Evening star., 1928-06-17
Hy the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June l6.-Two record
smashing performances. a new Ameri-
can mark by Lloyd Hahn. the Boston
Express, in the S00-meter run and a
world record by Johnny Gibson. Bloom
field. N. J. star. in the 400-meter low
hurdles, furnished the principal thrills
today in the Eastern Olympic track and
field tryouts
Hahn. running his first outdoor race
IN big league competition in two wears.
demonstrated he has lost none OF the
edge of his remarkable indoor form Of
last Winter by galloping home in front
Of crack S00-meter field in | min
ute So is seconds.
The transplanted Nebraska flyer. set
ing his own pace after working his
way quickly out in front, knocked one
ano three-tenths seconds off the Amer
ican record of 1:50 9-l0 set four years
eeo by Larry Brown and beat his near
est rival, Sam Martin OF the Boston
a. A. by yards. Hahns time was
only three-fifths of second short Of
so0ailng the world outdoor record held
by The German doctor. Otto Peltzer,
Gibson Displays Speed.
Hahn had barely finished This bril-
liant performance 10 the cheers Of
crowd of $4,000 in the big ball park
when Gibson romped to world record
OF So 3-5 seconds for the 400-meter low
hurdles. outclaSSing most of his rivals
End beating Russell tWhiteyl Lloyd.
Navy foot ball star. b. 6 yards. Gibson
clipped one-fifth Of a second of the
Official world mark on the books to the
credit OF the tall Swedish star. Sten
Petersen, who made it in 1925 at
Paris.
Gibson's performance was sensational
e9ougn but not so good as his own feat
G! last July. when he won the national
championship and broke the world rec
ora for the <z0-yard hurdles. slightly
longer than the 400-meter route. in
3 3-5 seconds, full second faster than
rs race today--Morgan Taylor OF the
Limos 4. c. also turned off the 400
meter hurdles twice in 1924 in 50 3-5
seconds, once in winning the final try
cuts and again IN winning the Olympic
Gile. out neither mark was put on the
books because Of y tectlnicality.
Wnile the triumphS OF Hahn and Glib
son more than measured I'D TO expicta-
tons, there were several sensational
surprises in the meet, the winners and
principal other good performers of
which earned the right to compete in
the final American Olympic tryouts at
three or four IN each event qualified for
the finals, bit this was subject to the
discretion Of the athletic authorities.
The event of the afternoon was the
triumph OF little Mac" Smith, former
Yale cross-country runner in the 5000
meter run. Hitherto virtually invincible
~ distances around miles in the East
end outstanding fayorite In the race.
Lermcno found himself outrun and out
gained by Smith in a thrilling drive
doEn the stretch. Le-mond started the
last lap with q characteristically wild
galop and opened gap OF 10 yards.
but Smith. hanging on grir1ly. made
this up End won by z yards in a spec
tscuiar duel. Trailing Lcrmond by some
Is yards was Johnny Ronnig Olympic
veteran. who with Verne Booth. former
Johns Hopkins star. had made 1t
pretty four-Tlar1 rare until Lernond
and Smith uncorked their finishing
sprints
Smiths time Of II rrinutes 81 Us
seconds was 50 seconds slower than
Paavo Nurn.is world record, but one Of
the best American performance at the
distance record since C. r. Hunter set
the American record Of i4:4S al Pasa-
oena, Calf, in 1920.
B2skin is Defeated.
E4E LE4E&A Da w CCII&a 2cSEAIA.
Alabama aurdier, by his clubmate, Carl
Ring. Of the New York A. G. in the final
OF the ilo-meter high hurdles. was an
other upset. but largely accounted for
by BaGkin's fractiousness at the start.
He made two false starts and was SUBJ
ject 10 disqualification, but permitted TO
compete In order TO cinch his place In
the final trials. He lost by a yard TO
Ring n is seconds.
Sid Robinson. formerly Of Mississippi
A. and M. but now OF the New YORK
A. C.. turned In a surprisingly good per-
formance by winning the i.500-netcr
YI1n in 3.5S Is. Two veteran faVorltes.
Harold CUrbil of the Boston a. A.,
former Plying Parson." and Bill Cox
os Penn state. we're fifth and sixth IN
this race. ~ two Philadelphia school
boys. Bill McKnih and Carl Coan. came
through with startling performances "
take second and third places and clincn
fS1eif right ~ enter the final tryouts.
Ep.inting 9onorG were divided by two
New York A. c. stars. Frank Hussey
snd Jackson Sc0oiz: HUssey won the
j00-rneter final py inches fran Henry
Cumming of the Newark A. C., former