Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
OVER 80 SCHOOLS
TO HAVE ENTRANTS
Favorites Will Have to Be
at Best to Carry Off
Title HonorS.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~ HICAGO, June 4.-One of
the most interesting fea-
~ lures of the national col
legiate track and field
meet to be staged at Stage Field
here Saturday is that it quite
often produces outstanding in
dividual stars from smaller col
leges whose athletic fame seldom
extends beyond their own pro-
vincial sectors.
More than 80 universities and COL
leges will be represented in the trials
of the national collegiates, and while
Southern california Is being nominated
as a certain winner, the Trojens will
have another hard pull similar to the
one experienced in the I. G. "A. at
Philadelphia.
The best known sprinters in the
country obviously are Frank Wykoff of
Southern California and Eddie Tolan
of Michigan. Yet Medley of South
western Oklahoma has mark of :094
in the century. which equals the fast
est time of the Trojan wind burner.
Klaner of Kansas has done :0.9.5 in
the 100 and :20.8 in the 900. while
of Oklahoma A. and M. both have
Travelled the century in :09.5 this
Spring. In the 220 such men as Rat
lift of Daniel Baker, Sickle of Kansas,
Tierney of Marquette and Elwell of
the Kansas Aggies all have travelled fast
enough to be dangerous competitors
for Tolan in that race.
Upsets Are Likely.
Vic Williams of Southern California
Is the favorite to win the 440-yard
dash after his :474 in the I. c. "A.
But slow start might give James Cor
don Of Miami, Lagerquist Of Iowa or
Joyce Of Alabama a chance to win.
Earl Labertow Of Iowa State, Jess
Markle Of Fresno State, Yeager Of De-
troit and Van Laningham of Drake are
some of the dark steeds in the half
mile.
The Leland Stanford Giants, who.
under the Sagacious tutoring of Robert
Louis Templeton, have habit of
monopolizing the weight events. are
likely to be rebuffed in the shotput at
the national. Hugh Rhea, the Univer-
Sity Of Nebraska foot ball star, has
this year, and that is considerably bet
ter than the winning distance in the L.
C. "A or any of the Midwestern meets
of the Spring. Mum of Minnesota
and Behr of Wisconsin also will be
strong contestants against the STAN
ford men and Bob Hall Of Southern
California.
The pole vault should be one Of the
features of the Chicago meet. GRADER
of Southern California did IA feet and
one-half inch at the I. c. A. A. A. A., but
will have opposition from Tom Warne of
Northwestern and McDermont of Illinois.
Warne has developed a tremendous lift
since suffering fractured ankle bone
last Summer and as he has about re-
gained his full speed he should give the
T%ojan fierce tussle.
Many Clever Jumpers.
Tomson of Nebraska has the best
broad jump of the year, leaping Is feet
81 inches in the Big Six meet, while
Gordon of Iowa did IS feet AS inches
in the Kansas relays. Nell and Morris
OF Oklahoma Medley of Southwestern
and Timberlake of Washington are
among the other leading jumpers.
Spencer of Geneva has gone feet
inches in the high jump and Jones
OF Ball Teachers, Brady Of Louisville,
Russell of Bradley Tech and Schroeder
of Kansas Teachers all have done bet
ter than the feet 334 inches that won
in the nationals last year.
Not all of the boys from obscure COL
leges will deliver in the national COL
legiateS. but some of them will and it Is
that possibility that gives added interest
to the meet and makes Southern Cali
foFnia'S task all the harder.