Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
PENN ONE-MTLE
RELAY TEAM Is
PICKED AT LAST
Lockwood, Lennon a n d
Kaufman Are Selected to
Run With Meredith
VERY FAST QUARTET
BY TED MEREDITH
Captain Penn Track Team.


Pennsylvanias one-mie relay team is
picked. The choice of this team has been
the talk of the campus for the past month,
in fact, It has been a puzzle ever since the
indoor season started, but today 1t is
settled, and barring accidents. the team
will be Kaufman, Lennon, Lockwood and
myself. This will be the order in which
we will run, also. Lockwood did not rub
in the trials but he will be one of the
quartet. His running for the past three
years and so far this spring will be enough
TO convince every one of his ability to
hold down the third relay.
Joe is the original hard-luck track,
man. Possessed with a very light boSx
and n nervous disposition. he seems to
always have att least two setbacks dur
ing the year. First he threw his arm out
in New York, and second, he was taken
sick on Thursday after running, and had
to go to the University Hospital for q
day or two. I do not think this will
hinder him from running on next Satur-
day, for his condition Is not very serious
merely an upset stomach.
Chances Bright
Our chances against Harvard look
brighter, with these men running as they
did In yesterdays trials. Should Lock-
wood not be able to run, Dorrey who
only finished yard behind Kaufman
will take his place, and we will still have
ngntlnB chanCe.
imagine the choosing of Robertson as
assistant to Orton is great surprise to
every one, and I want to explain our
reason for so doing. The committee felt
that with the large squad which we have
some men were sure to be sighted with
only one coach; Yale and Harvard both
have two men in charge, so we looked
over the good men available, and found
Robertson the most desirable, due to his
wide knowledge of track and field events.
Robertson has no speciality, as have
most coaches, but is equally good in track
and field coaching also he was believed
to be the one who could best fit into the
conditions at this late date and show the
best results.
This Is not, understand, a trial for
Robertson, for we do not expect a man
to come here and show anything in one
month Robertson has not nor any one
else been picked for next year.
Praises Robertson
Robertson can help Doctor Orton n
great deal should he he here this spring
and the only thing to be done to get him
is his ratification by the Faculty Commit
tee on Athletics. He will live in the train
ing house with the men and watch them
closely on proper sleep, food, etc, which
is an essential thing at this time of the
year.
Today the freshmen trials will be held
with the preliminary meet The two
and four mile teams will also be selected
today. With the relays one week away
Pennsylvanla's chances look mighty
bright.
Due to Joe Loclkwood's illness he will
not be allowed to run in the short medley.
relay on Friday his place will be taken
by Frank Dorsey, who will run the
quarter. Lennon and Kaufman will run
the furlongs and l will take the half
mile.
News comes from Boston and New
Haven that the Harvard teams are very
good. especially the one-mle team. Har-
ward wants to avenge the defeats met
at our hand last spring and last win
ter. / do not know how much better the
Harvard team is then it was last VIM
ter. but 1t should be a great deal better
outdoors. These men, with the exception
of Bingham were poor indoor runners
while we were all accustomed to indoor
tracks. This, of course gave us shade
over Them so 1t now remains to be seen
whether we can prove as good outdoors.