Evening star., 1912-06-30
INTER RTMENTAL TRACK
MEET TO BE HELD JULY u
Thirteen Events Scheduled to Be Contested.
South Atlantic Championships Will
Come Off Sept. 21-Ama-
teur Base Ball Gossip.

promised strength and predicted there
was a chance for them TO win. The re-
suit showed there was some reason for
their opinion. Any eight which could
beat out that Columbia boat must have
been well UP on the rudiments of rowing
anyway. Winconsin, although bothered
by the climatic conditions. rowed an ex-
cellent race. according to report. exceed
ing what was generally expected Of 1t.
1t was generally expected that Colum-
bia would be we'll up among the leaders.
owing to the reports which had been
sent out regarding the physical fitness Of
the men. and the all-round development
work done by them in practice. 1t was
in that. though, like all other branches
of sport the dope failed to go right
The three races. won as they were by
Cornell. are another tribute to the Won
derfu! ability of Courtney as a coach.
There is not much about work on the
water with pair of oars he does not
know. and. something else, he Is capable
of teaching 1t. Even with his wide
knowledge of water conditions he would
be unable to develop the consistent
crews he puts on the river year after
to impart 1t.
After all the South Atlantic champion
ships will be held. At meeting last
whether or not More interest has been
shown In the last few days than at any
time previous this year in the games.
and 1t was determined not to let the year
go by without holding them.
The meet will be held at Patterson
Park in Baltimore, September q.
OF course. neither the time nor the
place is what might be desired for the
holding of such important events, but II
is the best that can be done now, and
much credit should be given the officials
for attepting to hold them under such
adverse cOnditjoDS
starter for the United States when the
Olympic race is held will be the most
consistent as well as the fastest bunch
that has ever represented America in the
historic meet Ten men are entered to
run in the event, although 1t is probable
only three or four will face the starter
in the finals. Every man who is down to
represent this country can do under 80
seconds any time he steps on the track
while in condition. Not one Of them
has ever run championship race in
worse time than 30 seconds fat, and un-
der the stimulus of excitement attending
such a set OF games should be able to
perform better han at any other time
in his career
England has man who can do und er
fifty second. though. as also has Germany,
but neither of them has been below the
forty-nine second mark and at least
three of the men on whom America will
depend have done the distance In better
than that figure. Meredith. the MERGERS
burg Academy boy. ran the race in 4s As
last spring, Reidpath OF Syracuse trim
med II off in IS fat. while d. 3. Young
nf Amherst won the intercollegiates two
years ago in As 4-5.
Rather a formida bic array of talent in
one event besides the other men entered
in II whose marks are not quite so good.
and whatever points are secured out Of
the race by the other countries Will be
well earned Here are the names OF the
Carl c. Cooke, Cleveland A. c.: Ralph
Craig. Detroit Y. NJ. c. A. Ira N Dayen-
port. Chicago University; c. S. Edmund
son. Seattle A. c.; Harold HUFF. L. OF
Michigan; Edward Lindberg, Chicago