Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
VERY POOR TALENT
Shown in Sprints in PennsyI-
( vania Meet.
McCUROY LOOKS GOOD
Penn Miller May Develop Into Great
Distance Runner-Other
Gossip.
BY EDWARD R. BUSHNELL.


-formances must he reviewed in two
GLASSES. Not all of the eastern institu-
lions were represented. Cornell being the
nIost notable exception. though the west
ern colleges were a little better repre-
scented. Not only were tine college men
interested because of their coming cham
pionshp meet but the members OF the
American Olympic committee. many OF
whom were there as officials. kept their
eyes open for the discovery of point
Winning talent for this years American
Olympic team.
= The surprise of the meet from the
standpoint of the eastern college men
was the showing of the University of
Pennsylvania. though some of the en-
thus'sstic supporters of the Quaker team
nndoubtedly exaggerated the importance
thought before the meet started that
the Quakers had more than an even
chance TO defeat Princeton in the two
mile relay. but no one was sanguine
enough to predict victory for Pennsyl-
vania over Michigan in the four-mile
event There is no doubt whatsoever
that Cornell could have won the four
mile relay, and if the Ithacans had con-
centrated their best men in the two
mile event they would have had prob
ably an even chance with Pennsylvania
Tor it,
As matter of fact these two races
brought TO light but one possible point
winner about whom the college men did
not know in advance This man was
McCuTdy, who ran such sensational
race in the last relay of the four-inile
event
II was known long ago that Pennsyl-
wanna had two unusually good half
milers, both of whom are likely to score
IN the coming championships. There are
Bodley. whose splendid running won the
two-mile relay from Princeton. and Fos-
ter. who. on account of his sprnting abil-
lily. was used in the one-mile relay In
addition 10 Bodley and Foster there was
some good running by LeVering but
otherwise the Quakers did not show any
men who gave promise of doing better
than LIS, and it is not likely that any
thing slower than this VIII even score
June L.
cause some uneasiness among rival
coaches. In spite of the fact that the
track was an inch deep in mud and
water and the men had to- run far
from the pole. McCurdys time was 4 70
This means that after he has had time to
round into shape he will be able TO run
this distance in time very close to 40.
The chances are that Trainer Murphy
will pat him in the two-mle race where
ne Will have better opportunity to score
surprise of the opposite nature was
the rather mediocre showing of Hanivan
OF Michigan, who last year ran second TO
Jones when he ran his world record mile
q year ago Hanivan ran the distance in
4-lS. This year at the relays he could
III
he has been suffering with an illness this
WINTER and may yet return to his 1911
FORM. HairnbauSh, who ran the last re-
lay Tor Michigan, is a two miller and will
event.
or the other distance runners Princeton
aione showed man with a promise OF
scoring at the intercollegiate. He was
hays, Who ran the last relax of the two
nile event and finished on almost even
Gins Win bouIey sawyer, who also
ran on this team, is quarter miller and
VIII probably try for this event alone
The one-mile event demonstrated that
Reidpath OF Syracuse has not suffered
any Ill effects from the breakdown he
suffered year ago. 1t will be rernem-
bered that Reidpath won the quarter mile
In 1910 in 49ts seconds. Last year he was
over" orked by being made to run the
io and 30 yard dashes in addition to
the quarter mile. As might have been
expected. he broke down and was unable
10 compete at the intercollegiate meet.
Last week he started in second place on
the last relay. and Overhauled Saunders
Of Illinois. after which he finished with a
lead or three yards in the very good time
OF - seconds. From this time forth
Reidpath is likely to be the favorite for
the quarter mile
In the special and field event there
were no surprises worthy the name The
held in the 1U-yard dash was without
doubt the poorest that ever contested in
these games. This, of course. may be due
~ tIt IdcI I8al OF the men VINO scored
All OF the points in the 100 and 40 ward
dashes last year at the !. c. a. \. A. A.
games only one is now in college. He
Thomas. who was fourth in the 1OU-yard
lash. and he likewise was the winner of
lie event last week. He did only 1O2.
seconds. and at that had hard time to
BEAT out Patterson. the Pennsylvania
freshman. Marshall of Pennsylvania was
Kept out of the event because of the bad
weather conditions, though he had not
lone anything this year to show that he
should have been favorite over Thomas.
All OF this means that the 1Oo-yard will
% an open event this year. and unless
'one new star is developed within the
,ext few weeks the standard in the
'prints will be very greatly lowered.
The Western Situation.
The middle west was quite as well rep
'esented > with It's best athletes as the
asst. OF them all. probably the Eniver-
Aty OF Illinois made slightly the best
showing. This team finished second In
he one-mile relay, furnished the second
nan in the pole vault with Murphy, and
likewise the second man in the hurdle
ace in Case. Illinois has an unusually
good collection Of quarter milers a hur-
iler who is likely to reverse positions
when he next meets Nicholson OF Mis-
iourl and an unusually high-class pole
.aulter Notre Dame scored more heav-
j. than Illinois. but did not have the
same sort OF competition as the latter
iilbrook Of this institution won the shot
put and the discus throw, while WATSON
he only other representative was second
n the broad jump.
Western College Detectives.
Just how bad has been the situation in
summer base ball among the middle west
I'm colleges is indicated by the action of
nudents in the different universities
ileuthing about TO find evidence of pro-
.essionalism against the representatives
u other colleges. When the conference
association at its last meeting determined
% strictly enforce the rule concerning
hummer base ball there developed a
ear in several quarters that one or two
Institutions might take advantage OF its
'ivais by playing men who were not
Strctly eligible. This suspicion OF all
lVals led 10 the organization of the spy
ng system In number OF cases afi-
iavits We're made by students to the
Eject that members of rival base ball
cams had TO their knowledge accepted
money for services on semi professional
cams. Nearly every university in the
association has been receiving evidence
of this sort gathered by the student de-
.ectives OF other universities. The result
las been TO increase the feeling Of hos
:ility between the members of the asso-