Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-08
ADMIT SIX COLLEGES
That Many Schools Join COL
Iegiate Body.
HAMMER THROW SAFER
Changes in Rules Eliminate Danger
in Those Events-Penn's
Spring Practice.
BY EDWARD B. BUSHNELL.

The admission OF six new colleges into
the intercollegiate A. A. A. A, at its an
nual convention last Saturday, gives this
association the largest membership that
it has ever had. Among the new entries
there are two which are sure to make
lots of trouble at the coming champion
ships to be held on Soldiers Field. at
Cambridge. They are the University Of
California and Georgetown. Both Of
these institutions applied for membership
last year, but. on account Of the fact
that both had been members in the past
and had dropped out. they were COM
PEELED to serve one year of probation.
Both were given to understand that when
they were admitted a second time 1t
would be with the understanding that
they would retain their membership in
the association and send track team
regularly to the intercollegiate champion
ships.
A great deal Of interest centered in the
coming of the University OF California,
whose team last year won the western
intercollegiate championship by a big
margin. The westerners have a splendid
all-around team, and one which is quite
sure to score points in nearly all OF the
events. Their best man is Allen, who
won the broad jump last year and was a
competitor at the Olympic games in
twenty-three feet, and is probably better
than any man in the east. with the pos
sible exception of Capt. Mercer OF the
Pennsylvania team.
Georgetown University has two men
who are likely to make trouble. One is
John Gallagher, last year a freshman at
Yale, and who later distinguished him.
self by finishing number seven in the
marathon race at Stockholm, Sweden.
Gallagher is q versatile athlete. and can
make good time in any event from half
mile to twenty-five miles. However, he is
not likely to figure in any of the inter-
collegiate events except the two mile.
and even here he has never done anything
to justify the belief that he can travel
the distance in anything like $40. and 1t
will take at least this time to score q
point Gallagher, however, intends to
concentrate all his energies on this event
The other Is HOrter, a former Philadel-
phia school boy, and one who has been
credited with running 100 yards in ten
seconds While in Philadelphia he was
coached by Mike Murphy. who considered
that he had the making of a champion
Splinter but for the fact that he started
work too early. Although only nineteen
years of age now he has done more
the exception of Lip pincOtt and Marshall
of Pennsylvania. provided the latter. re-
turns to form. and Thomas of Princeton,
there will not be very many high-class
sprinters in the college ranks, so Horton
may have a chance to land a point
Most of the colleges are pleased that
this years meet is to be held under the
auspices Of Harvard. The University of
Pennsylvania was never an active can
didate for the honor Of holding the
meet, and the Quakers only announced a
willingness to take 1t when 1t was
understood that Harvard could not man.
age the games on account Of a provision
in the deed by which Soldiers Field was
Given to the university to the effect that
no games OF any kind could be held there
on Memorial day. Since Memorial day
came on Friday. the date set for the pre-
lininaries, it was understood that Har-
ward could not take them. This left only
PENNSYLVANIA and Syracuse able to man.
age the games. Since Pennsylvania had
them last year the Quakers did not urge
their claim, but merely expressed their
willingness to accommodate the associa-
ton IL it was desired to use Franklin
Field. The Quakers are quite as well
pleased that Harvard adjusted matters
to take the big meet.
Hammer Throw Safer.
There were only two important changes
in the rules to govern the annual meet.
That concerning the hammer throw meets
with the heartiest approval Of everybody.
Hereafter the hammer must be thrown
from a wire cage similar to that used at
the Olympic games at Stockholm last
summer. It is a reform which will reduce
to minimum the danger of accidents in
connection with this event. This cage
will be SO constructed that it will be inn
DOssible for the hammer to fly backward,
or any direction except forward In case
Of broken handle or an athlete with
no sense of direction. 1t will thus be
possible to throw the hammer from a
point directly In front Of the grandstand.
By ruling that throw to be fair must
be made within specific angle. the as
recitation has taken another step to pre-