The Detroit times., 1916-06-08
Eastern Expects to Take 80
Points and Win State Meet
Detroit School Again Has
Well-Balanced Track
Team

Eastern high adhereuts think their
school has a good chance TO capture
the state interscholast!c title with
the same team that scored but three
points at Ann Arbor last Saturday.
when IL meets a number OF the best
state high school teams in open
competition at Lansing. Saturday,
June 10.
Al Ann Arbor. Eastern had TO
buck the best school athletes In
the midwest. and had by far the
best working bunch OF athletes that
any OF the Michigan high schools
could boast. Nearly all OF the East
ern entrants were placed with the
Illinois and Ohio stars in the pre-
liminary events and that Is why
more OF the Orange and Black men
did not qualify for the finals.
Besides the men who went TO
Ann Arbor. Eastern may also have
she assistance OF Snyder. one OF
the best milers in the state. Snyder
was ineligible for the Ann Arbor
meet. but has been making up his
work during the past week. and
promises 10 be ready The other
men who will make the trip will be
Capt Wojiechowski. Brueckner. Nc.
Pherson, Gleason. Westbrook. Spur
rier. Walbridge. ST. Leon. and
WNrm.
Gleason will again be the iron
man OF the Eastern team. He is
scheduled 10 start IN the century.
dash. high hurdles. pole vault, high
jump. and the relay. Wojiechowski
will enter the 220. 40 and the re-
lay, BrueCkner and Mcpherson. tho
100. go and relay Spurrier. the
high jump and high hurdles; St
Leon, in the dash; Wurm, In the
shot hammer and discus; Snyder
in the mile; walbridge. in the half.
mile. and westbrook in the pole
vault and broad jump
Although Eastern has lost FinEel.
Williams, Thompson. Scott. and
Henry. who scored more than 20
points az the last meet. and helped
70 capture the Harvard cup for the
second consecutive time. II still has
left Gleason. Wojechowski, Wal.
bridge, Warm and Snyder OF last
years team, and new point-winning
material in Westbrook, Spurrier and
81, Leon. The team expects 10 take
the relay. the shotput. discus. mile
II Snyder ia eligible. the high jump,
pole vault and some dashes. as we'll
as number OF seconds and thirds
in the other events. II Is believed
by Coaches Duffy and Wuesthof
that the team will be able 10 win
the meet with % or 30 points. and
they are confident that they can
get more.
Should Eastern win the meet this
year, they will have won Il three
consecutive times. and will gain
permanent possession OF the Har.
ward cup. which was put up for
competition for FIVE years by the
Harvard club Of Michigan. to 20 TO
the school winning IL the greatest
mum Der OF times during this period.
Eastern has won II twice. Grand
Rapids Central once. and Bay City
once Should Grand Rapids or Bay
City win this year. the race for the
cup will be tied and will have 10 be
played OF during the sixth year by
the two tie teams. Should some
school other than Eastern, Grand
Rapids or Bay City win this year,
the cup will go 20 Eastern, as II will
have won II twice against once for
the other schools The only school
which Eastern will have 10 fear this
year. however. will be Grand Rap
ids. which has been very strong all
season.
Although we have a team com
posed OF n few veterans and for the
most part OF new material. we are
confident that we will be able 10
uphold the distinction that Eastern
Ia first in track athletics AZ the COM
ing Lansing meet" was the way
James Duffy. head coach at Eastern.