Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

hammer, will be out again for these
honors. Thompson holds the southern
California conference championship I'D
both nigh and low hurdles Batr VIII
be back again in the sprlnts, and his
fast time of - 2-5 seconds in the 22O
and 10 % i'm the 100-yard dash should
make him a point winner for his col
lege. Montgomery IS back for the dis-
tanCe events and is expected to show
good form in both the mile and two
mile. The new material is an unknown
quantity and will require all the skill
Of Coach Gorton to develop many win
ners.
Gorton feels the loss Of Captain Rush
of last years squad, who has gradu-
ated. as the captain was the man 10 be
depended on in the 22O and 4lO Lowry
and Carens. last seasons pole vaulters,
are both gone, Carens being at stan
ford university. Kenny Gordon, high
jumper is another who has departed
from the college, as has Conrod, who
starred in the discus and hammer
events.
Five Stars for Poly
Polytechnics are lucky in retaining
five stars from last years track team.
Babe" Griffin, who holds the Southern
California record Of IL feet Az inches
in the pole vault, will do the soaring
stunt again for his school r. Myers
another Southern California raco d
holder, also will be back in the ranks
Myers holds the record of A feet 10ia
inches in the shotput. Ben Ward, who
clears six feet in the high jump, and
Bill Chamberlain, who made the mile
last year in 4:42, again will take III
track athletics Ned Franklin i'm the
flying leap last year covered 20 feet A.
inches and is expected to stretch this
considerably. With these five stars as
a nucleus Poly should develop a crack
track team this season.
Prominent among those who should
develop into first class men is f,
Doherty. who was Brought out in thu
inches in the broad jump.
w Troup. however, has Joined the
forces of the University of Southern
California. Troup was a fast man in
the dashes. having made the 100 in
10 l. and the 220 in % As. Jim Yerkes
of last years team is another who viii
be missed when the points are counted
in the quarter-mile relay race. Poo
Olmstead will be lacking i'm the shot
and hammer throw, having made l44;l0
with the hammer. Dan Mulberry, last
years captain, is a graduate and viii
be missed as a leader, while Slaughter
place i'm high hurdles will be hard tc
fiji. The only member left Of last wears
championship relay team is Bill Cham
berlain
Rubo with L. A.
Coach Noble Of the Los Angeles high
school has a fairly good bunch of las.
wears track men. In the 100 and 22o
both Rubio and Gadwood will make
strong contenders. There are three en-
tries for the 44O-McClure, Dawson and
Simpeoa-who may stake down that
event for the school The $50 also has
three defenders in Mcclure, Clark and
Seccomb which win assure fast time
in that distance. In the high hurdles
the coach has a hard row to hoe, as
both Herrigan and Robertson of last
years team have graduated ana new
material will have to be developed. Fol
the cow hurdles new material must h6
found, as Lugo and Robertson have
left school. ID. Dawson will be Noble
strong man i'm the high jump, while Z
p. Hall Will look after the school,
houors i'm the pole vault. GadWocf
and Rubio have siRnifiod their intention
of re-6nterine the list for honors n
the broad Jump For the hammer
throw f. B Hall is left and can be eX
pecta1 to render n good account o
himself Coach Noble stated that 70
the shotput he had several new one
who would pat the round weight Owe
forty feet and with this material vii
do his best to develop squad OF pom
winners.