The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-29
STAGE SET FOR
COLLEGE MEET
Records Likely to Be Shattered
by Crack Athletes
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1918.

Boston. Mass, May 29.-'rhe annual
nrcrcollcgiate track and field cham
plouship that Will be held Friday AMI
saturday in the Harvard stadium VIII
form fitting close to one of the most
brilliant seasons in college track attn
lrties.
From the times and distances cred
tied To the different athletes in col
lcec competition this spring. an idea
can bee had of the wonderful perform
ances expected of the men. From the
ciloer of the entries there is no doubt
that athletic history will he made in
the Harvard stadium for the cream IF
college track and field stars in the east
and west will strive for the intercoi-
Drgatc championship.
As Il result OF the New EnGland in.
tolcollcgiate meet last Saturday. Dart
mouth looms up as a strong contender
for the premier honurs awarded tn"
college scoring the largest number If
points II is Freely Acknowledged that
90 small score will win this years
meet 49, the minor colleges with their
great stars will split NJ the meet.
The advent of the University Of
talirornia in the meet for the first time
viii also serve as u check ON the uth"?
colleges Tor there is no doubt but thu
wr~lcrGrrs will score heavily.
Sargent, U. Of M. Star.
In Heeaon, their individual star, they
have an athlete capable of clearing siE
fee! FIVE inches in the high jump. al
running the l20-yard high hurdles in
- IL seconds and doing close I" a
a. serunds for the 200-yald low hur-
die event
The high jump appears To he at is
sue. Sargent, the Michigan athlet"
who has cleared the bar at six feet
two inches. is favoritc. Monatt, ri
Harvard, and Douglas, of Yale. have
both been credited with doing six feet
ON, inch i'm this event. In the low
mr'Its, Rceson will meet his match
.n craig Of Michigan, and Wendall 81
Wesleyan. Eoth have done 248, s"r-
ouds for the event. Wehdal ran 81
a very soft, soegv track. Potter wh'
wears ;hc col0rs Of Yale university
has also been credited With clcarinH
lho low barriers ia the same time
Many claim that he will win for in an
oi his races hc has been without real
competition.
The high hurdles will witness
rrud performance for Wendall win
nor ot the event last year, has shown
all the marks of a national champion
and Il is hard to figure how any other
athlete viii he able To defeat him
Io. son VAS only two feet behind Rel
ly when the latter made II seconds
hat Tor the l@0-yard high hurdle race
Weights Jump and Sprints.
Another western athlete who vii
boar Watching is Shattuck the gian
hammer throNer who hats alrcad'
becH credited with hurting the 10
pound hammer l6' feet This distah''
hears no comparison when Mctrati
md Ryan are mentioned, but there A.
no McGlaths or Ryans in this meet.
Cable, ot Harvard, is the most loS
zeal contender for first place Allison
ol california, is one of the best bro'd
Jumpers ur the coast. In fart ~
ran hc given The honor of being one A."
The best jumpers in the entire c"lleS'
ranks ior ne has covered % feet J
inches in the leap for distanc"
Mercer. winner If this event lnS
year, viii also he Il competitor IN w
coming championships He has don
- feet 1 inches. This will ontlu
him to u place, as il is the best per
'"rnancc done by college atli''
IA the eastern section of the c"untr, .
The remainder Of The University "
'Jllfornia's track team are ordlnar
mon aud have not shown perform
"nrcs this year that would ehti'i
Them L. considerations when com
pared To- tn" various men enrolled J
the eastern colleges. Wood has d"h
~ Ia for the 100 and % % Tor VI
~ yard sprint This ~ much sl"N'
IMAM number of the eastern s'a'
az" capable of doing. clark has d"h
wv" minutes for the half mile an
Ehhe. the best distance rurner M
newer shown better than minute
% seconds for the two-mile event.