Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-12
MACKENZIE STARS
IN INDOOR MEET
Penn Athlete Wins Half From
Stars in First Regt. Games;
HisIer Cops Smile

Al Mackcn2ie. once star distance
runner at Central High, last night
| demonstrated to fair sized crowd at
the First Regiment Armory, Broad and
Callowhill streets, that he is rapidly
developing into q middle distance run
ner Of ability. Lawson Robertson
! coach of the Pennsylvania track team,
| started the former Crimson and Gold
star in the half mile last night. With
sixteen yards handicap on Joe O'Brien
| and eight on Frank McCready, both of
the MradowbrOok Club, Mackenzie went
out into the lead and was never headed
| lie ran real race all the way, defeat
ing McCready by fully five yards and
O'Brien by seven. Mackenzie did not
run himself out at all during the race
and finished virtually fresh.
Hitherto Mackenzie has been long
! distance runner, cross country and the
mile occupying most Of his time. Coach
Robertson, of the Penn team. decided to
try Mackenzie at the shorter distance
, and he has given every indication OF
/ developing into Il good running mate
! to Earl Eby, captain of the Red and
Blue track team.
! Penn athletes generally carried off the
bulk of the prizes in last nights meet.
! Donald Head, ratified yesterday as the
Penn cross country team won the mile
race by a yard in n stirring finish from
Booth, of Delaware College. who had
: twenty yards. Head coyered the dis
tance in 4 minutes 30 10 seconds. eX-
ccptional time for the track.
: w. T. Martin, n freshman at Penn
who prepped at the high school al
! Seattle, Wash, the same town that
sent Larry BrN"n to Penn, won the
4J-yard low hurdle from scratch in
: 3 seconds. Dlwcy Rogers. the duslIy
Penn flyer, captured the 440- yard run
from scratch, defeating Holden. another
Red and Rluc wcarcr, by fully twenty
yards. Winsor, ot Penn, finished sec
ond in the 81 yard dash.
Andy Hcislcr. Middle Atlantic States
cross country champion, competing for
Mcadowbrook. conceded liberal handi
caps in the three mile race and won
hnndily. IIciSlcr won by seventy five
wards from John McKPruan, another
wcarcr OF the Ntore color3. Romig. tho
Penn State star distance runner and
! intercollegiate cross. country champion
was Carded TO meet the Philadelphia
boy in the three milo race. but failed
20 put in an appearance. 1t is said
that ne wired for expense money from
the guards and on his request being
turned down refused TO make the trip
crowd, which Rnticirated n stirring race
between the champions of the two sec
tione. Walter Whalen, national indoor
high jump chHmuiOn and Olympic
scorer. was also entered in the meet,
but did not cnmpete. Walter injured
his shoulder in the Millrose games, and
as a result was unable to do his usual
net. Whalen turned up last night and
informed the officials Of his trouble
Earl Windhoyel. Of the Meadowbrook
Club. won the event with Il leap of j
feet 01s inches.
George Bronder, who performed for
Cornell during his undergraduates days
and later for the New York A. G.. won
the twelve pound shot-pu from scratch
with heave Of 40 feet 1925 inches.
Brondcr is in business in this city and
may during the coming outdoor season
compete for one Of the local clubs.