Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-01
PENN MILE TEAM
IS BEST DESPITE
MEREDITH
makers Did Not Run Race
They Are Capable, Opin-
ion of Captain
sHoUID HAVE DONE S:19
By TED MEREDITH
cartain Penn Track Team.

pennsylvania did not snare as wen III
,hese meets as was expected, put thlnss
"a not seem to break for us. But we
.srs not left entirely out of the winning
II "a do not feel bad about anything ex-
~, losing the one-mile race. This is a
Ne dIsappointment, and 1 am still con-
.tSoed that we have the best team. 1t
/ ,rould have been proved had the men
aone what they are capable of doing.
uO said we could do 3.19 and we have
II .hown that fast in trials our biggest
Il hsndicap was in our position and think
that Ia what beat us, We seemed to be
saniinually in Wisconsin's way and lost
AZ least ten yards due to the interference
nv our men, and theirs.
Have Done 1t
II To show that we can do 3.19 look at
Il ,he times our men have done in previous
races during the past two weeks. kauf-
mann did 80 1-5 and Dorsey so 2-5 on Fri
day on the Medley relay, so had these men
done this and | had run 4S As, we would
4 nave run a 3.19 mile. This Is easy to fig
ure out on paper, but they can do II and
have done 1t, and that was what l was
counting on. They did not do it, due l
think, to their getting tangled up on the
homestretch each time.
We feel that this one-mile race is the
biggest thing on the program and to lose
II means a lot of disappointment. Joe
Il Iockwoods loss surely was felt Satur-
day. Had Joe been on the team think we
would have won without doubt, he has
had lots of experience in relay running
and would not have been caught in such
holes
Joe's loss does not stop with the relays
Il either he is gone for the season and is
getting over an operation for appendi-
ctis which was performed just in time
Good Runner
4 We have lost a good man and l feel
II that It means about eight points gone for
the intercollegiates, not to speak of the
dual NETS He was just about at the
point this year when he would have been
great sprinter, especially in the 220
yards think Joe could have won the 220
at the lntercollegiates this year as sopho-
more he was third and last year fourth
only because he was hardly strong enough
to pull through the heats. This year he
gained about five pounds and was running
very strong.
Il Tommy Lennon was kept out of the race
on Saturday because of n strained leg
which happened on Friday. He might
have pulled through all right, but we did
not want to take any chances of a bad
pull.
pull. don't know how much difference
| his being on the team would have made.
/ maybe enough to win. but would rather
see him in the intereollegiates than to
have won the race.
Several remarkable performances were
registered on Saturday and II was not
much wonder after looking at the fields
Of men and condition of the weather
Yale's Win Expected
Yale did as 1t was touted to do
Il and broke Princetons two-mile record
and even equaled the worlds record for
urao mot uIIr FNrf fG
ing to the critics, for they all looked to
Yale to do II. They had a well-balanced
team and ran good strong race.
Overton, l believe, covered the last half
in 1855 AS and could have done faster if
he had been pushed to win.
Bob Simpsons 10 seconds fiat on the
grass will not hold. Simpson knocked
down one hurdle and the rules demand
that all hurdles be up in order to get a
record. II am sorry that he does not
get this for he is a great hurdier and
capable of doing new record as mat
ter of fact, knocking over those big hur-
dies cast as retarder rather than a
benefit to man.
Cornell had little trouble in winning her
favorite race, the four-mile relay, but did
not break the record. as she was expected
to do
Dash Was Slow
exciting race, but a very slow one for
such Held of runners. Every one ex-
peeted to hear the time to be at least
~ nat, after reading of Butler, the col
ored star, with a record of 8 AS, and
smith, of Michigan. who has run in 10
seconds several times, but to hear 10 2-5
seconds announced was a big surprise.
Iesehner, of Harvard, nearly had Smith;
ne only lost in the last two yards when
smith came through with a rush.
ross and Newsletter repeated their
stunt OF last year and tied for first place.
They dropped down four inches and this
year-from IL feet 10 inches to 12 feet
inches, was surprised at Newsletter
Vaultlng so'well, He had not been doing
ahywhere near that height in practice,
aee TO bad leg, but he is a great yaulter
IN competition and the excitement gave
nun enough 10 carry him through. He
lost the toss to Foss,, however, so re-
oelYed the second prize.
81 Albans' School again beat Jimmy
NuIrahs Mereersgurg team for the prep.
school championship. They gave them
ehslr nrst beating at the Meadowbroox
meet this winter and then Curran had two
~ ms quarter-miles on the two mile re-
lAy' 90 thought after the change he could
Sc mile team to beat the Washington
senpot out they proved too much for him
Brewer Is Star =
fhls is the first championship title for
~ Alpans' School. In fact, they have
5uet ioomsd up in track in the past two
ys4rs Green, the coach, is turning out
SINS good men. Brewer is one of his
roaeets and put St. Adams in the track
so1lo last year by his wonderful sprint
- he ran on the team on Saturday
10 showed himself TO be a quarter-miler
lspate as we'll as a sprinter
Alenards ana Oler tied for first in the
nlsh Jump at six feet three inches and
rs Won the toss, taking first prize.
tssss e@o men have a great battle every
- - shey meet and are the most con.
arssseAe pair Of Jumpers you could find
80 ss always do a good height every time
- - meet and their names in the event
@7saHy mean about six feet three inches.
VIII give our men a good rest for
supple OF days before we prepare Tor the
- meet with Dartmouth on May g.
- s4aoath Is not very strong this year
aslefaaas 70 Coach Hillman. ana we ex
ksst % win from them
aen know who win do the sprintine
80 mat lockwood Is out. We win havg
= hae one some where, and l think II
80 N on kaufman's shoulders for the
ahad Fishermen Catch Sturgeon
fAILsIRGroN. "a. Afay 1.-N Net.
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