Show I Blozis Sets Shot Sho Record r I II I 4 4 1 p 11 d 1 Husky Al Blozis of Georgetown flung the shot 56 feet JA inch for a new American and N. N C. C A. A A. A record at Minneapolis Friday Forced indoors by rain there was some doubt whether the feat would be acknowledged but Major John L. L Griffth meet referee announced it would stand as an American outdoor standard Al AI Pitches Iron ron Ball BaD L ng Way WayBy By STEVE SNIDER MINNEAPOLIS Minn Mian June 22 UP Big UP-Big Big Al Blozis had his day with one magnificent pitch of the pound 16 shot and today the national national na na- national na- na collegiate track and field meet settled down once more into a tight team battle between Southern Southern South South- em ern California and Stanford's small smal but mighty squad Stanford placed eight men in today's final events to seven for Southern California and never had hada a better opportunity to shatter the year five-year dominance of their bitter rivals on the west coast Blozis pound six foot five inch sophomore from Georgetown university who set three world worl shot put records in a single night nigh during the indoor season opened the meet with a new American America and national collegiate shot record of 56 feet 2 inch The event was moved into Minnesota's field house because of I heavy rains rams shortly shortly- before the trials and N C A A officials went into a long huddle before deciding how v many records that one big bij throw act actually ally had broken A Awas Al was competing in an outdoor meet under a roof with outdoor equip equip- ment They finally called it a anew anew anew new N C A A and American record rec rec- rec- rec ord but ord-but but not a world indoor record record record rec rec- ord although it betters his own world indoor mark of 55 feet one inch The old N C A A. A and American records of 55 feet 10 inches were set t in m 1939 by Elmer Hackney of V To the credit of Stanford in yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- trials was the apparent top form of Sprinter Clyde Jeffrey defending champion in in both the and yard dash The only thing close dose tp Jeffrey was a similar performance by Norwood Ewell Penn State star who also won both his sprint heats They were timed identically inthe inthe in inthe the but Ewell was tenths five-tenths faster in the with a time tune of seconds |