New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
Many Stars Are Back.

An unusual fact brought % Hight in con-
rection with the 1911 point winners is that
In two events every one OF the men who
scored is still in college. These arc the
Toward dash and ;he shOt-put In not a
single event have AL the point winners
been taken by graduation. The nearest
approach 10 il was in the high jump. in
which Burdick and Lane. both OF PennSyl-
vania. who finished first and second, have
been lost In only one other event have
there been lost men who scored six points.
This was IN the quartcrmlle run in which
Reldpath, Of Syracuse. and Ranney, OF
Harvard. have been graduated
II would be entirely wrong, Of course.
70 infer that all. or even a decided pro-
portion OF the 1872 point winners will BE-
point winners in lai: ont they must he
conceded to have the best chance Every
wear the various teams are greatly
strengthened by the addition OF men from
the preceding freshmen classes and
group. always large. OF men who FOR one
reason or other were not eligible. Some
Of these men are certain 10 be the cham
pions Of 1913 and others are just a. GER
tain 20 beat out some Of the 1917 point
winners for positions
Considering only the 1912 point winners.
& looks as though the lght for FIRST place
would bc among Pennsylvania. Cornell
Michigan and Harvard. with Yale Co
lumbia and Dartmouth dangerous con
tenders What team will eventually be
the favorite will depend in part upon the
manner in which the 1912 point winners
ft N
develop.
o. the men who scored Pennsylvania $
q points last year four have been lost by
graduation. representing "A points. They
are Burdick the winner Of the high Jump
Lane. second IN this event. Edwards. sec
ond IN the high hurdles, and Haydock.
second in the low hurdles This leaves
Pennsylvania with Captain Mercer. the
winner Of the broad jump and second In
the 20-yard dash; McCurdy, second in the
two-mile run: Madeira. third in the mile
run. and Griffith. fourth I'm the high hur-
dies. Pennsylvania men expect that Mer-
Ger will he able TO score as many points
as he did last year that McCUrdy viii
move up from second 20 first place in the
two-milc run: that Griffith will greatly
improve MS position IN inc hibH hNi"''''
and that Madeira Will at least be aoie 70
get third in the mile run.
II is quite likely that Cornell's 1912 point
winners will DO little better than they
cid year ago. Jones, in spite OF the
fact that Taber. of Brown. tied him for
hrst place IN the mile run. IS confidently
expected 10 win both the half-mile ana
the mile run this year. He has shown on
nearly every occasion that he IS d better
performer than Taber. and undoubtedly
would have won the mile run last year
hao he not wasted so much time trying
10 coach his team mate, Berna, into a
position. conceding Jones 10 points
snyder who was third in the half-mile,
is the most likely man TO take second
place 10 Jones now that Putnam has been
graduated Likewise. Cozzens, Of Cornell.
who was third In the 40-yard run. IL sure
20 better his position. and he will give
Half. OF Michigan, the fight OF his life for
first place.
Cornell VS.. Pennsylvania.
From tho foregoinR ~ will ha gam that