Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
larry BR0WNSET /.
FOR WORLDS MARK.
% In Excellent Shape for eoo-
Yard Race This Afternoon,
Says coach Robertson
READY FOR DARTMOUTH

HOLDER Of the worlds record for
- 1000 yards and member Of two
'wor!d's record holding teams, Larry
Brown, captain Of the University Of
Pennsylvania track team, will attempt
to add, another mark to his list this
afternoon. The Red and Blue skipper
who thrilled thousands who attended
the annual relay carnival with his SEN
sational running will tackle Mel Shep.
pard's 6O0.yard record at $50 this
afternoon.
Brown broke Sheppard's record for
1000 yards last spring and this after.
noon he hopes to again disp!ace the
name Of the famous New York athlete.
Brown negotiated the 600 yards back in
1919 in / minute 10 As seconds.
Brown is in excellent shape at the
present time,', Lawson Robertson,
coach Of the team, said this morning.
He Is running In his best form and
should be able to smash that record
this afternoon. All that Brown lacks
at the present time is speed over the
shorter distances. He has been running
nothing but the mile and the half ever
since the outdoor season started. He
demonstrated Friday and Saturday that
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necessary and think that he will be
able to add another record to bis list. %
Brown probably holds more records
and is member Of more record break.
ing teams than any athlete In college
today. With the 1000 yards tucked
under his belt and chance of breaking
the 600 this afternoon, Brown IL also
a member Of the mile and two mile relay
teams Of Penn which hold the world 8
records for the event.
The Handicap Men
George Meredith, Johnny Holden and
Ed McMullen, who ran Saturday on
the two mile record breaking team, will
have liberal handicaps this afternoon,
while one or two members Of Sam Dali
las Meadowbrook team will be given
starts OH Brown.
This afternoon marks the final day Of
practice for the track team on Franklin
Fled. Tomorrow the entire team will
be given rest and Friday morning they
will leave this city for Hanover, N. H.,
where they meet Dartmouth in dual
meet that opens officially the new sta
dium recently completed there.
The contractors who will build the
new stadium started tearing down the
north stand this morning and by to.
morrow the track will be covered with
material. Robertson up to this
had not decided as to whether
he will train his athletes on the track ut
Queen Lane or on the Strawbridge &
G other track at Sixty third and Wal
nut streets.
He will probably make his decision
after returning from Dartmouth, as the
team must get in several days Of prac.
tice next week for the important dual
meet with Cornell that occurs on May
13 ut Ithaca. This meet will give the
college followers of track and field an
to compare the chances of
the two colleges In the intercollegiates
in May.
Tho Dartmouth Squad
The squad that will make the trip to
Hanover has not been definitely decided
on. Robertson will probably save
Brown for the mile and keep him out Of
the half. Johnny Holden will run the
quarter along with Gill and probably
Jack. George Meredith and McMullen
will run in the half and Brown and
Herr in the mile. In the two miles,
Harmon Friel and Don Head, both Of
whom made excellent time in the trials
yeSCerOuy, WILL btdrC IOr INC AScu ouu
Blue. Lever will run in both sprints,
with Shattuck and Welch In the 100
and Altmaier and Welch in the 90.
George Bronder. who will make his
first appearance for the varsity, will
probably be seen in three field events
the shot put, javelin and discus. As
the former Brooklyn Polytechnic staD
has been heaving all three missiles good
distances, he has an excellent chance
to win the events. This Is the first year
for the discus and javelin, both events
being also slated for tho intercol.
legiates.
Thurman and Hamer will be in the
shot. Hamer, Needs and Fawcett in the
high jump, Needs and Temple in the
pole vault, Rose and Chow in the broad
Jump, Bronder and Hamer in tho jave.
lin.