Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-10
COLLEGE TEAMS


spring track and field schedules com
pleted and large squads Of athletes
training at all the eastern universi-
ties, it is possible to secure general
line on the activities and prospects of
1914. While all the leading colleges
report many veteran and novice cinder
and turf performers in training. there
appears to be little indication at this
time of unusual advantage at any one
particular institution with the posi-
BILE exception of Pennsylvania. Accord
ing to general report there is a no
ticeable lack of sensational novice ma
terial for the varsity teams and train
ers are, as a rule, counting upon the
veterans of the last two seasons for
the points which may be reasonably
apportioned among the colleges SO
early in the season.
Using the intercollegiate champion
ship meet of last year as basis upon
which to work it is seen that Penn
sylvania, which won the 1913 title
with a score of "a points, is again
favored with athletic material of con-
siderable strength. The Red and Blue
appears to have the best balanced
team in sight, being strong in every
position except hurdling. Lippincott
and Patterson, winners of the 100 and
220, and McCurdy, two-mile champion.
are in training. Young Meredith,
worlds record holder for the one-half
mile, will be eligible this spring. Kelly
is an excellent performer at both the
440 and the broad jump. In Lane,
Pennsylvania has high jumper ca
pable of clearing six feet consistently.
In the weights and pole vault the
Ouakers are well supplied with high
class performers.
The outlook at Harvard, which fin
ished second with 211a points, is not
so satisfactory, ad Coaches Powers
and Donovan will have to develop
number of new men if the Crimson
team is to repeat its record of last
season. The Cambridge squad prom
ises to be strong in the middle and
long distance runs and the weight
events. Many point winners were lost
by graduation last June and the
freshman material of 1913 is not par
ticularly promising when compared to
that Of The other colleges of the East.
At Cornell. Trainer Jack Moakley
has 140 athletes in training. The
Ithaca team finished fourth with TIE
points in 1918, being defeated for third
place by Michigan. Mokley has
stated that he faces an unusually hard
problem this year, since he must de-
velop virtually new team. Of the
point winners of last season but Rol-
ler and Van Konnan remain. This
pair won 31s points of the Cornell
score. To offset this heavy loss by
graduation the team will be strength
ened by number of promising re-
cruits from last Years freshman team
and several athletes ineligible in 1913.
Two of the latter are David Caldwell,
formerly of Massachusetts Agricul-
tural college, half miller, and Nor
rison, a high jumper from Leland
Stanford. Judging from the material
in sight Cornell should be strong in
field events and middle distance runs,
but weak in sprints and hurdles.
Dartmouth, which won fifth place
at the IA.AA.A. meet with 14k
points, is not optimistic regarding the
track team. Coach Harry Hillman
states, that like Cornell, graduation
cut heavily into the point winners. The
present sophomore class contains few
athletes above the ordinary standard.
Of the twenty-five athletes who won
their letters in 1913, but eight re-
main and of these Whitnev. the inter-
collegiate shot put champion, is the
only sure point winner. Fair material
is in sight for the one-haf and mile
run. the hurdles and the pole vault.
Yale is at present weak in distance
runners, but in both sprints and field
contests has veteran and novice COM
petitors who should win places in both
dual and championship meets. The
Blue has Capt. Brown, who won the
half-mile. and Potter,
second in the 220-hurdles. as nu-
cleus. Oler, 1913 freshman team
captain, is expected to win place in