSey of the medi-
! cal school, slime, Mclaughlin and Hill.
| From this list Of players the Metho-
dlsts should be able to put out n fast
relay team as we'll as Capture the 44n
| There are also many athletes out for
| the distances. Prominent among these
| Is Cover, the half-miler who put up a
splendid race last season at this dis
lance. Others who will work out for
| the half mile are Scott. Han and +.
| hurry Of last years team Walton of
! Glendale Taft and Grass of Hollywood.
| Kaprilan of Fresno, Crinklaw of OK
nard and Craig, freshman, in the
| law school
| Besides Captain Lennon In the hur-
| dies there will be Olmstead OF Poly
| technic, Mckenzie of Polytechnic and
Slime Of Glendale, the latter having
been star in this event in high school.
Schedule Incomplete
The weights again viii see Trotter
holder of the Southern California shot
put in action, and with him trying for
| places will be Richardson and Hail of
last years team ana Mckenzie, Crink-
law and Walton, new men. For the
! high jump the only available men
seem to be Thomas, formerly of Pasa-
dena high, and Trotter. However,
] Coach Cromwell hopes to develop some
| jumpers before the date of the first
meet gets around Old men in the
| broad jump will be Goodcell, Black
/ burn and Corbin, while Short of
! Fresno, Candee of Hollywood, Thomas
| of Pasadena and Gibbs of Pasadena
will put up the strongest fight among
! the new men. Gibbs holds TIE inter
scholastic record in Southern Califor-
MIA for this event and should do we'll
under training. The pole vault win he
| looked after by 'Wircshing and Rich
| ardsOn.
| 1t is rlfmored that both Pomona and
! Occidental desire to have discus
throwing entered as one of the regu-
| lar events in the conference meet and
! 1t Is possible that this event will be
given a place Following is the sched-
ule for the track season as far as it
| has been arranged:
February 22-U. s. c. VS.. Oxy. at
! U. s. c.
March 5-U. s. c. VS.. Whittier at
! U. S. c.
March 12-U. S. C. VS.. Pomona at
| Pomona.
March circumference meet at
| Pomona.