New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
STARS OF TRACK
AND FIELD WILL
CLASH TODAY
College Athletes Gather
from Near and Far for
Big Relay Carnival.
PENNSYLVANIA TO
BE HOST TO MANY
Three Hundred and Fifty-tWo
Colleges and Schools to Have
Representatives In Action.

Philadelphia, April 90 School and
college athletes from every section OF
the country, including worlds record
holders in many events, are in TINS city
for the twenty-frst annual relay car
nival Of the University of Pennsylvania
tomorrow and Saturday.
Three hundred and hfty-two instltu-
tlons are represented in the entries Tor
the various events.
Howard Drew. the 100-yard record
holder. and Fred Kelly, the Olympic
champion hurdler, arrived to-day from
the University of Southern California,
and took light work on Franklin FIELD
Both were in good condition despite
their long journey across the CONT
nent. -,
The University Of Illinois two-miie
relay team. the title holders IN that
event. also arrived, and the men prac-
tised here o-day. II is said they are
capable of doing the distance IN elgnt
minutes fiat.
For the first time in the history OF
the games. two days will be devoted TO
the running off of the programme,
which has been enlarged until 1T now
includes sixty-nine events. Twenty-sk
of these. including a number OF novel
ties in intercollegiate sport, VIII De
held tomorrow.
The new events are college pen
tathlon, or all-around championship;
440-yard hurdles. throwing the 90
pound weight for distance. running
hop. step and jump, spring medley
relay race and a distance medley relay.
The Dartmouth two-mile team leit
Hanover, n. H.. to-day and Will get IN
late tonight Il is made up oil Grang-
er, Riley, Lagay and Tucker, the same
four that competed so successfully our
ing the winter. Hillman made no state
ment. but il is rumored that the men
are not at top form. being held back
by poor track conditions IN Hanover.
Worthington. Dartmouths only other
entry. will start in the pentathlon. HIS
chances are considered excellent, as ne
is especially strong in the sprints, bet.
ter than average with the discus and
iavclin. and a sure winner, 1t would
seem. in the broad jump.
Cornell will be represented by team
Of twenty-one athletes. The new track
at Ithaca has been pretty soft for the
last two weeks, so that il has been
difficult for the runners to get the nee
essarv amount Of training. For this
reason Moakley may not send his men
out for any of the relay races, al
though there is a chance that his crack
ouartet of milers will start in the four
mile relay.
Alma Richards, the great high
Jumper, will compete in the high jump
and also in the shot put. lie cleared
6 feet 4 inches in the indoor games OF
the intercollegiate association, and IS
expected TO better that mark. Rlch-
ards also has been doing some FAR
work in the shot put, and II he IS IN
form will probably score in that event.
McCutcheon, Cornell's best hammer
thrower and the newly elected captain
Of the team, will take part in the
weight events tomorrow. lie VIII com
nete in both the shot and hammer.
In the 44O-yard hurdle race, which
will be the first track event tomorrow
PENNSYLVANIA hopes to provide the WIN
rer in Ferguson. the intercollegiate low
hurdle champion. lie will find himself
pitted against some Of the best men IN
The country. Kelly, Of Southern Cali
fornia. the worlds champion high
hurdler; Crowley, OF Virginia, the
champion hurdler Of the South; Mil
lard. Of Cornell. and Ward, Of Chicago,
are the men who will keep Ferguson
busy. The present record of O;5i SO
is held by Harry Ilillman, now coach OF
the Dartmouth squad.
The 56-pound weight for distance is
new TO college programmes, and no
line is to be had on the probable
winner. Maxfeld. of Lafayette; Lamb,
of Penn State; Mucks, of Wisconsin,
or Dorizas, of Pennsylvania, may prove
the best man. The running hop, step
and lump also is a new event. La
Flamme and Crane, of Pennsylvania,
have shown good form. and one of
a. an, win