The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-03
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TRACK MEET PLANS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ithaca, N. Y, Feb. 2.--Some of the
foremost figures in Eastern and Mid
die Western collegiate track and field
circles will battle for supremacy in
tho coming indoor meet between
Michigan, champion OF the Western
conference. and Cornell. winner for
four times in succession of the cham
pionship OF the intercollegiate Assoc
citation OF Amateur Athletes OF Amer
lea, which will be held in the drill
hall on the Cornell campus on the
night OF March 81.
Preliminary arrangements for this
meet, the first indoor intercollegiate
track contest ever held under the aus
pieces OF the Cornell athletic associa-
ton, have already been completed by
the Cornell management. An eight
lap track Is to be laid especially TOT
this meeting of champions. Already
a nne 1b0-yard straightaway TOT
sptinters and hurdlers has been iaio
out, while ample Accommodations 1or
jumpers, weight men and vaulters are
provided in this hall, which is one OF
the largest arrnories in the country.
The meet promises to be battle
OF giants. II will put the two leading
hurdlers in Eastern collegiate circles,
Walker Smith and John M. Watt, of
Cornell, against c. A. Johnson. the
brilliant Michigan athlete. Smith
won first place in both the 12o-yard
NTH hurdles and the a20-yard low
hurdles in the intercollegiate cham
pionship games At Cambridge last
June. while Watt finished second In
both. johnson won first place in both
events at the nineteenth annual West
ery conference meet in Chicago last
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lower than that set by Smith. of Cor
nell. Johnson also won the sixty
yard hurdle race in the Western con-
ference indoor meet at Chicago on
March % last, while Smith. the Cor
nell champion, won first place in the
seventy-yard high hurdle race at the
national senior indoor track and field
A. A. L. championship event In New
York last March s. SO besides com
peting In the hurdles, johnson will
take part in the high jump. in which
- holds the Western conference
championship. both indoor and out
door also the conference record, and
in the sprints, where he has also
proved himself a star. having taken
second place in the 10o-yard dash at
the ]. c. A. A A. A. championship games
last spring,
Besides Johnson, Michigan will en-
ter Cook, who won places in both
sprints at the conference champion
ship last June. and also in the East
ern championship at Cambridge.
The Wolverines are also TO enter
Baker Western conference champion
shot putter and a winner in the East
ern championship meet. Smith. point
winner hammer -thrower. and sedg
wick. q point winner distance runner
On Corhell's side the meet will
mark the first appearance in compe-
tition this year OF Captain Mayer. who
holds the cham pionship in both the
40 and S8o-yard run at the Eastern
intercoliegiates having won first place
in both at the games at Cambridge
last spring. The lthacans will also
enter T. c. Mcnermott and J. l..
Dickinson. their leading mile runners.
while several new sprinters and short
distance men are to make their debut
In big competition in this contest
The program Will include a dash. a
hurdle race. quarter. half and mile
runs. high jump, pole vault. shot put
md relay race.