The Washington times., 1915-08-03

Two teams more evenly matched
than those representing the Eastern
and Middle Western athletes who will
meet In the championship athletic
games to be held at the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
next month could not be chosen.
II winning performances were the
only measure by which this compari-
son could be made. the two teams are
at standoff. In the nineteen events
each excelled in nine, and in one their
efforts were equal. What the actual
competition at the coast games will
bring out is another matter, but 1t
will be conducive of performances of
the highest class. and records will
probably 60 clattering down. one after
another.
Honors In the track events are ap-
parently with the West. and this han
dicap the East overcomes by having
men OF better caliber. In the field con-
tests. Where the West has shown its
superiority Is in the l0o-yard dash. the
22o,yard dash, the quarter-mile. the
jump, the discus throw, the hop. step
and jump. and the pole vault.
The East has offset these by sterling
mile run, the Ao-yard hurdles. the three
mile walk. the broad jump, the hammer
throw, the shot put, the tavelin throw
and throwing the 56-pound weight. In
Each, team depends largely on one
man. the East on Ted Meredith and the
West on Joe Loomis. Based more on
his triunphs in the intercollegiate
games than on his performances In
ance toward the East. but he will have
to be at the top Of his form to over
come the opposition he will encounter
in Roy Campbell. of the University OF
extend himself, but his path to success
is not crossed by such opponents as
loom up for Meredith.
In Loomis and Smith In the sprints
the West has two men who appear to
best mon the East Will produce against
them. Loomis Is consistent, and his
40 seconds for the hundred last week
was not extraordinary for him.
Alvah Meyer. of the Irish American
Athletic Club OF New York, however,
has not run SO consistently as Loomis.
nor has Irving Howe. the Colby COL
lege negro lad. and junior national |
champion In the furlong. Smith is
the University of Michigan track cap
tain. a double winner In the sprints
at the, intercollegiate games. and a
consistent performer at even time or
better in both sprints.
Meredith, although his showing in
the quarter. was slower by As of a
second than the time made by Dis
mOnd, Is by far the better man of the
two. and should have little difficulty in
defeating the Chicago athlete. especially
as he will have the able assistance OF
Tom Halpin, of the Boston Athletic As
sociation.
Osborne. who was placed second to
Dismond In the Chicago games. Is little
out of his class. Dismond's 49 seconds
I Meredith beat that by a full, second In
the Eastern intercollegiate at the end
of May.
Hober "fx Baker, 't Of the sns New % York 4. G.. o.
champion, will cause the Eastern COM
mittee to put Meredith in the half-mile
to face Campbell, the Chicago flyer
duced the Central Association record by
four seconds. and he will give Mere
dith a grand battle.
Myers, the De Pauw half-miler, who
is now running for the L, illinois 4; C..
bell Joe Higgins. the Holy Cross Col
lege lad. who is slated to run the hall
for the East. will probably not better
his mark Of 1855 s-5. SO that the East
well, the old Cornell champion. decides
In the mile run everything points tc
a sweep for the East with Norman
Taber. the former Brown student. and
C. of New York. showing the way
Taber's 4:l6 3-5 on poor track is one
of the high lights of the 1918 season &c
date, and he should have no trouble In
defeating Marceau, the, Western record