Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
i. s. c. IS FAVOR|TE
FOR !. c. IA MEET
Stanford Second Choice.
Record Performances Look.
ed for at Philadelphia.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-The
- banner of Southern Cali
i fornia has been nailed to
the masthead at Franklin
Field. Under it there might have
been written Come and haul me
down." Southern California is
the defending champion in what
should be one of the greatest track
and field meets ever held. Over
500 of the best from 80 universe
ties will compete again In the
I. c. "A. games.
Dean Cromwell Of Southern California
and Dink Templeton Of Stanford have
brought over the two teams that should
run one-two unless an astonishing up
set takes place and Pennsylvania slips
through.
Pennsylvania is the main hope Of the
East, provided the East has much hope
left. Far Western teams have won nine
out Of the last ten intercollegiate games
and when you look their talent over
and consider the records of such stars
as Wykoff, Eastman, Williams, Churchill
and others 1t is hard to see how any
one is going to interpolate barricade
this time.
Southern California and Stanford
should fight it out with Southern Cali
fornia holding the edge. but the margin
isn't great enough to be anything like
a certainty. There are times when out
siders can cut into the count and upset
the dope by cutting away expected
points. Dean Cromwell Of Southern
California figures that IS points will
win and experts figure U. S. c. good for
SO points at least and possibly 40.
Three Great Sprinters.
The classic hundred-the 1o0-yard
dash-should bring together three OF
the greatest sprinters Of the age in Wy
koff of U. S. c., Tolan Of Michigan and
Dyer of Stanford.
The quarter and the half will show
the long-legged Benny Eastman Of
Stanford and Vic Williams of U. s. C.,
although both may be entered only In
a single race.
The East also has its stars to chal-
lenge this Western talent La Moline
Boyle has turned the hundred in 90
and has jumped "a feet 2 inches. The
East also leads in the mile division.
where Bullwinkle of City College and
Ccan of Pennsylvania are two Of the
outstanding stars. Steel of Pennsylvania
will give any one an argument In the
44o. McCluskey of Fordham is the
leading two-miler and should lead the
pack over this longer route.
But who IS around to challenge
Churchill of California at tossing the
javelin? Practically no one. The big
Californian has reached go feet In
practice and 210 feet will win going
away.
Marks Due to Fall.
It is impossible to say how many
intercollegiate marks will be broken, as
the weather will have something to say
about that. But with a warm sun and
fast track any number of ancient
marks should be wiped from the slate
to give the 1892 delegation something
to shoot at.
Ted Meredith still holds his record
at the quarter and the half and it will
take some phenomenal stepping to pass
these marks. although they have been
eeualed in practice by some of those
now entered here. At least two have
run the 440 in ATS. and there Is q
chance this mark may be eQualed or
broken II conditions are right.
Then there is Barney Berlipger,
PENIS all-around star, to be considered
in more than one event. And there Is
Gene Record of Harvard, one OF the
best murders in the country. O'Connor
of Columbia expects to have his chance
in the high jump, and he should nm
| ish ID.
Bearing on Olympics.
The next Olympic games are only o
year away. So the showing for the
intercollegiate now takes on an added
significance. Records made will give
some indication Of what one may ex-
pect in the International tests that
will be held next Spring and Summer.
since most of those entered at Franklin
Field will be among the mass trying
to qualify for the Los Angeles carnival.
This means a greater national in
terest in track and field sports for the
next IL months, with greatly increased
interest In the games at Franklin
Field today and Saturday.