The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Host Of Colleges and Prep
Schools TO BE Represented
by Best Athletes.
ONE MILE RACE FEATURE
Penn Quartet, the Favoritc,
Expected to Hang Up New
Figures.

Pennsylvania great classic. relay
race carnival next Friday and Satur-
day will be the highest class track and
field meet that has ever been held in
this country and will be equaled only
by the Oiyy-pic contests. This is due
to the remarkable list of relay teams
that are entered in the collegc. pre-
paratory and high school relay cham
pionships.
The recent winter season showed
that the Eastern colleges have in their
ranks the finest lot of track men that
have ever been at college in the Ids
tory of collegiate competition. The
material Is not only high class but
there is lot of it. This accounts for
the great records made in relay racing
last winter.
princeton and Syracuse ran a dead
heat In new worlds record time for
the one mile relay. with Cornell only a
stride away. Pennsylvania made a new
worlds indoor record for the two mile
relay. with Cornell and Georgetown
right at their heels. Georgetown, Yaie
state, vi. 4. ~, SOluulDla ana OlntF COL
eges have also shown very high class
work in relay racing. The consequence
Is that the teams entered in the classic
college relay championships arc up to a
higher standard than ever before, and
new records are promised in several Of
these events.
Expect Records I'm Field.
Not only will the relay champion
ships be OF record breaking caliber but
there will be new marks made in some
of the special events. while in all OF
them the present figures will be ap-
preached. A short resume of the teams
in the various events will be of in
terest.
The one mile championship should be
one OF the greatest races decided at
Franklin Field since the first meet Ill
1896. On but two occasions In the his
tory of the Relay Carnival have teams
beaten minutes 20 seconds for the mile
relay. this being done by Pennsylvania
and Harvard. On only another occa-
sion. namely, at the American Legion
games here last June, has any team
beaten minutes 90 seconds, this be-
Ing made by the Pennsylvania Univer-
sity Post. when It created the present
worlds record Of minutes Is 3-5 sec
onds for the distance. With the above
facts in mind the class OF the one mile
relay next Saturday can be judged when
It Is stated that the indoor work OF
Princeton Syracuse, the present cham
pions. and Cornell indicate that all three
or these teams win beat 3 minutes 20
seconds for the distance. 1t Is quite
possible that one OF them may cut
fraction off the wonderful time made by
the Pennsylvania team last June.
Cxyva for its anchor man
woodring the Olympic 220 yards cham
pion who has done the quarter In AZ
seconds. He Is backed by Leonard,
Monte and Suttner. all first class quar-
ter milers. Princeton has Stevenson
for its last runner and his work is so
we'll known TO Eastern followers of
track sports that no further comment
Is necessary. G. Taylor, Johnson and
either McKim or Hitzcroth are greet
runners with Taylor as probably the de-
Gliding factor In the race as many con-
slider him just as fast as Stevenson.
Cornell Has Fine Team.
Cornell has no great star like the
other two teams but IL has very finely
balanced team. Since the indoor meet
when It was beaten by Syracuse and
Princeton 1t has had Lovejoy. their
great sprinter. running the quarter, and
Inc Tigers expect 10 Ue yaTuS ldstsT
than they were at New York on March
IL.
The above three teams arc the fav-
orites for this race but the United
States Naval Academy Penn State. NJ.
]. t. and Georgetown also have very
fast teams. M. l. T. is the dark horse
in this event. 1T has a very evenly
balanced team and the mems class is
shown by the fact that they have one
aTx-4..
last winter. Fedlands of California lis
also entered but no lines on its quar-
ters' speed is available. It is hardly
likely they will shape up with the above
teams. Is
The Middle West will be represented
by Chicago. Stages men did very little
relay racing this winter but the-fact
that they are in the event indicates
that he has something fast for the
race. Chicago has always made good
showing in this event SO they viii bear
watching.
Though the one mile college cham
pionship Is sure TO be wonderful event.
many consider the two mile relay cham.
pionship as the high spot OF the meet.
Pennsylvania. Georgetown, Cornell.
Penn state and Yale will have teams
that are expected 10 go under the
present two mile relay record Of l
HlllluttN - 80 S+IouuSt htiu Ut tNe IONA
State relay team that was bea,en by
Yale here last year. u " possible tina {.
Yale may elect to 60 into the four mile
race instead though this is hardly likely.
Because Of their great running mt the
Illinois indoor games and the indoor
intercollegiate championships when thay
made new worlds record OF minui !
b5 ID seconds. y ,nrsylyana runners
arc favoritcs -. fhis race Actually no
on. can predict the winner among these
fine teams. Pcrs will run the came
--rn that performed so well last winter.
namely. Meredith, McMullin. Holden and
Brown. This Is a fast team and oui
doors the men should beat minutes so
seconds for the distance. Georgetown
and Cornell also should heat this time
while f Campbell ~ in shape Yale
should lsko cut under this figure. State
has two very remarkable runners In
Hellfrich. the half mile American cham
pion. and Larry Shields. VI Coach Mac
tin has been able to bring his other two
men up TO the standard then state win
- right IN the running. That final re-
~ with Brown of Pennsylvania. Kirby
OF Cornell. Shields Of state. Campbell OF
Douglas OF Vale and coanolly or
Marstors of Georgetown should be "A hair
raising affair.
Tho four mile championship should
produce new record NJ Cornell,
Georgetown and Yale have strong teams
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