The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-24
TWO COLLEGE
TEAMS COMING
STANFORD WILL INVADE THE
EAST THIS WEEK
Big Meet" This weekend at Harvard
Will Find Great Collection
Of Champs

san Francisco. Cal. May @"-f'rom
the far west. two college track teams.
representing Stanford University and
the University Of California. are going
to the national championship meet OF
;he intercollegiate Association OF Am
ateur Athletes OF America a; Harvard
University May % and - 20 fight there
for first place and. also. 20 run off the
tie IN which their l22@ big meet at
Berkeley. Cal. resulted.
STAFFORD men think that the several
stars on their team Will bring enough
nrSt place points at Harvard 10 win the
meet: while California supporters be-
l!eve their well-balanced team Will re-
peat it's performance OF last year when
IL won tho Harvard meet and the ma
tioaai title. In the big meet here
Stanford took ten FIRST places but the
tSrge number OF CALIFORNIA; second and
third place points tied mp the contest
one star OF he Harvard meet this
year probably Will be Glenn lartrantt.
Stanford. who this year has put the
shot 80 feet and sos OF an inch: run
the 100 yard dash N 10 and one-ntth
seconds and hurled the discus Ia feet.
uartrantt IS expected to win the shot
and discus. Another stanford star may
10 Morris Kirksey. who last year won
the national intercollegiate title IN tho
100 yard dash. Las; year. when Kirk
sey was In good shape, he ran second
only 10 Charley Paddock. world cham
pion Splinter. This spring his legs
have been bothering him. Helping
Kirksey will re Eddie Sudden. another
stanford spr.nter. who won the Two
lash events IN the meet against Call
trrnia. Williamson. Cardinal quarter
miller. who defeated "Oxy" HENDERSON.
california national champion. hopes TO
bring back The i.tlc In that event. His
best time this year Is 80 anil b sec
unds In the javel:n throw Stanford
WILL be represented by Captain Flint
Hammer, who has hurled the spear ?06
Zee; In practice bu; whose mark OF 1871
feet and | turh IS the Pacific AssOc!a-
ton record. Lane ta!k a posn; winner
IN the Harvard meet last year. Will run
the hurdles for Stanford.
on the california team viii be several
men WHO wo nthe national !ltercolieg!-
ate titles IN their events at Harvard
last year. Leading tho team viii hc
Captain Bob Hutchinson. Splinter. who
does the 100 In 10 fiat and the go In
II and 3-5. TIendrixson. national quar-
ter mile champion for TWO years: Dick
Denton and Charles Dorr. distance men:
Red" Norris. joint holder ot the pole
vault championship, who has vaulted
- feet and inches this year: Brick
Muller. joint holder OF the high jump
tltle and Olympic team member; Jack
Merchant. versatile star. who throws
the hammer III feet. Ala inches. broad
Jumps 90 feet 10 inches. puts the shot
- feet. inches: throws the JareNn
1865 feet and the discus l@5 feet. In
1920. Merchant was the national inter-
collegiate champion in the hammer
throw.
In all. California expects 20 send mr.
teen men. the largest team ever sent
from the west TO tn" national meet.
on the California team only one point
winner a. Harvard last year. will be
missing He Is Sprott. halr-miler,
Stanford Is sending ten men. having
left the coast May 18th.
Walter Christie. veteran coach Is
directing the California team while
pink" Templeton, former Cardinal star
Is coach OF the Stanford men.