Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
ARMY Of ATHLETES
ARRIVE FOR RELAYS
Beginning Today and continu-
ing Until Tomorrow Morning,
Thousands Will Check In
PENN TEAM AT SHORE

Today will be busy one for stu
dents at the University Of Pennsylva-
mia. George w Orton. manager of the
relay games. is authority for the state
ment that he has sent out 5000 CON
testants tickets. And nearly every
one. according to the same authority.
has been given to an athlete or a coach.
Starting this morning and continuing
until the start of the first race to-
morrow afternoon hundreds Of athletes
from oil sections of the country will
be arriving in this city for the twenty
seventh annual relay carnival.
Penn students have made themselves
committee Of the whole to greet the
visitors and hardly train on the three
railroads coming into this city will go
unattended starting this morning The
host OF athletes, almost equivalent TO
the number that performs in the Olym-
pic games will be quartered in the
different fraternity houses, on the cam
pus and in some cases in the dormi-
tories. Individual students have signi-
fled their intention to divide their rooms
with any visitor who is not taken care
Of by the fraterpites,
Yesterday sAtu.sa she second West
erner checked in at FrantAn Field. He
was Hurry Case, the discts champion.
Of Kansas. He comes from the Kansas
state Normal School. and in addition
to throwing the javelin is quito capable
of performing in the tfty.Nf pound
weight event, He is one of N biggest
m n -, H. u
wen over six feet and weighs m6f6 than
200 pounds.
Jenne. the Washington Sfate pole
yaulter, worked out again yesSsslay and
demonstrated to a large gathering OF
students that he ia an exceptional per
fa&per. He did well over twelve feet
yestarday and bids SAir TO win the event
II nSS break the secord. Wilder. Of
Wisconsin. who IL expected TO arrive
today, is reported to have done close
to thirteen feet in practice, and II he
shows the same kind Of form tomorrow
should make Jenne hustle TO win.
The Penn team was given rest
Yesterday with few exceptions. George
Meredith and one or two disto nee men
logged around the track for fifteen
minutes and then went into the showers
This morning the Red and Blue party
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lantic City. This afternoon they will
take long walk out in the country and
will retire early after dinner. The
change is expected to do Captain Eby
and his mates a world of good and
At them for the crucial races OF tomor /.
row and Saturday Boots Lever did
not make the trip with the others, being
forced to remain behind because oI
work in connection with the relay
| games
The French team held n short work
out Yesterday afternoon. the shortes,
since their arrival In this country. Con
trary to reports, they did not hold any
time trials. but devoted themselves ex
clusively to warming up and passing
the baton. Coach DeLeliva announced
that the team as a whole was in great
shape and that he looked for them to dc
some excellent running tomorrow In tho
sprint race and on Saturday In the one
mile championship event.
A race that is claiming all sorts OF
attention Is the 100 yard high hurdl,
event. in which Earl Thomson. of Dart
mouth Is entered. The big Green tim
Der topper is reported to be running II