The Washington times., 1928-04-28
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BY Davis j. Walsh
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April


PHILADELPHIA, Pa Apri
Is With most Of the adjacen
real estate under water tht
University Of Pennsylvania vii
conclude its annual relay pro
gram today with a few ODD
and extraneous sorties On cur
rent records BY Charles w
Paddock Sabin Carr, Creth 3
Hines, and the man who de
cides to come to the proceeding
without rubberized bathing
suit.
The field 81 all around athletes
IN the olympic decathlon tryoul
resumed operations this morning
without the presence of Barney
Berlinger, Pennsylvania freshman
who defeated Fait Elkins. Harold
Osborn and Emerson Norton last
winter. Berlinger, one Of the reign
ing favorites. withdrew because Of
leg that was injured In the high
jump yesterday, Lawson Robertson,
his trainer, announced
The scratching Of this entry in
creased the chances Of Tony
PIanslSy, ex-GeorgetoWn man: Ken
Doherty, Detroit City College and
Tom Churchill. Oklahoma, the Kan.
Nas relays champion, who were rum
ming Oa1e-tw0-three In the point
score when the event was resumed
this morning in another doWnpour
0f rain.
Ii spite OF liquidous condition OF
the premises. Russell Lloyd, Of the
Navy, added another record to his
string In winning the Ito metre
hurdle event III 16 seconds. Lloyd
got his first local decathlon record
yesterday fiji winning the 100 metre
dash IN II is seconds.
The other heat winners In
Che hurdles were Ray MOncns,
New Mexico, III seconds; r. Il.
Todd, Indiana, rs IS seconds;
Tom Churchill, OlKlahOna, II 70
seconds, and Ken DOherfy, De
troit, II 3-5 seconds. =
AZ result Of the hurdles,
Doherty took the lead over Plansky
I'M the point score, the former
having 4 total Of 4515.501 with
PlansIky in second place at 4474.71O5.
Churchill remained third with
1876. z35. while Virgil Elliott,
Bethany. moved into Berlinger's
vacated fourth position with 4S16.657.
Other Withdrawals announced
were those Of Don Foote, Baltimore:
Walter Quimby. Dickinson, and w.
r.. O,DeII, Clemson.
S. Harrison Thomson. former
Princeton man, and r. L. Todd,
Indiana, finished in tie for second
place ia the hurdles at is 4-5
seconds, with Moncus fourth and
". Elliott and Doherty tied for
sixth place at IL 3-5. Churchill was
eighth and Plansky ninth.
Twenty-four hours of rain had
left the field in the condition of a
chocolate pudding, slightly used,
and record breaking, even at unique
distances like It's yards. was not to
be thought Of too seriously.
Mr.. Paddock himself holds the
record at the above distance, to wit,
II Is seconds. and he was to have
duly lowered ii this afternoon at
his leisure, which would have been
any other mans haste. But, ii
time itself couldn't defeat Paddock
in this instance, it appears that
the elements may be able to do SO.
Only Weismuller would have a
white mans chance at a record
under prevailing conditions.
His opponents, or what would
you, in this event will be three
Pennsylvania men, FOIwell
ScuII, LemOine Boyle and John
Ball. Only Scull was cOnsid-
cred capable Of an intimate
hasOn with PaddOck's shanks
at any distance over s 7-8 yards.
hat size.
Meanwhile the field in the de-
, cathlon Olympic trial will come
down to a decision, with the final
fight apparently narrowed down to
the efforts of Tony Plansky, Tom
Churchill, the Kansas relay cham
pion; Ken Doherty. Detroit City
College: Virgil Elliott, of Bethany.
freshman. Plansky and Doherty
were topping the list at the end
of the first days events, but Der.
Hnger figured to be dangerous to-
day.: in fact. at least half dozen
entriuS were close enough to be
right in the running, with break
, or two. which might even include a
casual leg, provided 1t wasn't their
own.
Carr was to have gone after his
, record of IA feet inch in the
pole vault but hardly. will attempt
anything so drastic in the treach.
erous footing. This In all likelihood
will depreciate the efforts of Ed
Hamrn. Georgia Tech. and Alfred
Bates. Penn State. in the broad
Jump, to say nothing Of Hines
laudable ambition to exceed his
own collegiate record OF EOS feet
. ~ inches in the javeiin throw.
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