, 1923-04-08
ATHLETES FROM
COAST TO COAST
TRAIN FOR EVENTS
Opens with Kansas Meet
on 10th.
BY WALTER EcKERsAL1.

BY WALTER ECKERsALL.
With three sets of relay game,
for the latter part of the
month, athletes representing universe.
Ties from coast to a have settled
Gown to the training grind which will
not terminate until the national col.
iegiate outdoor championships are held
IN Chicago On June 10 and 1e.
The outdoor season will be ofrciatIv
opened with the staging of the Uni.
versity OF Kansas games Mt Lawrence
on April 20 and 81. 1t will be the first
m the Jayhawker institution has
held such an event and Athletic pI.
rector Fogg Allen is bending every
effort to make the games successful
SO they may be held every year.
The east will be represented in thess
games by Pennsylvania in one of the
relays. Presence of the Quakers is
sure to lend interest as 1t is the first
time an eastern team has in
that section. although some have gone
straight through to the coast in the
past. The Penn relays were among
the first to be held in his country and
other universities have followed the
example set by the Philadelphia insti.
tuition.
Pennsylvania Liberal
In recent years, Pennsylvania has
been extremely liberal in sending relay
teams to various events modelled after
Its set of games. It shows true sports.
manship and creates a friendly feeling
ctween the various sections of the
country. AS n reward for this action,
other universities and colleges usually
support the Penn relays.
In addition to the east being repre-
sented in the Kansas games, the west
ern conference will send teams and
representatives. Iowa. which boasts
of o the best mile team in the mid
die west. will be a contestant, while
! nois YIN sem its one mile quintet.
'FiscAalsy1- Chicago and Michigan have
/ entitled their intentions to enter either
teams . E.adividuals.
The Missouri valley conference of
which Gansa is a member, will sup
port tae games almost to a team. The
valley indooS conference showed be-
yond all question of doubt, teams and
athletes in the section will make her
culean efforts to defeat invaders from
other sections. The valley has always
supported the Illinois indoor relay
carnival and western conference out
door meet and 1t is no more than just
that the Big Ten be represented in the
Kansas event.
Strong Entry for Southwest.
Director Allen will also enlist a
strong entry from institutions in the
southwestern part of the country. In
fact. the games will open the way for
q greater development in athletics in
section as teams and athletes will
not be compelled to travel great dis
tances for competition OF a national
ealiber.
The Kansas games VIII be followed
by the Drake relays at Des Moines.
Ia, on April 81 and 2S. while the Penn
games are scheduled for the same days.
Although tho east cannot be expected
TO send teams to the Drake event, their
absence will be offset by the presence
If University of Southern California
athletes including Charley Paddock,
worlds fastest Splinter. If reports
from the coast are true-and there is
every reason to believe they are-Pad-
docks presence in Des Moines will as
sure success of the games. With the
exception OF 1920 when Charley ran in
the National A. A. u. outdoor cham
plonships or final Olympic tryouts at
Boston. the coast fiier has lever been
east.
Outside Attractions Popular.
Because Of his successful assault on
records in the last two years, his pres
ence in any set OF games would be a
magnet for athletic fans in the vicin-
fly of the place where he makes his
appearance. Last year K. l.. Wilson.
athletic director at Drake, hit upon the
idea of an outside attraction. he
matched Jole Ray OF the l.. A. c. and
Ray Watson, formerly of Kansas
Aggies, for a special mile race The
event created no end Of interest in tho
Missouri valley conference with the re-
suit the largest crowd in the history
OF the event was present.
Like the Kansas event, the Drake
relays will draw the cream OF the mid
die west college world. The Missouri
valley will support the Des Mcines
meet to a unit, while the large ma
torlty Of Big Ten institutions will be
represented. The event has grown in
quality and quantity IN recent years
and is looked upon as n OF the early
outdoor classics of the country.
Penn Games Same Day.
The Penn games on the same days
will attract their usual large entry
from the Atlantic seaboard institu-
tons. This event Is an established In
stitution and is looked orwar to
from the time the athletes start indoor
training Immediately after he holi'
days. owing to the large entry which
always features this event. contests
will be held on Friday so that the en-
tire program can be completed on the
following day.
Following these three sets OF relay
games, athletes will remain in condl-
ton for the many dual meets listed In
MAJ and for the sectional intercollesi-
ates. some of which are held on the last
saturday OF next month and on the
first Saturday in June. The best Will
then be pointed for the national meet
In Chicago in June.
Former Skating Champion