South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-26

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-With
more than 1000 entries the forty
fourth annual rack and field cham
pionship games of the inter-collegi-
ate Amateur Athletic Association Of
America will be staged AT Franklin
field here on Friday and Saturday.
May 2S29. In many respects the
meet will be The most important
staged by the association in some
years. The performances Of the win
ming athletes take on added interest
due 10 the proximity Of the Olympic
games and the college track coach
whose pupils succeed in capturing
the point trophy and championship
will stand out prominently as
candidate for the position OF trainer
OF the American Olympic team
which will represent this country at
Antwerp.
Normal Conditions.
The return 10 normal conditions
in college athletics follows the sew
eral years OF war activities also
brings competition back TO the high
plane which always marked these
titular contests. More than 80 col
leges and universities are expected
from 10 to 80 individual athletes.
including two strong contenders
from the Pacific coast. California
and Stanford. with excellent win
ming records made earlier in the sea-
son. will be the far west invaders
but il is not expected that the mid
die western institutions will figure
in>the final result OF the meet as the
western conference games set for
June As are occupying the atten-
ton OF the athletes of that section
10 an unusual extent this season.
Close followers Of track athletics
are extremely cautious in forecast
ing the winner due to the widely
distributed strengths OF the mater
ial this year. Cornell, Pennsylvania.
Princeton, Penn. State, Syracuse,
Yale and several other prominent in
situations have one or more star
performers in either track or field
events and the proweSs Of the in
vading athletes from the Pacific
coast is a factor that must be reck-
oned with in appOrtiOning the points
which are awarded as follows: First
place; second, I f.; third, 3. fourth, 2.
and fifth l. In case of a tie for
any one place the Joints are divided
equally among the cOntenders tying
LOT SuCn pace.
Harvard Champs.
Since the initial meet. held il
1875, Harvard has wone the greatest
number or championships the Grim
son total for the past 43 games be
ing IS victories Cornell and Yale
are tied for second place with nine
victories each and Pennsylvania is
a close third with eight Cornell has
won the last five games the Ithaca
university record running back to
the 1914 meet. Owing to the war
the title contests were not held in
1917.
I. c. A. \. \. \. Records to Date.
100 yards dash-9 ASS. r. J.
York City, May 81. 1896. r. G.
Craig. Michigan. Cambridge. Mass,
May -. 1911; J. f. Patterson. Penn
sylvania, Cambridge. Mass. May 81,
800 yards dash-21 lbs B. j.
Wefers. Georgetown. university, New
York City May 80. 1896; r. c..
Craig. Michigan. Philadelphia. Pa,
May %, 1910 and Cambridge, Mass.
May % 1911; y. f. LippincOtt.
Pennsylvania, Cambridge, Mass.
May 81. 1913.
44O yards run 2-5s. James f.
Meredith. Pennsylvania. Cambridge.
Mass. May p, 1916.
Half mile run-1m. SIS. James
r Meredith, Pennsylvania, May
13. 1916.
One mile run-4m. IA 2-5s. !. p.
jones. Cornell. Cambridge. Mass,
May 81 1918.
Two mile run-9m. % 2-5s. I. c.
Dresser. Cornell.
Running broad Jumps It. II
in A. .. Kraenzlein, Pennsylvania.
New York City, May p, 1899
Running high Jumps H. II
in. W. NJ. Oler. Yale, PhiladelL hia.
Pa. May %. 1915.
Putting the shots II 10 "a