The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
NO WALKOYER FOR
, 0XONIANS IN RELAY
Cornell and Pennsylvania Have
g. Teams Likely to Push
the Britishers.
BEST MIXERS ARE ENTERED
Four Mile Is Chief Event, but
other Competitions May
Furnish Records.
BEST MIXERS ARE ENTERED


attracted such attention as the four mile
championship which will be the feature
OF tho twentieth annual relay carnival
OF the University Of Pennsylvania at
Franklin Field. Philadelphia. next satur-
day. Hitherto these races have been sig
niHcant OF the college championships OF
America only. but the entry Of the Ok
ford University team will make the four
mile event "A worlds championship In
fact n not in name.
There can be no denying the class OF
the team Of the British University. in
Guiding as II does the Olympic champion
at 1900 metres. Arnold n. ;. jackson.
and good American runner. Norman Ia
Der, VINO gave him a hard race for that
title with two sterling distance men. u.
NJ sproule and q. n. Gaussen. TO BACK
them UP this quartet Is expected to set
an average OF 4.25 for the mile for the
American colleges to combat.
with John Paul Jones graduated the
chance OF Cornell. which has been Tor
years the most prolific producer OF dis
,s0cc runners among the American COL
leees, Ia lessened. but It Will nave 10 De
Monkeys men or the University o,
Ponnsylvania that America must depenu
ON 70 lower the colors of the invaders.
That this Is by no means Impossible Keen
followers OF athletic sports admit. II only
requires one weak man in the Oxford
string to make the whole team crumole.
and this 10 by no means unlikely Wmen
four men have had to travel 3'ooV Ih.ies
and dodge all over the country ~ithih 'e"
DAYS of the time they are going to race.
T.ber already at home in this country
ha. had a better chance TO get In condi-
ton. and IL would not be at all surpris-
ing II he should run raster miie 'na"
jackson, the captain OF the team.
perta think that II Oxford Is 10 get INC
best results Taber will be allowed 10 run
Ia, a. thc BROWN mans ability to come
from behind no matter what distance ne
has to make up has been tested on many
That the Cornell men will he hammer
ing away all the time IL sure. tne,e
are three milers at Ithaca VINO shoulu
all do better than 4:eS. speidtn' . po..s.
and IofYmire. Monkeys hope OF success
lies in developing another man who can
heat I:so and in Souder, irish ana
Rrovn ne has material for such man.
Pennsylvania's team il OF ABOUT tne sdihe
caiibre. On Thursday McCurdy' Maaeirs
and Bacon finished within eight yaids OF
one another against Virginia, and though
Ina Weather was too bad to gauge the
worth of their time accurately It Is Pc
l,sycd that all are capable OF 4:2' for
the mile. Langner. the fourth man. was
about forty yards back. but he is con-
sistent runner and on good Jay can
shake 4.3o Rumors from Penn STATE
Indicate that surprise may come ion
that quarter. but II Is hard TO peneso
that such a small college can nave
chance In the company to be met next
saturday. Dartmouth may De the only
other college TO send team 10 inc marx
and the surprise would be Just AS great
Il Harry Hillman's men should upset .ne
good thing. Harvard already mas WIN
drawn and reports from Princeton favor
the idea that the Tigers will go AFTER
easier meat in the two mile event.
The mile, which in other years mas
been the blue ribbon event OF the meet
has a higher class entry than ever De-
fore. with the finish likely to be fougkt
out by Harvard, Cornell. Illinois and
Pennsylvania. In an ordinary year any
one of these teams would be good enough
10 win, but on Saturday 1t will be
question OF the survival OF the nttest.
with the probability that. given COCO
day, the intercollegiate record OF . 81 90
will be beaten. Harvard has Bingham
and Barron. each good for ~ SECONDS.
while Biddle and Capper can do close to
80. Caldwell is the star OF the Cornell
bunch and may beat - seconds. Lewis
should beat 90 seconds and the other
Two men, Starr and Mehaffy. both can
travel in better than 81. In Sanders and
Hunter Illinois has two of the best quar-
West. while Goelitz is said to be dark
horse who may beat either Of the cracks
on his team. PENIS chances with
Meredith as an anchor cannot be denied.
especially as Kelly and Lockwood OF the
Red and Blue team may be depended on
for close TO so seconds.
The West will have to be reckoned with
IN the two mile with Han and Jensen.
both able TO race around $50 for the naIf.
representing Michigan. Dartmouth Is ex-
pected to furnish the strongest opposition
10 the success OF the Wolverines az Mar
ceau and Granger both have done 90.
The Green team will be stronger at the
tail end, as Riley and Tucker have beaten
two minutes Princeton looms up here
With Mckenzie ard Hayes TO depend on.
while Chicago and Virginia are supposed
to have outside chances.
In Meredith and Jackson two Olympic
champions will be seen in the relay events
and the special events will produce two
more IN Alma Richards. the high jumper.
and +. w. Kelly. the hurdler. u is hard
10 md a man likely TO lower the colors of
Ire great jumper, bu, the Western timbe :
topper will meet with strong opposition
nom Jackson OF Harvard. Potter OF Yale
Hhd Cronly of Virginia. Fiske OF Prince
'on. the intercollegiate champion, Will ba
competitor In the pole vault. but as
usual there ar. any number of men likely
10 clear near thirteen fret IN this event
Altogether it requires only fine day to
attract the greatest crowd that Franklin
Field ever neld. with more than fair
Prospect that the spectators will sec many
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