Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-24
penn TRACK SQUAD
IN TWO BIG MEETS
Jumpers and Weight Men Conn.,
pete in Baltimore and Run
ners in New York

Tomorrow will be one Of the busiest
days Of the waning indoor season for
athletes representing the University of
Pennsylvania. Track, fencing. wres.
Ting, polo. basketball and boxing teams
will all see action while the baseball
and crew candidates will spend the
day getting the kinks out Of their mus
cles.
BY far the largest number of track
athletes that have ever competed in
indoor meets away from this city will
show their wares tomorrow night in
Baltimor" and New York Fourteen
will compete in the Johns Hopkins han
dicap meet in the Oriole City, while
thirteen will run in the New York
Athletic Club games in Gotham. The
Jumpers an, weight, men viii make up
the majority of the Baltimore con-
tcstants while the New York meet. will
see the runners exclusively.
The feature Of tho Hopkins gnmcS
will be a one mile relay race between
the Red and Blue freshman Qunrtct and
the !irst-ycar team Of the Navy. The
Middios arc said to have an exception
ally fast team while the Penn quartet
can boast Of winning title meet in
tn" Erasmus Hall games early in the
month. This morning Robertson select
ed Hayes. Strectcr, Jensen and Kerr
to run for the Red and Blue, with
Matt kcogh As the fifth man.
The remainder Of the team will in.
cludc Woods de. Forsyth". Rose. Needs
and Fawc"tt: Sherril in the high iump :
Temple. Needs. Slcrril. Forsythe and
Woodside in the pole vault; Thurman.
Brindcr and liamer in the shot put
and Powers and Sherril in the 100. ward
! hurdles.
A medley relay team will compete
against the best in New York and will
b" composed OF Lewis and Jack, who
Will run the 44O, and Larry Brown
and George Brown. who will negotiate
the 900.
Altmaicr and Wclch will run in the
! 1I-yard handicap. Larry Brown in the
mile special, Saylor and Gill in the =:
and 300 dashes. and Herr. MrMnllen
and Fischer in the 1000 yard handicap
event.
The boxing meet scheduled for 4
L. NJ. tomorrow with State College is
causing no end of comment around the
Penn campus. Last year the Red and
Blue lost closely contested meet to
the Center County coliegians, and are
anxious to turn the tables this year,
particularly after the victory of tn,
basketball team over the Nittany Lions
The polo team has an opportunity to
sea! up second position in the Inter
collegiate League by defeating Yale in
the annual game tomorrow afternoon
\ victory will mean that the Red an(
Blue trio has defeated all but Norwich
in the League.
Coach Seryais and his wrestlcrs will
leave tonight for Ithaca and the annua
meet with Cornell tomorrow afternoon
The matmen have not been as success
ful this season as was expected. The
inability of Phil Pendleton to rid him
self OF boils and the injuring of sev.
eral of the dcpendables have kept tn,
team from reaching the form expected
when the candidates reported shortly
before the holidays.
Columbia, which held Dartmouth I,
a fOur-point victory last Monday night
is Penn's opponent in n League contest
in Weightman Hall tomorrow night,
Joe Deering, former referee and now
coach Of the Morningsdc Heights ouin.
tct, made several changes in his team
recently that have given it more scorin,
and better defensive powers.