| Show 18 tTflg Salt jZakc ffribttttC Saturday June 21 1947 w ©rid 'Pat'toin Ecru Ji illard Ties N ark iii Hurdles ecoroi mmmmmmi mm wmmamsmm By JIMMY HODGSON - It was the wind water and weather against Patton McKenley and Dillard Friday night as the NCAA track and field chanx pionsiips opened at tie U" stadium and the terrific college trio come off with the victory u Despite the adverse running conditions the big three of the intercollegiate cinder sport came through to equal one world record tie one NCAA mark and hang up the fastest time that d has ever been set on a circular track and just miss two I -- i m " V "33f- T ? Hi 440-yar- ' Patton of Southern California tied the world record dash for the third time this year in 94 seconds far the d ran the Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallac- e high hurdles in :139 to equal the record set by Ed Dugger of Tufts ia 1940 and Herb McKenley the Elinoia star turned in a :466 in event which is just a tenth of a second off the the record and the greatest mark ever made on a circular track d low hurdles Then to top off the evening Dillard ran the h In :228 which is just of a second from the NCAA mark In have to beat the diminutive Dave "All that was performed el 100-ya- ':'Vfr Z rd 120-yar- 440-ya- ii ' ether records Pell-M- -- 11 l"r '( ' © Wf3 r V 100 At Jim - J ' - f S" u " ' y T rd v '''' 220-yar- ' rrv-"-'!w-ri: I one-tent- Bolen of Colorado to do It Bolen won the fourth heat of the 1 k quarter mile with no trouble and is- - coasted the last 220 to an easy victory His time of 4S3 seconds is no criterion of his ability Last year McKenley edged out Bolen by a scant foot in the finals of the NCAA at Minnesota This year the two great runners should push each other to a record in their fight for Olympic recognition and the 1947 gold medaL Katx-mA Harden of Texas and G of Baldwin Wallace won the heats In the quarter but they other be 1947 will the at rfU completed will likely have to battle for third bowl Saturday The race looms strictly Saturday as a McKenley-Bole- n affair and Prelims Delayed be an should what affair that The downpour made it Impossible Double Victory to stage the scheduled prelimi- earies in the field events These Harrison Dillard little Baldwin dis Wallace rostponed trials the shot-pspeedster who copped both cus broad jump and Javelin will the and low hurdles last year high be held at the "U" stadium Satur- appears to be headed for another 2 pm Tickets for double day starting at meet victory In tying the high will be hon hurdle mark I'riday night's and just missing th ©red at the Saturday preliminaries low hurdle record put on Finals in ail events will be "held classic performance hethat agal 7:30 at evening starting Saturday stamps him as America's No Mite-alze- d Bill Mathis University of Illinois speedster walked off I in stature pulled away from the field early and broke the tape with o clock and 1943 Olympic hope dash in 9fi seconds Mathis small plenty to spare The lllini star meets Mel Patton in NCAA final with second heat of the 100-yaAfter the sensational perform nurdier runners The were bucking ances of Friday night on a wet In wind all the track the NCAA officials were strong dash trials McKenley"s time of :21 acg predicting sure led all the rest McKenley won for Saturday's finals both the 440 and 220 last year complishments — if the weather is right- His chance for repeating in th d event was enhanced Fri By JTMMT nODGSOT when Patton of U S C scratched day In the furlong Coach Dean Crom Saturday' Schedule U S C announced that his One of the most disappointed sure yet whether the advantages (Preliminaries in field events at well of ace "didn't have his usual lads at the NCAA track and field of the new alignment In the Bix Trojan 2 pm) Ti-- u 7:S0 kick the last 10 yards of the sprint meet Friday was big Max Dodge Six will outweigh the disadvantages or not Frank admits that it will Pole vault 7:30 so we decided to keep him out of end from the Unl be a lot harder keeping at the front Shot-p7: SO the 220" Apparently if Patton had the In the new league than it was in 8:30 had his usual "kick he would have versity of Nevada High jump 8:30 blasted the century mark to bits Javelin throw from the Big Seven his Max hitchhiked way — f kit £ One-mi- le "With this track team I had this wJ run 8:30 r ridayv Chick Peterson of Indiana ran Reno with Coach E S Woody of year which won easily In the Big 8:45 Broad Jump dash in :209 seconds the California College of Agricul Seven we would have done no 