Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
GREAT RELAYS TO-DAY
AT FRANKLIN FIELD


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tho present worlds record for the event.
Cornell also has a rattling good chance to
make great race OF the mile relay.
While the quartet representing the 1tha-
can college have not set up figures equal
to those of either Penn or Harvard, tho
men are expected to be in better shape
to mast faster time today than they have
ever done
1Garvard's team, composed of Bingham,
Wilcox, Capper and Techner, are capable,
according to their previous records, OF
making the mile in 3;i7 As It will be
noted that this Is Just four-hfths of
second slower than Penn's possible time,
which means that the race is destined to
he one Of the greatest ever held in coll
leEiate games
The Western colleges have good teams
entered In the mile relay; at the same
time 1t is not believed that either Chicago
or Minnesota have a chance with the
flyers from the East.
The intercollegiate one-mile relay rec
ord is minutes q 2-5 seconds. and was
made by the Harvard quartet in 1909. AZ
the time II was also a world mark. but
in 1911 team Of quarter-mile runuers
from the 1rish-American Athletic club
Of New York, covered the distance In
what is now the worlds record time Of
minutes is 1-5 seconds The Harvard
per quarter. The lrishAmerican team
averaged 40 11-20 seconds when It made its
record
While there is generally not as much
interest taken in the field events as those
Of the track, todays program at Franklin
Field promises to have some great per-
formers in the field. The great work OF
Howard Berry, who won the pentathlon
for Penn yesterday, has stirred up the
athletic followers until they are ready to
watch each event of the day with undi-
vided attention.
Mike Dorizas. who will hurl the discus
for Penn and be entered in the shot-put.
is one Of the most interesting figures In
the meeting.
The other events which are attracting
a great deaf of attention at the track are
the two-mile relay for the championship
of America; one-mlle freshman relay. also
for the American championships the prep
school one-mile relay, for the champion
ship; one-mile high school relay, four
mile college relay,
The 12O-yard hurdles will be run off on
the grass, consequently this event will
be one of more than usual interest among
the followers OF track sports.
The high school summaries follow:
High School Cone-mIle relay)-Class I.
won by Boyertown High School tUnger,
Yorgey. Skatz, Dissingor captain) second,
mann, Potts, captain; third, Birdsboro
High School CWentzel, Lut2, Reed, Sands);
fourth. ParkesburE High School MAX
well. Shoemaker. Kenworthy, Wiese).
Time, minutes SO 2-5 seconds.
Class II, won by Allentown High School
GIartman, Brinker, Loose, Gearhart cap
tan), second, Columbia High School
(Ziegler, Shelley, Sheckhard Strickler);
third. York High School CWiest, McFall.
Yessler, Shpley); fourth, Berwick High
School dickson, Young, Beach, Legein).
Time, 3 minutes 2-5 seconds.
High schools. Glass 3--Won by Ger
High School tMcCool, Frearson,
Young captain; White) second, Rogers
ford High School (Freed Machner, Diehl,
Richard captain third, Swarthmore
High School CPolk, Moyeau, captain Aims
worth Lungrew) fourth, Schwenks-
vile High School 81. Markley, A. Mark
ley, Skaters, Hunsicker captain). Time;
2 minutes 81 As seconds.
High schools. Glass 4.-Won by Cape
May Courthouse High School Camp,
Lloyd. Wescott, Morton) second, Tredyf-
rin-East Town High School CWlson,
Hays, Asher, Nash) third, Upper Darby
High School (Schoch. Whitcroft Grant
Dickson, Captain) fourth, Haverford
School CROOKS. Bibb. Won Bulow, Souder,
Captain). Time. 3 minutes 40 seconds
High SChools-Class V, won by Ruth
erford High School (Clausen. ORourke,
Schneider Wallace. captainD; second,
Chattle High School (Perri, Riddle. Dur
nell, Covert, captain; third Stacy Dur
linCton) High School (Schoey, Chew,
Gauntt Adams; fourth PALMYRA High
School BAILEY, captain. Lippincott Freed.
Michel. Time, minutes i3 40 seconds.