The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
RELAYS
START TODAY
Thirty-one Olympic Athletes
Among 5000 Competing
in Big Meet.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 90
The best athletes in the colleges Of
America, including more than thirty
men who competed for Uncle Sam in
the Antwerp Olympiad, and the pick
of scholastic talent, compete today
in thirty-one different events in the
twenty-sixth renewal of the famous
University of Pennsylvania Relay
Carnival on Franklin Field. Tomor-
row forty-nine additional events will
be run of and, including the scho-
lastic events, more than 5000 ath-
letes will have performed before q
crowd estimated at 10000. From in
dications here the relay carnival will
be the biggest and best ever staged
on Franklin Field. The added attrac-
ton Of the French relay team; Earl
Thompson, worlds record hurdler.
and such pentathlon talent as L.
Gendre, of Georgetown; Hamilton.
of Missouri; Bronder and Bartels, of
Penn, and Bradley, Of Kansas, has
served to Undue the followers with
the hope that worlds records will be
broken.
Today's high spots include the
pentathlon championship. which will
nnd fifteen of the best all around
athletes in the colleges competing in
the 200 meters. the 500 meters, the
discus throw, javelin throw and broad
jump. Three champions are COM
peting, and II is expected that sew
eral of the records will be broken.
FRENCHMEN COMPETE.
The 40 hurdle race. the interna-
~
weight throw, the running hop. step
and jump. as we'll as the American
college champion spring medley re-
lay race. the American interscholas-
tic medley relay championship race
and the American college champion
ship relay race will feature -today's
running.
Special interest Is attached to the
appearance of the University of
Paris relay team from France. Trials
OF the French runners resulted in
three men negotiating the quarter
in so seconds. while IL was an
nounced that Ferry had done 40 2-5
seconds. This aggregate time is
3:19:2, which is considerably better
than the time in which Penn won
last year.
Today's big feature. however. Is
the pentathlon championship in
which are entered LeGendre. OF
Georgetown; Hamilton, OF Missouri;
Bradley, OF Kansas; Reinartz, OF
Muhlenberg; Beck, OF Penn State;
Yount, OF Redlands: Bronder and Bar
tells, Of Penn. and Clapp. the Navy
star.
1t is confidently predicted that the
discus, javelin and possibly the broai
jump records will go by the board
in this all-day affair.
Tomorrow, besides the special feld
and track events, like the 100, shot,
| discus javelin. high jump. pole vault
and the 120-yard hurdle which will
bring Earl Thompson. the Dartmouth
| record holder, into the running.
there will be the various mile and
two-mile college championship races.
In these races will appear the
Washington entrants, Georgetown,
Gallaudet, George Washington, Mary
land University, Central High School,
Tech High School. Army and Navy
Prep, Howard University and Dunbar
| High School.
While Georgetown. Maryland and
George Washington are listed in the
| South Atlantic race. they are also
competing in special class races. Gal
laudet Is drawn in the event with
George Washington.
Central High School. With fine team,
is appearing in the mile high school
title race and the two-mile scholas-
tic championship as well. 1t 10 con
| ndently predicted that Washington
teams will make a nne showing and
get a cut in the prizes.
The weather IL somewhat cooler
than that experienced in the Capital
| two weeks ago. but is quite the same
as that served to the District Of Co
lumbi teams during the past four
days. Any kind OF warm weather
will give the Washington boys some
thing more to their liking.