The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-12

COLLEGES
MAY SAVE
season

NEW YORK, Feb. IL. Only
the most brilliant performances
By American college track ath-
letes Gun hope to make this q
banner season. The absence of
Paavo Nurmi. Joie Ray and
Johnny Gibson, with Charlie Hort s
intention of combining his activi-
les to the pole vault ana the
tier failure Of the other foreign
khletes now here, have put q de-
ded crimp in what had been eX-
cted to be a wonderful year.
ie offensive is now on, running
Sil through March, but new
cords may not be seen often.
fharlev Hoff, Loren MuIehison,
Helffrich. Willie Ritola, Willie
ISlsf De Hart Hubbard. Harold
norm Velne Booth, Jimmy Con-
0Ilv. Ray Wolff, Frank Hussey.
elncns sober and other established
fars will carry the burden rpm
ne present outlook.
It is likely that Hoff viii be the
bfllv foreigner who will take an
Intimate part in the campaign.
Adrien PauIen. the Hollander viii
eampefe in the WiIco panles. but
tlonl his preliminary performances
IA .er arriving he is now expected
Is be threat to Helffrich. Sober.
81 the other middle distance stars
Hubert Houben. who failed IN
three meets to show much. IS ar
ranging 10 sail for home. Gordon
I Goodwin, who came for only one
raee-tIle walking event at the
mfllr0se games. where he finished
third far disfasieed-Wm 90 back
50 England.
Higls spots along the road Of the
eas0n viii be the Nflco meet &
rolay night the Norwegian Turn
James at Brooklyn on February IL,
He New York G. games Fepr1I-
fy and the Ozceela Club events
srre on February 81
March meets of Importance in
cfaIde the intercDlleg iate el1an1pfonA
|ef1ips on the 9Th. the x. Of G. games
Al the Garden on the 9Th AMI the
Pnstefffee Clerks carnival on the
20fh.
A nlong the ifipoI tant psit town
arrangements ii which Iocal stars
II iiI compete are ne
Legion games a Boston February
%. and the National A. A. u cham
pIonships at Chicago on March g.
The lineuD of events is attractive
FOR track fans. who will probably
enjoy a lively season: but the great
flare that accompanied last season s.
campaign. Que to the briIIiance or
Eurn1i viii probably be lacking
IN this year, competition.
The absence OF Joie Ray from the
boards will be another handicap to
he promoters. who have counted
upon Joie's firing feet to provide
Interesting places on their programs
for many years Joie's duels with
Nurnii last year had something of
the same lure which the tennis
bastles Of Suzanne LengIen; Molld
MALLORY and Helen Wills have had
IN international sport
Tie Withdrawal Of Johnny Glib
non from competition because Of
poor physical condition and the
tleeiss0n OF H0ff to c0nfine llfs
artissties 70 pole yauIting except
for the Norwegian Turn carnival
have also done their bit to dim
some Of the glory Of the year.
The sensational Georgetown relay
tvo-miIe team which shattered rec
ords last year has also been broken
up by graduation and has probably
disappeared forever from the boards.
Boston College now has the most
formidable two-nlIe quartet, but it
will hardly equal the Georgetown
performances.
Harold Osborne. successor to Ray
al the perennial star of the T. A. c.,
injured an ankle at the AIiIlrosa
games and failed to do bet Ter than
six feet at Boston last Saturday
Whether or not the disability will
seriously handicap him cannot be
stated now.
Much Of the brilliance or lack of
luster OF the indoor season will de-
pend upon the caliber OF athletes
which the colleges VIII send to the
boards. Cecil Cooke, Syracuse
negro star, who did a 49 quarter
In a one-mile relay at the MIiiTose
games. has been the only collegian
to give great promise at this early