Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
TRACK TEAM IS
SHOWING FORM
U. S. c. ATHLETES WORKING
HARD FOR FIRST MEET
INTERCLAsS STRUGGLES WILL
TAKE PLACE FRIDAY
Old Timers Doing Well, Says Coach
Cromwell, and Several Surprises
Promised in the New
Material

Despite the unfaVOrable weather con-
ditions, work by the track team has
been going rapidly on, at the Univer-
sity of Southern California and the
men are getting we'll rounded into
shape. Whenever possible during the
rains the members of the squad We're
out in suits doing stunts on the cin-
der path and in general Keeping them
selves up to standard for the hard
month OF training that is to come.
Nothing in the line of specialization
on any one event has been done, how
ever. Coach Cromwell is making all
comcfs. good, bad and Indifferent, so
through the same program on the track
80 far, developing their wind and in
general getting into shape. After the
holidays the work on particular events
will begin.
According to the athletic authorities
of the Methodist school all the old TIM
ers from last years team are doing
well this season and among the new
material several surprises have been
uncovered. LennOX, captain and hurd-
Ter is continually on the job, and II
Is a pleasure to watch this speedy
man working out He goes over the
high hurdles as if they We're the low
and the latter he sails across in such
an easy manner that one would not re
alize that he was jumping tWo-loot
obstruction. In pinch LennoN can
give a very good account of himself in
The sprints. but it is not likely that he
will be used in these, as there is plenty
of other material in school.
Cover Shows Up Well
Another man who is showing up we'll
If not better than last season Is Cow
er. the crack half-miler He was one
of Cromwells finds last year, and
20, 81 q g well this year.
Trotter, holder of the shotput record
of Southern California t43 feet "a
inches), another old man, Is doing Well
in his particular stunts and it is pos
sible that he may add another plume
10 those he already has gathered by
throwing the discus this year Discus
throwing will be added to the confer
ence field events this season, ana Tor
while it looked as if this event would
undoubtedly go to Occidental, Thomp-
son Of the Tigers being an expert.
However after a couple of days work
with the discus Trotter is hurting 1t
something over 100 feet, so Thompson
NAV have to work some before he takes
the discus throw. McAlier, a sopho-
more, is also showing class in this
stunt, having thrown it beyond the
century mark, and the newest event on
the track calendar bids fair to become
popular at u. S. c.
First Meet Comes Friday
The first meet of any description
to be held this season takes place next
Friday evening, when the four under
graduate classes of the university Will |
hold the annual interclass meet While /
very little hard training has been done /
for this affair it is being looked upon
with great interest by the student body /
for each class viii put out its best men |
and il is thought that possibly some !
new material for the big team VIII be
uncovered in this way. At any rate, II /
will give the public a chance to see
how some of the athletes behave under |
fire and hence the university's chances /
may be figured a little more closely. |
Thursday afternoon the preparatory
school viii hold its interclass meet.
None Of the classes will have a man f.,
in every event in the coming meet. The /
seniors have only entered three men
so far. Wirsching i'm the pole vault and /
1O0-yard dash. Blackburn in the sprnts /
and Crocke4 in the mile. 1t Is possible, /
however. that other members OF the |
graduating class may come out and I
enter other of the events.
The Juniors will be represented a /
lit lie better In the sprints they will /
have Richardson and Cnrbin, and also !
these two i'm the 44o-yard dash. Scott |
and Han will run the mile for them |
Hall also running the tWo-mile Rich |
ardson and W. Hall VIII crtor the /
wight events for the Juniors, and /
Corbin and Richardson between them /
will look after the broad and high /
jumps and pole vault.
The sOphomor0s win enter few /
more men. Tho spriuts viii joe han4l 4 /
for them by Martin and IcEes. while ]
BradWay and Verge viii enter the iA9- /
yard run for them. TrautCr WILL If !
course. handle the weights Cover the /
half mile and Cover Burlo SON and |
Murray the mile. Goodsan win jump /
for them, and LonnoN. captain of the /
varsity squad, will enter the hurdles F.
while NcAHer viii throw the discus.
This seemingly. from past perform /
ances. is The strongest of the class /
teams, but the freshmen entrants have
never been seen to work out and may
spring a surprise ou the older class |
men. They win enter the following:
Spriuts, Throcp and McLaughlin; $40, /
Hill; half mile, Walton and Mcseer, |
mile, Taft; tVo-mile, Grass; jumps /
Short and Candee; pole vault, Man /
ming.
With this internlaas meet off his /
hands, Cromwell win start Immediately /
after Christmas to- train the men, and .
hopes, with the advantages Of this /
early start, to bring out a winning /
team this season.
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