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...Italian track meet, Luigi Beccall, headlined 1500-meter star, has indicated a preference to run his event as a scratch affair rather than on a handicap basis. As the result Bay Esters, assistant dean in the Business School, Morton Jenkins of M.I.T., and Ben Hines of B.C. will start on even ground with the Olympic champion...
These three men were chosen as the American 1500-meter entrants at the coaches' meeting. Incidentally, all races will be started in Italian, the coaches have agreed. Harvard men have been entered in all events, but will have to compete with such American stars as Ivan Fuqua of Indiana, Joo McCluskey of Fordham, and Jenkins, in addition to the Italian accs...
Several changes have been made in the schedule of events for the Italian track meet tomorrow, according to an announcement by the H.A.A. Especially noteworthy on the new time sheet is the fact that the 1600 meter medley relay has been placed after rather than before the 1500 meter...
This change will make it possible for Luigi Beccali, the Olympic start, to run in the relay after having made his bid for a world's record in the 1500. The new schedule lists the 100 meter run at 3.30 o'clock, the 400 meter run at 3.40 o'clock, and the 110 meter hurdles at 3.50 o'clock...
Then comes the famous 1500 meters at 4 o'clock, followed by the 400 meter relay (four stretches of 100 meters) at 4.15 o'clock, the 800 meter run at 4.25 o'clock, the 3000 meter run at 4.35 o'clock, and the medley relay at 4.50 o'clock...