Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-24
Western Stars in
Harvard Meet to
Run Off Their Tie

San Francisco, Calf, May 23-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 the intercollegiate Associa-
ton of Amateur Athletes of America
at Harvard University. May &c and
- to fight there for first place and,
also, to run off the tie in which
their 1922 big meet at Berkeley,
Calf, resulted.
Stanford men think that the several
stars on their team will bring enough
first-placc points at Harvard to win
the meet, while California supporters
believe their well-balanced team will
repeat its performance of last year
when it won the Harvard meet and
the national title. In the big meet"
here Stanford took ten first places
but the large number of CALIFORNIA;
second and third place points tied
up the contest.
One star of the Harvard meet this
year probably will be Glenn Hart
Idillt, W ilO lIllS year mas
put the shot 80 feet and IS of an
inch, run the 100 yard dash in 10
and Is seconds and hurled the discus
l47 feet. Eartranf; is expected to
win the shot and discus. Another
stanford star may be Morris Kirksey,
who last year won the national inter
collegiate title in the 100 yard dash.
Last year, when kirksey was in good
shape, he ran second only to Charley
Paddock. world champion Splinter.
This spring his legs have been bother
ing hlm Helping Kirksey will be
Eddle Sudden, another Stanford
sprlnter. who won the two dash
events in the meet against California.
Williamson, Cardinal quarter miller.
who defeated "OXy" Hendrixson
california, national champion, homes
10 bring back the title in that event
HIS best time this year is 80 and :
SECONDS. IN the Javelin throw STAN
1ord VIII be represented by CAPTAIN
fl4nt Hammer, who has hurled the
spear zo6 feet in practice but whose
marx OF 1877 feet and 1 inch is the
racine Association record. Lane
falk' point winner in the Harvard
meet last year, will run the hurdlns
for Stanford. A'''
On the California team will ~
several men who won the nation.1
intercollegiate titles in their o,onts
r. harvard last year. Leading tho
team VIII be Captain Bob Hutchinson
sprlhter, who does the 100 in 10 fat
ana The 220 in p and 3-5; IIendriyson
national quarter mile champion for
Two years; Dick Denton and Charles
Dorr, distance men; Red" No,,is
JOINT holder of the pole vault cham
plonship, who has vaulted - foot
ana inches this year; Brick" Mi.
Ter, joint holder Of the high iIn,n
tltle and Olympic team member:
JACK Merchant, versatile star. who
throws the hammer Ill feet, 4 and 10
inches, broad jumps % feet and 10
inches, puts the shot A feet and 7
lnchcs, throws the javelin 165 feet
ana the discus 125 feet. In 1920
Merchant was the national intercol-
iegtate champion in the hammer
throw.
In all. California expects to send
nfteen men, the largest team ever
sent from the west to the national
meet. On the California team only
one point winner at Harvard last
year. will be missing. He is Sprott,
half-miler. Stanford is sending ten
men. having left the coast May 10.
Walter Christie. a veteran coach, is
directing the California team, while
"Dink" Templeton, former Cardinal
star, is coach of the Stanford men.