The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
C0LLEGIANS SEEK
PENN RELAY TITLES
Annual Meet on Franklin
Field viii BE- Held Next
Friday and saturday.
GREAT FIGHT IN ONE MILE

,c,,, carnival ON Franklin Field.
Philadelphia. next Friday and saturday.
Among them will be the greatest per-
,orrers now In the college ranks. Stars
rom all sections Of the country will come
,,c.,hcr. The college relay champion
.,irs a, one milo. two miles and four
,,le. are tho banner attractions. but the
.rec,al Individual events Of ali sorts hold
ICON Interest too. In some respects the
,,,nors ~ these contests will be en-
,,,ed 10 more glory than the %victors in
Tho classic intcrcollesiatcs in June. for
,ore sections of the country will be rep
resented in them.
The one mile relay promises 10 be the
ma, closely fought OF all the contests
on the card. PENNSYLVANIA and Harvard
had A bang up race at this distance last
wear. the Quakers winning by a bare
margin In worlds record time because
90. grand sprint by Ted Meredith in the
lac, lar. Meredith IL back. and So are
lockwood and Kaufman, other members
% the wonderful Red and Blue trio. Don
1lnoinco,t is the only one lost. and to
axe his place there Is Tommy Lennon.
,he New York boy who has come for |
ward with , rush in the last year.
Harvard's star mile team NJ Bingham. |
T.e.hner. wilcox and Tower remains.
With the exception Of Tower. whose place
can he filed with just as strong a man
in either Biddlc or P~cnnypacker. Har-
vud was the fiyorite TO win last year
and Is first choice again this season. IL
would not surprise many. though. "
dartmouth, Chicago or Princeton Mould
GO, home in front OF these big rivals
Riley. W~orthington. Legacy and Trenholm
VIII represent Dartmouth-all 81 second
men or better. Riley has run n quarter
N ~ seconds. Chicago's strength Is
centred chiefly in Binga DESMOND. the
reero marvel. and Leroy Campbell. ma
,tonal half mile champion. Billy Moore
's Prircetou's star. Missouri was third
IN this race last year. Little is known
~ Tho Westerners' 1915 fory. but they
MAJ prove to he n dark horse.
Yale is a jopheavy favor,tc in the two
nile relay because OF the prowess OF
Johnny Ovcrton, by far the best cell
age half miller IN the land. Michigan.
Cornell and Princeton are expected to
furnish the chief opposition here. In
he four mile event Cornell Is conceded
70 o~u'ciasS Us field. with Potter. Hon
rnire and Windnaele all capable Of
h~'ter than 4 minutes 30 seconds in the
mie.
NJ ,hgcc Of the college champion
n rs a. standard distances will be run
on saturday. MANY of the same run
rers entered in these events Will take
par IN the medley relays Friday. the
distance medley and the sprint medley.
Michigan L. regarded as the strongest
'sim in tho shorter OF these races. with
'o'uwha likely TO Gu; quite "A figure.
ror0sl Michigan and Pennsylvania
oom f,rnidably in the longer event.
eerry. who may run on Penn's our
rre relay team. and Worthington. who
-slatel to be n member OF Dartmouth 8
0re nile quartet. are expected TO he the
PR iptl ~ccntenders in the college PEN
's.h'on ,hamp!onship. which will he
-tl ur Friday This contes; embraces
ne broad jump. |javelin throw. discus,
!hN metro run and 1900 metre run.
R.-rt won Last wear with Q points. as
asa ~ IL for Worthington. who got
.ecord. Burke ~ Wisconsin is regarded
Is me dark horse in the all around
..-i'e
OF the other individual competitions
he h.sh jump seems likel! to develop
Ne hottest battle. with a good posi-
b.,y OF a new college record Alma
Rtchard> of Cornell was forced 10 do s
'eet . inches 70 win last year from
Wesisy Oler of Vale. who go' over 8
's, 3 Olor later defeated Richards in
the n'crcollegiates, so the latter Is
smsr,ing FOR revenge. There will be
much more N the event than these two.
however. Frizell Of the Kansas Aggies
Sen'ered. This youngster has been the
ttnsaror 81 the indoor season on West.
He tied with Joe LOOMS. national indoor
Champion. in 81. Louis recently with a
ZAP % . feet = inches. Other crack
Western Jumpers IN the field are Lar
sen o. Brigham Young University Of
0'ah With a record % s fee, . inches /;
T'ewecke, Kansas. s feet l inch
Usher. Chicago, 6 feet l inch, and
lanes, Northwestern s feet . inches.
TO help oler and Richards keep the
honor IN the East there are JohnstOne.
Harvard. 6 feet ga inches. Davy.
Princeton. s feet ! inch. and Crane,
Penn. . feet ! inch.
Worthing,on OF Dartmouth is eX-
ptcted To have Little trouble winning
me broad jump. He has been q con.
slstent twenty-four foot man, Butler
of Dubuque. not such d steady man, has
gore as far AZ twcnty-four feet two
md a half inches and will be at least
second II he can perform up TO that
mark
Twelve foot pole vaultcrs will turn
GUY In a flock. Foss ~ Cornell will com
pete again with Newsletter of Penn.
s%v'vauia who tied with him last veal
" twelve feet ten inches. Culp OF III
NOS, Buck Of Yale, Hsydock of Har'
'At and Carey OF Princeton are other
carao,e men in this event.
simpson Of Missouri, the Western
eaanp.on and joint holder OF the worlds
record, rates strongest in the hurdles
nut will be pressed to fast time b,
'iuhA, Starr and Lukens of Cornell
Hamnitt ~ Penn state, Packer of III
NOS and Leisenrlng of Yale.
Smith ~ Michigan. the intercollegiate
champion at 100 yards. liz reported II
wonderful FORM. Steve Farrell. hi.
Noa'n. say Smith will get under ten see
"ndS tEis wear beyond the shadow OF 8
No1ot unless some accident befalls him
y ''rd OF fasteners will take a cracl
AZ '1' Champion. but II Is probable tina
ni Nfi his hardest opposition II
'ef'1.nc Of Chicago. the conference
r1dml.'
Ar, Nl,Es ~ Wisconsin, the nationa
\ = r. hampton, Will meet a lot %
t"'d moo 80 the SHOT put. Spears o
'hr'1 .'H AND Whit. Of syracuse,
'a' % te'erans. will press him pas
me 'nr'}-'f- foot mark II in form. Rich
"0' ~ 'uIuDll and Nourse OF Prince
m' ar" other veterans in the event
mes" same men and others will vie !
ne a. Hs. J%ayelin, hammer and ffty-si'
pound shot
N TO relay races for preparatory an
nign schools practically every prominsi'
hs'l'4' lu Of that nature in the Eas
ms MAD" 'ntries, Greater New for
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