449-ya8:45 the 220-yadah 1 f0-y8:00 for the best time Friday as he won ture bringing along his discus and better than second In the Bix Six dah There will be a lot of problems' 9:18 the first heat Both Bob Schepers track togs hirh bardies of and State George Michigan run 8:53 jard dash Max arrived he found But Shorts on Sport 8:49 Guida of Villanova turned In 215 that hewhen had not been entered in the Two-mi-le run 8:35 seconds times in winning the last meet and that he could not par two heats The "Fountain of Ute" will be 228-yalow hardies Nevada is not ticipate because for track fans at the 10:30 Surprisingly enough Texas' member operating Special Centennial relay N A OA of the and only NCAA meet Saturday night great sprint trio of Allen Lawler representatives of NCAA schools The fountain is located near the Charles Parker and Perry Samuels well house just west of the main Don Anderson of California won failed to qualify in either one of can participate in the event The the first heat of the " Big Max who can toss the discus entrance to the stadium dash the dashes ' j: i Dillard's strongest opposition In out 10 feet had to content him water is 9999 pure and is touted In 36 seconds which made the fans w histle But Bill Mathis of Illinois the great low hurdle field promises self by taking a few practice by Kent Evans to be the best defending champion leaned into to come from Bill Porter of North throws In the afternoon and then drinking water In the state the tape in the second heat in :95 western Ron Frabier of U S C and watching the proceedings fronrthe Schubert Dyche Montana State hich had the crowd gasping two others yet to be named John stands But Max is still glad he athletic director is In town for the Then came Patton with his world son of Michigan State Ault of came NCAA meet Dyche reports ''-- 1 record-tyin- g i that Bob toBeck who went from 94 second jaunt The Missouri and Lawrence of U S C ski become Lake instructor Salt because ran a dead heat in the second low mark will be unofficial Job Tough Judging has done "a an hurdle trials and officials will have Patton had a mere four-mil- e job" and The toughest job at the NCAA is going to be magnificent a regular staff mem hour wind at his back and the to wait until the movies are deBob became rules allow only a three-mil- e wind veloped to decide which two of track meet will be deciding the ber at the school Coach Tuff After that Don Campbell of Colo- the three will go into the finals winners particularly second third a daddy last week rado came through with a 95 sec- The three were clocked simulta fourth fifth and sixth positions in Linford U S A C track coach also the finals Saturday night became a papa for the third time onds hundred to top off the most neously at :235 The new addition Is race will be t dash show that brilliant The half-mil- e has charge of a this week Homer Warner Dr Karl Lleb president has ever been presented before any wide-ope- n affair with Lewis (Jack- - crew of sharp-eye- d finish judges a girl track crowd-Time- s rabbit) Smith of Virginia Union whose duty it will be to decide the of the NCAA reports that there failing to appear to defend his winners Backing up the officials are 340 schools In the college asso of :IJ title Rehberg of Illinois won the will be movie pictures In case of ciation now Four of the Friday had first heat In 1:545 with a great doubt the movies will decide the times of :95 orsprinters better and six had imish emiord of Ohio State won issue Last year the movies were r3 6 or better which gives an Indi- the second in the best time of the needed on two or three races it r it VfiTvJv cation of the battle that will be night 1:536 and Hensey of Wash would not be surprising if the taught for the dash crown Satur- ington took the third in 1:553 movies were called upon this year run the final and with so many outstanding per day right when those speedsters Nine men will one of the nine can formers so evenly matched the set together for the NCAA just about any crown — "''r1 cop the throne vacated by Smith raw r T tnnntn'r" ilftitilir nf problem in the sprints and hurdle f - ftf "nil won the second heat Besides the linals in the regular races promises to be particularly McKenley ideas are Schools which seeking race by a good 15 4 events a special mile relay race difficult Saturday NCAA officials cf the 4tO-yaHARNDEN POSTS WIN and methods by which spectator yardsas but he seemed to be coast- will be run Saturday night to cli report In case of doubt announce- interest A Texas A & M