Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16

a number of star athletes can carry of
the championship. but II just as frequent
ly happens that the team well rounded.
possessing men who can score seconds,
thirds and fourths will defeat the collec-
ton of stars. In 1907 Pennsylvania with
a team OF six point winners scored ~
points and won the meet. In 1901 Har-
ward was first with A. 2-3 points. but
scored only two frsts. In 1902 Yale was
first with 80 points, yet scored but sin
gle first. And so IL goes. but there 10 alb
solutely no rule to indicate that A well
rounded team has any better chance than
a small group of stars or vice versa.
At this writing Cornell is certain OF
more points than any other university.
With Jones. Berna, Putnam and Kanzler
the Ithacans still have four men who
scored twenty points last year. and from
the form they showed against Pennsyl-
vania they are certain to score as many
points again and. possibly more. In addi-
ton to them the meet brought out an un-
usually high class Quarter-miler in Ben
nett. who won the event in 40 20 seconds.
1t stands to reason also that Cornell will
develop additional point winners from
some of the other men. so that the Itha-
cans will go to the meet the favorites for
the first place.
Pennsylvania's prospects for a victory
will depend upon the number of points
the Quakers can score in the sprints and
hurdles. The two sprints and the two
hurdles account for thirty-six points. but
events there are only four men left in coll
lege and they represent just six points.
Thomas Of Princeton. who scored fourth
place in the 100-yard dash, is the only
point winner left in the two sprints, SO
that any institution which can turn out
one or two high-class sprinters will have
an opportunity to make a killing in these
two events. The same is true in the
hurdles. Pennsylvania has two men OF
whom great deal has been expected
here. Marshall. who won the 1O0-yard
dash against Cornell i'm 10 Is seconds.
was expected to be a sure first-place
winner. but an injury he received in the
Cornell meet may incapacitate him.
Edwards. the hurdler. and Haydock.
likewise a hurdler and quarter-miler.
are counted upon to score heavily in the
two hurdle events In addition Pennsyl-
vania sprung a surprise on the Cornell
men by the substitution of Mercer for
Marshall in the 220-yard dash. and the
Quaker made good by winning in - Sec
onds
The wonderful two-mfIe race run by
Berna Of Cornell in 9.17 As will not
change the complexion of the coming
games, for the reason that no one dis
puted the award Of the event to the Cor
nell man. There were. however. two
| other dual meets which may have some
bearing on these games. In the Syracuse
Columbia games. on the same day. Bah
cock of Columbia won the broad jump
with leap of 22 feet inches. With the
exception of the jump of - feet IS inch
| by Gutterson of Vermont the latter col
| lege not being a member of the I. {. A.
A. A. A, Babcock's jump is the best
| made by any college man OF the year IL
seesm certain that Babcock will make an
effort to win the broad jump as well as
! the pole vault In the same meet Reid
| path of Syracuse won the quarter mile
| In As As seconds, equaling the intercol-
| legiate record. and later he won the 220
| yard dash in - seconds fiat. Another
ms N N
Tabor of Brown University. This young
| man has won the mile this year. once in
4.25 and again in 4.26. Two years ago he
] was third in the |. c. A. A. A. A. cham
pionships. and last year he finished fifth.
With PAUL out of the running and Han
| ivan of Michigan not in condition, the
Brown man may surprise the experts by
getting second place.