Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-26
CHARLEY WEST WILL. DEFEND PElITATHLON
TITLE IN TIE GREAT PENN SPORT CARNIVAL
preston News Service)

WASHINGTON, Pa. April 24.-Levl
the Indian star from Haskell lnstl-
tute. and John Paul Jones, OF Du
PAW, are the men most feared in the
pentathlon at the Penn games Friday
and Saturday by Charles West the
celebrated Negro captain of the wash
ington and Jefferson College (white)
track team and the present holder OF
the five-event championship.
Marsh Johnson, OF Pitt University;
Plansky OF Georgetown; Newton VI
Florida and one or two others are We
ing put forward as possible winners Oh
the pentathlon at Philadelphia. But
West is not worrying so much about
their chances as he is over the form
that the two westerners may display.
West happens to know more about
Jones than he does about the others,
as the midwest performer is under
the tutelage of Harold Erickson, the
famed Minnesota flash of the Wash
ington and Jefferson football team o.
a few years ago, who is now coaching
at DePauw. Jones won the pentathlon
:af the winter meet conducted by the
Illinois A. A., and is regarded as tine
most formidable man from the west IN
Penn games unless it is Levi. ErlcN-
son has written to friends here ire
1Suently of the prowess of his protege,
and familiar as he is with VESTS aDii-
ity, he believes that his pupil VIII ue-
feat the Washington and Jefferson
eaptain or force West to records that
he heretofore has never equaled.
West has secured a pretty good line
on the ability Of the Indian star, anu
thinks if he lives up to his western
reputation, he will be one OF the tough
est opponents he has. Levi mas been
described in epistles received here as
a giant, standing feet, inches
in height and weighing 200 pounds
His marks, if they are genuine. also
Indicate that he is likely to win more
than one event in the penrathlon, he
has thrown the discus 136 feet and
inches, which is considerably farther
than any distance negotiated by west
this event being the weakest III the
champions repertoire. In the jaVelln
West has an advantage, as the best
Levi has done is said to be 167 feet
while West has frequently, in competi
ton hurled the spear ITO feet ana Is
said to be going better every hay. IN
the broad Jump the Indian giant mas
leaped % feet inches, which is tribe
better than Vests best record.
Vests biggest advantage In ths
coming pentathlon is expected to he ~
the 1900 meter race in the 200 mete.
race. The Red and Black captain
holds the w. and j., record in the quar-
ter-mile and he is just as good at the
200 meter distance and has been
sprinting this spring better than he
ever did before. He won the 500 met
er race at Penn year ago, and says
he likes that race better than any 9TH
er His cross-cOuntry work all winter
is expected to fit him particularly fol-
the long race and because he is an al
mittedly good finisher in competition.
West does not fear either Plansky
or Newton particularly, as he has com
peted against both of them and thinks
he knows their capabilities. The big
Washington star is in splendid condl
ton now and has been working out
daily during the Easter vacation
period. He VIII run as a member OF
the Washington and Jefferson relay
team at Pen min addition to competing
in the pentathlon. West has improved
both his discus and broad jump consld
erably since last year, and if he has
boosted both enough to get fourth or
fifth place his friends here believe nc
has good chance to repeat. The com
petition, it is believed here, will be
much keener than last year and West
thinks that with points split up more
than they were in 1923 he will have a
better chance.