Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-23
PENN AND HARVARD.
IN TRACK MEET.
First Cinder-Path Engagement
Between Two Universities Since
1897 on Franklin Field Today
EXPECT CLOSE FINAL. SCORE

PENNSYLVANIA and Harvard will meet
on Franklin Field this afternoon at ]
o'clock in the first track engagement
TO be filed hy the two institutions since
1897. Both teams have several star
pcrformcrs and wealth of secondary
material that should make the meet an
exceedingly close one. Neither coach
would make amy predictions about the
outcome Of the meet. Both Robert
son. of Penn. and Bingham of Har-
ward. stated that they looked for an
exceedingly close score.
II will be the first dual engagement
for Pennsylvania and the second for
Harvard. Last Tuesday state Colcg2
defeated the Cambridge athletes 81 to
5G after less than two weeks outdoor
nracticc for the Crimson. Since their
arrival here Wednesday morning the
visitors have been working out both
morning and afternoon in an effort to
Get into shape.
Harvard will depend in, the track
ovcnts on Ned Gourdin and Captain
Dennis O'Connell. Gourdin ran the
100 In o 40 seconds mt state College
md homes to duplicate this afternoon.
40 will run in the 22O and participate
in the broad jump.
Uc IL expected to win the century
and the broad jump. but in the 22o he
will have Bob Maxim. the Penn hicr
and second in the intcrcollcSiatcs last
vnring. TO contend with. Maxam is also
entered in the 100 and may upset the
done and defeat the dusky star. In the
,,Ji 4. far aud
rho hest. lie can do more than twenty
tbrcr fcct, while the best Penn man
cannot get more than twenty-onc.
O'Connell a Star
o'conncll Is the star miller of Har-
ward and winner of the event in the
intcrcollcgiatcs in 1919. Last year he
was unable to compete because OF an
;ninrv Tho Crimson leader won the
milo in the meet with state III ! min
mtcs and 80 seconds. ell viii have no
walknway this afternoon, and Icnn
students think Larry Brown can take
his measure.
uorvurds main strength is in the
scId cv"nts. Against state thirty five
noints wcrC scored by the jumpers and
,ight men. Fiskc Brown. football
Star Of two years ago threw the ham
,nor , l1 feet on Tuesday. ut least ten
fcCt bcttcr than any Red and Blue ath-
Ioto hns done this season. Big jim
Tolhnrt. the gray matched wcightman.
* GOOD in the hammer and shot put ana
should have little difficulty placing in
both events. ,
Eob llnrwnod. the pole vaultcr, who
has been doing close to thirteen rect III
uractirC. should win the event, rs rem
has only fair performers.
Chaplin Kennedy, Colt and Shntc are
tho middle. distance stars. VINO should
pick up points in the quarter ana ha',
mile runs. BCmiS and Roycroft. the
eros. .countrv stare of the Crimson. arc
entered IN the two-milc event. George
krongrcsS. who has been jumping close
io six feet and near twenty three ie't
il, the brond jump. Is expected To score
heavily in both events for Coach ling
ham : mCu.
Penn's Depcndables
Penn will depend chiefly on Captain
Earl Eby. who is expected to WIN both
the half and quarter; Larry brown III
the mile. Box MaXam in the loo ana
900. Smallcy in the hurdles ana ll'rr
in the two mile events.
The complete list of the Penn entries
follows: 100 yards, Winsur, McFadden
and Muxam; 30 yards, MaXnm, NC
Faddcn and Altmaier; 440, Eby, Rod
gers and Gill; $50, Eby. Meredith. Nc
Mullen and Granger: mile. Brown,
Irwin and .Frel; = miles, Herr and
Head l2O hurdles, Smallcy and Smith !;
30 hurdles, Smallcy and Jack: broad
jump. WinSor. Smalley and Bartcls /;
pole vault. Temple. Nolte and Wood
side :. shot put, Bartcls. Thurnan and
Foley: hammer throw. BartciS, Frank.
EarriCk and Foley.