The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
STANFORD STARS
HOPE TO SHINE
IN CHICAGO
Cardinals Should Make a Great
Showing at the Big Con-
ference Meet

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April "a.
The completion of the intercollegiate
athletic season has not terminated in
terest in the various branches of sport
at Stanford university, but the vic
tories of the cardinal crew and track
team have stirred the undergraduates
to seek greater glories than those de-
rived from the vanquishing OF the
rivals of the blue and the gold. The
varsity track team has finally decided
to go to Chicago in June to engage
the pick of the middle west in the con-
ference meet and to compete with nu-
merous other aggregations while alb
sent from the campus. The crew will
go north to meet the University of
Washington eight for the coast SUI
premacy on the course of Lake Wash
ington.
Both of these proposed trips are
causing widespread interest on the
campus and among the alumni. The
trip of the track team is perhaps con-
sidered the most important. as it is
believed the campaign of the local
athletes this year will be more extern
sive than at any time in the past.
According to plans recently decided
upon, the men will leave the campus on
May % and will hold a dual contest in
San Francisco with the Olympic club
on that date. They will leave imme-
diately following the contest for Den
yer. where meets will be held with
the Denver institution and the Univer-
sity of Colorado. From this stop they
will proceed to Salt Lake, where meet
is scheduled with the University of
Utah. The next stop will be in Iowa,
where the state university will be met.
The final and most important meet
of the itinerary will be the confer
ence meet at Chicago, though it is ex-
pected that meets will be arranged
with either the track team of Yale or
Harvard or one of the large eastern
universities. Enough men will be
taken to make the chances of the car
dinal good when competing in dual
meets as sufficient second place men
will be taken.
The men who are figured upon to
place at Chicago are those who broke
records on the Berkeley track the 1Tth
inst. In the sprints however, stanford
will have an addition in the person of
'eMicky" Reed who holds the local
records in the sprints, and has de-
feated Coleman. the winner OF the
sprints at Berkeley in both the 100
and 220 yard dashes. but was Ineligible
this year to compete against Cali
fornia.
Reed is looked upon to be hard man.
to defeat in the east. as his records
are close to the best time recorded
there
In the quarter mile and half mile
runs Stanford has two men who should
prove invincibIe. j. o. Miller and Wy
man are the stars holding the respect
i've half and quarter mile records here
Miller won the half mile last year at
Chicago. and it is thought Wyman
should take the quarter event If he is
running in his form in the Berkeley
contests. In the mile Stanford will en-
ter one or two of the men who ran,
but failed to place.
1t is generally admitted that they
were off form and can do better In
the two mile. since freshmen are
record holder, can not compete. but
r. S. Worthington, who ran several
inches behind for second. will prob
ably be taken, though trials for this po-
sition will be held
The hurdles will probably be run by
Captain III. H. Horton. who will also en-
ter the weights. Horton was suffering
from a breakdown and was not able to
compete In the hurdles at Berkeley.
The weight events will be strong
holds for the cardinals. as Crawford,
who won the hammer throw at Chicago
last year. is in better form this year
than before and in addition is putting
the shot for long distances.
In the pole vault Lee Scott. who won
in that event at Berkeley on the 18th
us expected to be able To clear at least
IL feet. judging from the marks made
by him at the outset of the season
when he was in good trim and not
Handicapped by an injury.
The crew race in the north this year
will be particularly keen. due to the
fact that the California varsity will
enter While no definite plans have
been made by the local oarsmen as to
the trip the men will probably leave
shortly after college closes and go di
rect to Seattle, Several freshmen may
be included in the crew.