Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Victory Expected by
Western Athletes
At Phila Event

Philadelphia, May 81 ca. P.)-
Coach Walter Christie's University Of
California track team. coming to
Franklin Field next Friday and Sat
! urday to defend the intercollegiate A.
y a. A. title they Won in 1921 and
successfully defended last year at
Harvard Stadium. probably will find
keener and greater opposition among
the Eastern stars this year than they
/ have before.
The CalifornianS. strongest last
year in the field. are without their
crack shot -puttcr. Jack Merchant.
but Christie has improved his other
| field stars and has expressed conf
i dence. after early victories over San
ford. Southern California and Ncbras-
ka. that his men will keep the I. c. A.
a. A. a. title on the coast until they
i have won the event five times. enough
| to obtain permanent possession Of the
championship cup.
California is strongest this year in
the discus. shotput and javelin, pole
vault and two-mile run. Dorr, the
| two miller, will go against such stars
as Walter Higgins, of Columbia, win
rer of the two-mle international
event at the Penn Relay Carnival, and
McLane. of Pennsylvania, the indoor
champion.
Brick" Muller, captain of the Gold
en- State team, has been hampered in
his jumping by foot injury, but is
expected to be in condition for the
meet. Leroy Brown, of Dartmouth,
the indoor and outdoor champion.
probably will be his most dangerous
rival. Treyer has been developed in
to an exceptional jumper by Coach
Christie. Witter is CALIFORNIA; ace
with the shots.
Tootel, of Bowdoin. is the East's
most promising shot man. Captain
Muller and Neufeldt probably will
represent California in the discus, and
Muller also will broad jump. Rose. of
Pennsylvania, has been best in the
East in the broad this season.
Red Norris. of the Bears, still is
their mainstay in the pole vault. In
Sheriff. and Owens of Pennsylvania.
joint indoor champions, he may find
his toughest opposition.
Storrs. of Yale. is javclin thrower
of merit. S. s. Sorrenti. the Bears
javelin man. who finished second last
year with a throw of 1S5 feet 7a4 in
ches. hurled the spear 1S9 feet 10 in
cEes at the California Nebraska meet
this year. Bronder. Of PENNSYLVANIA,
defeated Sorrenti in Harvard Stadi-
UNI in 1922 by less than an inch.
California does not boast any rec
ord breaking sprint men this year. In
the shorter track events for the in
ter collegiate championships the Ea-
probably will gather all the honors.
lie Coney, Of Lafayette: Lever, OF
Pennsylvania. and Lovejoy, of Cor
nell, appear best in the dashes.
In the hurdles fireman, of Cornell;
Hauers, of Harvard; Moore of Penn
State, and S. H. Thomson, of Prince
ton. are most formidable.
Allan Helffrich, Penn State, James
Connolly, of Georgetown, and Burke,
of Harvard. are the leading half
R.ilers. while Connolly, Kirby Of Cor
nell and Douglas of Yale stand out
among the mile runners.
Pennsylvania, Cornell, Dartmouth
and Princeton probably will be the
California teams most DANGEROUS
rivals, judging from their showing +,
meets so far this year. The track
stars represent many different in
stitutions, so that as in 1921 and 1922
the team championship most likely
will be determined in the field events.
In the 46 championship meets Of the
A. A. A. A. Harvard has been victor
ious 10 times. Yale, Cornell and Penn
s1lvania nine times each. Columbia
thrice. California twice and Prince
ton once.