New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Track Outlook .
AT N. Y. u. Best
In Many Years
Howard Cann, Big Ace Of
Past Seasons, Will Be
One of Large Squad
By A. c. Cavagnaro


Augmeted by former public schoS
champions and prominent runners II
local clubs, the New York Uniyers;t.
track team, now preparing for the ont.
door season, promises to be the stronr.
est that has represented the Violet Il
many years. There are more than fiftv
candidates in charge Of Emil Van ri.
ling, the coach, who has developed
many winning teams for the Mohavk
Athletic Club, OF the Bronx.
Judging by the material at hand. thu
Violet team should be we'll balanced IN
all departments. Many veterans of for
n1er years and others who did their bit
in the war are back to earn brackets
for the University Heights institution.
John H. Esquirol, the manager of the
team, has arranged half dozen meets
in addition to the Penn relays and out
championships. A meet with Wes,
Point is also probable.
Howard G. Cam. the big ace Of thu
Violet for the many years. will again
be seen in his field specialties, and thas
he possesses his skill of old was illus
trated in his first practice indoors re-
Gently when he put the shot slightly
less than forty three feet.
Cyril Crowther, who returned to col
lege after two years of service in the
war, will again be avilable for the
sprints along with Elias Perelman. one
Of the best prospects at college among
the new men; Albert Peters, Bartlett
and others. Additional veterans who
are back are Paul Mooney, Alfred Gui-
ney. Donald Frazier, William Muihol-
land, Thurber Pierce, George DorR,
Fred Seifert, Garland Reese, William
Cullen and Joseph Zunser.
An especially brilliant middle dis
tance prospect is Walter Braunstein.
who recently finished second in the
600yard indoor junior national A. A. U.
championship. He was a freshman last
stein is rated as a 50-second man at
440 yards, and has shown performances
of l minute Is seconds for the 500
yards. He will also be a valuable asset
on the relay team.
Another acquisition who will doubt
less make his presence felt is Paul
Courtois, local champion, in the rum
ming broad jump. Courtois is a pro-
tege Of Dave Politzer, of the Mohawk
Athletic Club. Courtois IS also .
sprinter of no mean ability, and in the
jumping event is q consistent 22-foot
man.
Percy Friedlander, middle distance
runner, recently won a first and a Sec
ond place in two events at the Morning.
side A. C. games. This individual effort
netted Friedlander 8 points and helped
the Violet to win its second point tro-
ply of the season. FriedIander is
former schoolboy champion and should
improve with experience.
A promising athlete for the mile is
William Allen, erstwhile .Stuyvesant
High School student and one-time
schoolboy champion at $50 yards and
one mile. Although his age and en-
perience will somewhat handicap him,
Allen should score many points for
N. Y. U. this spring.
Coach Won Elling is immensely
pleased with some of the new men
whom he has under his charge. Parker
is expected to do we'll in the two-mils:
Van Siclen, in the quarter; Hussel-
rath, in the middle distance and Dris-
ivan and Albert are other athletes whs
have done we'll in practice.
AS a means of discovering the real
stars of the squad Manager Esquirol
has arranged two informal indoor
meets with Stevens Tech for March 10
and March II. Each institution will
be permitted to enter four men in each
event, with points to be awarded for
the first four places.
The program will include running
high. jump, putting sixteen-pound shot,
thirty-yard run, thirty yard hurdles.
880-yard relay race, one-mile relay
race and two-mile relay race. The
three relay contests are expected to
bring out the quality Of the men COM
prising the middle distance squad.
The annual preparatory and high
school track and field meet. which has
been annually held by New York Uni
versity, will take place on April H. 1t
is expected that many schools from
this city, Connecticut. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Baltimore, will be
represented.
The schedule of the track team as
arranged by Manager Esquirol follows.
April 24-Dual meet with Lehigh Uni
vers'ty at Ohio Field. May 1-University
OF Pennsyivania relays; 8. dual meet with
wesleyan University at Ohio Field; IA
dual meet with Stevens Tech at Hoboken:
10, Middle States championships at New
brunswick: %. dual meet with West
Point !pendingl:. 3s. intercollegiate cham
pionsnips at Philadelphia.
D-sAsI n Il.