Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-25
INTERCOLLEGIATE TRACK MEET
Center OF ATHLETIC INTEREST
Hundreds of Athletes Will Compete in Big Event at Cambridge
on SatTday-Corne Favored to Win Feature Event Of
College Yea-Stanford Will Send Strong Team to Atlantic
Murray Norton and Wilson viii compete-CaIifornia
Entered

All eyes are turned toward the In
tercollegiate athletic meet which will
be held at Cambridge on Saturday,
and college men throughout the world,
and followers of track athletics will
watch for the result OF the big meet
in which the foremost athletes of
America will participate.
For some time past Cornell has
been favorite for this year, and the
Ithacans have really the best show
to land a winner when the last event
is over. Cornell alumni in Honolulu
feel confident that their school will
capture the honors again., but still
Yale and Harvard men hope for vic
tory. Pennsylvania is weak in track
this season, and very few hope to see
the Philadelphia school in place.
All Around Team.
Cornell has good collection Of
athletes this year, and Moakley will
CURE on landing seconds and thirds
Tor a victory. Last year Cornell Sc
cured but one first, yet won the meet
from Harvard by nearly 20 points.
Yale was one point behind Harvard
with Pennsylvania and Princeton tied
for fourth place
or the men who won points last
year Spieden. Ingersoll and McCutch-
con are gone. Windnagle, Irish, Tay-
Tor, Potter. Hoffmire, Van Wrinkle.
Starr, Watt, Culbertson, Richards,
Foss and Mccormick will be ready to
60 after the meet.
Smith and Teschner.
In the sprints the race to the tape
should be between Smith of Michigan
and Teschner of Harvard. Last year
Smith won both events, but the Grim
son runner has been making fast time
this season. and may lead the Ann
Arbor dash man to the tape. Van
Winkle of Cornell, Kaufman of Penn.
sylvania, kirksey of Stanford, Tread.
way of Yale and O'Brien OF Michigan
are looked upon as contenders for the
other places.
In the 440-yard dash Ted Meredith
Of Pennsylvania has an excellent
chance to win. Bingham of Harvard
looks like his strongest opponent, with
Wilcox Of Harvard close up Then
there is Richardson OF Princeton and
Lynn Of Stanford to figure on, not
excepting Biddle il he should enter
A Great Race.
Ted Meredith again takes his place
In the half mile, but he may have 10
break another record to win. In the
! dual meet with Cornell the great
Pennsylvania miller was chased all the
way by We're Windnagle, the little tow
head from Ithaca, and Meredith had
TO break a record to do 1t.
Windnagle. has number OF friends
In Honolulu who were pleased that
he made such an excellent showing.
Windnagle was checkedt in E52.2.
Bingham and Biddle OF Harvard may
be strong contenders in this race with
Taylor of Cornell, Parker of Yale.
Irish Of Cornell and Ufer of Michigan
should Overton OF Harvard enter this
race he Is expected to finish well up.
MISUNDERSTANDING he enter the mile
alone looks like strong contender
for first place with Overton OF Yale.
Irish of Cornell. Carroll Of Michigan.
Colweil Of Princeton. Campbell OF
Harvard and Paul Wilson, the great
Stanford runner The winner of this
race should be forced to do 400 for
the distance. In the two-mile event
0verton of Yale. Potter and Hoffmire
Of Cornell and Young OF Yale look
like the most promising candidates.
Hurdles to West.
In the hurdles the West will come
into its own. Ii is regrettable that
Earl Thomson, the great timber top
per Of California. and joint holder bf
the worlds record with Simpson of
Missouri, will not enter, nor will Fred
Kelly, the great barrier man; but the
West will send Fred Murray and
Johnny Norton of Stanford and Ted
Preble of California Meredith House,
accompanied the Stanford team East,
but viii not compete in the intercol-
legiate.
With everything favorable Stanford
should win first and second In the
high hurdles. and have an excellent
chance for the first two places in the
low event. Preble may beat out Nor.
ton in one of these events for second
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