The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-28
PENN PLAYERS
ARE ON TO-DAY
Gallant Struggle Between
the Best Men of East
and West.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2s.-Two
hundred and fifty athletes, represent.
ing the best men American universe.
ties and colleges possess will strug.
gie on Franklin Field this afternoon
in the preliminary heats Of the Uni.
yersity OF Pennsylvania two'day re-
laggcarniyal.
Those who qualify will compete in
the finals tomorrow.
While the various teams will en-
deayors to win the point trophy for
their Individual alma mater no
struggle primarily will be gigantic
battle for supremacy between East
and West.
Never in the history of the Penn
relay classic has such group cf atll-
letes been answered as today This
IL partly due to the European war,
which caused abandonment of ths
Olympic games. Altogether there are
sol colleges competing with repre-
6sentation OF over 100 teams. The col
leges entered in the championships
Yale. Harvard. Princeton. Cornell,
Dartmouth, Michigan, Illinois. Tenn
sylyaria, University Of Missouri, Uhi-
varsity OF wisconsin, Notrc Dame.
Kansas. Indiana, Occidental College,
Brirham University, Iowa State.
f;eorgetowu, Columbia. Syracuse.
}Massachusetts Institute OF fcchnol-
iogy Hamline College, Michigan AGrt'
cultural, Holly Cross and l'cnnsylHaI
mia State.
with these colleges represented by
such stars as Meredith of Penn, piat
mond of Chicago. Wilcox OF Harvard
and Moore of Princeton. there Is more
than a chance that new world RECORDS
will be established.
This prediction was made todaS
despite THE fact the records III Two
offthe relay championships AM %olHe
10 ftlie pentathlon events are as low
asst seems possible human legs anu
strength can make them
While unusual attention is direct
ca toward the sprint and distance
medley championships and the sne'
cfal events, chief interest centcrs III
StheSone mile relay, with the TWO anu
four mile championships almost SHIT
,singthe same attention.
Harvard. is placed by many dopes'
tiers town the mile event. Bingham,
Teschner and Wilcox ot last year
speedy quartet are entered; VIM" as
slaSfourth man the Crimson has Bidlc'
sIinot and Pennypaukcr. all Of whom
can do close to so seconds Tor the
.EQuarter.mile.
Coach Donavan feels confident that
this team will break the present
worlds record. now held BY Tennsyl'
wanna, of 8 minutes and Is seconds.
PENNSYLVANIA, however, is figured
ian some quarters to repeat. but while
the Quakers retain Ted MercdianNaul'
man and Lockwood. experts point out
that the loss OF Don Lippincott. one
ofethe fastest quarter-milers In inc
!. country, will greatly reduce the Red
and Blues chance for success.
sPrinceton, Chicago. Dartmouth,
.tKansas and Wisconsin also arc en-
tered in the mile relay and are class
ed las dark horses.
From. the way the runners shaped
su5 the spring 1t looks as though
Yale should have a good chance 10
slice something off princeton's fig
iires for the two mile event.
5ThesTigers' record established last
gyear, Is "a minutes 50 10 seconds.
Cornell's team may cause Yale anu
Princeton no little trouble.
The dark horses in the event are
considered to be Michigan, Kansas
and Pennsylvania.
Tin the four.mile relay. Cornell Is
Expected to repeat her performance
of 1911, when the Tthicans walked
tawaytiwth the event to tho tune OF
N minutes 55 is seconds. establish
ing4thespresent record.
Three OF the men Cornell has en-
tered are WlSdnaEle. Potter and liof'
fnire. All can run the mile In min.
utes, 20 seconds.
The most formidable team the It'll
leans will stack up against In this
event will be Massachusetts Institute
oflTechnology, which defeated Cornell
atsthe indoor Intercollegiate.
The medley relays. freshman cham
pionships and the special events are
well Represented, nearly thirty col
leges having entered teams and men
inSthese events alone.
Worthington of Dartmouth, who fin.
ished next to Berry OF Penn in tho
pentathIon championship last year. Is
entered again In a recent broad
jump, trial, he cleared % feet 4 IL
inches, which was two inches better
than his winning jump here last