Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-27
bETzMER ENTERED
IN THE PENTATHL0N
Delaware Track and Field Star
to Compete With Best in the
Country; Booth in Two-mile.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark April s7--Track Coach De-
Cato Of the University OF Delaware has
announced that he mas entered Betz-
mer. the sturdy Freshman who has been
makine such an excellent record In
track and field athletics this spring in
In. pentathlon at the inter-colleGiate
meet a Penn Friday and Saturday OF
this week. This includes the javelin,
running broad Jump. 220 yard dash.
discus and one mile run. Betzmer and
riumphries. another Delaware boy for
nerly OF du pont high school who is
making good in field events will both
also enter the individual javelin event
At the l.. Of T. meet.
Retzmcr IN the pntathlon may be
slightly handicapped because of hav-
lne 10 compete In the two running
events as his abilities as an athlete have
been devoted almost entirely to the field
! events. In the latter however. he is
expected 60 more than hold his own.
In the dual meet against Stevens last
SATURDAY on muddy field he threw
thc iaveuu slightly more than 10 feet
thereby esta tablishing a new Delaware
record for that event. II BetZmer can
make this good a throw on Franklin
Field On Saturday II is more than likely
y. Wln win the event.
= 'smer is also improving wonder
"a ;he discus and in practice yes
-, several times made throw or
s.rhf, move than l10 feet The Del
aN ,..ord for this event is held by
G., ,,srt.r who last year threw the
Discus lae feet 10 inches Bc;zmer is
also developing into a good br9ad jump
~ Hr has also established a new Della
va. rr.erd for the shot put but this
c,.,.t A,..s NOT enter into the pc1fta-
tha'on
Nrathcr Delaware athlete who may
h-.ae hooors 70 his college at Penn this
uerA : Brath the hest distance runner
.hat Delaware has ever had and who VIII
Coull,etr iu the two mile special running
event IL Franklin Field. In this event
poofh vii meet the cream ~ the col
leriate to milers of the country. He
loe,.s - -. in the best Of condition and
~ + t,isl two mile run on Frazier Field
Yesterday afternoon h, made the dis
tsr,e in considerable less than 10 min
utts This is many seconds better than
fhe Delaware record for the event The
intercollegiate championship for this
event is generally won in the time OF
about a3s IL Booth is in form when
fh event Is run AZ Penn the indica-
auus are that the winner will have 70
d5 +, least that well 70 get the cham
uou~hip.
IS Retzm~r ia freshman and Booth
4 sophomore they will no doubt bring
many aeld and track honors 70 Della
ware before graduating. Both got their
prtparatury training AT Perkiomen.
Mike most noteworthy athletes neither
one ~ these boys are teTnpermental.
'rhcy are unusually popular with every
one connected with the college and their
even dispositions work 20 their benefit
em the athletic field.
Fred uarrner is another star track
man who has already greatly assisted
II bringing Delaware 70 The front IN
track srnorts and who will try for more
h.nors az Penn on Saturday. Harner
= me fastest 4ao man on the Delaware
tr.ek fesn, and vii be The backbone
me relay team tha; VIII try for the
Middle states championship AZ Penn.
uc = also entered il the 440 ward low
hurdle. in which event last year he got
fourth riare.
Coach I.ecato picked his relay team
81 trials held On Frazer Field Yesterday
.fternoon. Harlncr won the event run
ing hue race and showing a great
iars, ~ speed in the stretch. Fol
'.a.ing Harmer tho candidates finished
rs this order Plftman, Smitn. our
r. Nv and NcNullin and they are
r5e sN men who will be taken 20 Penn.
- ,h. Middle States relay champion
sna Delaware viii compete with such
c,lt. pes as Lafayette Behigh Mullen
hmm Johns Hopkins. Rutgins. Stevens,
w York University. Swarthmore.
HaVerford. and Pittman. Smith, Four
acre and Harmer viii no doubt COM
nose The Delaware team IN that event
hat LAlly and McMullin may be given
a chance on the Delaware team that
compstes IN the class relay event.
Haynes and Sehaeffer also run the trial
quarter yesterday
NeDonneu who holds the Delaware
r.ole vault record has been entered in
that event az the inter collegiate meet.