Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
PENNSY RACE CARNIVAL
PROMISES TO BE BIG MEET
NirSinin Ranked Ahead of Georgetown
ana Johns Observation-Disclosures. Techs,
Generals Hnd Spiders Invited.

! Huu JOnnk fiOnktnS-tUuCth, Techs,
generals and Spiders Invited.
| The University of Pennsylvania's
twcnty-third annual relay race car
| nival. to he held on Franklin Field.
| Philadelphia. OH the last Friday and
Saturday CT April. promises this year to
| be even bigger and better than ever.
| The invitations have just been sent out
TO the colleges, many of which already
nave these great games OH their schcd-
ule. Pennsylvania famous races are
everywhere regarded as the greatest
world: No other set. either Scholastic
or collegiate sports, compares with
Last year Pennsylvania made n new
worlds record for the sprint medley
relay championship, while Yale and
Cornell e1naled the worlds records in
respectively. As Yale and Cornell ran
on track measured twelve inches
from the pole. while the old records
were made on track measured cigh-
teen inches out, both Yale and Cornell
actually ran faster than the teams
s shn' sn moiI IT t l,ssd records with them
worlds record of Is seconds on grass
in the high hurdles.
nier To, OF Yale. and Richards. of Cor
nell. tied in the high jump at six feet
three inches Mucks. OF wisconsin
put the shot forty-eight feet one and
half inches. All of the other events
while the times for the college and
school class relay races were faster
than ever before in the history OF the
Everything points to wonderful
nee, meet, on April II and IS The Uni
ysrsity of southern California have
represented. while more Western instr
tu,i9ns than ever before will he on
nHnu Harvard has another fast one
mile relay team. while many other col
ieges are getting their men i'm shape.
unp'nG 70 carry off one or other of
me ~, relay classics of the year Berry.
Fenns great all-around athlete will
aealh be In the Dentathlon events with
several other aspirants for all-around
because of the magnitude Of this
meet; the management has EXPRESSED
the desire that the various teams send
M vhG,r entries at once, so that work
may ne started on the banners Guns
ana Hold watches TO be used as prizos
.pr the various events. At present
NE ,nanaEers merely desire 10 know
whether or not the teams Will he en-
tcred; The names OF the men will he
called for later. The invitation let
Iers to the schools will he scnt ONT rs
made. NV "'e"
;, Any schools or colleges no, on the
the games are advised to write at ones
10 the managers in Philadelphia Last
lar nearly 100 colleges were repre-
scihoea at the meet. while Over 90
had to get eco contestant tickets
These figures show both the popularitv
ana MAGNITUDE of tho meet and indi-
cate that tho managers Of tho various
colleges should Sc" to 1t early ,ha,
IneN are entered Below will he found
me classes OF the various colleges 10
winch Invitations have been sent
ENTRIES are also received from any
or the colleges for the American col
lcee chamrio"ship relay races which
are at the distances OF ono milo. Two
miles and four miles and also ;wo
nltion. college athletes may enter tho
ioilowinc snccial events which arc
h"ld during the two-davs' mlcn,in,.
Toward dash, lco-yard hurdle. hici,
lumn. broad jump. shot hammer
dlscus iaN"lin. pole vault, hop-stc,
ana jump. iiftv-siX pound weight, i.n-
Fard low hurdl" and tho pentathlon.
49,, spiders in Class M. IL.
tinSF oxford. Cambridge ynlc IT,
n"r"' junction Cornell Dartrlouth NTicbi
car. ChtcsEo Illinois reuusvlvrria '"'-
IIomri WISCONSIN Minnesota Notr" p,inc
southern California '' va nv
N ohhSss ,@1k2nnsns InAIara varicrhil' Iowa
Sch - Ann. Sci. Occidental. Grinncii Rrir
co LAS t-Grss1" Idaho. Washington s.ate
Alahnma. Colorado sch. of Mines W.,sbinr
Class i-colnmbi" Svr:,c,:sc Mass Inst .,
l""h. itainitn". Ohio state. Michigan Ncr,.