The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-07
|A|RM0NT' CHANGES
AT BIG MEET GOOD
Iecords Of Men Who Will
Be on the Team Are
Impressive.

MoRGANTowN., May lin spite
/ the apparent strength and formula
ility OF the Parkersburg, Huntington
nd Clarksburg High school track
ANS entered for the big meet here
b May 18th, It Is impossible for those
Iho have possession of all the dope"
b what the various teams have been
oing TO overlook the Fairmont High
aggregation as contender for first
onors in the meet as well as for in
Ividuai honors. Fairmont has not
let sent in her formal entries but
Boach Kahn has written with refer.
nee to the personnel of his team and
he work the different men have been
oing In their workouts and the data
el sends is really very impressive
Ten when compared 10 that submit.
led by Parkersburg and others of the
cams reckoned as being in the fore
ront at this stage.
Coach Kahn has as nucleus for his
cam three men who were in the meet
here last year and helped Fairmont
10 roll UP her forty-seven points.
These are Hill, brother Of George
Hill. manager of the University Track
organization and star athlete, who will
compete In the hurdles and jumps;
Deane, a great distance runner, and
Brown. the little football star whose
lame as a Splinter and jumper is we'll
Deane was one OF the
Individual stars of the meet last year.
winning both the mile and the two
lnile races from large fields. When a
distance man can take both of these
races run OFF within two hours OF each
other II conclusively proves his class
and Deane, without doubt, will be the
|iavorite in the first race he starts this
year, though with the competition
much keener il is doubtful If he can
come through with a victory in both
events again Hill scored in both the
pole vault and high jump last year and
i1 credited with being great hurdle
rscer This is a new event in West
Virginia high meets and though Park
crsbrrg IS credited with having the
tdgr IN both the races because OF bet.
ter iaciliues for practice this is to be
apubied. Brown placed in the 220-
dash last year and had had little ex-
regle nce ~ training for spr!nting at
fhat time Under the efficient eye OF
Coach Eahn he has greatly improved
aud VIII be one OF the Fayorltes IN both
'he 1905 go dsshe5 Fairmont has
2 lafge Number OF new men and sew
ef.1 ci last ears substitutes that
lpl.id cut a Eel balanced squad of ten
zen y 10 VIII eater the meet and she
taisno. be overlooked.
Small scheeis Have stars.
Eeen sc.i1c., hdwe vcr small, has one
81 II hose marks come up TO
8 " tIist las b zen reached by mon
spgrG. Ealrmont, Hunting
ger schools. Cox, OF
IS ole OF these. Hc is a
14l.i H@EtJ and last year was
eFs tlrse tnehe Behind Harry Work
GO. ailat.ngten's star, in tae broad
<VIip Tbs sar he Is much iiEI.Jye d
ssd VIII BE one OF the mos; o . ely
''.;si clied raepfat the meei "a tine . cats
IN which he is entered. Rowe. u
shirrstcn, brother of the laouu-
cancers star distance man, WE0 Won
eeond place last year in the two mile
VIII he the main reliance OF The Har-
rison equity town for points. lie will
again be entered in the nile and two
mile and for the latter at least will be
Deane's toughest opponent. Shinns.
ton will nave men in the majority of
events. Point Pleasant has a man en-
tered In the weigt events who is excep-
tionally strong, He is named Archer
and is brother of the former Yves.
leyan football player and hammer
thrower AT West Milford, small
school though It is, Coach Bond, for.
mer Salem college track star, is turn.
ing out a good combination and in
Wolf In the weights: Rumble in the
pole vault; Mitchell In the dashes and
Bartlett In the mile, has quartette
that ne relies pom to take home some
points.