track star won the first heat of the II Harnden in can be developed track he crossed the finish line! max the program Officials have ment of winners must await the ing 440 to for the final round of the classic Saturday in 488 no farther need and field than qualify go On the fast Utah track the lanky selected teams from the Pacific movies r see to how it's Lake Salt City Illincis ace has an excellent chance Coast South Midwest and East for done That comment by Jim Kelly to set a mark Saturday — but he'll1 the Centennial relay event NCAA Officials Pleased of the University of Minnesota on K L (Tg Wilson secretary of summed up a panel discussion "Developing Spectator Interest in the NCAA at a meeting of Track" which was the highlight of officials Friday noon admitted a track clinic held at the University considerable mis "we had that Utah field house Friday morn' givings when he were talked into of POUGHKEEPSIE N Y June course is held by Navy a giving this national track meet to ingFlint Hanner of Fresno State 20 (UP) — Rowing fans who 33 4 sec clocking in 1922 In reSalt Lake City Ike Armstrong Bill of Drake and Ray ammed Poughkeepsie for Satur cent years the race has been rowed Following ia a list of athletes who qualified for the Saturday and Jim Kelly gave us quite a sales KanehlEaston Kansas led a panel dis day's course but it nenewal of the nation's top over a four-mil- e meet talk and we weren't sure we had cussion of f!rU in the running events of the NCAA track and field was collegiate on which the topic crew race predicted Fri was reduced to three miles for the we had done the after were ): held in the mile and (No preliminaries right thing Dean of Cromwell by blanket finish 1947 race voted the meet for Utah But we supplemented Little night a five-bofield of Texas day USC Clyde Gentle to moderate winds were if more ara is the to weatherman than that 440-Yar- d say right in his forecast happy Dash Edmundson of Washington forecast of fair and cooi for Saturday which may weather plans have far surpassed our Hec and Kelly All were agreed that the make Harnden Texas A and M Guilda Villanova McKenley Illithe post positions important Wash Cornell Princeton expectations Everything has been committee Navy in charge of the big nois Nebolon Washington Katzmer Baldwin Wall ace Holbrook done to provide a perfect setting NCAA classic and undefeated California Rutgers was in lane No 1 closest ington had done this year and stage for the meet We ve were 'Texas A and M Bolen Colorado DeLoach USC well ahead of the to the Hudson river's west shore splendid job or promotion and other ranged six contenders — Pennsyl- and California's Golden Bears were definitely been convinced that we build-up for the affair made no mistake" 100-Yar- d M I T Rutgers in the second lane close enough to Dash Another clinic will be held Satur vania Wisconsin The entry shore to have protected water in Columbia and Lleb Dr of Karl the Syracuse president ' day morning In the field house One list of 11 was the was in case of wind Anderson California Martlneson Mathis Illinois Baylor and Jim Kelly of Minne of NCAA largest will be a discus 1945 renewals of the race in the lane 7 Cornell Washington in lane 8 Navy in Houden Wisconsin Patton USC Peters Indiana Campbell sota who has been one of the siontheledhighlights by Larry Snyder of Ohio 'Colorado Smaller San Jose State Given smooth water the favored lane 10 and Princeton in 11 biggest boosters right from the State on conducting state track in meet the start here meets five were expected to pull away getting " 120-Yar- d from the others by many yards heartily agree with Wilson All of High Hurdles which should enhance the chances but choppy water would make it a Dixon UCLA Mitchell Indiana Erfurth Rice Meyhew wide-ope- n of getting other big events here in race Baldwin-Wallace State Dillard Duff Ohio State ( Miehig-athe future Time trials during the week i Porter Northwestern Clark Washington showed the top five with clockings Good for Track Dean Cromwell coach of the arying only fractions of a second 880-Yar- d Dash and it was reported Friday night Southern California track team of Colorado presi Frank Potts Richard W Gano re that Penn also had rowed a prac Rehberg Illinois Leonard Notre Dame Clifford Ohio State dent of the National Coaches' cently elected (Dick) dilntermountain in a time comparing fa- put on his best bib and tucker to 'Gold UCLA Dianetti Michigan State Knowles San Jose State Assn believes that the national rector of the American Bowling tice run with