, 1923-03-11
TRACK TITLES
TO BE DECIDED
Illinois, Michigan and Iowa
Favorites for Western Con-
ference Games.
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Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. each Of
which is represented by sterling per
formers. win rule favorites for honors
in the annual indoor track and field
games of the Western conference. to
be held in Patten gymnasium, North
western university. ON Friday and
Saturday.
As Chicago will ~ the Mecca for
rack and field athletes, coaches. and
hletic directors on Saturday, foot.
al mentors will hold a special meet
ng to select officials for the fall
canes. Incidentally they may inform
ally discuss some Of the amendments
g the rules adopted by the rules com
~ tee at its unu meeting in New
ok last week.
The annual conference swimming
Championships viii be decided in h
Bartlett gymnasium pool Mt the Uni.
versity Of Chicago on the week end
n indications are an interestlng
fight win take place for the title. Wis
consin, Minnesota. Northwestern. Chi
cago. and Illinois have shown i'm
provement since the opening Of h
indoor eason and the struggle for
hcnors should rest between them.
Michigan Slight Favorite.
The annual track and field games
should bring about some interesting
competition. with Michigan ruling a
slight favorlte to garner the most
points. 1t is the first time N recent
years that the Wolverines could lay
n reasonable claim to the indoor
championship in advance. and II
Coach Farren's men perform as ex
pected Michigan should be hard to
beat
OF the ten special events held in
connection with the sixth annual re
,ay carnival of the University of I'LL
nois recently Michigan won four first
places, Illinois was victor in two.
while Chicago and Iowa won a first
place. the other two going to Kansas
and the Kansas Aggles. Athletes
who won in such stiff competition
should experience little difficulty IN
repeating in the conference.
Michigan will pace most reliance in
Dehart Hubbard, its dusky skinny
performer. who should score in many
events. Hubbard should win the run.
ming broad jump without apparent
difficulty n he will score points in
the hurdles. He ppear to be a ma
tural athlete and many look for him
TO approach the worlds record in the
running broad jump.
Van Orden Glass Of Shot Putters
Van Orden IS the class of the shot
putters. He won the event at the
illinois relays with an effort of AZ and
* inches and may do better by the
weekend. The Wolverine is showing
better form and with n little more
coaching is expected TO tvs the
weight close TO As feet.
Brooker appears to DO a certainty
for FIRST place In tho pole value. He
cleared the bar at the exceptional
height OF IL feet so inches at the
Illinois carnival. He has perfect
form, an excellent pull up and Ming
away. He has plenty OF speed in his
take off run and Coach Farrell cx-
poets him to go even higher before
the eason closes with the holding OF
the outdoor conference meet at Ann
Arbor on tho first Saturday IN June.
Reinke win be hard to beat IN the
half mile. He won the 1000 yard
run in the Illinois relays and covered
the distance in 2.19 As. n new carni.
val record. The pleasing feature OF
his performance was that he finished
strong. the extra 100 yards being
scarcely an effort for him. Other
Michigan men expected TO score are
1sbell in tho distance runs. McEllven
in the running high jump. and Burke
in the sprlnts. In fact, Michigan win
be fortified In every event.
Illinois Relies on Ayers
Illinois will place reliance in Bob
Ayres. It's dash man who won the rs
yard sprint IN the Illinois carnival
and tied the Americap record OF
;07 So. Bob Is running better this
year. He Is getting way from the
mark fnster. gathers quickly. and has
that hnni lunge for the tape which
vim so many footraoG.
johnson appearH to be tho chss OF
the high murders. He won the bar