New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-27
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
Cornell FanCied to Win the In
terCoIIegiate Track Meet.
MARQUARD OUT FOR RECORD
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

and Professional.
BEFORE another week IS over the intercol-
legiate games st Franklin Field. Philadel-
phia, will be sporting history. It Is hardy
possible that the meeting will be marked
by the sensational performances Of a year
ago when. among others, the worlds anna
teur one-mile record of Ala % was cstaD-
Ushed by John Paul Jones. the brilliant Cor
nell runner The track on Franklin fleld'
however. is almost as fast as the one in the
Stadium at Cambridge, so tnat Father Time
may nc nut TO the test. In the field events
particularly the pole vaults, new marks are
likely TO be set, and furthermore compeu-
ton is sure to be of the keenest, as the
stars of the year are fairly we'll distributed
among four or five Of the leading colleges
and universities which will send teams
II 10 NOT nv PURPOSE at this time to delNe
deeply into the question Of the probable
Point winners, as this task has been as
signed to one Of my valued assistants
whose work along this line for the inter
COLLEGIATE games in tho last few years has
been so remarkably accurate az t" ne al
most uncannv His forecast will be puh-
Iished in The Tribune on Friday ana WI"
re we'll worth reading by all those interest
Cd In track and field sports, as 1t IS almost
sure 10 point the way to the prooap'e Jul
come, If he has anywhere near the SuVCee0
that marked his prophetic utterahces III
1910 and 1911. II viii he the result VI
careful and exhaustive study "' pre'"''i'
every performance on track ana h'iu NN'
wear by q college man. have my "N"
ideas on the subject. Of course ana |" wv
S,snk. I fancy Cornell n viii the po'h'
.rophy. but only h narrow marSl"' a.
both Pennsylvania and Harvard 1907" w.
.tronzly. Tho University OF Mlcolsu anu
columbia also must he considered nN'
sea little hope tor Princeton ana o''
mouth. and practically non" FOR vac "l'''"
snnears tn have IN" poorest team IN I'''"'
aears.
,,orr.l,,- chief strength lies in the tao'
that John Paul Jones, in tn" nan ana o''o
,,,us r,,n. Tel Bcrua, i'm the tWo-n''ie iU''
and Putuaul. in the half milo rUh' SIAM
ont a. almoe: sure inner. Nul'h '''''''-
GOD e,art toward a. total The team d. "
,,Solo sc ro, particularly we'll balanced ana
4, d dual meet would no DOUBT DC oea,eH
~. Harvard as IT was by PenhsElNailla
mt this has little bearing on the us
Games i'm Philadelphia, as stars from 0',tsi
I'm emf in here and there. TO the
-. mage nossiblv Of Harvard Co
1r,,h;a Pennsylvania and Michigan Una"
-, II Marshall the Pennsylvania
x,,inter. should he at his best, the Cudhe'"
would have a royal chance 10 WILL '''
his martial breakdown at Ithaca maxi
-, ,,o, question. II he does not start
tr d. ROT return to his top form Column
ria is likely to profit. as accolu 'he
Eernie Wefers. Jacobs was tllneu III
SECONDS a few days ago. Bonsl' as
<,,od -, tho quarter because or ms
.,raretb and ability TO crowd his way
.hroneb . big field, but Reidpath OF syria
-. e,e,ds ont as the logical winner
Columbia also is counting on BapcocA' ''is
,n+ercollegiate pole vault champion anu
one ~ the best all around men In the col.
,..,a World 10 say nothing OF Beatty VINO
holds the COLLEGIATE record for putting INC
.hot and who is quite likely TO neat hoh'ei'
Nicbiean's star weight man. II Is d las
,nating study, and / would like TO 90 lfl'"
the subject more fully, but this VII! come
., tn. Tribune on Friday, as sald UeIoi
from critic who has followed the WORK
~ the athletes more closely than nave
had time to do.
+, sn,ta If the fact that Irving McCool
,irector If the Kineo Camp for boys IN
Maine has generously removed hanol-
,aD ,ba+ stood in the way Of John Paul
ZONES the Cornell runner, accepting an IN
,ttat4on 10 represent this country at the
o,vrnpic games in Sweden, 1t is possible
that the holder Of the worlds amateur one
mile record NAV be unable TO make the
,rtn because of family reasons. II Is qulIe
nosqjble. however, that these reasons may
Re overcome. and Its hoped that such may
he the case. as it would be pity II the
American team should lose the services o.
,uch star
y,eej, ago in this column neglected TO
comment upon the remarkable test lux
rished nv the fourteen-milc race across
, lo,,r,r,, for army men as a feature or an
] amateur meeting at the historic track d.
p.rrinq II was strikngly significant that
,ba three placed horses in field maze up
largely of cold-hIooded horses Were thol
,vobbrads II emphasized in no uncertain
1vav the contention If August Belmont
. cb.irroan Of the Jockey Club; Major cen
eraI Leonard Wood. Major Allen ana otheI
good Judges. that the breeding industry III
this country demands encouragement anu
1,,r+ber recognition II tho cavalry - l" W.
rronar,y mounted. Thoroughbred blood Is
essential 10 the proper development OF oohe
.nd substance IN the horse, and thls couH-
try unfortunate as it may SEEM Is lar pc-
hind England. Germany, France ana IAN
edo in :mproving the breed. The racetrach
q, ,ba testing ground, and without rdclIs
Tho breeding industry is bound 10 suiIoi'
other forms OF
,io,.r+ protest against government oi
ragulation demand general support 10 oe
so,oething more than tempest IN Tea
ro+ This the Detroit Tigers found out
"a their sorrow Something more thah
the sympathy from players OF other
,a.,,s was needed to make their protest
sqainst the punishment Of Ty Cooo Ell
fcctive. but falling to get anything eH
cont kindly expressions they decided WISE
~ enough 10 capitulate. So ended the
baseball strike which threatened for
5av or two 10 rock the great national
same 10 it's very foundation. In sense
bowever. some good has come out or the
i1-advjsed effort OF the Detroit players 10
Mace AN individual above the American
League. Such a radical step may not nave
been needed TO open the eyes or CLUB own
ers 10 the necessity OF protecting their
mon from the insults of rabid, selfish and
,,,,rorfsnnanlike fans" but IL brought
.,,,fckar action II the resolution