Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 27 | More Marks Fall in Penn Relays

y More Marls Marks Fall in Penn Relays 9 9 eye Buckeye Stars Prove Sensation O 0 Equals World V orld Record R cord in Century By ALAN J GOULD Associated Press Pren Sports Editor I FIELD Philadelphia April 27 AP The AP-The The Pennsylvania f relay carnival was brought to a climax toda today before a crowd of 40 with a succession of sensational sprint performances by George Simpson of Ohio State At his closing salute Simpson equaled the listed worlds world's record of 9 93 5 5 3 seconds in winning the special yard dash ash This was his fourth successive triumphant race of the day and his fifth in two days durIng during dur dur- ing which he made a show of the best eastern sprinters and anchored j the Ohio State quartets that ran off with willi the quarter and half mile coll col- col l gre ge relay championships In three successive heats of the yard ard dash Simpson was clocked m in 10 seconds 94 5 and finally 9 93 5 5 3 as ho he sped down the straightaway in the final heat to beat Karl Wildermuth Wll- Wll dermuth Georgetown ace by fully five yards yard in the fastest century ever run on historic Franklin field In between en his heats Simpson found time to run the anchor furlong for forthe forthe the victorious Ohio State mile half relay team THRILLS S SPECTATORS The flashy performances of the trim haired dark Buckeye star Itar furnished furnished fur fur- the outstanding feature of the final days day's program filled with exciting an and frequently sensational feats by more than schoolboy and college athletes Six Penn rely relay carnival rec records were shattered today making a total of ot eleven eleen record performances of various order in two days in addition addition ad ad- to a number of ot accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments that were just as conspicuous conspicuous ous even en if not of record busting varlet variety Paavo NurmI after barely beating the American two mile record yesterday yesterday yes yes- had the old college yell ell to torge urge rge him on in an effort to break the tho three mile mark today but Paavo lacking any competition foil feU exactly 18 seconds short of touching touching touch touch- ing his own worlds world's record for the distance He was clocked in 14 minutes 29 5 5 1 seconds as he lapped all but two of his opponents Leo Lermond rugged young Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton A. A A A. A runner turned m in one of th the best outdoor miles any any American Ameri Ameri- can has shown In years rears when he reeled off oIt the distance In 4 minutes 14 5 3 seconds in a dizzy duel with Orval On-al Martin of ot Purd Purdue e. e Martin challenged and passed Lermond on I tho final lap but the latter's closing clos clos- ling ing burst was too much for the Purdue star CARRS CARR'S MARK FALLS red Fred Sturdy successor to o Sabin Carr as Yalo's Yale's vaulting pole ace broke broko Carrs Carr's carnival record by vaulting 13 feet 51 2 5 2 1 inches but failed in three attempts to break his former teammates teammate's world mark with the crossbar set at nt 14 4 feet 2 1 inch Simpson helped Ohio State create a new carnival record of 1 minute 27 seconds in the tho mile halt relay clipping four four fifths of ot a st second con off Yalo's Yale's old mark while Penn States State's distance runners brought the relay program to a close with a record victory in the four mile race in 17 minutes 48 5 5 3 seconds This broke the mark of 17 5 5 that has been held by Cornell since 1916 Two other carnival records fellin fell fellin in the field events John Anderson of r Cornell hurled the discus feet 3 inches to displace the mark of feet 11 inches made b by Mucks of ot Wisconsin in Dave 1 Myers s. New York university university sity negro and football star threw the javelin ft feet et 3 4 33 4 inches to beat the former r record ord of Oberst of otro Dame mado in I 1334 by less than one inch