Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WATCH PENN TEAM
IN BIG TITLE MEET
Too Much Work Has PLAYED
Havoc With Red and Blue
Track Stars ,.
EBY WILL BE READY

100 many meets In succession and
the attendant hard work necessary to
Keep in shape without sufficient rest
has played havoc with the University Of
Pennsylvania track team.
After hard season indoors includ-
ing the winning of the indoor cham
pionship mile relay race at the Univer-
sity of Illinois carnival. the Red and
Blue trackmen were forced to start
training with only little rest for the
Harvard meet. Then came the relays
week later. the Dartmouth Columbia
triangular meet the next week and the
Cornell engagement last Saturday after
noon.
Track athletes. no matter how
strong and sturdy they may look. must
have rest in between engagements or
they do not keep fit. There is no de-
sire on my part TO criticize. but we
had too many meets during the outdoor
season. Since the 1st of April the men
have been working out daily to keep
i'll shape for the large program we had
to face.
Harvard gave us plenty 70 work for
and then along came the relays. which
demanded everything that the members
of the varsity squad had. Without any
rest, the Dartmouth Columbia meet had
to be fought out, and then Saturday
we had to face the Cornell aggregation.
You will find few Of the eastern colleges
with such schedule as that in such n
short space of time.
Ready for Intercolegiates
1--WE have two weeks in which to pre-
pare for the intcrcollCgates and | hope
by that time to have the team in much
better shape than they have been for
the last few weeks. Larry Brown is
running better than ever. He turned
4.2l mile on Saturday. and twenty min
utcs later. before he had sufficient rest.
went out and finished close second in
n speedy half.
bob MaXam. Lever. Smallcy and
several of the others are running well.
but | am not ut all satisfied with the
condition of the team as a whole They
have had too much work of late How
ever. after this week ] expect them to
show continued improvement and, while
do not want to make any predictions
about the intcrcollcgintcs. you will find
Penn up there fighting with the best of
them"
Captain Earl Eby. who has been off
form for several weeks. is more en-
phatic than his coach that the Red and
Blue will be up thcr" this Friday and
Saturday Il week. "ThCSC next two
weeks will just about make our team"
said the tow haired leader this morning.
1--WE have been working hard for the
last six weeks without rest. with our
minds always on the meet for the fol-
lowing Saturday That will not be the
cas-" this week, and to Il man you will see
when we take to the field
at Cambridgc.'
Eby says that the next two weeks
will find him trimming harder than ever
in his life before. He went off edge
during tn" relay races. and has been
unable 10 gain that form which makes
his driving finishes thing of JOY and
beauty to the spectators. 1t will all be
back when the team gets to Cambridge.
according to Eby. who expects 20 show
the college world that h" is anything but
through, in the parlancc of the fans.
There is general air of optimism
pcrvading the members of the track
team which speaks well Of the morale
of the team despite the reverse suffered
at Ithaca.
No Crew Changes
Sir Joseph Wright. of the crews, is
not expected TO make any changes in
the personnel of the varsity and Junior
varsity cights, Judging by the practice
tits yesterday afternoon. The junior
varsity again defeated the varsity over
II three quarter mile course. this time
by n half length. \ race this afternoon
will determine which is 10 be the varsity
and which the Junior varsity over the
regular Henley course. Penn ha. two
weeks to get in shape for the races ON
Henley day and Coach Wright expects
Il great Improvement in his charges.
The bow and stroke end of the varsity
eight are rowing in great shape. but
the middle of the boat seems TO lack the
power that charactcriZcs the lighter
members at the two ends Of the shell.
Coach DR.. Curiss. of the baseball
team, expects to start either Shclfey or
Stout against Dartmouth tomorrow
afternoon in the second of the three
game series between the two univcr-
Stiles Both worked against the fresh.
men yesterday in practice tilt. Larsen,
who has turned in three straight vic
tories, will probably take the hill Sat
urdHy against Georgetown, which wal
lopcd Penn, / to |, in the first game
Of the season in Washington.