The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-21
Large And Classy Field
Set For Penn RELAYS

Philadelphia, April u - Gregory
Rlee, Americas greatest distance
GUNNER service men from various
ramps and bases, and many. out.
standing college athletes from the
east, midwest aud south will con-
verge On FENnklln ilsld next Friday
and saturday Cor the Nalh renewal
OF the annual University Of Penn.
EylvNNlA Relay carnival,
DeSplte the war and lis attendant
uiSl0cAtl0n of normal schedules, this
NeNrA track and field extravaganza
promises 10 be one Of The best IN the
long history of relays, More than
$500 athletes from woN ever 600 COLI
lOgeS and schools and service Or
CARNATIONS ere listed 10 compete IN
Che % event program. which Is just
slx events less than lest years record
total,
A United Nations half mile relay
race tn which naval units represent.
lng The United states, Great Britain
end France will compete. viii b
held saturday afternoon,
service teams troM the MidShtp-
man school, New YorkS Fort Mon
mouth. Naval Training School,
Hampton, Va; Manhattan Coast
Guard. Camp lee and Navy Pre-
TalRht, Troy, N, Y. win compete IN
q mile relay raee,
TEAMS from Michigan. Ohio state
and Indiana will represent the west.
err conference, Notrc Dame. Vlr~
ginia, Army, Navy, Columbia, Cor
nell, New York University. Syracuse.
Princeton, Fordham, Manhattan,
Villanova, TEMPLE, Haldwin-Wallaee.
pcnnSylvanla and q host Of other
colleges and high schools viii par
lticlpNte IN the ~ events On Friday
lend the e. on Saturday,
Time Schedule
The meet win start at SsiS on
FRIDAY afternoon In keeping with
tho Good Friday Observance pro-
|gram and will conclude at esSS when
Ithe sprint medley relay win DO run,
ON Saturday events win get under
lway at 10 O'Clock. with the final race
ISchcu0leu TOE aWN,
Rice, who holds most United
Estates distance records. win run IN
h two mile special race on Saturday
Afternoon against Glenn MaSlen. OF
HColgate and Dave Williams. Of
l1eorgetown. who opposed him when
Die set his new worlds indoor rec
ord az s.Sl, In Cleveland. last March.
Rice viii not be the only star in
the carnival, Bob Ufer, Mlchigans
great middle distance runner Prl-
kvate Barney Ewell. Of Camp Lee.
krom Todd. vlrginias stellar hurd-
Der: Private Frank Dixon. OF Camp
Ice. New York Us. great miller. and
successor Of Leslie MacA1itchell:
RichaTd NoScom. Of New Hamp-
khires James Delaney, Of Nosre
Dame: Fred wit. former Indiana
runner. now in the Midshipman
School in New York: Dallas Duprc.
n. G. A. A. broad jump champion
from Ohio state: and many others
hre among the entrants either on
kelay teams or Ia special events.
Only two champions win defend
he laurels they won last year. Nor
pom. In che pole vault. and Ewell. in
The broad jump.
Three OF the outstanding events
Ire The 100 yard dash, the 40 yard
hurdles and the collegiate two mile
kun On Friday afternoon. Among
4he sprinters are EUell. Harvey Kel.
sey, Princeton: Charles shaw, Cor.
bell: Edward Conwell. New York
aF..sw.nn.~aRr,s n~sa.mA~ wER~nk~s Samsaa
zOrd. o. 9. Marines: Leonard Alkofi.
Michigan: EnlAce Peacock. Manhat-
an Coast Guard. and James Petit.
Navy.
In the hurdles are Harrison Dil-
BIRD. Of Baldwin, wallace: James
byorly, Michigan: r. Lennon, Tufts:
tom Dodd and Baylor Capers. vir-
Ainia: Robert 0elsk Ohio state:
Robert Vaughan. Pennsylvania, and
kOFpural John Saunders, Camp Lee.
Glenn Maslen, Colgate: Don
Durham. Dartmouth: Ollle Hunter,
Rational A. A. U. Crosse Country
hampton: Fred wit and Richard
khlIlips. Tufts. are among the ia
ADrifes b the two mile rum on Fri-
aay afternoon. Rice will not run Ia
sIais race.
- Entr1ea
Some idea % the extent of the
Shtries can be gained from the fol-
Owing: 600 meter hurdles. % enc
fsaes: college go yard relay. ~:
Wigh school eco. co. distance med.
IN relay, IS. hight school medley.
sprant medley. Is: $50 yard rn-
ls: sour mAls EalaSs -; 90