Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Mav 1 i is an open date hut the hillowiiig week Randall ' s Island is the scene tor the outdoor championships of the Metropolitan IntercoUegiates. Again it will be the old rivalry of Manhattan and NYU battling for the team crown with the Violets, defending titleholders, faxored because of superior field strength. The high point of the season will come on May 28 and 29 with the running of the IC4-A ' s also at Randall ' s Island. Besides the team title outcome, the big question for Manhattan rooters is whether dynamo Joe Cianciabella can successfully defend his 100 and 220 crowns? 1948 being Olympic year many athletes will be xying, come the July try-outs, for a coN-eted spot on the United States team. Let ' s hope an d say a few prayers that some of the most promising members of the Manhattan track squad are fortunate enough to be se- lected to represent our country in London At any rate, good-luck fellows and a fond good-bye to seniors Johnny Quigley, Phil Einsmann and Jack Flinter, you ha e been a credit to your college! OUTDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE Date Meet Place April 16 Seton Hall Relays Newark 17 April 23 Penn Relays 24 Philadelphia May 1 Navy and ' Villanciva Annapolis May 8 Temple Philadelphia May 15 Open May 22 Metropolitan IntercoUegiates Randall ' s Is. May 28 I.C.A.A.A.A. Randall ' s Is. 29 261

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Cognizant of the fact that outdoor meets are not won on runnint; strength alone, as is possible indoors, Eastment is spending a great deal of time in developing some of the more promising of the held men and at the same time trying to uncover a few possible sleepers. It is weakness in the field which has caused Manhattan to lose meets in the past and Eastment doesn ' t want any repeat performances while he is at the helm. The outdoor season commences with the second annual Seton Hall Relays at Newark on April 16 and 17. Last season, the Green did sensationally well in the first edition of this meet when it triumphed in the four mile, mile and half-mile relays. Following the Pirates ' affair the lads in Green and White will attempt to impro e on the fair record posted in the Penn Relays last year. The Franklin Field baton passing parade starts on Friday the 23rd of April and continues the following day with teams from every nook and cranny east of the Mississippi participating. In 1947, the Jasper representa- tives failed to snatch one ictory in this e%ent but the second places came in by the score. A triangular meet involving Navy, Villa- nova and our forces is on the agenda for May 1 at Annapolis. This will be the second tri-cornered affair for these schools, the Mid- dies ha ing captured the inaugural last sea- son with the Wildcats and Jaspers trailing. Temple having paid a visit to our baili- wick last campaign, the Manhattan track- sters will return the compliment on May 8 and tra el to Philadelphia for a dual engage- ment with the Owls. A year ago the Kelly- Green was anything but the perfect host trouncing the Philadelphians at Vanie and Eastment hopes that the Temple lads are bet- ter acquainted with Emily Posts ' manners for the good host than his charges were. 260

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