Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-27
CORNELL IS FAVORED.
To Win Intercollegiate at
Philadelphia This Week.
HAS MOST SURE POINTS
Pennsylvania and Michigan in the
Running, Though, With
Good Teams.
BY EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.

BY EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.
One week in advance Of the thirty-sev-
enth annual track and field champion
ships of the 1. C. A. A. A. A., to be held
on Franklin Field. Philadelphia, next Sat-
urday. the outcome has the whole COL
iege and athletic world guessing. Whether
the victor will be Cornell, the CHI NIPPON
or 1911. Pennsylvania or Michigan no one
Will hazard his reputation to make a
prophecy. 1t is the consensus of opinion,
however. that one of these three teams
Will be returned the winner, likewise that
the games will be won by a score Of less
| than 30 points. 1t may be. Of course, that
one of these teams will develop uhex-
peeted strength and tally more than 30
points. but it will be a tremendous sur
prise II the second team should make 1t
impossible for the first team to win with
| score of less than 30.
There is no doubt whatsoever that at this
writing Cornell is and should be regarded
as the favorite. The Ithacans have a team
or veterans and point winners now in the
pest OF shape, who last year scored 20
OF the % points with which Cornell won.
Ihese 70 points are represented by four
men, but it is extremely doubtful If by any
arrangement they can score q greater az
gregate than they did year ago. To help
them Coach Moakley has developed
number OF frst-class men, some OF whom
are absolutely sure to score On the most
conservative estimate, therefore, Cornell
Is now assured of practically % points
THESE seem to be SO sure that the Itha-
cans do not need to worry about what the
other colleges may do. 1t should be re-
membered also that Cornell never fails
to uncover two or three star performers
about which the college world knew little
in advance. This being true, the Ithacans
are more likely to exceed than fall short
of . points.
The University of Pennsylvania, COM
monty regarded as Cornell's strongest rival
for the championship, has of last years
point winners men who scored only ten
points. Therefore 1t will be seen that
for Pennsylvania to win the Quakers
must not only duplicate their 1911 per-
formances. but find at least fifteen addi-
tional from the new men. This will put
them on an equal footing with Cornell.
The fact that Pennsylvania beat Cornell
quite decisively in the dual meet has led
| many persons to believe that the Qua
| kers have at least an even chance with
the IthacanS for this years champion
ship, but 1t should be remembered that
whereas Cornelfs points are certainties
| those Of Pennsylvania are uncertainties
Michigan May Be Dangerous.
There is a great deal of speculation as
| to the part which Michigan will play.
Last year the Wolverines finished third.
only fraction of point behind Yale.
The Wolverines. of course, have lost
their best men in Craig. the winner Of
| the 100 and go yard dashes, and Horner
| the shotputter. Michigan still has, how
ever, the nucleus for g. very good team
| and is likely to put up fierce fight IN
every event.
| 1t is impossible to rate Syracuse, Co
| lumbia Princeton, Harvard, Yale and
Dartmouth, the only other universities
which are likely to figure. Columbia. Syr-
acuse and Princeton are all stronger
| than usual, and it will not be surprising
| if they are able to hold their own with
Harvard and Yale, whose teams this
year do not seem to be up to the usual
| standard.
| There are four events which are I'M
| usually open. They are the 100 and 20
yard dashes and the 100 and 30 yard
hurdles. In the two sprints there will be
only one starter from the point winners
of last year, while in the hurdles there
| will be but three of the 1911 point win
ners on hand. The two sprints are most
uncertain. Thomas of Princeton, who
was fourth in the 100 yards last year.
has not improved to any appreciate ex-
| tent and if he wins it will undoubtedly
be because Of the poor field to oppose
| him. Early in the season the athletic
experts were a unit in picking Marshall
of Pennsylvania as the likely winner in
| both spirits. AS freshman a year ago
Marshall was given record OF 10 sec
onds consistently in the century, ana ~
seconds in the furlong. In the Cornell
meet he had breakdown, but resumed
! training about a week ago. Whether he
| will be able to win or to score in this
| event Is an open question. Outside or
these two men the best in sight seem to
\ - INHy1r hi &c IT,
second man; Harland Of Princeton.
Brown of Pennsylvania and Robinson of
| Syracuse. Not one of these men, how
ever, has shown the ability to do even
time in the 100 yards or the 22O yards.
Mercer VS.. Reidpath.
| Two new men will appear in the 200
yard dash. They are Mercer OF Penn
| sylvanis and Reidpath of Syracuse. Mer-
Ger has been somewhat Of q surprise as
| a sprinter. He was put into the event
against Cornell at the last moment and
won in the splendid time of % seconds.
He has done that repeatedly since and
| without being obliged to extend himself
Reidpath of Syracuse has done even
| time on top of a very fast quarter-mile,
| SO the chances are that he and Mercer
| will fight it out for first place, with some
| of the other sprinters taking the remain
! ing points.
In the quarter mile Reidpath is deserv-
eddy the favorite. He was the intercol-
legiate champion two years ago and this
year equaled the intercollegiate record
! Of S4-5 seconds The only men who
| are likely to give him any serious trouble
| are Bennett Of Cornell, who has q mark
| of 40 % seconds, and Barron Of Harvard.
who won the event against Yale in 40 3-5
| seconds This is one of the records
which is almost certain to be broken.
| With these three men fighting 1t out for
| first place, Gamble and Half Of Michigan,
| SAWYER of Princeton. Foster of Pennsyl-
yanIa and Cozzens of Cornell are posi-
bilities for the remaining points.
| If a new record is made in the half-mile