Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-28
ro,ca State Looks Like
Regular Contender for
Honors This Week on
Franklin Field
OTHERS STRONG, TOO
BY SPICK HALL


DIGHT now there are enough dark
~ horses in the Pennsylvania relays
Friday and Saturday to make the State
Constabulary look like troupe Of Shet-
land ponies stranded In Peoria. From
: the East, West, North and South come
these gloomy equines. Apparently the
only things that will be missing on
Franklin Field at the end Of the week
are the pari .mutuel machines. And,
Judging from the dope which Is hover
Ina over Thirty third and Spruce streets
as thickly as the rain clouds we're yes
terday, the spirit of the betting engines
will be as prominent at the athletic
games as.the ghost Of the often -lamented
but not forgotten j. b. Corn is in this
city OF Brotherly Affection.
Outside of that, everything is all
right. and each alumnus and undergrad :
nate thinks that his particular Stygian
steed is the one which will ultimately
pale and then blaze forth into a VIC
torious, triumphant green.
All Look Good
As remarked before Cornell has q
bundle of confidence the University of
Pennsylvania on her home lot with her
many entries Is equally certain of vic
tory; the Oxford Cambridge team, in
spite of their physical reverses, still
retains its British belief In itself ;
achievements at Des Moines, is un-
shaken In self-reliance Redlands with
a few days start on Franklin Field over
other distant competitors, is equally
certain that it will share in some Of
the big honors; Missouri. as usual,
has to be shown before she bows in
defeat and then we have the University
OF Chicago. ct al.
The Chicago team comes here un-
heralded. as they say of incognito mon
archs. Compared to other colleges the
Maroon team doesn't stack UPON
paper. But the relays are to be run on
cipders not woodpulp, which is some-
thing else again. Last week when the
western colleges were competing Coach
hlonzo a. Stagg pulled foxy stunt.
incidentally, Stages has been pulling this
variety of stunt for more years than
Ty Cobb has been leading the American
League. Stagg withdrew his team from
the contests. Why? Not because he
wanted to enter the Penn relays, Oh, no,
Of course not. But, to use the Phillies'
perennial slogan forcshortened a bit,
Just wait until Friday and Saturday.
The personnel of the Chicago team
doesn't matter much. What does matter
to their opponents is that Alonzo Stagg
has had them in charge and il the
Breezy City zcphyrs have been blowing
true to form. there are going to be more
surprises back Of Weightman Hall
Saturday than the dopesters here have
figured upon.
Won Close Race
Iowa State at Des Moines won a close
two.milc relay race for the western
championship in z minutes SO 1-5 sec
onds. only one fifth second behind the
worlds record. They beat out Illinois,
Both of these teams are entered in the
two-milc relay Saturday with Oxford
Cambridge and the eastern teams.
The running of Iowa State was a
big surprise and they must now be very
seriously considered as contenders for
the most important race Mt the relay
carnival. One of their men, Stone,
stepped on the curb, or it is possible
worlds record. Iowa State Is tenth
from the pole next Saturday, being
next to the Oxford Cambridge team.
with Pennsylvania on the other side of
the Englishmen in eighth place.
Coach Gill, Of Illinois. says his men
will be in better condition next Sat
urday and that he expects to beat Iowa
State. This means that any team.
whether it be Oxford Cambridge, Penn
sylvania. Cornell. Yale or Harvard. will
have to beat record time to win the big
event.
Illinois is second from the pole. The
wonderful running Of the western teams
In this twomile race makes this event
the most interesting. as 1t will mean Il
real battle between the East and the
n,th Of
fort to beat the Englishmen.
Up to Gustafson
Pennsylvania chances are lessened
by the remarkable time made by Iowa
state and Illinois, and now everything
depends on what Gustafson will do.
II his leg is In good shape on Satur-
day then Pennsylvania will be right
there, no matter how fast the western
team or the Englishmen go. but if he is
not in form the burden will fall on
Eby's shoulders.
Cornell, Yale and Harvard can also
be counted on. In any case, the caliber
OF the teams in this event will be the
highest that have ever faced starter.
ir spite of Iowa's great record, H.
ilnois. Cornell, Yale, Harvard and Ok
lord Cambridge have equal chances,
year.
The University of the South yester-
gay entered team in the one mile re-
iay championship race. On the team
Will be Hammond, who is one of the
nest ALA around athletes in the South.
lie Is entered In the broad jump and
also the high jump. in addition to run
Mug on the one mile team. The Uni
versity OF Virginia also sent along sew
trhl new pntriaa whila prippatnn added
Adams in the 440 hurdles and st. Louis
University Jones in the high, jump.
Graf, of Nebraska, and Mclaughlin,
OF Catholic University, are the latest
entries for the three mile special.