Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-21
winner IN DOUBT
Yale, Cornell or Penn May
Capture Intercollegiate.
EACH HAS EQUAL CHANCE
Reversal of Form in One Mans
Running May Turn Victory
to Other School,
By Edward r. Bushnell.

On the eve OF the thirty-sixth annual
track and field championship meeting OF
the Intercollegiate Association OF ANA
teur Athletes OF America there are three
universities which must be regarded as
equal favorites for winning this classic
feature They are Pennsylvania, Yale
and Cornell. To determine which has the
better chance would require the wisdom
OF Solomon. so evenly matched do the
three appear to be. After a careful study
OF the results OF last Saturdays dual
meets and those of the week previous the
writer compiled table to ascertain what
the scores of these three institutions
should be, based solely upon actual per-
formances. The surprising result was
that when the figures were totaied up
each institution had q points
There are so many factors to be con-
sidered, SO many different personalities
and other circumstances which cannot be
Analysed in advance that one would only
make himself utterly ridiculous by COM
hitting himself to any sort OF a definite
prediction as to the outcome. The figures
mentioned are merely given to emphasize
the equality of the fight. An upset In
one or two events is likely to radically
change the positions of the leaders, very
much as did the collapse of Foster of
Harvard last year. Before his break
down Harvard looked to be the most
dangerous rival to Pennsylvania With
him eliminated the Crimson dropped to
| sixth place.
An analysis of the strength and weak
ness Of the three leaders would seem to
give Pennsylvania just shade the better
Of the fight. for the reason that the
Quakers have a better all-around team
than either Of their rivals.
At the present writing Pennsylvania
looks to be sure to score in every event
except the shotput and pole vault. while
Yale and Cornell will be lucky to score
in eight of the thirteen events. This
! premise. however. Is not always safe on
which to build argument. In 1907 Penn
sylvania won the championships with
six men who scored 33 points. At the
same time the team of all-around ability
which can pick up seconds, thirds and
fourths will beat out the team made up
! of a few stars nine times out of ten.
Both Pennsylvania and Cornell have
reason to fear Yale more than they do
each other. The situation in this respect
is peculiar In the eight track events. as
we'll as the hammer throw Pennsylvania
and Cornell are of about the same
strength. In each one of these events a
Pennsylvania man is expected to beat out
Cornell man for particular place and
vice versa. The manner in which this
rivalry crops out Is extraordinary In the
sprints 1t will be fight between Minds
and Ford, not for first place. but for
third and fourth Moving on to the quar-
ter mile Macarthur of Cornell fears no
one more than Hough of Pennsylvania.
In the half mile Pennsylvania hopes to
have four men to watch Rutman of Cor
nell, who beat them In the dual meet two
weeks ago. In the mile Pennsylvania men
think they will win the meet if PAUL can
turn the tables on Jones. In the two
miles 1t will fight between Berna of
Cornell and Wolfe of Pennsylvania. with
the chances clearly in favor of the
IthacanS. In the hurdles Haydock
of Pennsylvania will fight ii out with
Stibolt of Council for third and fourth
places. In the hammer throw Murphy
of Pennsylvania will struggle to beat
Bannister of Cornell.
In other words 1t will be the dual meet