New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
HARVARD TEAM STRONG
LIKELY TO BE4T YALE Il
Il, STADIUM.
Form GtreS Crimson Best Chance IN
Intercollegiate Meet, pith Blue
Fighting Hard.

mighty good track teams turned out OF Cambridge
since that time but none OF them strong enough
10 win this premier in the college athletic
world. This year. however. unless of the
Crimson athletes a big reversal in FORM they
will carry of the intercollegiate title. which will
be decided in the Stadium at Cambridge on Friday
and Saturday Of this week
On the fern displayed in the dual this year
the fight for first place lies between the two great
rivals-Earvard and Yale Since 1901 Yale has
the victor three times. AT first glance it would
seem that Yale had The call Harvard because
Of the victory in the dual meet last Saturday.
But a closer analysis Will show that in some OF
the events in which the bulldog defeated Harvard
there even faster and stronger in the
other colleges, whe Harvards point winners IN
the dual meet likely TO repeat in the inter
collegiate meet
Cornell has three OF the last meets.
Pennsylvania being victorious in 1907. The Ithacans
can hardly finish better than third this year
less Jack Monkeys track and field experts show
10 much better advantage than they have done in
the preliminary contests this year Princeton.
reakling the cinder path. has a decidedly
stronger team than usual. and, under the able
tutelage Of Al Coplend the Tigers may prove
what OF a surprise. II is a good bet that Prince
ton will finish among the first four Pennsylvania
has lost all OF her great stars. including Cartmen,
Whitman. Taylor and Jones, that the Quakers
hardly factor.
As q generaI rule college which scores S5
points has fine chance L bear of the massive
CUP This year there few stars among the
smaller colleges that the big teams should garner
more points than usual and It safe to pre-
dict that the winning will total close 10 20
points
II the veatl fine and the track is fast there
is hardly doubt that one or more records will
be made in the giant Stadium The hest chances
for new marks be in the half-me,
by E B Parsons OF Yale. in minute 90 seconds.
four years ago; In the mile. the present mark for
y hich is minutes 20 80 seconds, made by Guy
Haskins. Of PENNSYLVANIA. in 1897; IN the hammer
throw OF lS4 feet 10 inches. made by John De witt
Of Princeton. in 1892; the pole vault of Z feet made
by Walter Dray. OF Yale. a year ago and in the
shot Of IS feet 5l inches. made by ". Kreuger,
CT Swarthmore. two years ago.
Comparisons Of the performances or the various
athletes form the only basis for forecastng the
suits or the events 20 be decided in the Stadium.
II Jimmy Rector compete Friday and
Saturday he would undoubtedly be the first choice
for the sprints But despite various statements TO
the contrary he viii not run, for Virginia is not
e member or the Intercollegiate Association and
for that reason he is barred from competition in
the big meet Even IL he eligible he would
have his work cut out for him. for Harvard has an
entry for the daehes in r. c Foster who is able
90 give good account Of himself in any com
pany- The Crimson sprinter has yet TO meet de-
feat this his best time for the hundred being
10 seconds fiat and for the furlong q 25 seconds.
None OF the other college men approach his
mark for the latter race. W l.. Dawbarn. OF
Princeton. is probably the next best man. Gamble,
OF Princeton; Sherman. Of Dartmouth; Cary and
Gunner. OF Yale. and Macarthur, OF Cornell,
other possible point winners.
There is college q present who is as
CLASSY q qUaTter-rniler the late J. B. Taylor.
the negro, Of Pennsylvania. who set the mark OF
4s 4-5 seconds in 1871. This year E. K. MeTrihew,
Of Harvard. who finished second 70 TAYLOR last
year he's the call for first honors on the strength
Of his fine in the YaIe-Harvard dual meet. |
which ne in <e 1-5 seconds De Seldng, also |
Of Harvard. is almost fast Merrihew may |
be the runner-up- Other fast qusrter-milers in- |
clade r. " Hitchcock. of Cornell: R. n. La |
Montague. Of Yale. and A. Conger. Of Princeton.
A F Beck Of Pennsylvania. has made the fastest
time for the half-rnile this year. he have
g hard fight his hands 10 defeat r. A. Splitter /
Yale The latter captured this event at New
Haven week ago in rafting good time and he /
was not pushed at any stage of the journey. There
should be battle royal between these two men, /
and the who breasts the tape first will prob
ably have mark his credit Captain /
French OF Cornell is fine form and may take /
third place. with NJ. D. Krjassoff. Yale another /
possible point winner. c. H. Whiteley. Of Prince
ton. has chance 10 crowd into one OF the places
and upset calculations slightly.
Most of the men who compete in the mile race
may come out or-the two-mile event 1t is not |
hkelg, however, shat the who is returned the
winner in the first viii repeat in the second
There three distance men who are likely to
score beth distanees-H. jacques Of Harvard
third in she 'cross-country Princeton last No
Venoer and winner of the mile and two-mile at |
the Yale-TIarvard meet: ". G Paul. Of Pennsyl-
vsuia, who has made the best time at both dis
tances this year and won both races easily in the
Pennsylvania Navy meet. and ". 1. McCee of
Princeton. who the mile against Cornell and
both against Yale It is a difficult problem
70 decide how place these men, and racing luck
may have much u do with the final result The
other men who must be taken into consideration
are = J. TAYLOR and Il c Young, OF Cornell the
latter the winner Of the 'cross-cOuntry race last
fs}l: 6. a. Dull. Of Michigan, and A. Coney. Of |
Yale
Captain Howe. of Yale is without doubt the !
best OF The hurdlers as attested by his sterling
victories over the timbers in the Yale Harvard |
meet year ago in the intercollegiate meet he
the low sticks and finished fourth in the
l2o-ysrd He is a much faster man this year |
and has competitor Of the class Of Shaw OF |
Dartmouth, worry him J. c. Tacott of Cor
nell. second in the high hurdle race last year and
winner against Princeton in Is % seconds will |
surely press Howe hard. NJ Dwight Of Princeton |
another 1e 2-5 seconds man, will be among the |
point winners, while the others who have chance
20 figure Captain Rand Of Harvard: Gardner |
mis- tsammate. and Captain Hartranft Of Pennsyl- |
vsrfs. second in the low hurdles in the intercol-
legiate meet year ago. but away below his best
form this season
In the field events the task OF picking winners is
hardly perplexng in the track contests The
surest winner os the meeting seems TO he Lee
Talbot. OF Cornell in the hammer throw. The
Ithacan giant has been tossing the hammer for
years. having broken all records the I2-pound
missile schOoIboy. In the Cornell Princeton
games he made a college mark of lS7 feet 1
inches He is a consistent performer and should |
capture this event this year with a record heave
c. T cooney. Of Yale is probably the next best
the present time. He is steadily Improving
and should beat NJ F. Horr. the veteran of SYRIA
cuse. for place ". A Goebel. Of Yale has
good chance get point in this contest
W 7. Kreuger OF sWarthmore, tie present cham
pen and intercollegiate record holder with the shot
hardly be supplanted in this. his last year in