New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
Hitchcock Another Eli
Doing Well in Event;
A Pentathlon Conflict
By A. C. Cavagnaro

Yale University's track team seems to
be we'll on the road to achieve high
honors, judging from its easy victory
over Princeton in their dual meet on
the Palmer Stadium in Tigertown Sat-
urday. The Eli men displayed their
greatest strength in the field events
and were only on the losing end in the
track contests through two victories
by Carl G. Erdman, intercollegiate
champion, in the hurdle races.
The New Haven men are not EXPECT
ing to be up at the top in the inter-
collegiate championships, but they do
anticipate collecting sufficient points to
make their rivals realize that they have
strong team. The only apparent
weakness is in the track squad, but
Johnny Mack is quietly nursing sew
eral promising runners whom he will
put to their first test in the college
title meet.
II. Landon seems to have a splendid
chance of winning the running high
jump honors. He defeated the best in
the Penn relay carnival with leap of
feet Il inch, and up to the present
no other collegian has presented him
self as likely to defeat the Yale man.
Hitchcock is another Eli who is Jump
ing we'll. Landon's effort in the Prince
ton meet netted leap of feet 8h
inches, and this was accomplished un-
der muddy footing
Weight men are plentiful, with
Acosta looming up as the strongest
man. Morris and Voorhees, also are
throwing the hammer WE'LL and if they
IA
be among the point winners. Cole is
Yale's biggest ace in the running broad
jump. Yale looks to Ford, Sweeney
and Rogers to place" in the pole
vault. Gait and Hammill are the best
varsity men with the shot
OF the sprinters Jones is the most
promising. He is quick off his mark
carries his speed through we'll and
should squeeze into the finals at the
championships. Smith is anoher sprint
er of promising quality. Prizer is
covering the half mile.
While Carl Erdman is likely success.
fully to defend his 12O-Sard hurdle
title. he will find many worthy oppo.
nents to conquer in the furlong test
over the low obstacles. Walker Smith
and Watt, of Cornell, must be respect
ed, while Pennsylvania will place it's
hopes on Frazier and Stoll Pitts
burgh will have Brickley, and Yale
will start Heffelfnger.
1t looks as if the Loughlin Lyceum,
which has scheduled pentathlon COM
petition in conjunction with its outdoor
games at McGoldrick Field, Greenpoint,
on Sunday, June 8, will have to cancel
this event. Apparently the Loughlin
officials added this five event test with
out the knowledge that the Pastime
Athletic Club was promoting similar
event for the Metropolitan Association
championship on the same date. AS the
local amateur body awarded the pen
tathlon, and if it were decided to pro-
ganization the Loughlin club will un-
doubtedly decide to eliminate this con-
test.
The events on the Loughln pro-
gramme are many without the pen
tathlon and if it was decided to pro-
mote this latter event in spite of the
Pastime fixture it would tax the ability
OF the officials to complete the card
before darkness set in. In reviving the
tions to compete will be sent to Homer
Baker, who has one leg on the trophy;
Ted Meredith. Con Shaughnessy and
Marvin Gustafson, among others.
The senior Metropolitan Associations
'cross-country championship committee
will pass upon the entries tonight for
the annual event which takes place at
Van Cortlandt Park next Saturday
afternoon. Five teams have entered
to date, but it is expected that eight
teams, and the other runners to start
as "individuals," will increase the list
OF starters to seventy-fve barriers.
The Morningside and Paulist clubs ap-
pear to have the strongest representa-
tives for the team title.