Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-02
ALL AMERICAN
TRACK TEAMS
Frank Ruben Makes Annual Sc
lections for Official Athletic
Almanac.

Few critics viii pick any flaws IN the
All-American track and field teams select
ed by Frederick VI. Ruben, secretary
treasurer Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
for publication in Spaldings Athletic
Almanac for 1920 Following the pre-
cedent set bv the late James T.. Sullivan,
Rubien has refrained from nominating
any individual athlete for more than one
event The procedure IS with the idea an
all-American track team should be con-
sidered in its entity and not IN its separate
factors
Ioie Ray Of the Illinois A. C. for in
stance showed himself to be without peer
At all distances from the half mile TO the
mile Mr. Ruhlcn, however. selects Ray
for the one mile event alonc and nominates
Homer Baker Of the Glencoe A. G. for the
half mile. and John r. Sellers of the New
York 4. c for /, 900 Yards. Ered Faller Of
tkf, North Dorchester 4 G. cvlnced n
clear supcrioritv both at ten miles and
over cross-comtry. Ruben names the
Massachusetts hoy only for the ten mile
event and selects Johnny Simmons OF
Syracuse md the Nnw York A. c. for tho
crosse country position. Except for the un-
written law AGAINST mentioning = man for
more than one place, Pat Mac Donald
tho weigh. throw. instead OF for the shot
alone.
rAsrrRNFRs CIT IS PLACES
or The thirty two positions, Eastern
athletes are nominated for eighteen.
The Middle West gets eleven and the
FacIflc coast thrcc several of tho mon
credited to the East, however. arr aativr@
Of other sections. but represent Eastern
clubs or colleges The club athletes out
number tho college athletes 2 to s bat
eight Of The athletes listed aS club repre-
Scntstlves are college graduates or under
graduates
Tom Camrhcn named rs representing
The University Of Chicago, ls = student st
y ale Both the New Aork A and the
Chicago 4 arc hoporcd with five rcnrC-
ecntativr> CampI eli of \ aic Simmons Of
Syracuse. s Harrison Thomson of Prlncc-
On and Walter Smith of Cornell arc rcro-
ocrs of the New York a. c.
For the all Chicago team. eleven nom
lnNa~ represent Eastern institutions, fve
Middle Western colleges and one = Far
NCt' university Corncll leads with three
representatives Dartmouth and Chicago
rarh have two
0n Rublcns All Scholastic tram four
trcu 81 the sixteen nominees represent
arr from the Pacific coast.
ALI-AMEncAs 1919 rrAw
SO wards rIn-Carl Johnson. University
81 Michigan,
100 ,aris rim Charles v Paddock.
University >! southern California
20 wards Fun Henry Williams. Spo-
sane \
son wards ran Iorr Murchison. New
lurk A Z
4io,sri~ mn Frank ]. she's, Pitts
aIrc A.
600 yaris rm Thouaas Campbell Uni
wrslty of hIcago
$50 wards r,ln Homer Pakcr Glencoe
A. g.. New \ ork
LOCO yaris ru-John r Sellers New
YORK A {
iio-yards burdio= Floyd G Smart
Chicago. 81 A
Walking Ullharn Plant. MornineS'do
A G NeN York
Standing broad jump J. 6 Hoskins.
standing I5rh rirr " Fl Taylor,
Mar3etta 0hIa ii q.
B,a1ln- broad gmI, 81 Butler, Du-
bns.e College lows
Running iZh lamp John Murphy
Mi..nor.ah 4. * q. Oregon.
Running bop. step ana JUMP Sbc711sn
q. landers h.cago s 4
Pole vault + Is ioss. ChicaGo Al A
Oae Iniia rlu Joic W Ray. Illinois
g. {.
Two mic r1n Ivan G Dresser. Cor
nell [ nlve-slty
Fivs MID rlu Charles Pores. AlIlroso
A. NeW lorh
Ten nalc rsn Fred Failor, Dorchester
4 a. Massachusetts
f-Nw
rlIse +, nIvcrs.tp
70 yar4, hurdles Walker Snuth Cor
Ic5-yards a.udles-Fped y Kelly.
Ncv J ORR
c25-ya-ds h.ralrs Pol,ert E >.n,reon,
Illinois 4 G.
Putbc l6 pound sho,-P. ], Mc-
G0asI- Ntu ott s
IhroVln1 &c pound v-rlchi-M Nc
Grsth \eV crA
Throwing tae dlscuSs-3. " Aucks.
C91caca = )
Ttreva ac l6 pognd hammer =
Ryaa. Las.cA..l l-vcel-l. New York
Throw nc Tie yaNels, eorce A Pron-
ier j. Nen Aork A. c.
Peufath.aa halerf LoccDdre Ccorg,-
tow. OulYcrsty
l aro4a. HARRISON Thomson.
Princeton nv r47
~teepiec hasc-M 4 Devz-rv bfIl,-
rt.s. s a. New a-k
ALI-colIrot ~
io0 wards rI la-t i IL doei
nlver>. - a' her Calfc-nia
80 saroS ~ \ reed Hav.ona.
rlrersltt af Fc1nsvlvau4a
ioarsrd- rla Z { CURTIS Un..ers.ty
81 Chcac1
>soz.-d mn Kur. N CorasU
ra1tfe +
Ouc-Inile r4H-DcnIS CCoo-,sIl
Harvard Jn.yersItv
w0-mlle TN Ivan G Dresser Cor
mel, University
Cross-country-Iohn summons. syrs-
cslse University
10 ward, hurdles Walker Smith. Cor
ue. uver~lty
Penlathlon Robert Legeudre. Georpa-
sovu University
- vards hurdles Carl Johnson. I'M
wr,It. d Michigan
Running bigh uInp-P vi Iandog7