Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-29
JACK MOAKLEY
SATISFIED WITH
CORNELL TEAM
Track Coach Says Ithacans
Will Fight Penn for In
tercollegiate Honors
RELAY NEWS AND GOSSIP

1t looks like Old Penn and Jack Moak-
ley's crowd of Comedians to fight II out
for first-place honors in the intercollegiate
championships at Harvard next month
This rash prediction is based half upon
what was shown at Franklin Field yes
terday. and as much again on the opinions
of the keenest track coaches in America.
Moakley was the only trainer at the re-
lays yesterday who was at all optimistic.
He saw pretty good chance for Cornell
to regain first honors in the annual classic,
and in this opinion he was supported by
Keene Fitzpatrick, of Princeton; Steve
Farrell. of Michigan, and Tom Keene. of
Syracuse,
Penn Not Worried
On yesterdays showing there are no
men who can cause the Pennsylvania ath-
letes any particular worry Fortunately
for a number of middle distance runners
east of the Alleghenies, Coaches Stagg, of
Chicago and Jones, of Wisconsin, Will be
so busy with the Western Conference
championships that none of their perform
erS will be sent to participate in the Cam
bridge stadium None of the Cornell
runners put in an appearance yesterday.
but Alva Richards took fine second in
the 56-pound weight throw for distance,
and ~ Mccormick made the best ana
most consistent hammer throws, His
winning throw of $50 feet inches. al
though within the record, beat the next
man by II feet.
Coach Moakley said. IT'S a little too
early to know just where l stand, but I'm
pretty certain of having a good all
around team. Well be up there close to
the top at the championships"
Fitzpatrick could not see anything
hopeful for his Princetonians. A few in
dividual stars can't win big meets, he
said Keene thought it looked like good
old-fashloned Cornell-Penn fight.
"Babe" White Is Team
Tom Keene's best bet for Syracuse is
Babe" White In the weights. Babe" IS
only 6-6 in his pajamas and weighs but
$50 pounds johnson showed up pretty
we'll as Whites partner in the strong-arm
events Keene expects to cut down the
totals of the leaders. but doesn't see how
he stands a chance to run high, The same
is true with Farrell. He has a great man
in II. Smith. winner of the sprints last
year, and also a good half-miler and a
miller, with C. Smith in the weights. But
Steve" figures Mlchigan's chances the
same as Keene and Fitzpatrick.
Roberts, of Harvard, and Brown, an
other giant, of Yale, are dangerous men
in the weights. From the gossip yester-
day. Yale is considered only in the field
events while Harvard is strong in the
runs. All in all II looks as If the winner
points, because of the exceptionally keen
competition scattered throughout the pro-
gram. Pennsylvania and Cornell are the
only schools with well.balanced teams as
sured. while Harvard has fine prospects IL
her stars can be given any kind of sup.
port. The other institutions will cut each
others throats. and pare down the totals
of the winners.
The consensus Of opinion among those who
know Is that Berry Is something Of
plished the wonderful feat OF taking every
nrst place IN the pentathlo1. This is the
made In a hrst-class meet.
The recent rain hampered the held ath-
letes more than II did the runners. The
ground was so slippery that 1t was well nigh
Impossible 70 gst good footing IN the weight
White. OF Syracuse, added 4h inches to his
1915 record for a new distance OF 81 feet
inches,
bad on a heavy track and sosgy Held
Getting Back TO Berry again he beat his old
record In the 1900 metres BY IL 1-5 seconds.
HIS time yesterday for the distance which III
nearly a mile. was 4 minutes 20 as seconds.
The crowd stood up and eheered when little
school relays. He was the smallest man
on the neld The next smallest was his team
mate. George McFadden. Both are from the
Howe School Fern Rock.