Evening star., 1927-05-01
ENGLISH HURDLERS
WIN SHUTTLE RACE
SChoIz Captures Century, y
But Bows to Locke in
220-Yard Dash.
By the As.ociated Pre-.

BY the Associated Pres.
PHILADELPHIA, April 50.-Rac
- ing over soggy turf in a down
pour of rain, the crack British
4 team of hurdlers from Cams
bridge. Captained by their titled
star, Lord David Burghley, brought
their American invasion TO tri
umphant climax today in the Pennsyl
vania relay carnival.
Where they had failed in bids for In
dividual honors yesterday the British
quartet came back, as q team, today
to score a brilliant and clean-cut VIC
tory over Yankee rivals in the 4S0
yard shuttle hurdle relay champion
ship. Performing skillfulIy and fault
lessly in spite of the heavy and
treacherous footing the Britons cap
tured their trial heat easily. and then
romped away from Yale and Pennsyl
vania in the final gaining a 6-yard
margin on the first leg, that thcii
anchor man, Lord Burghley, stretched
to IL at the finish.
Schoiz-LOcke Split HOnOrs.
Sharing the spotlight with this Brit
ish triumph was the battle of three oi
Americas foremost sprint kings. In
which jackson Scholz, New York a
c. veteran, and Roland Locke, Ne
braska flyer, divided chief honors. EX
hibiting a burst of the speed that has
made him the world record holder, in
spite of the muddy track. Locke cams
back to win the special 220-yard dash
after having trailed Scholz as well az
his other rival. Henry 4. Russell OI
the Penn A. c.. 1925 Eastern inter
collegiate champion, in the 100-yard
test.
Scholz, the Olympic 20O-metel
champion, won the 100-yard dash by
foot from Russell in a driving fin
ish that found Locke barely yard
away. The furlong, Loclxe's favoritt
event, found the Nebraskan off like
scared jack rabbit He led all the
way and had enough reserve to stand
off a sensational closing burst by
Scholz. who came up to nip Russell
for second place. but finished two
yards behind the flying Locke.
Steady Rain Drenches Crowd.
In these, as we'll as the Other
events, all possibility of record
breaking performances was washed
out by an almost steady downpoui
of rain that drenched a good share
of the 10000 spectators and turned
the track into a quagmire. Schol7
won his 100 in 101-10; Hester oi
Michigan, in an open 100-yard dash
was checked i'm 10 is, while Locke
reeled off his furlong in Il SIS, mort
than second slower than his world
record of 20 5-10
The tussle Of mud -spattered ath-
letes for major college relay honora
found Middle Western stars vteins
with Eastern rivals and carrying of
a fair share of the spoils. Michigan
State upset the dope" by conquer.
ing Penn State, Pennsylvania and
Maryland in the half mile title race
while the University of Illinois came
from behind to beat out Penn States
distance runners i'm a thrilling finish
in the 4-mile championship event.
Boston College, crack quartet of
half-milers, romped off with the two,
mile title, easily defeating their only
rivals. Penn State and Pennsylvania,
but Syracuse University was extended
to beat Holy Cross and Georgetown
in a thrilling tussle for the one-mils
championship.
Proudlocl1's Running a Factor.
a fine quarter mile by Proudlock,
on the second leg Of the race. gava
Syracuse lead of yards that Cecil
Cooke, negro ace. held on the anchor
leg against Burns Of Holy Cross and
of Georgetown.
Three of the members of the AIichi-
gan States victorious half-mile team.
including their ace, Alderman. came
back an hour after their major col
lege triumph 10 win the class &" one.
mile relay championship from Massa-
chusetts Tech and Fordhsm Alder,
man, given a 10-yard lead by Grim,
stretched this to about Is in the final
quarter mile. i'm which his Fordham
rival was Johnny Gibson, conquernr
Of Lord Burghley in the hurdles ths
day before.
John Anderson. Cornell sophomore
and foot bali star. was a double vic-
tor in the special field events cap-
turing the shotput and discus North
rup, Michigan. also displayed all-
around prowess by winning the
iavelin and placing second to Hamm.
Georgia Tech. in the broad jump.
Pickard of Pittsburgh in the pole
vault and Ide Of Penn State in this
hammer throw were other winners