The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
And a Battle Royal is Expected
Here When They Clash at
Triangular Meet.

BUCKEIANSNON, May ia EeeA
from SATURDAY, May %, the
biggest track meet OF the year TOT
West Virginia Will take place AT
CIarksburg when West Virginia I'm,
yersity West Virginia Wesleyan and
Marietta College will meet in trt-
angular affair that will undoubtedly
settle the championship OF the clnder
path for the state OF West Virginia
for the year 1916
It is early. OF course, to make COM
parsons, but tnasmuch as only tnose
men who were entered in the meet
IN 1914 at Fairmont, when West var
sinia won, can be judged even t.ll az
ter the affair Is over and the honor
decided.
Eight Experienced Men,
West virginia has a sturdy nucleus
in .nmke'' Leatherwood, the Splinter
who was high individual point win
ner last year and Griffith. the miller,
Booher. the jumper, Brannon and
RnpeIIe in the weights. West and
B1osser in the middle distances, ana
Tuckwiller in the hurdles and Jumps
These eight men carried away the
large majority of West Virginia s
points last year and no doubt VIII be
heard from again.
In addition to these experiences
men West Virginia has last year
champion hammer thrower, Newman,
of Marshall college, who holds the
state record at present.
WESLEYAN has Captain Shumaker,
the pole vaulter and jumper. Mor1s-
son and Miller in the spirits. zlnn:
the crack half miller. King. Ward ana
smith in the longer distances, HeaV-
ner in the hurdles and discus and
Lewis also in the discus. WESLEYAN:
then. has nine men as veterans o.
last years meet and these Will un-
doubtedIy carry away many poinee
here
More New Material.
In material new TO WESLEYAN. oue
we'll and favorably known tncousn
r,,1r the state. Wesleyan IS more 1or-
innate than west Virginia Her most
ya1Ta1,le ACQUISITION is that OF Stuart,
II7e man who last year scored every
noint made by the Morris7Herrey col
Ieee team, winning Two hrst places
and one second. Tie is the state rec
ord holder in the high jump ana IN
the broad Jump Is bested by Only
few inches for the best record ne
is a pole vauIter. too, ana last yea
placed in this event
In Sheets who was won't TO com
pete for Salem college. Wesleyan mas
at last 1OuQo d 4AdA ~AAS -
abflitr with the weights. For three
years wesleyan nas gone pracucahs
scoreless IN every one OF the three
weight events and 1t can be trutn1utiy
said that this fact alone has had very
z1o1,ct to do with WeSleyan's loss OF
+rack honors for the last two years
sheets handles the hammer IN excep-
fsonal form and has been overthrow.
ing the mark set as a state RECORD
7as+ year. In the shot, too, he has al.
ready gone over thiry-seven feet ana
seems certain OF second place, II not
~ Wesleyan Looks Best x
On the dope Wesleyan looks the
strongest. She has a well balanced
ream with especial strength IN toe
snrints xhere Morrison and Miller. as
WeI1 as Heavier and Stuart VIII no.
onIv o,rtdistance any other OF the Ola
Gofd and Blue runners. but w7lf also
cfre the speedy .'Nrike" Leatherwooo
: ,,errt chase Last year WESLEYAN
ans1st7ed four OF the total of i've men
n +l,e finals IN. the hundred and two
twenty and this year her team LOOKS
In the jumps and pole vault, too.
WESLEYAN looks exceptionally good
{antain Shumaker will go tar above
eIaTen feet this year in the vault and
IN addition viii be helped by MS