Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
TRACK TITLE MAY
co TO WEST AGAIN
California Qualities IS Athletes
for Finals Of lntercol-
Iegiates Today
EIGHT PENN MEN SURVIVE
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Cambridge, Mass. May 81. --- The
groundkeepers at Soldiers Field are
busy this morning. They are giving
the track shave ana shampoo to
have it neat looking for the spectators
and smooth for the college athletes who
will perform in the finals of the annual
track and field championships this aft
ernoon.
The first event today will he staged
at 2:S0. It will be the semi finals
of the 1OO-yard dash and. IL conditions
are right. a new record may be set in
the opening event.
Yesterday In the trials, Albert lie.
coney, who sprints for Lafayette, won
his heat in the century in q As sec.
onds and equaled the INTERCOLLEGIATE
record. Boosters of the Meadowbrook
speed merchant claim he will be able
to lower the mark today If the track
and the weather are right.
Merchant Big Star
Leconey was not the only athlete who
performed like a talking machine com
pany and made n record. Jack Mer-
chant. muscular giant from the Pacific
Coast who completes for the University
of California, SET up n mark Of III feet
for the hammer throw.
Merchant was the outstanding star of
the trial events California had fifteen
Qualitiprs and four Of them was Mpr-
chant. which is hard for any individual
to do Jack qualified in the hammer
throw. the shot put, the javelin throw
and the broad jump, which seems
enough.
When the track events were being
run off, it looked as If California had
made its 5000 O-mile journey across the
continent for naught They qualified
only four IN the cinder path events. but
when it came to the field performances
It was noticed that California was very
much present and also casting numerous
votes.
West May Repeat
The Western"rs won the champion
ship last year and it appears as if they
knew what they were doing when they
sent a team East this year to defend
it, The supporters of California claim
there's nothing to it and even the East
erners are willing to concedc that the
chances of the Westerners are bright
While Henderson in the hurdles.
Hendrixon and Mcdonald in the quar-.
ter. and Hutchinson in the furlong dash.
are the only Californians in the track
events, the Pacific Coast champions
have at least one representative in
every one of the field events.
Merchant and Writer'S are in the
shot; Muller and Treyer in the high
! jump; Norris in the pole vault; Sor-
remit and Merchant in the javelin:
| Merchant in the broad jump: Muller
I nyI Pn,lar in, tho jiSo nnI No,Nhnpr
in the hammer.
California led the list of Qualifers
with fifteen. Cornell pulled a surprise
to the dopesters by getting thirteen men
in the finals and Princeton also did
we'll with eleven. Stanfords showing
was somewhat disappointing to the
West, for only ten Of its representatives
survived.
Penn Qualities Eight
Pennsylvania qualified eight men.
Bronder made the best javelin toss and
was third in the shot: Larry Brown
! won his heat in the half -mile in |
minute - 40 seconds; Boots"
Lever took his 100 heat in 10 1-10
seconds; Rose won the broad jump and
Chow also qualified in this event.
Hamer surprised when he came through
III the hammer throw and Frank fell
down. Needs tied for first in the high
jump
From present Indications Penn has
an excellent chance for four individual
championships, but the Quakers have
been counted out of the team trophy.
! Larry Brown looks like the best half
miller on the ground. although he will
! be closely pushed by Larry Shields. If
the Penn State star decides to run in
. this event. Rose is the best bet in
the broad jump. He did % feet o..
inches yesterday and may improve thar
today.
Needs tied with three other athletes
for, first in the high with G feet IL
inches. He may be able to tie things
up again this afternoon.
Br"nd"r tossed the javelin 1S4 feet
- inches and that was almost four
te"t better than the best Hammer. of
stamford. could do. Hammer has been
credited with over 200 feet this season,
but Bronder is an excellent competitor.
those who qualified and will com.
pete IN the finals today are:
22O-%ard dash-HutchIrson, California,
oy "a and Si CrosisT osse'e Gra"o G"!gmets Love
ILe coney, Lafayette. McKIn' Princeton; Pttfreeon
khtrksyy and, sudden. st"nford, Woodrins. Wd:
Il 4.16 soco6Gs FGHinST ma {a!e Best time.
4IrHson and M36ata Gsf5rn.s "9sioH coTsSe KSe.
fI,ce'"n; Bay, Rutgers; Movie, Syracus"'
,hl4pm"ni Iaie. Best time, 80 seconds, by
90, Haf-mtle run---''arter and Cook Cornell:
Sh"4 Dar,moI,h' Mars'ors. Cieorgetown
lnNsrst'y u; P"nusy'van Il. Johnson, Prince,
,"n b"ry. S'anr"r!. rampbe., Yale Best
=, log.y I'D dash ''tr',r, Brown: Patterson,
-" L. ,@,". 1tta s-t,e; e|sr tn!yersi'y s",
ar! SUDDEN stanford; Woodring SvracIs,