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record for the twO.mile relay race,
which the University Of Pennsylvania
hopes to break tomorrow afternoon. In
1914 another great English team, led
by the redoubtablc A. s. n. jackson,
won the four. r.mile event after thrilling
race.
The growth Of the Penn carnival is
little short Of phenomenal. Starting
back in 1896 with handful of colleges,
it has grown until it eclipses by far
any other track and field meet held in
the United States. Even the Olympic
games held in st. Louis in 1904 cannot
compare either in number of athletes or
in class with the annual Penn carnival.
Twelve colleges back in 1895, shortly
after the opening of Franklin Field.
took the mark for small number of
races. Today the flower of America s
athletes from all parts of the country
will get into action and continue until
8 40 tomorrow night.
Races Run Efficiently
What appeals to the public Is the
rapidity with which the races are run
off. Every race has n certain time to
start, and II team Is not Mt the post
at the time specified that team is left
out. 1t will be recalled that in 1920
the combined Oxford Cambridge team
was entered In the medley relay race.
Time for the race was called and the
Britons were not on the mark. The
race was run without them.
For the second time in the history of
the Naval Academy the middies will be
represented In this years carnival. Last
year a MILDLY team played a conspicuous
part in several races, and this after
noon, with Clapp, their brilliant all.
around star entered, they expect to see
new pentathlon champion wreathcd
with the olive.
Bob lie Gendre. of Georgetown, 'one
of the greatest all-around athletes in
America, is entered in the event. Last
year lie Gendre won, but did not come
near equaling Howard Berry's great
record Of five first places. He expects
to perform the feat this afternoon, but
he will be up against such strong COM
petition that he will have his hands
filed to come near eQualing Berry's
performance.
Reinhartz Dark Horse
Reinhartz. the Muhlenberg lad who
has been performing valiantly In track
meets this spring. should give the
Washington youth a battle. Reinhartz
recently scored eight first places in
meet. with Lehigh coming within
couple of points Of winning the meet
unaided.
Brutus Hamilton. another all around
star who finished second last year. holds
the Middle West Conference all around
Championship. Bradley, of the Uni
versity Of Kansas. who sprang into
fame two years ago by winning the
pentatblon. is also entered. Betzmer.
Of Delaware. and Emery, Of Prince
ton, should make those already men.
toned hustle for victory.
Another event that Is attracting all
sorts Of attention In this afternoons
program is the two mile international
race, which is SO called because all
the athletes are from this country.
Rathbun, Of Iowa State, indoor two
mile champion Of the West, is regarded
as the favoritc. Elmer McLane. the
Penn freshman star. who last winter
gave Joie Ray keen battle indoors In
the mile, and who ran on the Univcr-
sity Of Pennsylvania four.mllc team
against Oxford and Cambridge, is en-
tered in the race. Donald Head,
Penn's cross country captain, and
Johnny Herr, both of whom were abroad
recently; Romig, of Penn State Doug
las, Yale; Wikoff, Ohio State; Dick