California or" Navy attend a luncheon tendered by the track meet here has done a world Congress resigned Thursday night vorably Hensey Vaahington Bart en Michigan Pearman NYU However Penn still rated no better Salt Lake Exchange club Friday of good for the sport all over the as president of the Salt Lake City than a "dark horse" meal but it was a sad noon-tim- e 220-Yar- d Kockles Coach Mike Ryan of Bowling Assn after several years Dash 11 crews went through light for Cromwell told the club that his All ' menThese two agrees Wyoming poor little boys didn't have a Fridayto and most of them chance Peters Indiana Mathis Illinois McKenley Illinois Martlneson tors are the most enthusiastic track of servicesubmitted his resignation workouts In the NCAA meet were expected limber up again Guida I Baylor coaches In the region and have to Gano Schepers Michigan State Anderson California a of the associa- Saturday for the three-mil- e The Trojans favored to grab the var meeting Houden Wisconsin f Villanova done a great job at their schools tion special board of directors explaining sity race is not scheduled until NCAA team title will be watched and they heartily indorse anything he could 220-Yar- d 15 not handle both positions Low Hurdles The freshman by members of the Exchange club (EDT) that helps their favorite sport e a The directors elected Otis J race pm event is carded when they- go through their paces Dillard Baldwin-Wallac- e Dixon UCLA Johnson Michigan Potts admits that he has many Pusey third vice president to serve for 6:15 pm and the junior varsity in the meet and its a cinch that State Ault Missouri Porter Northwestern Hofacre Minnesota about Colorado leaving the the Unexpired presidential term to two-mirace for 6:45 pm regrets they will have their hearts out for ' rnzitr U S C Meyhew Michigan State Biz Seven conference "He's not! which Gano was elected last April those poor kids from Southern Cal ihe record for a three-mil- e weather that kept the fan huddled tinder umbrella suckers blanket and anything els that aforded from the rain and the protection cold But despite the bad weathe nearly SOOOIn spectators the great Utah's track history est crowd fathered and stayed through the ttorm to watch the amazing speed performance With right weather the stadium likely would have been filled to capacity Friday But that was just the start The finals the finish of Utah's Cen tennis! meet the Little Olympics ILLINI SPRINTER WINS SECOND CENTURY HEAT -- rd 220-ya- rd THE PRESS BOX record-breakin- 220-yar- ca ut -- j rd rd 320-ya- rd -- tSO-ya- rd i:l rd - 100-ya- rd " v'-jg''"'-:- ' '' - mvMM:Mf 100-ya- 1 1- t - -- !- j : " f Lm ' rd Mentors Laud Utah Setup If J ir Tim rfT ' r i"iTmf t nrnnri mm urn rf 1 ti— itonan Trtvu m in r vf- a n h ijirn rd Poughkeepsie Slates Renewal Of Collegiate Romiir Classic THEY'LL APPEAR IN FINALS OF NCAA CINDER MEET 13-m- ln 3-- two-mile- at -- m Cromwell Speaks At tuiicheon Dick Gano Quits Bowling Post two-mil- le - rtr - lJJ j — - I H " J - - 1 -- — - t I ' 1 I J I - j i i - r J ar ut rd tjr-- ' tln-- A BIG HERB WINS HONORS Herb MYKenley free striding Unlvernlty of Illinois track star ran tip wins in the 220 and the 440 in the NCAA trials at th lit stadium USC Eoaeli Stresses Welfare of Patton By BILL CLEGQ Coach Dean Cromwell of U S C was thinking about a boy's chances in the 1948 Olympic games when he withheld Mel Patton from the 220 yard dash after the Trojan traveller had tied the world's record of 94 seconds in the 100 yard In Friday night's trials for the NCAA finals Saturday evening The venerable dean of America's track coaches revealed that 10- i Pat-ton- 's NCAA Meet famous "kick" in the last century was missing yards of theeven though Mel tied Friday night the worlds record in the event "Patton has been troubled with cramps in his legs ever since he tried to push his stalled jalopy 440-Yar- d Dash about June 1 and we d rather have d dash Patton run a good heat — Himden Texu A A M Guida lit Hoff Stantord 4S& Saturday night and be ready for Vi!)anov 2nd beat — McKnJy Elinoin: NboIfwt the Oympics in 1948 than we would Washington Dickey LouUiana State 4 6 3rd heat — Katzmar have him run the 220 even if we Holbrook M A Texaa Young Dultc thought he could win both events 4 84 X7 : Deton-e— Bolen Colorado heat 4th Cromwell stated Saturday night" Ohio State 4S3 tTw USC: Cogaweil Patton is a sophomore at USC men In tor floaia each qualify beat) and has two more years of compe tition 100-Yar- d Dash 15 Summaries 100-yar- B!Jwi-Wa!!a- Here 'n' There lt