New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-18
Indoor Track Season
Develops Many Stars
Hobbs, of Dartmouth, Most
Promising of Unusually
Fine Lot
By 4. c. CAvAGNARo

Tn. indoor intercollegiate and other
track and field games Of most recent
dat. have discovered many college ath-
ls.e, Of promising qualities VINO are
sure 20 prove outstanding individuals
IN the coming outdoor campaign
These luminaries arc not confined alone
70 Eastern institutions. The western
colleges also have brought out quite "
large number OF new ones.
The speed Of these athletes has put a
new aspsct on the outdoor intoreollegi-
ave championship games which take
nlsee At Franklin Field, Philadelphia
The new candidates displayed By Dart
mouth. Syracuse, Princeton and Penn
svlvania have strengthened the re-
spective athletic squads concerned so
distinctly that they are bound 70 MAKE
Cornell University experience the most
difficult task of many years to retain
the title.
Hobbs a New Sensation
Probably the most promising Of the
lot Is William r. Hobbs, Of Dartmouth
College, who has proven himself an
athlete Of all-sround ability. Harry
HillmAn, the big Green coach, has saiu
many nice things about his new
phenomenon whom he has been IN
structing diligently up in the big Han
over gymnasium during the last winter
Hillman's convictions were moro thah
iustihed by the splendid performances
returned by Hobbs in the recent
Meadowbrook Club games.
Hobbs competed in the b0-yard high
burdle race. pitted against him we're
Joe LOOMS and Earl Thomson, both OF
national and international repute; vet
eran Jack Eller, Billy MeaniK and many
others who have enjoyed years OF com
petition over the obstacles. Hobbs hau
TOO much speed for this formidable
group. and while most Of them failed to
reach the final heat, Hobbs came
through to win in 6 4-5 seconds. TINS
was one-ffth Of second faster than
the worlds record.
This Unexpectedly fine feat of Hobbs
came shortly after he had captured the
running high jump with an actual et-
fort Of Q feet inch. In the high jump
tho Dartmouth representative made his
victory the more noteworthy when
numbered among his victims were 10
LOOMS. OF the Chicago Athletic Asso-
eistion; Alma w. Richards, the inter
GOlieRlAte CHAMPION VI ANAlfAAf CNf'N'
ThibAult, Of Pennsylvania; Ralph Run
von. of Penn State. and Walter Whalen,
the Boston Athletic Association man.
With Hobbs lesping this fine height at
this time of the year Hillman expects
him 20 he jumping several inches
higher before the college boys gather
for their championship tits
The Dartmouth man is also hne
sprinter: capable Of jumping over p
feet in the running broad jump, and
of heavinc the shot over 40 feet Hill
man will tutor Hobbs for the Pentath-
lon contest at the Penn relay games.
Sinclair Sensational with Shot
Another shining star is d. G. Sin
clair. Of Princeton University, with the
shot. The Tiger athlete surprised all
hands by defeating many stronger
rivals at the indoor intercollegiate
he followed week later with VIC
tory at the Mesdowbrook games. SIN
clair got the l2-pound shot distance
OF 53 feet ca inches, while his efforts
with the i6-pound ball have gone beyond
the 44-foot mark. Princeton can still
Depend on Billy Moore, the track cap
tain. who Is running faster than ever;
Johnny Barrett, r. d. Clarke and Les
ter Terrell. all Sprinters. X. l.. Craw-
ford and L. r. Erdman have improved
immensely in tho hurdles, while in the
distance events X. G.. Colwell and Y. X.
Raymond are running m fast time.
Syracuse University will bear watch
ing in its dual competitions. The
relay team Of G.. N. d. Kay. \. 7. r.
Newkirk, /. G.. Watson and Carl a.
Peterson has not met defer this sea
son, while Earl Ellis is getting over six
feet In the running high jump.
Al Pennsylvania Lawson Robertson,
the coach. has wonderfully strong
group Of freshmen, but unfortunately
they will not he eligible TO compete in
the championships. However. several
veterans have shown improvement and
are likely 70 be point getters Rot<ft-
son is most enthusiastic over Earl Ely.
He looks upon him as successor to
Ted Meredith. During the practice
periods on Franklin Field both athletes
have come together and always sped
across the finish pretty closely to-
gether. In one meeting Ely defeated
Meredith at 600 yards in close to record
time.