New Britain herald., 1928-05-25
WESTERNERS HAVE
 EDGE FOR TITLE
Fasteners Face Task of Wrest.
 ing Laurels From Caliiornians

Cambridge. Mass. May a5 P- Eastern college track athletes today
 faced the almost impossible task o,
 preventing a small band of Californ.
 lans from romping away with mos,
 of the honors in the 5ona annua,
 l. U. A. A. championship meet at
 Harvard Stadium.
 ! Though the cream Of S2 college track teams was entered, indications
 were that the wonderfully well-bal- lanced squads from Stanford and
 southern California would dominate
 the meet during the trials this aft I'rnoon and the finals tomorrow.
 The experts have already con- ceded Stanford its second consecu- i've championship and most of them
 have agreed that Dean Cromwell's southern California team, aided by Charley Borah. intercollegiate sprn, champion. and Lee Barnes. pole vaulter extraordinary. would have
 but little difficulty of finishing in second place.
 Stanford has the power to score Ia total Of at Ieaa S5 points and Cromwell figured that his Trojans would take 20 points
 The most that the best eastern teams can hope for is an Is point total. which appears possible for either Pennsylvania State, Harvard or Yale. depending on which gets the Breaks"
 Among the 800 athletes entered in the competition were NeveA who re- turned to defend championships won q year ago at the games in Phila- delphia. Heading this list was Char ley Borah of Southern California. who won both the hundred and 22o a year ago. Another was the sen sational Sabin Carr. Yale pole-vault- CT and holder of the worlds record of 14 feet made during the 1927 games.
 The others were Bill Cox of Penn State, champion intercollegiate mil CT: Monty Wells of Dartmouth. high hurdles titlist: Creth Hines of Georgetown. last years winner of the iavelin throw: Tom Maynard Of Dartmouth, who led tho high jump CTS and Alfred Bates Of Penn State, 1927 broad jump. champion.
 Each Of these champions was as sured of plenty of competition in his speciality and some of them knew they would have to better their best previous performances to retain 1 ,hnir honors.
 The most thrillinf clash Of the | meet was due 10 come when Sabin 1 Carr and Lee Barnes meet in the | pole vault. Barnes recently broke l 'arr's record by vaulting 14 feet l l1-9 inches but this new mark has not yet been officially accepted. | Barnes finished behind Carr last | year.
 The weather forecast was unfay- | orahle for Charley Borah. who is at 1 his best on a hot day. Borah has ,een conceded another double win in 1 he sprints but he has three dan yerous rivals fin Art French of liar iawl, Jimmy Quinn Of Holy Cross. i md l.. P Ross of Yale.
 Another notable clash. with an 'ast versus west background. was lue to come in the high jump when Tom Maynard attempted to keep his itle away from Bob King of stan ord. who won the event two years .go and finished second last year laynard has not been mp to his best orm this spring and King has been as jumping better than Tcr.
 Some of the other favorites were Emerson Spencer of Stanford and toss of Yale in the quarter mile. immy Reid of Harvard in the two niles. Erie krenz Of Stanford in tho hot put and discus and Ed Black f Maine in the hammer throw.
 The trials this afternoon will re- ucc the fields in the sprints and urdles to the i-finals and the llartcr and half mile down to the nals. During the afternoon six len will be selected in each of the cid events 10 compete in tomor- ows finals.