The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-28
WITH CAMPBELLFIT
YALE'S HOPES RISE
Old Ellis Runners Now Conf
dent of Retaining the
Titular Relay Honors.

Yales hopes for success in the Penn
relays next month. which were at low
ebb a few weeks ago, are now at the
high water mark. The change Is due
10 the complete recovery of Tom Camp
bell, the great half mile runner. from
the Millrose A. A. games about two
months ago. Campbell is now in active
training, and his work in practice has
caused Coach Mack TO express the
opinion that Yale's speedy middle dis
lance flyer will soon be at the top Of
his best form.
Mack's confidence in Campbells abil-
ity to race as fast as ever has had
very stimulating influence on the other
members of the relay squad. All now
are confident that Yale will success
fully defend the relay title. Campbell
is the runner who has the distinction
of beating out the famous Earl Eby in
the stretch. He did this surprising
thing last year in the final relay of the
two mile championship at Franklin
Field and won the event for Yale.
Campbell. Hilles and Vandcrpylc.
three OF the men that run last year. are
still in college and all going we'll Sic
mems has graduated, but in his stead,
Coach Mack has in Douglas a much
faster runner, in fact one of the real
good runners in college to-day. as he Is
fast from a half mile 10 tie longer
cross country distance. Douglas is the
boy who forced Shields of Penn State
to the tape in the recent indoor inter-
collegiate championships in the one mile
race. With Douglas. Hilles. Wander
pyle and Campbell. Yale has a team
that on paper should make new
worlds record.
The present record is minutes
So 25 seconds. made by the iowa
State College of Ames last year. and
this same team may be on to try for
the two mile event The fact that they
were defeated by Penn State in New
York and by Pennsylvania at Illinois
may keep the Aines boys from coming
such a distance, merely to get trim
ming, but IL the men show real good
form, sufficient 10 warrant their being
sent East. they will probably face the
starter.
Curiously enough, though Yale has
such very fine team and is the present
champion, it Is likely that Pennsylvania
will be the favorite for the event This
is due to the fact that George Mere
dith, Holden. McMullin and Larry
Brown ran 50 well at Illinois. when they
defeated Iowa State, and at the indoor
intercollegiate championships, when they
won the two mile indoor relay cham
ponship in minutes 55 is seconds, a
worlds indoor record for the distance.
Pennsylvania will certainly be strong.
but, in reality. they will be no stronger
than Yale, while Penn State. IL Holl-
frich gets into shape will be equally
fast. In Hollfrich, the American half
mile A. A. u. champion. with a record
Of minute 81 seconds for the half mile,
and in Larry Shields Coach Martin Of
State has n wonderful pair. and many
will consider state inst as fast as either
Yale or Pennsylvania. Cornell and
Georgetown also have very fast teams
| Cook and Carter being strictly first class
half milers for Cornell i'd Masters and
\ Brewster for Georgcto In fact Mas
tiers of Georgetown ves the big sur
prise in the recent indoor two mile re
lay race, as ho started FIVE yards he
hind Browne of Pennsylvania ana
fought him all the way.
With FIVE such remarkable teams en-
tered 1t would not be surprising to see
new record made. Favorable weather
Is all that IL needed.
Team entries for the relay Carnival
close on Saturday Of this week. The
relay management merely wish TO know
by that time that the college or schoo.
will be represented. The makeup OF
the various teams will be called for