Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-23
TECH EXPECTED TO
WIN STATE MEET
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only the lower part of the field. Even
TINS ngure is not expected to be main
tained Tomorrow. 1t would be neces-
sary that the river go II feet above low
water mark, before the track would be
endangered and it would be necessary
TO call Off the meet, v. Grant Forrer,
who is In charge of the arrangements.
says. -
No great trouble is anticipated by
Tech to land first honors in the meet
so mighty is the band of Tech athletes
and so practically certain is victory for
the local contingent that number of
high schools have declined TO enter
teams in the meet. A runner-up cup
has been offered as an extra inducement
to secure entrants.
Many Entrants
Carl Beck, premier athlete of Tech,
is expected to continue in the lmelght
tomorrow and to score a large number
of points for the institution. Beck is
entered in four events in addition to
the one-mile relay. They are the 12-
pound shotput, the discus throw, the
120-yard high hurdles and the 220-yard
high hurdles. He excelled in the State
College meet in these events and indi-
cations now are that he will not have
great difficulty in repeating to-mor-
row.
Other Tech entrants are:
High jump-Helfkin, Boyer. Heagy.
Pole vault-Heagy.
Broad jump-Heagy, Shader, AL
bright.
100-yard dash-Garrett, Malick. AL
bright.
220-yard dash-Albright, Malick, Gar
rett.
Discus throw-c. Beck, wilsbach
12-pound shot put-C. Beck, wills
bach, Malick, Harris.
440-yard dash-Malick, Keane, wills
bach.
Two-mile run-Dunkelberger, Ebert,
Huber, Shue
One-mile run-Hoffsomer ]. Beck.
Half-mile run-Winks, Hoffsomer. J..
Beck.
12O-yard high hurdles - C. Beck.
Heagy. Boyer.
22O-yard high hurdles-Boyer, c..
Beck. Heagy.
One-mile relay-Tech C. Beck. Ma
lick, Hoffsomer, Garrett, Keane, AL
bright, Wilsbach.
Keen Battle Forecast
Interesting competition is expected,
however. and keen battle is anticipat-
Reading and Williamsport are to the
effect that the high schools of those
cities are sending strong teams here,
which now appear to have an edge on
the Others Little Lewistown is send
ing a strong list of entrants and may
spring q surprise on the teams from
some of the large schools. Steelton will
send a comparatively strong array of
talent as we'll. Little is known of what
may be expected from Lansford and
Carlisle.
Every loyal Harrisburger should make
plans to attend the smashing inter-
scholastic track and field meet at the
Island on Saturday is the information
given out to-day. w. o. Hickok, Sd,
former Yale athlete and one of the
greatest athletes ever produced in this
country, has been appointed official ref
cree.
The ticket sale in on at Tunis' sta
tionery store at s North Third street
and it will close at noon tomorrow.
Admission to the grandstand will be
by ticket and entrance to the field will
be free. A great crowd is expected for
the meet is going to be right up to snuff
and on a great booming pre-war basis
Through incompetence last year this
meet did not take place, but this year
Commissioner Gross and V. Grant For
rer have staged a high-class affair.
All the officials in charge of the
various events, both field and track,
are former college athletes The