The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-16
1900 ENTRIES FOR
CAMBRIDGE |! ! | MEET
Twenty-F Four C Colleges Will
Be Represented At
It.

Be Represented AT
It.
NEW YORK, May 1s.--More than
twelve hundred entries are in the
hands of the secretary Of the Inter.
collegiate Association Of Amateur Ath.
letes Of America for forty.hrst cham.
pionship Of the Association, to be held
at Cambridge, Mass, on May 26 and
~. Twenty-four colleges and univers.
tiles. including Stamford and Califor.
mia from the Pacific Coast and Mich.
igan from the Middle West, have en-.
tered teams and the two.day meet in
the Harvard stadium promises to be
one Of the, most, closely contested in
the history Of the organization.
Yale leads with lac entrants, the
New Haven university having named
the limit number OF contestants in
a majority Of the thirteen events which
compose the program Of track and field
contests. Cornell, the present Inter.
collegiate championship holder, is sec.
ond with 122 and Princeton third with
Ill. Michigan is well up in the list
with 81 names while Stanford has go
and California 10. Among the other
institutions which have entered large
teams are Pennsylvania, Amherst,
Dartmouth, Harvard, Mass. l. r.,
Penn. State, and Syracuse. George.
town is the only Southern representa-.
tive.
The colleges which have. entered
contestants in every event include:
Amhert, Bowdoin. Cornell, Dartmouth,
Harvard, Stanford, Mass. ]. T., Michi.
gan, New York University, Penn.
State, Pennsylvania, Princeton, syria.
cuse and Yale. The University of
Maine also entered a number OF ath.
letes but the names were received con.
sfderably after the official time set
for the closing Of the lists and there
Is some doubt as to whether these en-
trants will be permitted to start. The
California entries are confined to the
two hurdle and five field events. The
largest number of entries have been
received for the sprints, runs and
broad jumps, totalling we'll over one
hundred In each of these contests.
Among the prominent individual en-.
trants, who have earned 1ntercollegi.
ate, National or International honors
on field and track are the following:
Cornell, Shiverick. Shelton, Windna.
gle. Potter, Hoffmire, Starr, Richards.
Foss.. McCutcheon, Stanford, Fred
Murray, Lynn, Aupperle, House,
Lachmund, Wilcox, Sisson, Caughey,
Pennsylvania, Kaufman, Meredith,
Lennon, Berry, Newsletter, Dorlzas ;
Harvard, Teschner, Minot, Wilcox,
Bingham, tombstone, Haydock; Michi.
gan, Smith. O'Brien. Ufer, Carroll, Cat.
lett. Cross: California, Preble, Baker,
Nichols. Gilde-sleeve, Richardson |;
Yale, Treadway, Overton, Leisenring,
0ler; Princeton, Moore, Barrett, Flo,
to; Dartmouth, Worthington and Mi.
ner: Syracuse. Curtiss and White;
Penn. State. Hammitt and Brown.
/ The number of entries by colleges
in each event Is as follows:
100.yds dash: 104 entries as follows.
Amherst, 6; Bowdoin, s; Colby, 2;
Columbia, 2; Cornell, 10; Dartmouth,
g.; Georgetown 8; Harvard /; Haver.
ford,1; John Hopkins, 2; Lafayette, Y:
Stanford, 8; Mass. /. T. 8; Michigan,
5; N. Y. Univ, 2; Penn State, 8; Penn.
sylvaaia, 6; Princeton, 8; Rutgers,
q; Syracuse, B.; Yale, IL. ~
22O-yds dash: ITO entries-Amherst
6; Bowdoin 6; Brown q; Colby 2; Co.
lumbia 8; Cornell 10; Dartmouth 6;
Georgetown 8; Harvard 3; Johns Hoy.
kins 81. Stanford 8; Mass. /. T. s;
Michigan 4; N. Y. Univ. 2; Penn
State S; Pennsylvania II; Princeton
8; Rutgers A; Syracuse 3; Yale -. :
440-yds run: ITO entries-Amherst
Z; Bowdoin 6; Brown 2; Colby 8; Cor.
nell 9; Dartmouth s; Harvard 6; Hav.
erford /; Johns Hopkins 8; Lafayette
l; Stanford 8; Mass. I. r. z; Michi.
gan 8; N. Y. Univ. /; Penn. State 6;
Pennsylvania 8; Princeton 8; Rutgers
g., lSwarthmroe 8; Syracu3e 4; Yale
ss.yds run: lis entries-Amherst
6; Bowdoin 6; Colby 2; Columbia 9;
Cornell ~; Dartmouth 6; harvard 8;
Haverford /; Johns Hopkins 8; Stan.
ford :; Mass. l. T. 10; Michigan 8;
N. Y. Univ. L; Penn. State s; Penn
sylvania IL; Princeton -; Rutgers l.:
Swarthmore 8; Syracuse s; Yale 10
One mile run: 1877 nntries-Am
herst 6; Bowdoin 6; Colby 3; Columbia
3: Cornell 70; Dartmouth q; >Harya ri
IL; Harerford q; Johns Hopkins .;
Stanford q, Mass, I. T. s: Michigan 70:
N. Y. Univ. l; Penn. >Stats ., Penn
sylvania 10; Princeton Il; Syracuse
s; Swarthmore 4; Yale y
Two mile run: 11S entries-Amhars.
6; Bowdoin 6; Mass. l. T. 8; Brown
2; Colby 8; N. Y. Univ. 2: Cornell 70:
Dartmouth z; Harvard 10; Haverscrd
!; Johns Hopkins 2; Stant," 4 /. Mich.
igan 81; Penn Etate 8: Pennsylvania
o; Princeton 10; swartmore 2; syria.
cuse A: Yale ~. e
12oyds hurdles: so ontrles-Ara.
herst 8: Rowdoin s; Brown Il; Calitor-
mia L; Colby l.; Columbia 2; Cornell
&: Dartmouth 7. Harvard a. Sf.nfnrd