Mills of Berkeley School is almost sure of the mile, with Sullivan, W. H., second, now that Dow of E.H.-S. has stopped training. Dow's withdrawal will be a severe loss to E.H.-S., and will lower their chances materially. Lincoln of Boston Latin, Richardson and Palmer of Andover, and Porter of Chauncy Hall will keep the race from dragging. Laing's old record of 4.34 will probably stand; but the winner should make at least 4.37.
Purtell in the high and Ashley and Converse in the low hurdles are a good team from E.H.-S. Purtell takes the flights in excellent form, and is particularly strong in the short dash to the tape. His special rival will be Cady, from Andover, who bears a name of international reputation in hurdling. English High is backing Ashley and Converse to win two places in the low hurdles, shrewdly reckoning that Seaver of Brookline is devoting too much time to baseball and tennis. But Mason of W.H.-S. is still in the game, and so is Hallowell of Hopkinson's; and Boyce of Brookline has developed into a dangerous man this spring.
English High has three good walkers, Rudickhauser, Mohan, and O'Toole. The best of them is O'Toole, who walks in perfect form, and is an experienced athlete. He ought to get first out of the race. His nearest rival, now that Delaney of W.H.-S. is barred, is Mallette of B.L.S. Mallette has improved wonderfully since he has been out-of-doors. He is a big strong fellow, very different from the wiry O'Toole, and could give him a hard race, except that he is very liable to break when hard pressed. He won the mile walk at the Harvard games, having the limit handicap, but got two warnings. Crouse of Andover and Lockwood are both working hard, and if they can manage to stay on the track, ought to make it a hard race.
It would be hard to make a prediction in regard to the bicycle-race, since so much depends on accidents. Stone of Andover is riding better than any one else just at present, and, barring smash-ups and pockets, ought to draw first. The pole vault will probably go as it did in the in-door meet—Johnson of W.A. first, Sharey of Cushing Academy second, and a big lob of other lads tied for third. Johnson already holds the out-door record of 10 feet 7 inches, and is going after it again this spring. Duffy of E.H.-S. has been doing some good work lately, and is likely to get a place.
The high jump will probably go to Arthur Rice, of Noble's; Perry of Andover, Howe of W.A., Rotch of Hopkinson's, and Converse of E.H.-S. are any of them likely to get a place. The shot is a sure thing for O'Brien, E.H.-S.; next to him is Edmands of W.A.; Heath of Hopkinson's or Coe of Noble's ought to get third place.
Andover and Worcester held their second dual games a week ago Saturday, at Andover, and Worcester for the second time defeated her old rival. It is true that the Andover team was slightly crippled by the loss of Senn and Peck, who were "ineligible" for faculty reasons, and of Gaskell, who was laid up. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if the presence of these men would have been of great assistance, for Andover was strong as it was in their events.
ANDOVER-WORCESTER DUAL GAMES, ANDOVER, MAY 23, 1896.
| Event. | Winner. | ||||
| 100-yard dash | Jones, A. | 10-3/5 | sec. | ||
| 220-yard dash | Jones, A. | 23-1/5 | " | ||
| Quarter-mile run | Robinson, W. | 52-2/5 | " | ||
| Half-mile run | Richardson, A. | 2 | m. | 10-1/5 | " |
| Mile run | Palmer, A. | 5 | " | 1 | " |
| Mile walk | Lockwood, W. | 8 | " | 7 | " |
| Two-mile bicycle | Stone, A. | 5 | " | 33-2/5 | " |
| 120-yard hurdles | Edmands, W. | 17-3/5 | " | ||
| 220-yard hurdles | Hersey, W. | 28-3/5 | " | ||
| Throwing 12-lb. hammer | Edmands, W. | 115 | ft. | ||
| Putting 16-lb. shot | Edmands, W. | 86 | " | 8 | in. |
| Running high jump | Johnson, W. | 5 | " | 7¼ | " |
| Running broad jump | Hersey, W. | 21 | " | 1½ | " |
| Pole vault | Johnson, W. | 10 | " |
| Event. | Second. | Third. |
| 100-yard dash | Robinson, W. | Clark, W. |
| 220-yard dash | Gould, W. | Clark, W. |
| Quarter-mile run | Johnson, W. | Newcombe, A. |
| Half-mile run | Bennett, W. | Hartwell, W. |
| Mile run | McPherson, W. | Poynter, A. |
| Mile walk | Crouse, A. | Wright, A. |
| Two-mile bicycle | Manning, A. | Whitney, W. |
| 120-yard hurdles | Cady, A. | Shirk, W. |
| 220-yard hurdles | Lindenburg, A. | Cady, A. |
| Throwing 12-lb. hammer | Dunston, A. | Campbell, W. |
| Putting 16-lb. shot | Campbell, W. | Hersey, W. |
| Running high jump | Perry, A. | Long, A. |
| Running broad jump | Therrein, W. | Williams, A. |
| Pole vault | Perry, A. | Kendall, W. |
Points.