Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 14 | Uncle Sam Assured Strong Track Team

I Uncle Sam Assured v Strong trong Track Tea TeaBy J By ALAN GOULD GOULD Associated Press Sports Writer NEW V YORK July 6 With 6 With the athletic decks cleared for for action its it's possible today to offer a fairly accurate who's who and what's likely to to happen in hi 1 the final Olympic and field tryouts Saturday and S Sunday at the new Randalls Randall's Is stadium Already ten Olympians have been named as a 8 result of oC final tests li in four even events the the- marathon I meter run meter walk and decathlon There 4 are 23 Olympic v events including the and 1600 meter relays Th Thus there will be competition com petition in 17 individual in in- m- m even events this coming week week- i n end Whether the U UJ U S. S A. A sends a full fulI team cam d din ding I n g the he maximum of three entries i in Lash each individual i d u a 1 competition depends on the gate sate receipts for the final finai tryouts The latest pole vault sensation year old George Varo of the Olympic club San Francisco Francisco hoisted hoisted hoisted hoist hoist- ed himself over the bar bat at the new world record height of 14 1 feet 6 G fe inches to make Uncle Sam forget that hat the previous Yale's Keith Brown isn't available beat two consistent foot 14 ers Earle Mcadow Meadows and Bill Sefton of Southern Southern California Scarcely less terrific is the prospect prospect prospect pros pros- In the high jump Five jumpers jumpers jump jump- ers led lcd by lanky Cornelius Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son Los Angeles negro cleared 6 feet 7 inches in m the tho national cham- cham Johnson and two other negroes Mel Walker Valker and Dave Albritton Al- Al britton of Ohio State cleared 6 feet 8 inches and took shots at a world record Walter Marty who holds the I world mark of 6 feet teet 9 8 Inches and Ed Sd Burke Marquette negro will be beIn bein ben In n the thick of the Olympic test along with several others who have ranged between 6 feet 6 and 6 feet 9 inches i in this specialty Heres Here's the tho situation as far as the outlook is concerned Sprints Sprints Jesse Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe national champions at and favored to run two one in both events with Sam Sani of Michigan and Frank Wykoff of Los seeking places in the 00 Mack Robinson Los Angeles negro and Foy Draper of ot Southern California as contenders in the meters Jimmy meters Jimmy Luvalle and Archie Villi Williams ams California negro stars tars favorites despite their defeat in I n a close finish for lor the national title titley by y Harold Smallwood of Southern California Eddie OBrien O'Brien Syracuse ace and Jack Hoffstetter of Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dart Dart- mouth carry the hopes of ot the east meters Ben meters Ben Eastman co- co holder of ot world record favored over new lew national champion Charles Beetham Ohio State clocked in 1503 Saturday in beating John Woodruff Pittsburgh negro and Chuck Hornbostel Indiana veteran 1 1500 00 meters meters Glenn Glenn Cunningham f national champion appears la lAi best shapo of ot the big three another Kansas star scar tart Archie San Romani primed to Gene and Bill Bonthron a four-cornered four struggle for th ih U places One of the eastern favor favol ma may lose out i 1 and meters meters Don Don L national champion and ree rec breaker at both distances in c e eby by himself so far as United Sis S Sis St Stis is concerned looks like the the American pr prospect ever for Olympics but will be pla pIa lone hand against powerful co con tilio j Hurdles Hurdles Hurdles-Forrest Forrest Towns who cracked or equaled world for meters a half d dc times this year ear d dominates a a cr field Including Phil Cope and Staley Southern Californians Californians' I Allen Alien Oklahoma homa Baptist Al AJ Louisiana Phil Good E Edom doin dom and Fritz Pollard Jr G Gr G Forks N. N D. D l Glenn Hardin Louisiana State Stati class by himself among m timber toppers i Weights Jack Weights Jack Torrance Lot anas ana's world of off fi fiand and may be hard pressed to n team in t Strong field in discus led lcd Southern California's California I IKen Ken Ca Car ter Hammer throwers at bc he years with Rhode Island contin favored to dominate tryouts l