The New York herald., 1921-12-25
NEW TRACK SQUAD
AT PENN PROMISING
Coach Has Wealth Of Material
to Work With-Busy In
door Season.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2t--Penn's track
candidates will put In a busy winter and
spring season. Several OF the stars VIII
remain in Philadelphia over the Christ
mas vacation and will get In shape for
the indoor meets that are 90 be held
early in the new year.
Although Earl Eby. captain Of last
years team and noted half miller, and
Bob Maxain, the sprinter. have rounded
out their college careers, Coach Robert
son has promising squad. Iptercol-
legiate title chances do not look so
bright, but Penn will have a. first class
team for dual meets and other track
engagements.
From last years. team hs has Larry
Brown, the miller. one Of the best mid
die distance runners In the country, and
Robertson intends to build his relay
team which will run In England around
the Pacific coast lad. Last year Brown
finished second in the intercollegiates in
the one mile and in the Penn relays ran
u quarter, half and mile in two days. all
three being close to record time Early
in the summer Brown broke Mel Shep-
pard's worlds record for 1000 yards
In Harold E. (Boots) Lever, Rob-
crtson also has fast sprinter. Lever
is a product OF Mercersburg Academy
and comes from Ilion, N. y. Lever is
the holder of tho worlds indoor sixty
yard sprint record. which he estab-
lished I'm Buffalo two winters ago. Gill,
who ran on the sprint medley relay
team last year; Winsor, a good broad
jumper. and Don Head, captain of the
cross-country team, have been practice
ing on the board track at Franklin
Field for several weeks. Temple, who
placed in the pole vault in the intercol-
legiates. Is back In college, and Rose.
another promising jumper who should
figure in the dual meets, Is also avail
able.
Frank and Thurman are the only
weight men left on the squad. The lat
ter played tackle on the varsity football
team the past season. Among the new
men who will be eligible this year.
George Bronder of New York Is the most
promising Bronder formerly held the
American javelin record. AS the javelin
will be part of the intercollegiate pro-
gram this year. Penn expects Bronder
TO figure prominently III this event
Bronder is also clever with the discus.
Martin. u Pacific coast lad. who cap
tanned last years freshman team. will
be the hope IN the hurdles. Snlalley and
Smith having been graduated last June.
Holden has Joined the middle distance
squad and Needs. promising hiSh
jumper and pole vaulter, is considered
by many the best all around athlete at
Penn since the days of J. Howard Berry.
To unearth new talent Coach Robert
son has arranged series OF six handi-
cap meets to be held on the board track
at Franklin Field. starting January -.
PENIS recent to victory over the
Yale ice hockey team has stirred up all
kinds of interest in the sport at the
university. This was the first time that
Red and Blue team ever beat Yale In
hockey. PENIS much talked OF star Is
Percy Wanamaker. who formerly played
at Dartmouth. Wansmaker is New
England lad. In the Yale game he
scored three OF the four goals.
Wanamaker Is surrounded by clever
lot of players, including Pringle, Dahl
Murray, Kearns and Blank. The ihfter
was only recently picked for the haro
position of goal keeper and looks ike
star Penn will play the Princeton team
at the Ice Palace on Friday. January O.