Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-27

faCIHC COdSt gained 1OrmlOaDlc ledu
in the preliminares of the intercol-
.egiate championship games today
when the University of. California
team. winners Of the 1921 meet, quail
flied Is stars for the semi-fnals and
finals tomorrow. Their greatest rivals,
the Stanford University combination,
finished in fourth place with 10 sur
vivors, the two far western institu-
tons thus accounting for 25 of the los
places left after the wedding out pro-
cess.
Sandwiched in between California
and Stanford were Cornell, many times
winner of the intercollegiate cham
pionship, and Princeton. selected by
many experts as probable victor this
year. The lthacan athletes under the
coaching of Jack Moaxley. finished sec
ond in the lays preliminaries with Is
qUalifiers, and Princeton was third
with IL. Following Stanford came
Pcnnsylvani Harvard. Yale and Penn
State in the order named with eight,
seven, six and six survivors, respec-
lively. A dozen other colleges also
qualified representatives.
The outstanding star of the after
Moons athletic competition was j. w.
Merchant. a senior at California and
a member of the American Olympic
team of two years ago. The Ca,ifor-
MIA Hercules not only established a
new intercollegiate record of Ill feet
> inches in the 16-pound hammer
throw to lead the field Of qualifiers.
but also fought his way into the finals
of three other events. These were the
shotput javelin throw and running
broad jump.
Merchants hammer throw broke the
former record made by H. p. Bailey
of the University of Maine, who died
los feet "a inch.
On the strength of the Californian's
performance this afternoon, experts
predicted tonight that he might also
| break the collegiate record of 173 feet
6 inches, made by Lee Talbot. Penn
State, in 1910, in case he should be
hard pressed in the finals tomorrow.
One record was equalled when j. A.
Lcconey of Lafayette easily won his
heat in the 100-yard sprint in 9 $40
seconds, thus placing himself in the
select As second class consisting of
Wefcrs, Craig and Patterson With
the timers using the new 10th-second
watches it is quite possible that Le-
concy will better today's time and the
place tomorrow.
In outdistancing the rest of the field
in the number of qualifers.s Califor-
mia showed a we'll balanced team and
is conceded an excellent chance to re-
peat her victory of IL month" ago in
, Saturdays finals OF the Is events
contested this afternoon California
placed one or more men in 10, failing
only in the 100 yards. the $50 yards
and the 220 yards low hurdles tan
ford was somewhat of a disatpoint-
mcnt to her supporters. but the Palo
Alto combination ran into some hard
luck and lost places in several events
in which they were thought sure to adj
vance.
Williamson was shut out in the
440 yard run by the narrowest mar
gin and Falk pulled a tendon in the
220 yards hurdles. Muller of Cali
fornia, the famous brick" Of football
fame, also suffered streak of hard
luck, failing to qualify in the broad
jump, by a scant inch after Compel
ing and winning places in other
events.
Cornell showed strongest among
the eastern contenders and was con-
sidcred still in the running in view
or the two distance runs on tomor-
rows program in which it is ex-
pected that the Itahacans will ac-
cumulate comfortable number Of
points. The Moakley coached ath-
letes placed in nine Of the thirteen
events, being weakest in the field
contests. They went unplaced in the
hammer, shot and broad jump and
in the high hurdles.
Princeton qualified one man in
each of the sprints. the 440 yards and
half mile runs and came strong in
the hurdles, hammer, shot and broad
jump. Stanford had two oualifyers
IN each of the sprints and one each
in the half. the high hurdles. shot,
pole vault, javelin and discus.
PENNSYLVANIA placed six men in the
held events. one in the half and one
in the hundred. Yale showed we'll
in the shorter runs and Harvard's
seven qualifyers were scattered.
Weather and track conditions were
favorable for record breaking but the
contestants appeared to be holding
much in reserve for the nerve rack
ing battle tomorrow and only cut
loose when absolutely necessary. Tn
der similar conditions tomorrow sew
eral new records are probable, for
every event will be fought to a finish
in the struggle for previous points.
Qualifying colleges with number of
entrants for finals Saturday are:
California, Is; Cornell, 10; Prince
ton II; Stanford 10; University of
PENNSYLVANIA S: Harvard :; Yale 6;
Penn State 6; Dartmouth 5; Colgate,
Columbia. Georgetown. Syracuse,
three each; Boston College, Lafay-
cite. Rutgers, Williams, two each;
Amherst, Bowdoin, Brown and New
York University one each.
Timing by tenths of seconds was
used today for the first time at an
intercollegiate outdoor meeting.
The qualiflers by events, with the
best performances in each we're:
100 yard dash-Carter, Brown;
Peterson. Colgate; Lovejoy, Cornell;
Graeo, Columbia: LaConey, Lafay-
cite; Lever, University of Pennsyl-
vania; Mckim. Princeton; Kirksey.
and Sudden Stanford Nyoorinr