Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
LOCKWOOD'S LOSS
WEAKENS PENN'S
ONE-MTLE RELAY
Dorsey Will Be Third Man
on Team-Quakers Not
Discouraged
RECORD POLE VAULTERS
BY TED MEREDITH


All hopes for Joe Loclswoods recovery
IN time to take up the third relay on the
elmle team have been given up. Lock-
wood is still in the hospital and is re-
covering rapidly. but It is n physical inn
possibility for him to run. Yesterday at
noon was the first day he was given any
solid food and that was not enough fuel,
II eaten three times n day. to carry him
through a quarter such as he would have
TO run.
Frank Dorsey will take his place and I
think will fill IL very well but even with
such man as Dorsey running l think
we have given away five good yards,
which will mean a lot on Saturday. The
members of the team have taken up this
misfortune In fine way and all feel that
they must shoulder some of this loss and
try to make IL up They are not bit
discouraged and II Is certainly great
feeling of satisfaction to have such
bunch behind you.
Same in 1914
This is the second time in my three
years on the varsity that the one-mile
team has come to the relays shot to
pieces by accidents. The first year, in
1914, Kelly pulled tendon and l was
taken sick with measles which crippled
the team a lot. Then, to cap the climax,
Cross fell losing so much that Don Lip
lap.
When I said last week that the relays
would prove to be at their greatest height
this year 1 think I was not wrong by
great deal. Yesterday I tried to show the
stars who would be in the 100-yard dash,
120-yards hurdles and high jump. 1
thought these three of the special events
would be most attractive to the general
public, and I still think So but there Ia
one event, the pole vault, which viii con-
tain more good men than any other.
On looking over the entries for this
event see IA men who have shown ~
feet or better It is a strange thing. but
ever since the relays have started II
seems that the vaulting has been very
good on relay day, and men have done
better the last Saturday In April than
they do all the rest of the season.
Best at Relays
Last year the best performance of the
year was at the relays, when Newsletter,
of Pennsylvania, and Foss, or Cornell,
tied at 12 feet 10 inches. These two men
again will be in this years event and
look like the favorites, although they
must meet some wonderful vaulters Just
to show what they are up against let me
mention the names and records of some
of their competitors:
Culp, of Illinois, with a record of IL
feet inches; Fisher, of Chicago, 12 feet;
Haydock of Harvard, 12 feet inches;
Babbitt, of Harvard, 10 feet; Cary, of
Princeton, 12 feet inches Curtis, of
Syracuse, who won the event in 1913 at
IL feet 61h inches; Johnstone and Buck
of Yale, 12 feet; Nagle. of Yale. 12 feet
"a inches Rector. of Dartmouth 12 feet
inches; Cheyney of Cornell, ~ feet,
and Sewell, of Pennsylvania, 12 feet 3
inches.
This gives you an idea of what to ex-
pect in the pole vault. good day might
mean a worlds record, for all these men
are good vaulters and several are capable
of doing new record If they hit con-
ditlons right.
Newsletter might not prove to be as
good on Saturday as he is. Early in his
training he had sore leg and Doctor
Orton. thinking II might turn out to be
tendon trouble laid him off. He might
- Ase in getting into shape, but l am
of the opinion that the excitement OF
the competition will be great enough to
carry him through to a good performance.
Newsletter is a great vaulter and
strong competitor
Has Developed
Pole vaulting has developed a great
. deal in the last few years. due to the
NehanginB of form and the sliding-up of
the hands. Mike Murphy is the founder
of the latter Improvement and 1t has
added from six to nine inches. on to the
Vaulting records of a few years back.
Before this was started by Mike the
vaulters kept their hands in one position
until the final shoot came now they slide
the under hand up as the pole goes into
the ground.
Lawson Robertson is expected to re-
port to the Pennsylvania track team no
port to the Pennsylvania track team to-
morrow and not later than next Monday.
He has some matters to fix up In New
York which might require until next week.
but II he can he will be here before that
time.
Coach Orton has entered the entire
Penn track team as follows:
Mile tsam-James E. Meredith Dorsey, F.
emile team-.Zutter, A. scudder, T. Pope. H.
4-Inils teqm-:E.' HumPhriss. F., De Korn.
Mitchell e1ItSI sgesPKeetssin dns Esele a,,.r
Koethen. subs-A. Eisele. G. Norris Con-
100 yards-Katz. Friedman. wentz.
Sprint medley-F. Dorsey, Il. Lennon, #, |
Kaufman. James f. Meredith sub-A. scud-
broad jump-Bertolet. Berry. Downing.
"issr i5S-ysrd hardiS.SZwaTren, Hopkins.
l40-yard hurd!eEHopkins, wickersham,
Hish Iump@Buchholz. Thibault. Hampton.
5spound weisht-ROyer, e. Harris. Hen
. Running hop, step and iump-IOnes. wents,
PentSthlon[ William Creighton. II. Berry. |
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