East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-04-19
NOT MANY BOYS FROM
DIXIE LOOK GOOD FOR
PLACES IN OLYMP|AD
Peculiar Regulations in Colleges
of South Have Held Back
Track Sports; Some Show
Promise, Says Coach.
BY FRANK b. ANDERSON
Athletic Director and Track Coach O
Oglethorpe University, Ga,

Oglethorpe University, Ga,
tWritten for the United Press.)
Chances of heavy Southern repre-
sentation on the American Olympic
team appear rather slim at the pres-
ent time
This is due, not to a lack of interest
in the Olympic games, bur to the ex-
istence in many big universities of the
south of what may seem to be peculiar
regulations and restrictions.
Many of the big institutions have
rules which prevent an athlete from
taking part in more than two major
sports. The natural inclination of
most college men is to baseball and
football and consequently, track and
field athletics receive the choice of
only comparative few.
However, there are a number of
good boys in the South who are now
training with the hopes ofSlanding a
place on the team. If trials were held
in the South, or some place closer than
Chicago, which seems to be favored
now a large number of southern boys
would try to make the team.
Sewanec Has Sprinter.
One of the best boys in the South is
Coughlin of Sewanee. last years south
ern champion in the 220 and 440
yards Although it was his freshman
year and he had very little training
he stepped the 220 in % 2-5 seconds
and the quarter-mile in SO seconds. He
looks like good Olympic material also
for the meters hurdles. He has speed,
good form and the heart of lion. He
gets away fast and runs steady race.
According to John Nicholas. coach
Of the Sewanee track team and holder
OF the Missouri Valley conference rec
ord in the high hurdles. Hammond of
Sewanee is the south's best bet. Mich
olson says this boy has a fine chance
for the pentathlon and decathlon. He
is an excellent jumper, hurdler, jave-
lin thrower. fair with the shot and dis
Gus and fast man on the track. He
is not particularly weak in any one
event.
DeJarnettc Is Fast.
Possibly the fastest man in the south
today is DeJarnette. captain of the
Oglethorp University track team. This
boy ran a wonderful 100 yards last
year at the Georgia Tech intercollegi-
ate meet turning in 10 1-5 marx
against a big field. He has had very
little training in the technique OF
starting but with the practice and ex-
perience he will gain this year he
should improve considerably. IL
would not surprise me to see him step
the distance in 10 flat this spring.
White, freshman at" Emory uni
has a high school record OF
10 2-5 and gives promise of doing bet
ter this year in college. He will bear
watching as will also Griffin, of
Georgia Tech.
Watkins, also Of Emory University
has done the half mile in 2:06. Nc
Clesky of Georgia Tech is also good
distance man.
Next to Hammond. Coughlin and De
Jarnette in real ability comes Rigdon,
of the university of Georgia. This
boys strong point is with the weights. |
Last year he tossed the 16-pound ball !
a distance of 41 feet and four inches
was talking with him only recently |
and he tells me he has done 4S feet al
ready this year in practice. He is a |
big, strong boy of feet inches
and weighs 1919 pounds.
Have 12-Foot Vaulte.
worthington. of Mississippi A. and
NJ. is a powerful vaulter. He could
go close to IL rect now anu ne Wouiu
be able to go over with the best OF
them if he observed technique closer
Nance of Vanderbilt is a versatile
and powerful athlete. He can sprint
,.., IA good quarter and can hurole
and jump. His college makes a reg
uIar wheel horse out of him IN the
different meets. If he confined ms
attention to any one of the events ne
could make n fine showing in the
trials.