, 1923-05-27
WESTERN STARS
WILL STRUGGLE
FOR FIELD TITLES
Ann Arbor to Be Scene Of
Annual Competition.
BY WALTER


Following the staging of the eastern
Intercollegiate track and field games
yesterday together with those OF the
afizseuri Valley conference. attention
Of he college athletic world will be
focused on Ann Arbor where the an
nul meet Of the western conferences
win be held on Friday and saturday.
A. \ result Of the Individual events
held in connection with the Kansas,
Drake and Penn relay games. not to
nseutiea the large number of dual
meets decided this spring. struggle for
premier honors will settle down to a
bitter fight etwee Illinois and Michi-
gan. The Wolverines won h indoor
meet but indications arc Steve Far
rsu's men viii have n much harder
time to wrest he outdoor title from
the Orange and Blue.
Both squads arc composed of per.
formers Of known ability. Fortunately
for their respective schools they are
competitive athletes who will coma
through Regardless of condition or stiff
ness OF the competition Despite these
pstnt winners. result of the meet will
hinEs upon the ability OF Coach Gill
q ulfno&s and Farrell Of Michigan to
Seves1p enough performers who will
Dck NJ points for second, third and
fourth place.
GIN aad FarrsfI stiekIerx-
GIN and Farrell have always been
for balance In the makeups
81 their teams They have laid Just
EAah Nfrcua tNnn tA> rt,,-
fourth place as upon the winning of
N event For this reason they have
catered svsry athlete who has shown
premise Come may draw easy quail.
Tying heats in the 40 and $50 yard
runs or be placed in heats in the
q h n hurdles which will enable
them to quality for the finals and pos
sfbly score a point or two.
Neither team can be said to be woe
fully weak in any one event. Where
one will score 1--WE points as a result
Of q win, the other may offset the
value OF the victory by winning Sec
ond and third places. In this battle
between h two schools every point
and fraction OF n unit is going to
count and the struggle for points in
every event win be interesting to fol-
low:
Owing to the Importance of the Ma
tional Collegiate track and field meet
TO BE held In Chicago on June Is and
1e. only six non-conference institutions
will 10 represented at Ann Arbor.
Leading teams In the Missouri Valley
conference and those in the south will
compete in Chicago where more pres.
tge can be won and where the victors
viii be termed National intercollegiate
champions in their respective events.
fytis Eavsrite in the lee.
In tho 100 yard dash Tyklc of Pur-
Cue. who recently stepped the century
in the worlds record time Of 90 3.5
win go TO the mark n slight favorite
ever Ayres and Evans OF Illinois and
spstz OF Wisconsin. This same guar
te< will contest for honors in the 22o
yard dash although Capt. Sweet Of
Illinois may be added to the Illinois
entry. Brookins and Wilson of Iowa
may be among the starters in the fur
Icing.
Wilson of Iowa looks lfko the best
BET in the quarter mile. He has been
ste1pinS h distance consistently this
sprtng around 40 and Is the type of
athlete who will deliver. Capt. Sweet
OF Illinois may be a contender as
should Hagen OF Northwestern Rein
Ike Of Michigan appears to be the class
Of the half milers. The Wolverine
has travelled the distance in faster
tine than any other conference per-
former. He is big and strong. Just tho
type for the event Mol Of Iowa Is a
strong possibility.
Krogh Of Chicago should make a
great effort TO win the mile. although
there are several other Big Ten milers
who may give him a ace Isbell OF
Michigan Is doped to taxi the two
naile. although Wells OF Illinois is ex-
pscted to be right on his heels at the
nnisli-
Crawford Consistent Hurdler.
Crawford OF Iowa. johnson OF MI.
rois and fowler of Minnesota arc
among the best OF the high murders.
The former has won the event con-
sistently all spring round is rs.
which Is a better average than the
others. Brookins Of Iowa. who re-
Gently shattered the worlds record for
the $50 yard low barriers. appears TO
be In q class by himself in his spe-
cislty.
Van orden Of Michigan Is picked to
win tho shot put. although Lieb Of
Eotrs Dame and Schildauer OF Illinois
should be in the finals. Lieb looks
like the best bet in the discus and
Angler Of Illinois n sure winner Of the
5avclin. Hill OF Illinois looks like the
class in the hammer throw.
In the pole vault BROKER and Pros
ser OF Michigan and Brownell and
Collins OF Illinois should battle It out
for first place In the running high
jump bfcEIlvcn. Smith and Nufer Of
Michigan, Wright and Smith of I'LL
iiois. pratten and Donahue OF wlscon-
sin and Dickson OF Chicago have done
the most consistent jumping all year
and tho points should be split up
among them. .
Hubbard Sure Winner.
pehart Hubbard OF Michigan should
be a sure winner Of tho running broad
1ump, Ills marks are far better thar