Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-24
PENN ALL SET
FOR THE RELAYS
END OF WEEK
Red and Blue Will Be
Strongly Represented in
All of the Many Events
GREAT ENTRY LIS T
BY TED MEREDITH

BY TED MEREDITH
| Captain Penn Track Team.
| TTNoDAY begins the week which is going
| i to culminate with the classic relay
carnival on Franklin Field. where some
| of the best athletes the world has ever
| seen will show themselves to advantage
as finished products. Then, again, one
can see the future greats in the rough, for
| this event attracts every large prep
| school in the East and Middle West, who
send their best here to try TO win their
class race.
The interest this meet creates is not so
amazing when you stop to consider how
many schools and colleges are represented.
The big interest is without a doubt on the
championship relays. 1t is rare occur
renee for one college TO win more than
one of these events, and | can only re-
member once when a college won all
three championship relays. That was In
1910, when Mike Murphy had three cham
pionship teams, one. two and four mile
relays.
Entries in Every Event
Most of the big colleges do not send
teams unless they feel that they can win
in the event in which they run. At
Pennsylvania we cannot do this. Being
the host, we have to enter teams in every
event. no matter what our chances might
be. This Is n big job for any coach. to
pick three relay teams and try and make
a showing in each race. Often one team
is hurt in order to better our showing
in another race. This year our two-mile
team has suffered because, by the loss of
Don Lippincott, we needed quarter-mllers
Consequently. our four-mie team is sac
rifced to bolster up the two-mlle team
II is hard job for coach. If you take
a man from one squad that squad feels
they personally are being sacrificed, and
IL you don't, the other squad is sore A
track coach must have great diplomatic
qualities.
But in spite of this Pennsylvania will
be represented with two good relay teams
this year Every one knows of the mile
team. and Saturday the two-mle quartet
was picked, which will be Scudder. Dor
sey. Pope and Berry. I don't think this
team can beat Yale. but II will be a
strong contender for second place in this
race. Our four-mile team will not be ex-
mostly two-milers, and the distance is too
short for them.
I'ockw ood May Run
Joe Lockwood comes out of the hos
pital today, but is very weak from his
siege in bed since last Thursday. The
doctors who have had Lockwood under
care have decided that his trouble was
ptomaine poison and not appendicitis. as
was first believed. Just how much this
will affect Lockwood's running is hard
to say, but we are hoping that he will
regain his strength by Saturday enough
to run on the mile team 1t seems out of
the question to have him run. but we will
try to get him around In shape
Doctor Orton's second meet on Satur-
day proved very successful in bringing
out the best in the men, and in spite OF
the poor condition of the track the times
were very good Scudder ran n two
minute half mile on the heavy track,
which shows him to be a very good half
miller. The track was easily two seconds
slow and he had at least another second
in him when he finished. He had no diff
ficulty in winning the race.
Our high jumpers also gave a very
good account of themselves Thibault and
Crane both cleared five feet nine inches
from a very 5oggy take-off with ease,
while Butckhotz and Turner got over five
feet eight inches. .#
The rest of this weeks work will be
very easy in order to give the men a
good rest for Friday and Saturdays COM
petition. They are all in the best shape
now and need only a little loosening up
exercise.
Robertson Will Aid Penn
Penn will be greatly benefited by the
coaching of Lawson Robertson, the for
mer Irish-American instructor, who has
been eng" ged to assist DR.. George Orton.
Robertson is regarded as one of the best
cnder-path instructors in the country. and
the Red and Blue squad Is bound TO i'm
prove. If he makes good, the chances are
that he will be one of the leading candi-
dates for the position next year. although
Nate Cartmell and Art Smith are pushing
him hard.
Smalley the Central High athlete, is
likely to spring a surprise IL he enters
the broad jump Friday. This youngster
leaped 22 feet inches in the Hill School
meet Saturday, which is considered very
good for this time of the year
Wright Makes Good
Joe Wright. the Penn coach, has made
good The Red and Blue victory over
Yale on the SChuylkill Saturday is at
triSuted to his methods, which at first |
met with little favor among the aquatic |
authorities. The strenuous program, fore |
ing the men to appear on the river twice |
day, has been successful, and now the !
students are looking forward TO a long |
string of victories. For the first time in |
years there are rosy prospects OF winning |
the Poughkeepsie regatta. The crews will |
row against Annapolis next Saturday, |
but little work is to be done Wright |
gave the men vacation today and they |
win report tomorrow for tight drill.
Fred Vreeland probably will be seen on
the baseball team-in a few days. He has |
been declared eligible by the faculty after
two years of hard work 10 remove a few |
conditions, and Roy Thomas has well
coined him with open arms. Vreeland also
is a good football player, and win be a
big asset to the team next fall