The Washington times., 1934-05-26
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PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-1t'S
going to be everybody for himself
in a pretty general brannigan or
brawl over the intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. championship in track
and field this afternoon, with the
suddenly inflamed East seeming
victory in its own track meet
for the first time in ten years.
It had Harvard leading the way
in overnight qualifers, with 10, as
against the 8 of Stanford, the
champions -preSumptive.
But this aspect of the situa-
ton was somewhat spurious, in
view of the fact that Stantord's
eight figured to score no worse
than 10 points and Harvard's ten
no better than II.
It mightn't even have been
close, in fact, if Sam Klopstock,
of Stanford, hadn't folded in
one heat of the high hurdles
and fallen in another, thus put
ting the burden of proof on the
rest of Stanford's seven-man
team. The Indians can still do
it, but its position is consider
ably less tenable. Nobody else
can go wrong, least of all Klop-
stock himself in the 200-meter
low hurdles.
Slow Track Handicaps
Yesterdays rain, of course, had
much to do with the general
run of low-grade performances
and perhaps the elimination Of
Dick Hardy, 1888 sprint cham
pion; Charley Nimmo, Stanford,
in the 800 and doubtless Klop-
stock, too. Anyhow, clear weather,
fast going and few records
was the forecast.
John Lyman, the 54-foot shot
putter, may react to the more
favorable conditions sufficiently
to press Jack Torrance'S recent
heave of SIS feet ~ inches. Bob
Keel, the California bullet, can't
seem to miss the games record
of O:10.6 for 100 meters; Dea-
con, Stanford, and Brown, Yale,
might force each other up above
IA feet S inches in the pole
vault; and with nobody to dis
tress him in the high jump,
George SpitZ, N. Y. u, might
even get up around Walter
Marty's feet GA.
Besides, there's that 1,500-meter
final between Bonthron, Gene
Verzke, Frank Crowley. Manhat-
haitian, and a few others, wi
Bonthron's 1854 for the games
sure to go and Venzke's 1852 6-10
American record none too secure.
Bonthron will be in there trying
to repeat his double-up victory Of
last year but, with this race COM
ing first and nobody much to beat
in the 800, he can afford to give
it all he has.
Should Win SprintS
However, I'd say the chances
were against a double-winner re-
peating in two races like these,
whereas Kiesel, barring accidents,
should take both sprints with his
hands in his pockets.
In doing this, he will send Cali
fornia off toward Is points and
place in the first three; for Bob
Clark seems to have the broad
Jump Sewed up with "a feet 6A,
Dick Coe looks good for 7 points
in both hurdles, George Mackey
has a place in the Shot-put, and
they say Bob Fowler is the only
man in the field who has a chance
with Tom Ottey, Michigan State,
at 5000 meters.
Minor COntenders Star
However, nothing seems sure.
except that Johnny Mottram,
Stanford's 219-foot man, must
improve beyond second place I'M
the javelin field and that the
finish for the team title is liable,
to be close. Not in many years
have the minor contenders quail
fled with such profusion, thus ,
promising a great deal of cut
ting-in on the leaders.
However, it might be well for
the East to remember that quail
fications returns-ten for Har"
ward, eight for Stanford, seven
for Yale, six each for Princeton,
California and N. Y. u, ETC.
can be a delusion in fact, II
there's any cutting-in being
done, Stanford will suffer least.
It has most of its prosperity
invested in the field events,
where, more often than not. yes
terday's performances are to-