Evening star., 1931-05-27
81 COLLEGES, 60
ATHLETES LISTED
Records Are Likely to Fall
In Several of Is Events
on Title Program.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-
Southern California, by virtue OF
Its undefeated record this season
rules the favorite to repeat It's
triumph of last year, in the fifty
NTH annual I. c. A. A. A. A. track
and field championships, which
will be held Friday and Saturday
on Franklin Field.
Thirty-seven colleges with a total OF
$40 individuals will compete in the Is
events during the two days. Three
Pacific Coast colleges-Southern Cali
fcrnia, Stanford and California--and
one member Of the Western Conference
-Michigan-will have representatives
on the track and field.
Nine Of the Is individual champions
from last year will defend their hon.
ors against field of stars that has
seldom been equaled in intercollegiate
competition. Five of this number are
speeding eastward from California.
Frank Wykcff, who won the hundred
In 81 seconds last year and who has
run 9.5 seconds several times this
Spring; Hector Dyer of Stanford, victor
in the 220-yard dash in 2I-3 Sec
onds; William Carls, who SKINNED over
the low hurdles in 1877 seconds; Ken
meth Churchill, who tossed the javelin
2l2 feet 5 inches, and Arnold West of
Stanford, who won the broad Jump
with leap Of "A feet 72s inches, are
the champions from the coast.
Eastern Champions.
George Bullwinkle of C. C. N. Y. in
the mile, Eugene Record of Harvard
in the low hurdles, william O'Connor
Of Columbia in the high jump and
Oscar Sutermeister Of Harvard in the
pole vault are the Eastern defending
title holders.
The East is looking forward with
great interest to the appearance of
Ben Eastman, one of the greatest
quarter milerS since the days of Ted
Meredith. In recent meet the Stan
ford star equaled Meredith's mark of
ATS seconds to defeat Victor williams
national 440-yard champion.
Eastman will meet the competition
on Franklin Field that should force
him TO run his best Horace Steel of
Pennsylvania, Graham of Syracuse,
Bernie McCaderty of Holy Cross, Carr
of Pennsylvania, Fleet of Boston COL
lege and several other Eastern quarter
milers have all done close to 48 seconds
this season.
The mile run is another event that
Is attracting Nationwide attention.
With all five of the indoor champions
Of the past Winter and four Of the five
point scorers of last years outdoor meet
to q close race from the start
Carl Coan, who ran Alb indoors;
George Bullwinkle, the champion; Bill
McKnfn of Pennsylvania, who was
clicked in AIT 6-10: HalIowell of Har-
ward, Martin Of Cornell, Halstead of
Southern California and Estes of Har-
ward are among the favorites for the
event.
Clever Sprint Field.
The presence of Eddie Tolan of
Michigan In the 100-yarc and 220-yard
makes the sprint field exceptionally
good. Frank Wykof, who has clipped
one-tenth Of second of Tolans ac-
cepted world record for the 100: Kelly
champion; Delby Of Southern Cali
fornia. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Nc
Donald OF Yale are the most prominent
Of the sprinters.
The Emile run viii present a fast
neld that includes Chamberlain of
Michigan State, Joe McCluskey of
Foroham, Rekers Of Penn State and
There Is . feeling among track fol-
lowers that Payne Of Southern Cali
fornia will break record that has
stood since 1898, when Alvin Krzenzlein
did 0:23 SIS for the 220-yard low hur-
dies. In recent meet the Trojan star
was timed In 0:23 2-5. To win Payne
must defeat Carls. a teammate and
the champion; Record of Harvard,
Clark Of Cornell and a number of other
frst-class timber -toppers