Evening star., 1909-05-23
By Edward r. Bushnell.

By Edward r. Bushnell.
n the three names-Harvard, Yale,
Cornell-were placed in hat and then
drawn out separately it would be as good
a method as any to determine which of
these three institutions had the best
chance to win the thirty-fourth annual
field meet of the Intercollegiate Associ-
alton of Amateur Athletes of America, to
beld held in the Harvard stadium next
Friday and Saturday. The holding Of the
Harvard-Yal Cornell-Princeton and
Pennsylvania-Annapoli and Michigan
Ohio dual meets a week ago gave the
college world its final information as to
what might be expected from each of
these teams. There may and probably
will be the usual number of surprises,
but on paper Harvard looks to have
slightly the better of the argument, with
Cornell perhaps in better position than
Yale.
For once the University of Pennsylvania
is not feared. The Quaker team was so
depleted by graduation of stars year
ago that not even the Red and Blue en-
as an '.also ran" This is due to the fact
that of the team which scored 291a points
for Pennsylvania year ago there are
left only men who scored 31a points. Some
new material has been developed, but
hardly enough to make Pennsylvania
factor. In some quarters Princeton has
been touted as likely to surprise the lead
ers, but it is impossible to see where the
Tigers can score more than few points.
Michigan is in much the same position
as Pennsylvania and Princeton. o. course
any one of the three last named teams
may annex enough points to get into
third or second place but for one of
them to win will necessitate most un-
usual upset.
The reason that Harvard's chances are
favored is because the Crimson has the
best rounded team of the colleges. Not
only is the team exceptionally well round
every event. In fact, there are not more
than three events on the program where
Harvard does not have chance to score.
She is particularly well fortified in the
sprints. quarter. mile and two mile runs.
both hurdles. high jump, shot-put and
pole vault. In the hammer throw, broad
Jump and half-mile run Harvard's chances
are not very good. Both Cornell and
Yale are well rounded, but are not likely
to score in so many events as the Grim
son.
An analysis of the likely point winners
for the different events will best illustrate
Harvard's all-around strength, In the
10O-yard dash Harvard has Foster. who,
with all due respect to Rector of Virginia,
looks to be a likely winner. Foster Is q
new conner. but in the Pennsylvania relay
carnival he won the lUU ydTOS against d
strong wind and on slow track In
0.1O1 beating out such flyers as May
OF Illinois and Dawbarn of Princeton. He
has shown the same ability In two dual
meets since.
Rector Not Sure Winner.
In view of Rector's fine work at the
Olympic games last summer and his re-
peated performances of 94-5 seconds
many persons, at first thought, picked
Rector as the sure winner. But any one
who has ever made a study of Rector S
running must be impressed with the fact
that he is a very poor repeater. and only
good repeater can win the final of the
10O-yard dash in the Intercollegiate. II
is characteristic of Rector that when he
has to run more than one heat in day
or even heats on successive days his hnal
race is not as good as his first. This was
true of him at the Olympic games last
summer and in the preliminaries to the
Olympic try-outs before the team sailed
He also has the disadvantages of being
of nervous temperament. AT the inter
coIegiates Rector will have three hard
heats in the 100 yards, one on Friday and
two on Saturday. Since this Is Virginia s
first year at these games, 1t Is likely that
Rector will also run in the 30 yards,
which will further weaken him for the
final of the 100 In spite Of this he may
win, but 1t Is not such sure thing as
some persons imagine If Rector runs
both sprints Foster has an even chance to
beat him in one or both.
The ease with which Foster beat Daw-
born at Pennsylvania's relay games puts
the Harvard mans chances ahead of the
Tigers. Dawbarn as well as Gambe. are
both likely to score. but hardly to win
score are Minds of Pennsylvania. Near
thur of Cornell and Carey of Yale. In the
220-yard dash Blumer of Harvard. fourth
in this event year ago. should figure
Another man who has not done himself
full justice this year Is Sherman OF Dart
mouth. who was second and third, re-
spectively, in the two sprints a year ago
II he regains his form he is sure to score
In both sprints.
In q poor field OF quarter milers Merri-
hew OF Harvard has the call for this
race. Merrihew did 40 2-5 seconds in the
Yale dual games. which is one second
faster than any other man has done this
year. In reference to Merrihew, though
II should be recalled that he came te
the intercollegiates a year ago with the
best record in the dual meets and ther
failed to score. while De Selding of Har.
ward finished second. Harvard has De
much ability in this event Conger OF
Princeton, keck of Michigan and Hitch
cock of Cornell look like point winners
though only four men will score. Har
ward is likely to get the most points ir
this race.
Beck Fastest Half Miller.
In spite OF the fact that his Is mo-
the best record OF the year. Splitter o.
Yale is the favorite for the half mile
Beck OF Pennsylvania did 1856 % In tn,
Navy meet last week as against 1.56 A.
by Splitter in the Pennsylvania rela!
games. In analyzing the two men tn,
fact remains that Splitter is the mor'
reliable performer. as he has run th'
half mile in better than two minutes II
every race of the year. II Beck can re
peat his performance the record of 1.5
is In grave danger. There are two othe
men who are likely to cause trouble II
This event. They are Whitley of Prince
ton and Capt. French Of Cornell. Whitel.
has never realized the promises he gav
as a schoolboy, and the same Is true, II
4 measure, of French. Another man VIII,
may be a factor In this race Is PAUL o
Pennsylvania. This youngster Is best q
the mile, which he will run first. Trane
Murphy has enough confidence in him I,
believe that he has chance to win botl