The San Francisco call., 1910-05-08
PICK OF AMATEUR
Athletes TO MEET
California and Stanford Men to
Compete With Best Teams
of Northwest
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BERKELEY, May with more
than so entries already in for the first
annual Pacific coast intercollegiate
conference track meet, TO be held on
- Ferkeley oval next Saturday, the
s4ccess OF the big athletic event is al
ready assured. The meet will be prac-
ticauy an all star series Of events, the
pick Of the amateurs on the Pacific
coast being entered. The six big uni
versities of the Pacific slope-Califor-
MIA. Stanford. Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Nevada-have entered their
best athletes, each team being limited
10 L entries.
The meet. which will be held largely
through the efforts of Ralph P. Mer-
ritt. graduate manager of California,
win be the first opportunity the best
athletes Of the coast have had for
meeting rivals in their respective
events from the other coast universi-
ties Merritt has been working for
Two years TO bring about the meet, and
it viii be accorded the place of honor
on the California jubilee program.
The Washington, oregon and Idaho
athletes have never before appeared in
California and never against the Stan
ford and California trackmen.
WILL DECIDE DEFENDERS
The results of Saturdays meet will
determine largely the personnel of the
teams which stanford and California
viii eHter in the western conference
meet e. the University of Illinois
June
Final entries for the big meet will
close Monday and win be announced by
Wednesday. Lee Scott, the Stanford
vaulter, has already announced his in
tentiOn Of trying TO break his own
worlds record in the pole vault. and
win attempt TO clear the bar at ) feet.
The coast record should also be low
cred in the 40 yard dash with Edmun-
son OF Idaho. Wyman of Stanford,
MONTGOMERY of Idaho and Gish and
Butler Of California.
The century sprint should bring out
some fast men. with the possibility of
new record Huston and Kay OF ore
gon have been entered in this event,
the former Of whom has a record Of 10
seconds fat, and the latter. 10 10
Montgomery Of Idaho, too, has 10
fiat record, Coleman and Reed of Stan
ford have records of 10 l-5 and Gish and
AnzirE OF Washington, and Campbell
Of Nevada are also speedy men in this
event
Practically the same men will run
the 22O yard dash. Kay has covered
the distance in % 4-5 seconds, and Cole
man and Reed of Stanford are both
good for % l-5 or % fat.
NORTHERNERS ARE FAST
The 40 yard dash should bring out
some Of the fastest time of the meet
-dmunson. the Idaho runner, has COW
cred the quarter mile stretch under so
seconds. and should push Wyman Of
stanford hard for frst place.
Ia The half mile. California viii enter
Dowd, the winner Of the Stanford
california meet. while Edmunson, who
has a record Of 1855 2-5 minutes in
this event. viii enter for Idaho. Wash
ington will be represented by Stoll,
who is good for minutes fat Riddell,
the oregon runner. has made the dis
tance in 2.02. Rowe viii run the half
for Nevada.
Lee Scott. the Stanford pole vaulter,
viii try a new event in the meet. be-
insy entered in the mile run. Saxon,
The California miller, looks like one of
tie best men entered, although Pope of
Washington. Mcclure and Riddell of
Oregon. Hubbard of Nevada, are also
entered in this race.
CALIFORNIA FOR HURDLES
The hurdles. with Johns. Cowles, Ed
wards and Donald entered, should 60
TO California for a majority Of the
points. LatOurette Of oregon has ne
zotlated the high sticks in Is 4-5 sec
oncs. and should push the Californians;
and Montgomery, the star Idaho ath-
lete will be entered in the low hurdles.
Brokaw and Stou Of Washington and
Hawkins Of oregon are also entered
in the hurdle events.
The weights, according to the entries
now in, should 20 70 the Stanford and
California athletes. Dole OF Stanford
and Scott, Hale and Dignan OF Califor-
Mia, in the shot, look better than the
best OF the northern men, although May
OF Washington may take a point. Ready
and Gabbert Of California, Wooley OF
Stanford and Anderson OF Washington
are among the best entries in the
hammer throw.
The broad jump, too, should come to
the local men, with Kretsinger and
Villas entered. Bellah Of Stanford, Gish
Of Washington and Hunter Of oregon
are all of about the same class, jumping
p feet or better, while both the Cali
fOrnia entries have done better than %
feet inches, Kretsinger having leaped
p feet 10 inches.
The high jump will be Stanford S
event, none Of the northern entries ap-
prosching HORNE. California will enter
6nl, Bull and Taylor in an effort to
snnex the other four points.
"a the pole vault, Lee Scott should
~3n easily. Although the holder of the
worlds record by his vault Of u feet
10 3-l6 inches, he will have to repeat
the performance, or at least better the
record of y feet 61z inches with which
Dray Of Yale holds the intercollegiate
record. Scotts teammate, Bellah, will
also be entered.
The javelin throw and discus will be
new events Of the coming meet in
which neither California nor Stanford
have had much experience. The quarter
mile relay race viii be contest be-
tween Washington and Stanford with
the chances slightly in favor of the
cardinal runners.