Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
AL PARTS OF i. S.
ARE REPRESENTED
Work Marks Are in Danger,
Particularly in Short
Distance Events.
~ the Associated Press.
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BY the Associated Press.
- AMBRIDGE. Mass, July O.
n The greatest array OF track
and field athletes ever assem-
~ bled in this country was here
today for the final Olympic
try-o,,t at Harvard Stadium. Every
section OF the country was represented
in the army OF 800 youths, each OF
whom has ambitions to wear the Amer
lean shield at the Amsterdam games
few weeks hence.
Most of the world records were In
danger. and none more so than the
mark for the loo-neter dash. A field
Of 80 of the fastest sprinters ever gath
cred together was entered in this event,
and indications were that the winner
would be forced 10 equal or better the
record time of i03s seconds.
This sprint shaped up as battle OF
youth against age, Three high school
bows. Frank wykoff and Frank Lom-
bardi of California, and Claude o.
Rracey Of Texas, appeared to have an
excellent chance of diSplacing Charlie
Paddock and Jackson Scholz from the
american Olympic team and over
shadowing such brilliant stars as Frank
Hussey. Al Miller. Roland Locke, Henry
Russell and many another cinder hero.
Borah Out of 10o Meters.
q Some of the brilliance of this sprint
Of the ages" was dulled when Charlie
Borah. the national 22o-yard dash
champion from southern California,
dropped out of the competition. Borah
suffered leg injury early in the sea-
son. and on the eve of the contest de-
cided that il would not be wise for him
to start in two events. He will. however,
participate in the 200-meter event to-
morrow.
Another event on today's card which
ioonaed as feature was the S0o-meters
run. an event which attracted such
stars as Lloyd Hahn. Ray Watson. the
national champion. Sam Martin. Pincus
Sober, George Lenses and two score
more capable performers.
Raw Conger of the Illinois A. C.. the
eniy man who has beaten Lloyd Hahn
in the middle distance race in two
wears. was undecided whether he would
run the 800 or the l500-meters race.
Johnny Behr his coach. advised him
TO delay his decision until the last pos
sible moment Conger would and the
opposition less difficult in the longer
race but he prefers the shorter one,
which viii 60 the full half-mile dis
4ance to give Hahn a chance to break
the world record of ! minute SIG
seconds set by DR.. Otto Pelzer of Ger
many.
II Conger decides on the 500 meters,
he would be called upon to race against
Ralph Luttman, intercollegiate mile
champion. Bill Cox of Penn State,
Charley Sansone. the New England
champion. Rufus KiSer. national col
legiate champion. and many other good
college milers. who, however. have not
the class of the s00-meter runners.
80 in Hurdle Event.
Thirty three murders, including
leighton Dye of Los Angeles, who re-
Gently broke the world record set by
Earl Thomson, were entered in the
IiO-meter event. Ross Nichols Of STAN
ford. the intercollegiate champion. was
expected to give Dye the stiffest COM
petition, although Steve Anderson OF
the University Of washington, Dan
KInsey, the 1924 Olympic winner. and
the Eastern college stars-Monty Wells,
Earl Mcdonald, John Collier and Elmo
Caruthers-were also much IN the run
ming
There was no high jumping or pole
wanting on today's program, which was
set to get under way at 1870 pm.
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of field events incMded trials In the
shotput. broad jump, hammer, javelin.
discus, running hop. step and Jump and
the final In the 56-pound-weight throw,
which win be for the National A. A. U.
championship only, as this event Is no
longer an Olympic competition.
The outstanding field performers In
cluded Dehart Hubbard, considered one
Of the greatest nat Jumpers in the
world; John Kuck, national shotput
champion: Eric Krenz, national discus
titiest: Levi Casey, hop, step and Jump
champion. and Charley Harlow, the Los
Angeles 3aveIin thrower Of great re-
nown-
During the two-day meet every ma
fiOnat champion, except Willie Ritola,
the Finnish distance runner who has
returned home 70 compete at Amster-
dam fer his fatherland, VIII defend his
title. md most Of them win succeed
only after giving the best performance