The Washington times., 1912-02-11
ENTIRE CORNELL
TRACK TEAM WILL
RUN IN c. j. MEET
Big Red Squad Stronger
This Year Than Ever
Before.
ITHACANS HAVE
MANY VETERANS
Jones, Berna, and Putnam Among
Visitors From New York
4 State.
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Manager Kingsley of the Georgetown
University track team announced today
that he had made arrangements with
the athletic authorities at Ithaca where
by the Cornell track squad would COM
pete in the Georgetown games to be
held in Convention Hall on March 2.
The team will come to Washington on
March / under the care of Jack Woak-
ley, the veteran coach and trainer and
Captain Putnam of this years track
aggregation. and will rest from their
journey on the day preceding the meet
According to all advices received from
the New York State institution the Big
Red team of 1912 Will be one that will
eclipse the stellar performances of last
years cinder path team, which was one
of the strongest in intercollegiate
circles last spring.
Although a few of the point winners
of 1911 were graduated last June, much
veteran material remains at Ithaca for
a nucleus of this seasons troupe, and
as the track men of last years fresh
man team are now eligible to represent
the university, the number of ex-
perienced men is quite large. OF
course. John Paul Jones, the Wash
ington boy, who holds the world s
record for the mile, and the intercol-
legiate record for the $50 yards, and
Tell Berna, the collegiate two-mile
champion, along with Captain Putnam,
who finished second to Jones in the in
tercollegiate half-mile last spring, also
running under Parsons former record,
are the stars of the aggregation.
Sure of Place.
These three men are considered to be
certain of winning places on the Ameri-
can Olympic team, which travels to
Sweden this summer, Jones being taken
along for the mile and half-mile, Par
sons for the half and 440 yards, while
Berna will try for the longer distances.
Manager Kingsley of the Hilltop team
is endeavoring to have Pennsylvania
run a two-mile relay race with the
Ithacans, but as yet no word has been
received from the Philadelphia Uni
Versity about the matter. Last year
the management of the rival institu-
tions disagreed upon the length of the
race. and finally declared the meeting
off altogether. Cornell seems to be
particularly anxious to compete with
the QuakCrS this winter, and it is eX-
trCmely probably that the race will be
arranged.
the race being a tWO-mile affair that
Jones, Berna, and Captain Putnam Will
all run on the team, so the sporting en-
thusasts of this locality will have an
opportunity of seeing three Olympic
stars in action in one race.
Will Run In Relay.
Putnam will undoubtedly run in the
relay. even though the race be but for
n mile and is certain of performing in
manner that will please the most
critical of local fans, as he is capable
of negotiating the 440 yards in close OF
fifty seconds at all times.
1t is thought that some of the pole
vaulters now in the university may de.
Velop enough by spring to warrant
their being placed on the Olympic team
Besides the games at Convention Hall
Cornell will have entries in several
meets, sending men to the Columbia
University carnival on February II, 4
tWo-milc relay to Troy on Washington
Birthday, and a team to run against
Princeton, for the first time in several
years at the Pittsburgh Athletic AS.
ISOLATION games on March 9. The win
ter season closes with a dual indoor
meet with Michigan at Ann Arbor. .
The only outdoor meet arranged foI
so far by the Cornell tribe is with the
Navy at Annapolis on May II. This will
be the first time in many years that
the Big Red team has met the MiddIes
and a warmly contested meet should
result.