Evening journal., 1921-05-13
DELAWARE TRACK
men IN SHAPE
Blue and Gold Will Make
Bid For Middle States
Championship
HELD TOMORROW AT
JOHNS HOPKINS
special 70 The Evenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
NEWARK. May 1s.-Delaware
track team is keyed up TO make a
great fight for the Middle States
championship in the annual meet at
Johns Hopkins. Baltimore tomorrow.
Last year Delaware finished third.
and as Coach LeCato has developed
every man on the team is OF the
opinion that the blue and sold has
a good fighting chance for the high
est honors.
The team has made an excellent
record so far this year. Its work
at the Penn relays attracted wide
attention and in addition 10 that
Delaware has won dual meets with
Stevens. Haverford and Johns Hop
icins and lost TO the University OF
Virginia and Navy.
The Middle States Is the banner
track affair among colleges OF this
vicinity. Among those who are en-
tered in this meet are: Lafayette.
winners OF the meet last year: Rut-
gers. I.ehigh. Johns Hopkins.
Swarthmore. Haverford. University
of New York. Stevens. Dickinson and
several others.
Coach LeCato has arranged to
send "A men to Baltimore 20 COM
nete in the meet. They are: Pit
man. Smith. Harmer. Fouracre.
Humphries. Betzmer. Gundlack.
Harper. Mcdonnell. r. II. McMul-
len. Booth. Wilson. Hoey. J. ".
McMullen. Lilly and Manager Wa
pies.
II is figured that Coach Lecato
has about as strong team as was
entered last year. not including
Beumer and Booth and these two
men are looked on as sure OF win
ming several events. The perform
ance Of Betzmer at Penn in the
javelin stamped him as one OF the
best among the smaller colleges in
that event and he has shown re-
markable Improvement in throwing
the javelin even since the Penn re.
LAYS Betzmer has not only estab
lished a new Delaware record 70
the javelin. but has also made neS
rrecord for the shot-put and is prob
ably the most consistent man tn
blue and gold has ever had for tn
discus. Those who have watchel
his work during this season thinl
that he is good for at least from
to 10 points at Baltimore tomorrow
The other crack athlete thai
Delaware has TO start this time il
Booth. the long distance runner
Booth viii be up against Crawford.
of Lafayette. one OF the best distance
men who has ever started in a
Middle States meet. IL was his great
performance last year in winning
the half, mile and two-mile events
that won the meet for Lafayette.
Booth has met Crawford in cross
country runs and more than held his
own. Delaware men figure that II
Crawford attempts this year 10 wiz
all three Of those events, the half
mile. mile and two-mile, Il is goinl
10 help Delaware's chances. Boot
is Inquired as almost sure TO captur
either the mile or two-mile. an
4iarner win give tho Lafayette orac
a hard tustle for the half-mil
honors.
Pitman is another Delaware entr
IN whom great confidence is place,
He Will run the 100 and 22O. Pit
man has the distinction OF havin
never been defeated in a dual NEE
running under Delaware colors 1
the 100 yards. He made the 10
this year in 10 hat thereby equally
ing the Delaware record held b
Hayes. Wilson and c. o. Smith. III
also runs the 22O equally as well a.
the 100. and is expected to at leas
place in both and probably win on,
Of them.
Fred Harmer is another man that
is sure TO bring honors TO Delaware
IN this meet. Harmer's best work
has been in the quarter and half.
which he viii no doubt run tomor-
row. but he has also developed into
a crack 220-yard hurdler. Recently
he equalled the time in this event
made by David Crockett several
years ago.
smith and Fouracre. because OF
,ner hne work at Penn. are also
,eoheo on as sure point makers at
nelpmore If they run the quarter
delaware is not by any means a.
psnoeo entirely upon Betzne, a., n. !,
n.'a events. Humphries and = CO e..e
iaek are both unusually good =, IN .i
o.H,us and shot-put resnecti,.s,.. s,,s
1asa'onnen ,as, .. placed in the pole vauI
,ast year and as he has been 80, 80,
hne lately 1t is predicted thai he s,' ,,',,
again get some points for Delsv'.. I, |.
'n that event. Harper will be ~
Of the Delaware entries in the ~
jump.
There is also baseball game +,
morrow between Delaware a,
Haverford on the local damon
This game viii start about .
o'clock. standard time.
MADISON IN, TOO.