New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-17
Syracuse Track Coach Has
Much Faith in Ability
of Bower.
NEWS AND VIEWS OF
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Orion Expects the Pennsylvania
Runners to Score in the
Intercollegiate.

A Charley Reidpsth is not developed
once IN a generation, but Tom kesne,
track coach az Syracuse University, IN
covered a glowing possibility in this
line last week at the daily workout Of
the track men.
Every student at Syracuse, even the
freshmen, remembers with pride the
days Of Redpath as student and as
an Olympic hero, and now they are IN
high hopes that worthy successor has
shown himself
Bower, a senior az Syracuse, 10 the
man upon whom the hopes Of Keane
are centred. During the time tria Is in
the 390-yard dash Bower stepped the
distance in ~ seconds fat keanes
eyes bulged when the time was an
nounced, as Reidpath. who made the
record for this distance a few years
ago, did 0:46 40
Bower will be watched With par
ticular interest hereafter.
George ". orion, track coach at the
University Of Pennsylvania, is a far
seeing individual, and already has his
eyes glued 70 the first leg Of the new
intercollegiate championship trophy.
Orion knows that his stiffest opposi-
ton will come from Cornell. as usual,
but he is going to do his best 70 dissp-
point the upstate colleglans.
More than 200 men presented them
selves as candidates when Orion issued
his first call. and there are still many
more who will report later. The coach
has already inoculated the men with
his own enthusiasm, and every csndl-
date has his mind set on winning the
championship meet on May 90.
L. - hnf
proper gait, orion has entered them
in the various indoor meets this win
ter
Although his days as runner are
behind MIN. Alfe Shrubb, one Of the
greatest runners at distance Eng
land ever produced. is one OF the most
sought after coaches in the country
He has done wonders with Harvard's
'cross-country men, and the athletic
solons az the Cambridge university are
wise in their generation; therefore,
they lost no time in signing new con-
tract with "Alhe" when his original
agreement expired, the other 4sy.
Martin. the track trainer a. Pennsyl-
vania State College. is planning sur
prise for some OF the universities that
think they are 70 have things all TO
themselves this year on board floor and
cinderpath.
When he issued his first call for can
didates last week ne was delighted 10
see more than one hundred promising
looking young men prance out upon
the gymnasium floor.
Never before had such large mum
Der Of possibilities turned out on the
first call, and among the lot we're sew
eral who had made brilliant records as
schoolboys. Milestone, Of West Phlle-
delphia High School, has gone the quar-
ter in 80 seconds, and Post, of' Pitts
burgh High, is credited with 0:52 30.
Martin believes ne can coax both men
below even time before the spring IS
over.
Then there is Wilson. Of Indiana
Normal who cleared 22 fet inches
last autumn in the broad jump and D
feet II inches in the high jump, and
Damble, Of Norrstown High, Who has
gone the hundred" in 0:l0 10.
All these are records made before
entering college. and when the boys
"get their growth" Martin is confident
several long standing college records
will be broken.
The schedule OF meets for this win
ter and next spring is as follows:
February g. indoor meat. Sith Regimen, Arnory
Buffalo: To- inIoo. meef. Johns Hopkins Lnlve'
slty. Baltimore: o. indoor meet. Georgetown Uni
Mach date unsettled. indoor meet, Grafton
A A Pittsburgh: % indoor meet Middle A.
lantic championships Pittsburgh.
April - University o. Penasy.ranis relay races.
Philadelphia. 60.
MAY s dual meet; Iehlsh University. a. STATE
COLLEGE. - or IS Pennsylvania interscholasrcs. a.
state College. %. Western Pennsylvania Inter
coIlegiites PittsburEh: 20. !ntercol.en.ies pl,c7
June : University o. Pltiseursh. dual meet. a;
state College.
Imagine the envy and jealousy that
will rankle in the souls OF Eastern col
lege track coaches when they hear that
at the University of Michigan there IS
an even 500 men who have had expert
ence in this line.
Steve Farrell. who is the fortunate
individual burdened with all this ma