Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-05

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those developed in other sections.
Since teams have been receiving
proper coaching in the far west, they
have been developing with leaps and
bounds. The performers have shown
their consistency on numerous occa-
sions and the fact that California
travelled clear across the country and
defeated the best the "effete" east
could send against it, is deserving OF
more than passing mention.
Coached by Walter Christie.
Coach Walter Christie, one OF the
old school of Americas track and
field mentors, took only IA sterling
athletes from California for the
Bears. This little band OF performers
was sent against eastern teams which
greatly outnumbered it, because OF
their accessibility
1t goes without saving that Har-
ward, Penn, Dartmouth, Yale and all
the other large institutions entered
every performer who had a possible
chance to win a point or fraction
thereof. The size of the field may be
gathered from the number OF trials
it was necessary to hold on the
previous day.
While California won ths meet by
half point, it might have been vic
torious by a larger margin had
Coach Christie been able TO take
along other men who were LETT at
home because Of added expense on
the transcontinental trip. The Gold
en- state mentor undoubtedly saw
several events in which some OF his
athletes who were left at home might
nave scored.
Finely Balanced Team.
1t also is worthy of note that it
was the well balanced character OF
the California squad which swept the
cream of the east to defeat, for the
Bears won only one hrst-that of
0. O. Hcndrixon in the 440-yard run
in the fast time of 40.
Fl. P. Muller, CALIFORNIA; red
headed all-around athletic star, tied |
for first in the high jump. 1t was
this same Muller who played whale |
OF a game at end in the foot bail'|
match which California won from
Ohio State last New Years day.
Not alone did California earn the |
1aurels in the face of overwhelming
odds. but its sister school, Leland |
Stanford, represented by only four
athletes, finished fifth and defeated
Cornell, Princeton, Yale and other
big eastern institutions which en-
tered full teams.
What Would Paddock Have Done?
And University of Southern Cali
fornia. while not represented at the
Cambridge games, also came promi-
rently to mind of the eastern track
followers when they cogitated over
what the sensational Charles Pad
dock, worlds record holder in the
sprints, would have done in their
classic meet.
On the same day that California
and Stanford were showing their SUI
periority in the far east, another Cali
fornian cut up a few capers in the
interscholastic track and field meet
given by the University of Chicago
on Stagg field.
E. Boyden OF Vallejo High school
won three events from the best the
schools could pit against
him. His triple win placed his school
third in the point column. He won
the 440 and 880-yard runs and ta-
pered off his afternoons work by
winning the running broad jump with
a leap OF % feet, 4 inches.
Live in Athletic Atmosphere.
This growing athletic superiority
OF far west athletes and teams can
safely be attributed to the natural
qualifications of the men. In sone
the athletes are made, but
in the great majority they possess
natural ability to do things. The pre-
paratory school students do nothing
but think, live and enthuse over a,h-
letics. Each strives to outdo the
other, with the result that they make
mighty good material when they en-
ter college.
In a number of preparatory
schools in the middlewest and At
lantic section athletics are of lesser
The students prefer the
dances or the theater to the athletic,
field. They apparently believe it is
better to be an accomplished dancer
or dramatic critic than an athlete.
Not Like Years Ago.
There was a time in high school
student activity--in Chicago at least
that dances were tabooed during
the athletic season. Athletes were
placed upon their honor to live up
to training rules. That they did was
shown by the results OF contests in
those days.
Prep school athletes on the coast
paw little attention to the social
side of life. They aspire to be some
bodies among their fellow students,
and this is one of the chief reasons
why the coast is coming along so
rapidly in the athletic world.