Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03
MEREDITH WON'T
TRY FOR MARK AT
SHEEPSHEAD BAY
Warped, Springless Board
Track Causes Robertson to
Advise Ted Not to Race
RUNS IN NEW YORK TO-DAY
BY TED MEREDITH

| SeVeral stories nave Deen printed ahort
my trying for Maxey Longs straightavnv
| record Of AZ seconds tomorrow ON ~.
| Sheepshead Bay auto track. These stoy,ss
| were well founded until last Tuesday. tvh.r
Lawson Robertson decided, after lookirs
| the situation over, that Il would be bss,
not TO run. Robertson and went 10 ths
Sheepshead Fay tack last Monday altar
noon and looked the track over, and aftsr
| that he came to this decision. He did ma
| ask me not to run, but explained to ma
why he thought should not.
Robertson found no spring in the bosra,
| which are four inches thick, and the tract
F, mas warped somewhat, which makes fha
| footing bad These reasons and the faot
| that 1 looked bit stale when ran iast
| Tuesday at the Irish-American games on
the relay made him come to the decision
which I gladly agreed upon
AS a matter of fact, this would oniv \,
a time trial for me, as all the men who haS
been invited, Wilcox, Moore and DESMOND
could not get to New York and, Therefore
there would be no one to drive me over ths
distance.
Ordinarily It is hard proposition for
any one to try for time, and especially "A
when there is no one to set the pace or u,ats
you do fast time in order to win. At thia
time II would be one of the hardest tasjya
for me. After training 80 hard and CONF
Ing to the climax at Boston, I naturally
would feel very satisfied, and q relapse IL
very little spring and dash.
Needs Rest
I found this the case last Tuesday, when
I tried to make time in $50 yards on the
Medley relay. I only ran in 1 :24, which ia
slower than usually run that distance in \
fast half mile. At the Cornell-Penn dual
meet, when did 52 1-5, my first $50 was
1929. The edge gets worn Off and the onIv
thing to bring 1t back is a complete resi-
for about two weeks.
All these things made me feel that II
would be fruitless to run the quartermiie
straightaway on Sunday. Herman Ober
tubbesing, the Metropolitan handicapper.
who has charge of these games at Sheeps
head Bay, and had a talk about the mat.
ter last Tuesday, and he also thought that
inasmuch as the other men would not be
there that there would be little incentive
for me to run as would be expected.
Should I run and break the record what
would 1t count? Long made his a. fiat on
n dirt straightaway while would be doing
1t on boards. My doing the time wouldn't
clear his record off the boards: It only
would stand as quarter-mile straightaway
record on boards.
Will Make Another Attempt
II can get dirt straightaway quarter
will prepare specially for this race gladly.
would like to do 1t just to satisfy myself
diteF tHe performance last summer at San
Francisco. l at that time thought I was
running well enough to beat Longs time
but the wind and the unfortunate failure
to get the flash of the gun on the second
trial spoiled any chances I might have had
Both my belief and Robertson's who was
training me at the time, was based on a
trial ran on the first day was In Frisco
Robby took us all out to the grounds as
soon as we got off the boat from Portland
on which we had rested for 80 hours He
walked with me over the track and gave
me certain marks on the fence SO could s
tell at Just what distance I was at every
so yards.
structions to go through a quarter In about
90 seconds and to watch every mark so
could gauge the time by these marks. l
never felt better than that day. The rest
on the boat had done me a world of good
SO when l started out and reached the 220
mark in 23 1-5 seconds, according to Bernie
Wefer's watch / knew this was too fast and
tried to slow down, but my condition and
the brisk wind carried me through In spite
Of myself
Ran in 48 Flat
When finished Robby looked me over.
then asked me how I felt and IL I had
tried" He looked peeved and told me
me time was AZ fiat. thought that after
doing this ought to be in great shape for
me national championship quarter, but the
wina broke all my chances for that.
Robertson afterward told me that even
though had not been troubled in running
the 4s IL had taken lot of spring out of
my running, thus his peevishness after the
Irlai' although at first he thought that
rom wednesday until Saturday would be j
lime enough to get 1t back.
TO get a shot at this mark again, would
oe some consolation. but do not know
"here such dirt track is to be found
am going to run today in the New York
y games In the quarter but hardly ex.
oect to do much, for I have not been train
ng for 1t as would like.
Before the Intercollegiates I was doing
he hardest training l ever have gone
hroush' averaged 10 hours sleep a night
Ind my daily work was as routine as possi-
'ie' with very little running I tried 70
tore up as much energy as possible and
or three days before the meet was drowsy
ma mad duh headache from having SO
much sleep.
This Is Robertson's plan for preparing for
DIG race Get all your work early, then rest
nd store up strength. It worked like q
harm for me. and never was In better
hape In my life than this season.
Since the intercollegiates have been
ryins to catch up in my college work and
lean everything up for graduation. SO
raining has been put aside. 81
Thls Is the 96th set OF games held by
he New York A. c., and promises TO be
ne greatest OF all They have a very at
ractive program, and the event which
romises being the best Is the special 22e-
Ornia hurdlers.
This is around turn, or else a new req
I'd would be very liable to be made.