heat— Anderson e U: Mir California 11 tiDeaon Baylor: Heounorne Oreiroa — Mathia Illinois Houdea Wis2nd Texas 9 5 consin Lawler 3rd beat —Patton USC PeUrs Tndta— U Parker Texas 84 bt d other pre flyers had trouble in FndayTi Don Campbell of Colorado lims 4th heat— Campbell Colorado TJ : nK ley Baa Jase State Samuels Texas S 5 who won his heat in the dash in 95 pulled a muscle in his 120-Yar- d groin in the first half of the 220 High Hurdles Frank Cramer of the Cramer 1st heat rixon UCLA' Mitchell InM Chemical Co who took care of the diana U Nichols Oklahoma A 143 2oit Keat — Erfurth Rice: Mrvtiew Mirtrf-ra- n A couple of fleet-foote- 100-ya- rd CUTS MOUTH When little Billy Mathis of Illinois lunged into the tape to dash win his beat of the in 95 seconds he actually cut his mouth on the finish yarn Bill is hardly 5 feet inches tall and his peculiar lunge at the close of the century dash puts him about chest high on most other runners (See picture on this page) 100-ya- rd Stats Taylor Western Michigan Stats Coiless 14 3 Bildwln-Wtll3rd heat — Dillard Duff Ohio: Simmons North Carolina U record 139 (tie NCAA 4th heat — Porter Northwests TJj Clark Washington U Jtniey l4 140 w 880-Yar- d Run 1st heat — Rehber Illinois tT LemanL Notre Dams Oold UCLA 1:54 5 V 2nd heat— Clifford Ohio Stat Dianetti Mtrhlxan stats Collars: ILaowlsa San Joe fitst 1:536 3rd nest — Henaer Washierton V Bar ten Michigan U Pearmen N X U 1:533 220-Yar- d Dash 1st heat — Peters Indiana U : Mathia Colorado afterwards Illinois U: Lawler Texas U 20 S speedster hinted that Campbell may not be tlneson Baylor Maples California if 31 O 3rd heat — Behepera Mlrhiisn Stale: Anready to run in the finals of the derson California V CCNT Hylton Hubert 215 century Saturday night VIManova: 4th heat — Guide Kerns of USC pulled a muscle Wisconsin U Parker Texaa U 215 in the 440 event and had to early Wallace Wilson of drop out USC got tangled up in the pack onthe last turn of one of the 880yard- races sprawled full length on the- cinders and lost a chance to run in Saturday's finale Ike Armstrong presented a fa miliar sight to Utahns as he hustled back and forth on the gridiron n with his light tan rain Not coat and upturned fedora many sprinters came off the start ing blocks any faster than jetpropelled Billy Mathis of Illinois Bill is the defending champion dash and he spurt in the ed out of his holes as though shot from the starter's gun and made that lead hold up as he won his "Lightning-fast- " heat in 95 seconds was the way the sprinters described the Utah oval Patton Mathis Herb McKenley Harrison Dillard all were thrilled at the con dition of the cinders 220-Yar- d Low Hurdle FltlnWllr- ret hnl — DHIard Dlxon UCLA Wnah't Wavne U 22"a Pecond heat — Johnson Michigan State Ault Missouri: Lawrence U C tia In a photo finleh Third heat — Porter Northwestern Hofacre Minnesota 234 VI i ai ht vnirth heat — FTeiier USC: State: Duff Ohio Utats 21V M-r- Michigan well-know- -- 100-ya- rd Double Winner McKenley was a double winner for Illinois capturing his heats in The lanky the 440 and 220 Jamaican was a picture of perfec tion as he legged off his lap in the ofquarter mile in :466 which ficials stated is the fastest 440 ever Herb done on a two-tur- n track has done :462 on the track at the U of Illinois but runners have a long straightaway before hitting the only turn on tne tracK ine wind was capricious Friday night d dash was When the in progress the wind was at the backs while during the sprinters' 220 it had switched and was hitting No them square in the face records can be allowed where the tail wind exceeds three miles per 100-yar- hour Patton's :094 stint In the century was accompanied by a 410 mph wind Saturdays final in the 880 really took on a wide open aspect when Lewis Smith of Virginia Union failed to put in an appearance to defend the crown he won last year ssmitn was enterea and had even been assigned a lane in the drawings late Thursday but h ll didn't show up and it's a in the finals The stadium was a sea of gay colored umbrellas until five minutes before the first See Page 19 Column 3 free-for-a- SEATS REMAIN FOR CLASSIC There are still some fine re- - " served and general admission seats available for Saturday ' night's running of the NCAA track and field meet according to Theron Parraeiee who is ta of ticket sales charge Ducats may be procured all day Saturday at the Hibh Clothing Co in Salt Iake stores have all turned in their tickets but ducats will he on sale at the stadium Saturday Out-of-to- at 6 pm wn ' |
