Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
WITH The COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOings in the Field Of Sport in East
and West.
MOVES TO THE FORE
Distance Run In the intercollegiate
Games Good COnteuts-
Leaders In Years varI-
Gus Sports.

watching. Young Of Cornell. Dull of
Michigan, Jacques OF Harvard, PAUL Of
Pennsylvania, Lighter OF Yale and Brants
and whiteley OF Princeton will be among
those who will go to the line. The struggle
in the intercollegiate cross-country run last
November serves to show how evenly
matched are the first three OF these men,
The others are likely to do better on Gin
dens than on the turf.
In the eross-country race, six seconds
separated the first three in. Young, the
Cornell captain, was the first TO cross the
line in "a minutes IA seconds. Dull. the
Michigan leader. was "a seconds later, and
Jacques OF Harvard came third in "a min
utes 20 seconds. There was a break then
Of 10 seconds, when another group OF
three came in. Taylor OF Cornell was the
first Of these. One second behind him came
PAUL Of Pennsylvania, arc one second
after him was another Comedian, Bean.
1t has been a long time since the competi-
ton has been so close among the leaders.
TIE Massachusetts Tech. men who
were in the run finished eigntn. twentieth,
twenty-first. twenty-second and twenty
sixth; making a total Of ninty-seven points,
which would have given to the Brookline
men second place in the run, but because
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late Amateur Athletic Association Of Amer
lea. their points were not counted.
After taking them out, Syracuse was
second, only a trifle ahead Of Harvard.
Otherwise Harvard would have been third,
Yale fourth and Syracuse fifth. with only
a point Of 30 difference between these
colleges.
These Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology men will be eligible for the inter
collegiate games next May and that may
make some difference in the results of the
| distance runs too. There should be an
excellent contest in the two mile run be-
tween Young and Dull. Last year II. L.
Trube OF Cornell won the two-mile race
after the two Michigan men, Dull and May,
sprinted too soon. The bell to mark the
final laps in the distance races fell from
the post and gave them a false alarm. The
fact that these men were completely shut
out Of the points was ascribed to this mis-
hap. It has been a subject Of controversy
since.
There will be contest enough in the two
miles with just Ytrng and Dull in It.
May, who was one OF the Michigan cross
country team, will try to redeem himself
for the mistake made last spring. Michi-
gan's reputation in distance running has
suffered a great deal in the last two sea-
sens. whereas once upon a time there was
small question that the Ann Arbor men
could turn out the fastest four men for a
mile that any college could boast of.
Jaques n Fast Man.
In the mile run Jaques of Harvard Is
likely to give all OF them something to
puzzle over. Last year as a freshman
he won the mile and half mile races in
the Harvard Yale freshman dual meet,
Since then. he has run several fast miles
and his feat of getting third in the in
tercollegiate cross-country run is testimony
to his ability. Jacques was trained last
fall. as were the other Harvard men, by
Alfred Shrubb. the English distance run
ner. With the advice of so renowned a
performer next spring. II the other Har-
ward coaches permit it, Jaques should turn
out a world beater. If sent after the mile
under the direction Of Shrubb he ought to
come close to being the intercollegiate
champion next May. Outside OF the Cor
~nellian, Bean, his chief rival. may very
well beat r. A. Splitter OF Yale. who was
fourth in the intercollegiate race last May
Splitter won the dual meet mile last year
against Harvard in 4 minutes q 35 Sec
onds. and was close up in the intercolle.
giate games. The three men who were
ahead Of him, Halstead OF Cornell. Floyd
Rowe of Michigan and George Hoyns OF
Columbia are through with college.
Balhatchet and Tower Of Michigan may
help out the excitement in the mile, and
} from the Syracuse and Pennsylvania squad
I of distance runners some other good mer
E may be produced. But the greatest likeli
I hood is that Coach Moakley Of Cornell will
4 have some point getters among his men
Taylor, Bogart and Brown. who. will
= Young and Bean. made up the winnin,
Q squad in the cross-country race.
o The fall games have not thus far de
i veloped any new men who were Of mucl
e greater merit than the old standbys an,
( the campaigners will have the brunt OF tn
!, work. It looks as If Cornell would NEE
with opposition in the distance runs, bu
8 that won't bother the Ithacans much, be
e cause they have some men in the flel
S events who will bother the others. Wit
Talbot to throw weights. Cook to jun
and to vault and Talcott in the hurdles tn
Ithacans have some points as good as woi
They will go all the way down the lin
n gathering In places here and there, and
would surprise no one II they came out a
the end with another championship.
II The Massachusetts, Institute Of Technoiog
Athletic association has decided TO awar
medals to the runners who really finishe
second in the cross-country race.
Some Champions.
> Looking back over the calendar year
intercollegiate sports, the championship
- may be awarded according to the tas
" and fancy of the awarder. For instanc
foot ball leadership is a tie between Ha
ward and Pennsylvsnia-that is, II yc
happen TO believe the teams were eve.
Harvard and Pennsylvania men have the
!, own opinions, In base ball Princeton WI
"a about the best. The Tigers also won Il
cornell-H arvard-Y ale Princeton chess tou
a nament as a partial consolation for losir
~ the foot ball game to Yale.
In rowing Harvard won from Yale ar
n Syracuse from the Hudson crews. Tha
hh according to some, divides the rowing hol
OF ors. There is eminent authority for 4
m statement that Harvard would have W,
le. by ten lengths on the Hudson, That's fro
to a Yale man. In the meantime the Unive
on sity of Washington won from the Pacii
g. coast crews. Why not make the tie (
the championship three-cornered?
en- In track athletics and cToss-cOuntry ru
he ming Cornell was supreme. Pennsylvan
besides winning the tiicollegiate chess tou