The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-29
MICHIGAN
FAvoRITE
ATPENNSY.
Wolverines Expected
to Win Dash and
2-Mile Relay
ALSO LOOK GOOD
IN 4-MILE EVENT
Will Take World Rec.
ord to Trim Them,
Says Dope
FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADEL.


PHIA, Pa. April 29.-Michigan's
athletes merely sharpcned their
claws yesterday for the big cham.
pionship struggles that are carded
in today's competition OF the twenty.
second annual relay carnival of the
University Of Pennsylvania
The University OF Michigan entry
In the one big event Of the prelim-
mary day. the American college
championship sprint Medley relay
race. in which the first two contest.
ants ran 22O yards, the second a
quarter mile and the fourth half
mile. made good start when Cap
tain Smith sped the first 200 yards
on even terms with his rivals from
Pennsylvania, Princeton and Chi
cago, despite the fact that kauff.
man, of Pennsylvania. elbowed him
out of the lead on the first turn OF
the track. Michigan's middle men
proved unequal to the task, how
ever. and Ted Meredith, PENIS star,
came homo In wonderful form and
won the race handily from Chicago.
However, Michigan showed
enough TO convince athletic sbarps
that she has team that will make
PENNSYLVANIA, Yale and Wisconsin
and Cornell step TO worlds record
to win the four-mile college relay
championship.
The track with the slight wetting
II received Yesterday should he ideal
for Captain Smith. Of Michigan, and
as the Red and Blue stretch has
twice been covered in . SIS seconds,
there Is chance that the Michigan
flyer, holder OF the Intercollegiate
sprint championship. may be able
to better 10 seconds today.
II Is a certainty. anyhow, that he
will win his event.
Michigan's entry In the two-miie
relay championship is also favored
for it's event. Yale. Cornell, Kansas
and Princeton will be Michigan's
strongest opponents in this race.
Michigan also has some good en-
tries in the field events and as the
Maize and Blue has always taken
away Il goodly share OF Pennsylva-
MAS special events. they can be
counted 10 live up TO past form.
Chicago. Wisconsin and Kansas
arc the other western colleges with
relay teams and specialists who
should win events.
New track and field history is ex-
pected TO be recorded on Franklin
field this afternoon a. the relay
carnival The monster athletic meet
already has brought about the
breaking OF one worlds record, two
collegiate and relay records, and es
tablished a new record in the 1,5OS
meter pentathlon event. Today al.
most every collegiate champion and
star in the country, In addition to
several Olympic titleholcers, Is walt
Ing the call for his event. The con-
ditIor of the track ami field today Is
even better than yesterday Today
the sun came out bright and warm.
Ono OF the greatest quarter mile
races ever run will be the one mile
relay event. the center OF attrac-
ton. Pennsylvania, Harvard AND
Chicago are the favorites. That the
event will be spectacular was owl
deLced yesterday by the fact Penns
sprint medley team broke the
worlds record.
Arlie Mucks, wisconsin's gridiron
star and American titleholder, Ia
picked TO walk away with the shot
put, although White, Of Syracuse.
who broke the intercollegiate rec
ords In the 5e.pound weight throw
yesterday will push him hard.
Berry, of Pennsylvania, who Is
hcralded today as the greatest all
round athlete In the world as the
result of his pentathlon victory.
will not be seen on the field this
afternoon. He will play baseball
with his team at New Haven. Ted
Meredith, however, who was rcspon-
sible for PENIS victory In the sprint
medley and broke the worlds rec