New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Second Indoor intercollegiate
Meet Promises To Be a
Gigantic Success.


gan are scheduled to compete in the
second annual indoor team champion
ship meeting Of the Intercollegiate As
sociation of Amateur Athletes of Amer
, ica, to be held in Madison Square Gar
den next Saturday evening. The COM
petition is expected to bring forth the
relative team strength OF the respective
institutions in the more important
tight for the outdoor championsh ps on
May 26 and 81 at the Harvard Stadium.
Altogether SAB entrants, representing
cighty-six teams, have been received,
showing a decided increase over last
year. The list Of events Is increased
10 eleven, the running broad jump and
twenty-four-lsp relay team race being
the new contests. Spectators are GER
tain 20 see keen sighting between the
teams in the elimination heats for ex-
istence in the final brush.
An absentee in this years carnival
ia Dartmouth College, which made a
good showing In the initial meet. No
reason could be ascertained for the
Hanover boys non-appearance. Cor
nell, Columbia, Penn State, Pennsyl-
vanis, Massachusetts, institute of Tech
nology, Princeton and Michigan have
representatives entered in almost every
event. Yale, Harvard, Brown and New
York universities have distributed their
athletes in several Of the races.
Team racing makes up the great por-
tion Of the programme, but the four
field events are expected TO furnish
better struggles. A dash and hurdle
race, both at the 70-ysrd distance, are
also to be decided. Cornell had no op-
ponents in the l6-pound shot put con-
test last year, but in its fight TO de-
fend its honors Columbia, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Princeton Will be on
hand to furnish opposition.
The two-lap relay race, which brings
together the pick Of the sprlnters OF
the various colleges. shows the biggest
entry eleven teams. Michigan will
start a formidable combination headed
by Harold l.. Smith, the outdoor cham
pion, at the 100 and 22O-yard dis
tances. This contest is certain TO bring
out some close racing. Colleges nave
also found favor with the three and six
lap races. as is emphasized by a large
number of starters.
I. K. Foss. winner Of the polo vault
last year, with height of II feet 3
4 inches, is again on hand, as are most OF
/ the members that composed the win
ming team last year. Alma W. Rich.
/ ards, another IthSca |thlete, holder OF
1 the national all-round championship
| and winner Of the running high jump
last year. will again be on hand to
match his skill with Wesley VI. Oler, jr.,
i Of Yale. who was defeated after a
memorable fight. During the contest
the pair of shoes being worn by Rich
ards split in half, and he had to make
the best Of this handicap while new
pair was being procured. They soon
arrived, and after a bitter tussle Rich
ards succeeded in defeating the Yale
student with an effort Of feet 4
inches, | inch better than Oler. The
latter reversed the decision in their
second encounter, in the outdoor inter
collegiate, Oler winning with leap OF
6 feet Az inches
The colleges Represented in the va
rious events follow:
Tvo.lsp relay race uour. t,.ms: distance
four fiths Of ilel-Amherst. Brown. Columbia
b Cornell. Harvard. Michigan, MAsssehusetts lnsu
ute Of Technology. New York University. Peni
Thre--sp relay race -four man teams; distance
one and one fifth miles Columbia. Cornell. Har
yard. Michigan. Msssschusetis Institute OF Tech
nooT. Peunsylysnis and Princeton.
.,o srd TWO a'ths milesj-Brovn Columbia Cor
Technoiosy. Penn state, Pennsylvania. Princeton
Syracuse and Yale
I2-sp relay race -four mar teams. distance. lou
and four f,ths miles l-soum5is, Cornell, MAssa
, chuse,ts Institute Of Technology and Princeton.
Aie,ilsy relay race idlance. 200 yards 300 yards
500 Yards and 1000 yards tlsl-Colun.bia. Cornell
Massachusetts Institute o. Technology. Penn state
Pennsyivsnla. Princeton and Yale ,,-. -
2t-ap relay rscs -four man teams; distance. Mint
ard three nfths miles l--C olumbia. Cornell Msssh
chusetts Institute " Techno.oEy and PennsiVsnla a
I -0-yard dash team competition Columbia, Cor
/ neil Michigan. Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nolcgy. Penn state. Pennsylvania Princeton an'
Yale - .
/ 7o-yard hurdle team raee-Coumoia. Cornell
Penn state Pennsylvania. Princeton and Yale
/ Running high Jump team competition l-colum
} hs Cornell Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I Princeton Yale. Pennsylvania and Nes York Uni
Fersity. , u
Pole vault team competition Cornell, Harvard
Penrsylvanis Princeton and Yale.
Putting l6-pound sho, team competition GO
nmbls Cornell Harvard. Michigan. Pennsylvania
and Princeton.
Running broad Jump team comp~tiuOn) )-tolum
bis Cornell Penn state. Pennsylvania and fAs