Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-04
TAYLOR AND CUHEL
FLEET IN HURDLES
Latter Finally Sets Record
for 440-Yard Barriers at
So 2-5 Seconds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-Two NEIL
stood out in each event today as re-
suit of the first day Of competition to
decide American entrants in three
events at the Olympics.
F. Morgan Taylor of the Illinois A. G.
and Frank Cuhel Of the University OF
Iowa, on their record-shattering per-
formances of yesterday, qualified as the
Raw Barbuti, of the New York A. c.,
and Emil Snyder, Alabama Poly, had q
similar Jump on the field In the 400
meter fat race: and those two amaz-
ing college freshmen--Jim Stewart OF
the University of Southern California
and Barney Berlinger Of Penn-led the
parade of % picked performers IN the
decathlon.
Although the incentive was not so
strong as today when the national cam
paien as well as the members OF Uncle
Sans team in each of these events VIII
| be picked. a world record was broken
in Yesterdays preliminary competition
and re-broken within five minutes.
Mark Twice Lowered.
| This double fracture was inflicted upon
| the 40O-meter hurdle record by Taylor
| and Cuhel in winning consecutive semi
| final heats. Taylor, the fair-haired hold
| or of the Olympic championship. firsC
| lowered the world mark by one-fifth OF
| n second by stepping the barriers IN
| Sc 3-5. and then Cuhel knocked on an
other fifth of second few moments
| later
TAYLOR had to beat Johnny Gibson OF
| the Bloomfield NJ j.. Catholic Lyceun,
| who trimmed him in winning the ma
tional quarter-miie hurdle championship
| last year.
| after Yesterdays lightning fast meats
| were Palmer Wright of the New YORK
| A. c., who finished third behind Glib
son in the heat in which Taylor crack
| ed the record; Ken Grumbles OF the
| Los Angeles A. c., who was fourth; BOD
| Maxwell of the Los Angeles A. C., who
| was second behind Cuhel IN the otner
record-breaking semi-final, and Gordon
Allott Of the University OF Colorado,
| third.
No record fell in the 4oo-meter nat
event, but, as in the hurdles, two men
were outstanding Both Barbui ana
Snider won two heats and in doing so
| turned in the fastest time OF the DAY,
each winning in 48 2-5 seconds.
Joe Tierney, big New York A G. ace.
rated pretty close to the other two as
| a possible winner. The other quail
| fiers were George Baird. University OF
| Iowa: Fred Alderman. Illinois A. c., and
| Norman st. Clair. Rochester A. c., who
| finished two-three -four behind Tierney;
Pete Bowen. Pittsburgh A. c.: Ken
Kennedy. Illinois A. c., and Gerard
Swope, New York A. c., who trailed
Snider in that order. and Herman
Phillips. Illinois A. c.. national quar-
| ter-rnile champion; John Lewis, Detroit
Y. NJ. c. A.. and Rut Walter. North
western University, who followed Bar
butt across the line.
In addition, Bud Spencer. Stanford
| University captain, who was nth IN
| this event. was allowed to enter today's
/ final heats because he was practically
tied with Lewis and Walter.
| Drama i'm DeeathIon.
Drama in plenty was promised for
| the closing events of the decathlon to-
day, as Stewart led Berlinger BY q mar
row margin at the end Of yesterdays
five events OF the l0-event all-around
test in which % were entered. Ken
Doherty OF the Cadillac A. c.. Detroit.
third. was close behind and these three
leaders we're only about 10 points apart
Berlinger. winning the high Jump and
broad Jump, was leading. With four
events past, but the 40o-meter race en-
abled Stewart 10 pass him.
Fait Elkins. the Indian. who holds
The national decathlon championship,
pulled tendon In the i00-meter run,
the first event of the decathlon trials
yesterday, and was forced to withdraw.