New-York tribune., 1920-05-29
Red and Blue
Rules Fayorite
For Big Meet
Surprise of Trials Is Failure
of Shea, Pittsburgh's Star,
to Qualify in Quarter


PHILADELPHIA, May 28.-By the
slightest margin-a margin Of one
more place than the much-feared Tiger
tribe Of Coach Keene Fitzpatrick from
Princeton-the Red and Blue track
and field athletes Of the University Of
Pennsylvania emerged from the trials
OF the fortyfourth intercollegiate
meet at Franklin Field to-day the ia
vorltes to win the team prize in to-
morrow's finals
Penn placed fifteen men in the
eleven events in which trials were
held. Only the exhibition of remark
aoie versatility by trio of Lawson
Robertson's team kept Penn in the
running. And only the same extraordi-
nary performances to-day by these
three athletes will assure victory for
the Red and Blue.
Records were undisturbed, but the
competition was so keen and the marks
est&bilshed so uniformly good that
with continuance of the clear, warm.
wlndless weather that prevailed to-day
on the tnal day tomorrow several new
marks are within the bounds of possi-
bility.
Included in the unusually merj.ori-
Gus performances were the conple ion
of heats in the 1O0-yard dash in 10
seconds by both Kirksey, the famous
California sprinter, and Leconev. Of
Lafayette; a half mile in 1856 2-5 bv
Larry Brown Of Penn; Is Is seconds
in the high hurdle event at 12O wards
by Earl Thomson. Dartsmouth's all
round star; quarter miles In 40 sec
onds by Earl Eby and Bob Maxam Of
Penn; leap of % feet inches in the
broad jump by Sherman Landers the
Penn captain; shot-put of As feet /
a toss Of the hammer for 159 feet 2A
inches by Merchant, the giant from
California;
It was day Of upsets, of flashes of
form by men virtually unknown in
Intercollegiate competition an per
formances that promise amazing re-
suits in the finals by such stars as
Landers, Eby, kirksey, Merchant and
others
The greatest surprise Of the day was
the shutting out Of Shea, Of Pitts
burgh, Intercollegiate champion three
years ago, in his heat Of the 440-yard
cash. Shea, who is nearly always good
tor better than 40 seconds and who has
shaved 48 seconds for the double fur
long, has no one but himself to blame
for his failure to qualify.
The PlttsbHrgher was sparine his
strength for the trial heats of the 900
yard dash when he came into the
stretch in his quarter mile heat. Run
nrlng easily in third place approaching
the tape, he made the mistake of look
ing over his shoulder to watch his
rivals, and as he did so Demming. Of
Penn State. rushed by him and nipped
MIN for the mace.
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990-yard dash-Princeton (R. f. Brown
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1@yG.tG, y2 q. A Leconey) Pennsylvania.
/ IR. Iifol3 -. SmIth). Best time. 0 seconds by
--o-yard run-Ponnsyl vania. 3 IF. g
Pg,1co+o "a rs X :. IaXam ma and r B. SMITH :;
CIark) Cornell ? CR X Feiter and r. o.
Davlson); Rutgers / ~ II De WittS !:
c2lif3rni4 20. en4GricEsoonl Lafayette. /
i)emming) Pittsburgh. Cr ]. Sheao
Best time. - seconds by Leconey.
Eby NJ r. Gastafson and ''Es' R. $. Maxam} K.
Boston q. W. DrlscolD: Penn state. /
~ B Demmlng) 4 Princeton, CW. e
sorne &C. syFoc4s r gsSn, car1rn5 G 5opfs 6
Mayam and Eby.
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Penn state. (N. l. Shields Columbia
spropt) yale. III. s Reedj i''' Princeton. e w.
Of. l. Murrey). Best time. IS 25. by
Brown.
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