Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
PENN TO INVADE ENGLAND
AFTER LAPSE OF 22 YEARS
In 1900 University Athletes
Made Notable Record at
Olympics, viii Kraenslein
Winning -Four First Places
Bv LAWRENCE 4. BROWN
'aptain Of the l'nivrrsity Of Pennsyl lyan'a
track tenn and worlds record holder
for 1000 wards


YrHE trip of the University of Penn
i sylvanla four mile relay team to
England this year will mark the first
time since 1900 that the wearers OF
the Red and Blue have appeared abroad
in international competition.
Tweuty-two years ago one or the
greatest aggregations of track stars ever
10 represent Pennsylvania went to Lon
don and Paris and electrified the track
world with series of performances
tbat have seldom If ever been equaled
in the history OF track athletics.
The team was composed or '"rNe
athletes. four Of whom won no , less
than nine Olympic championships, me
marty sailed from New York the lattef
mart Of June, 1900. competing first in
London and afterward in the great
oivmni, games held in Paris.
;Cba members Of the team and their
performances in the Olympic games
were:
., A. Ci ,..nset.r MhiHi dash iio.%ster hurdles,
r. h"ffH!;Ts "TffH!;TksSuK aas iES"
eoc.mst.r "dash. i0O-Ineter h"rd'se; 'h'fd !"
'o%s.ebf F. K. ebfSsXTix sS:Tfiix won two nrs's-hish jun"
and HSis %tIoS eesss.a int se.S sS
I al
ssTSssE s%T%SsErii iI'rMa II second In hammer
throw TnRRS%XESS nRS 4iSS II hsRE sSE Third In discus.
thfESw. MEcHLING placed in soometer
WILLIAM r. REMINGTON won handicap
'ri1sI %RIs 'a%%Si ,,ssd iG Ee,: f%s. %k GRANT
and THADDETS S,cb McChbAiSN III, '%s% Were @ entered
An Inspiration
Tho records established bv thcs" n n
lc,os on foreign soil should be- an m
sniration to the team that will sail on
March II for the Achilles Club ga'n"S'
The effect Of the English climate on
distance runners is something that our
team will have 10 consider very ser
ion.lv Il will be noted that III the
famous team of 1900 those who failed
10 place were distance runners. Alex
nndcr Grant was one of the hest one
and two-mile runners in the country ~
that lime, Vet both he and Bushnell
we're unable 10 place. They attributed
their inability to score points TO eli
matte conditions.
Tho four -ni,r team will nc more TO-
innate as regards climate this year fhni
wos thc 1900 team. March here is nC'
unlike that of London. while the varia
ton in April will be so slight that
do not feel it will have much ch'rl
on us. There il. however. poSEi
bility that th" climate will have ,h'
same effect on MS that II dld lhe as
tame" runners in 1oOo.
George Orton. Pennsylvania crra
distance runner Of that year and r"c"
cnt manager of the relay carnival. wa
never able 10 do himself justice il
r- Ia, hn Spnrnl
! oral notable victories in the Olympic
and after them.
. Kraenzlcin the Greatest
Al Kracnzlcn is the greatest athlrt
in tho history OF the University. III
a., four first places in the OlympicS o
1000 against the cream Of the world /
a.. something that has not been cQualcd
, The hurdle race was run on noo
q turf slightly up hill. but despite thcS
i obstacles and the fact that he was lcf
on his mark he ran the 100 meter
over the sticks in 10 20 seconds. lIa
, circumstances been normal there /
Z little doubt that he would have broke
n the worlds record for the event.
: the broad jump Kraenzlcin had troubl
u with the peculiar takc-O and probabl
would have created n record had
not been for that fact.
y with the thoughts Of the great deed
i of Penn athletes Of the 1900 team /
h the minds of the team that will carr
the Red and Blue on April s again,
the best college and club teams i
n England. our team should carry q
q with the same success as Kracnzlci
e and his teammates did,
Tho next article by CAPTAIN brown wi
9 nppeur in the Evening Public Ledger Wedne
day Mar.h