The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05
Weather. HAS
IN TRAINING
Not Discouraged Over
Showing In Penn
Relays

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MoRGANToWE. May 5. = De-
sptte tie showing made by the
Mountain relay team in the Penn
Relays AZ Philadelphia last satur-
tiay AFTERNOON the candidates for
the West Virginia track team and
Inc members Of the DEBATED relay
Team themselves are not disheart'
eneda andseyen the dreary weather
weather curing the early part OF
the week failed to take the pep
out Of Coach Cartmell's big squad.
II IS tFle that the weather OF late
has hanpered the men In their
work. but as the men were all In
good condition before the drop in
temperature and rain the short 10y.
of Is not expected to hurt them.
Although his men finished last
IN their event at the Relays Coach
Gaftmell was not discouraged be.
cause the records show that the
time for the class in which tho
Mountaineers participated was fas-
Ter than that Of any other event on
the program. excepting Of course
the race ii which Penn, Penn State,
Cornell and other large schools
were entered. Captain Hill. Ken.
needy White and Bierer all did well
and before the present season
closes cartrnellF hopes to have them
doing the mile in about the same
time that the Cornell college team
from Iowa, which won the race,
finished at Philadelphia.
"A tcature OF this weeks program
mere WILDE the University tryouts
which will be held on the athletic
field here Saturday afternoon.
This stfair Is expected to bring out
ct least 400 contestants, and each
man That participates in the tryouts
VIII haYeaa chance to make the
Varsity team and take the trips
that have been arranged.
OF cotrse, the winner OF each
event viii be given first considera.
lion, but Coach Cartmell will also
have the second and third men re.
port foT special instruction. Cart:
nell hasFcnly a little more than a
week toaget his team In shape for
the dual meet with Carnegie Tech,
and as5he must have two men who
are sure OF placing in each event
70 he ON even terms with the Plaid
ne will have to work hard during
the coming week.
With Pete Barnum working with
the weights and coming up to the
present records and in one or two
events surprising them, the Park.
err burg high school track team
looks up las a formidable contender
IN lilo atateswide meet here on May
2ist Parkersburg is certain to
qualify majority of the mon from
group ) and even II Barnum is the
Only member OF the team to quail.
~ the Red will be well represent.
ed.
wilson who easily won his heat
IN the high hurdles last year and
Who was unfortunately disqualified
in the semi:finals Is, showing good
form III this event, and on several
occasions has almost equalled the
state record for the low hurdles.
y Murrin who holds the state rec.
ord for the 220 low hurdles has
been III with The mumps, but &C.
coraing to word received here from
Parkersburg, he is In uniform
againya and he Is expected 10 qualify
IN THIS event again. Rapp. MaIley
and Goldenberg are also showing
up Well n the hurdles.
Hannaman, j. Bell. HamrIck,
Nelch md others look good in the
sprints while Shaffer who broke
the state record for the half mile
IN dual meet at Parkersburg last
spring but who was taken i'll before
the stateswide gathering here, is
again stepning the half in great
style However, he is being close.
~ pushed by Dye and Ralston, both
new men. who are showing up well.
Barnnm will be able 10 hold his
OWN with the best in the state in
he weights, and ut the present time
Coach Layman believes he can
prime the star Of last years meet
for nyesfirst places this spring. He
has been working him on the hur.
rles but will probably shift him
to- someEother event soon as Bar.
mum has not showed up SO we'll in
either the high or low events.