Evening star., 1928-04-22
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
~ HIO STADIUM, COLUMBUS.
( Ohio, April 2l.-Despite the
down times in most events
~ steady downpour that cut
five records today were
broken and q sixth tied during the
closing days events of the fifth annual
Ohio relays. Seven records were broken
IN eight events
Splashing his way over muddy track
George Simpson OF Ohio State Uni
versity turned in the most brilliant per-
formance of the day when he snat-
tered the former Ohio relay record
and tied the national collegiate mark
of 90 seconds in the l00-yard dash.
Kriss Simpsons Buckeye teammate,
trailed him by 2 yards to give Ohio
state two places in the fast dash.
Hester Of Michigan, winner of the event
last year. placed third. The old relay
mark was 90 seconds.
The second dash record Of the day
fell when Mahoney of st. Xavier Col
lcge, Cincinnati, beat the old Ohio relay
record of 1913 seconds in the l00-yard
dash for class 3 colleges and normal
1chools. Mahoney made the distance
in 10 seconds fiat. Whiting OF West
Virginia College trailed Mahoney by 8
wards for second place, while Button
of Albion College, Albion. Mich, placed
third.
Buckeyes Win Again.
Ohio State starred again in the sa0-
yard University relay when the speedy
quartet OF kriSs. Pierce. Stro;hcr and
Simpson broke the old Ohio relay rec
ord Of ! minute 500 seconds. They
covered the half-m!le distance over the
muddy track in ! minute 2S.6 seconds.
University of Chicago was second and
Syracuse third.
The fourth record of the day was
broken when Ohio Wesleyan University
lowered the old Ohio relay mark in the
4t0-yard sprint college relay from 43,T
seconds to ASS seconds. Pettibone,
Neigh. Lombacher and SlovaSky made
up the Wesleyan quartet, Bethany Col
lege, Pa, took second and ooeriin, tniro.
The pole vault mark OF i3 feet was
battered by Bitterness Of the University
OF Minnesota. The Gopher star cleared
the bar at i3 feet inch for new
Ohio relay record. Fickerd of Pitts
burgh. who set l3-foot mark last year,
placed second, with a four-way tie TOR
third place.
Bennett, feet Toledo Libby dash star,
shattered the Ohio relay record IN the
lo0-yard dash for high schools, breast
ing the tape IN 10 seconds nat
Newark. N. j.. Prep. national high
school relay champions. captured the
2-mile relay In 8 minutes 4T.9 seconds.
Cooper OF Michigan. winner OF the
high hurdle race last year, joined the
ranks OF the record breakers late In the
meet, clipping second from the tormeT
Ohio relay record of 24.7 seconds.
The fast time was not recognized as
a new record because OF a stth wind
which swept through the stadium after
the rain stopped falling late In the day.
Conger Is Beaten.
Ray Congcr. considered cne Of the
outstanding Olympic middle distance
prospects. suffered his second defeat III
Two days today. when he vas conquered
by Joe Sivak OF Illinois A. c. and OrvaI
Martin, Purdue University sophomore,
in special mile event. Herman Phil
lips OF Illinois A. c. defeated Conger In
a special half mile yesterday.
championship to Conger by inches last
year. held the lead, which he took al
the beginning OF the last lap, and out
sprinted Martin and Conger on the
stretch. w. o. Spencer OF Illinois A. C.
trailed Conger 10 place fourth, while
Harold Kennedy. former Ohio State
star and holder of the Western Confer
ence indoor mile record was forced TO
take poor nth. Sivaks slow time oi
minutes 35.9 seconds failed To ap-
proach the Ohio stadium track record
of minutes 23f seconds.