New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
New Spriinting
Star Dawns at
Penn Carnival
Frank Shea, of Pittsburgh,
Does Two Fast Quarter
Miles in Relay
By A: c. Cavagnaro

burgh. This was proved on the second
day of the University of PennsylvS4 ia
relay carnival here to-day, whenWhe
Smoky City athlete ran two of the
fastest quarter miles ever recorded on
Franklin Field.
Both marks were made when Shea
ran the final leg for his team in win
ming two of the most important relay
events of the afternoon. In each in
stance the Pittsburgh team was far In
the ruck, and the chances looked slim
for Shea to make up these tremendous
gaps. However, displaying indomitable
grit and never-die spirit, Shea would
eventually overtake the leader and gain
his lead in the final Is yards.
Shea's fteetest running came in the
Mike Murphy challenge cup at one mile,
which is the most cherished prize of
the games, when he was clocked with a
flying start in 48 4-5 seconds. ThisVef-
fort came shortly after Shea had COW
cred one circuit of the track in 40 2-5
seconds.
Athletic enthusiasts throughout the
country remember Shea for his two vic
tories over Ted Meredith, famous for
his middle distance running last year.
However, at that time the impression
prevailed that Shea won when his rival
was not at his best.
Hardest Fight in Class B
It was in the Glass championship
race to-day that Shea was compelled
to retrieve the most ground. The first
two runners, Fades and Eckhardt,
trailed the field and Albright, whose
running was also of a sensational char
acter, pulled the "P" boys into third
place. When Shea relieved, Syracuse
Columbia second. Shea cut down M9lf
this distance after covering half adfap
and at the entrance of the homstretch
came abreast with Sibley, of Columbia,
who had taken the lead. The two
fought it down the straightaway. but
the stronger Shea succeeded in drawing
away to win by two feet.
Pittsburgh's other victory in the Mike
Murphy event also resulted In test
of Wisconsin. Pennsylvania and Mis-
souri, fought the issue for the first two
laps, with the Western runners having
a lead Of eight yards over Pcnnsyl-
vania. Pittsburgh was seven yards
further back. The pickup between ALL
bright, who was again the third men,
ber OF the team, and Shea was executed
in half second, with Shea off flying
after his opponents.
Slowly but surely the Pittsburgh
whirlwind gained on the other runners.
Rounding the final turn he came
shoulder to shoulder with Pttam. Pit
tam was full of fight, and Immediately
accepted the challenge. \ Both athletes
bore madly along, with neither giving
an inch. For moment the spectators
had visions of Shea cracking, in view
of his earlier exhausting race. How
ever, it was Pittam who was first to
hoist the white flag, and gradually fall
back, to be beaten by one and half
yards. The time returned by the Pitts
burgh boys was 1929 1-5, which was the
best of the meet.
No Records Broken
The keenness of the contest surprised
even the large corps of athletic coaches
on hand, and under the present condi-
Eions it was reasonable to place the
games on as interesting and important
footing as previous meetings. No
cases Father Time escaped by small
fractions.
While the athletes of the East
gathered their share of the laurels, the
outstanding features were furnished by
men from west of the Mississippi. This
was true in the 100-yard dash when J.
Y. Scholz, of Missouri. covered the dis
tance in 10 seconds. The athletes ran
against slight wind. and two of the
timers caught Scholz between 8 AS and
10 seconds.
Seholz is the Western 100 and 22O
yard conference champion, and in the
shorter event has been credited with
performance that has been placed on
par with the best Of sprinters. He
demonstrated that he was an excep-
tional runner by having an almost two
yard advantage.
William Ganzemuller, of Penn State,
national indoor short sprint champion.
was Scholz's most dangerous opponM 1t.
The Missouri man got a good START
with Ganzemuller at his side. Scholz
had a few inches lead, but it was not
until the 40-yard point was passed that
he dug spikes harder into the cinders
and began to open up daylight. Gan
zemulier gave hot chase, but found
Scholz too speedy for him.
Columbia Bids Again
Columbia made another strong bid
for relay title in the four-mile con-
Test. but when the crucial point came
the Blue and White representative was
forced to fall back. Iowa State Col
iege was the winner, with Columbia
rs yards behind. Pennsylvania and
Lafayette were also starters. but were
never serious contenders for the lead.
Snaw. the first Columbia man. rave
Larson, his relief, 2O-yard lead. but
the latter was caught by Cromera,of
Iowa, after two laps.
iowa maintained the van position
nntsi the running of the final Ian. when
shepard. of Columbia, renewed the
hepes OF possible Blue and White
victory. Hawthorne, his Iowa state
rival, "dogged" his steps until half a
lap from the finishing line, when Haxv-
thorne sped away with. little trouhio
from the tired Shepard.
Inc prominent Camp Dix team. COM
posed OF Lieutenants Anderson, Finch
xna Aeiiy and Candidate Howard Berry.
larry ran circles around their rivals
~ the one-mile army and navy cham
Paonship race: The Camp Dix soldiers
broke the trial from the start. with
REMAIN Bay Naval Training Station
second. Howard Berry, the anchor *
runner, went Off with a 35-yard lead
ana did not exert himself until tho
ncmestretch. George Dernel!, the pei
nam representative, then became dan.
gerous, forcing Berry to jump to in
crease his speed to win by twcntv
yards: The Charleston Naval Station
was third. A'''''
Princeton Hurdler Wins
G. X. Erdman, of Princeton. probah,v
the best hurdler in any Eastern college
showed a fash Of his real form in H.
1Z0-yard high hurdle event on .hc
grass. The Tiger did not waste an
inch in skirting the obstacles. and 80
csrIy as the third hurdle was in front
! q. e. johnson, of Michigan, and Wal.
ter Emfth from Cnrrali A.rL.J ri