Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-25
RELAYS
ARECAP7URED
BY OKLAHOMA
III Meet Records Fall
As Owls Take Sec
ond Place; u. of T.,
Ohio Tie for Third
BY CHAS. NUTTER
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Write

worlds record was broken, one in
tercollegiate record tied. and ii meet
records were broken in the fS1z.s
annual renewal Of the Rice relays
here today.
Charles Paddock, worlds fastest
human. broke his own worlds rec
ord for the second time on success
sive days when he lowered the time
in the 40 yard dash to Is Is see
onds. The old record Of - 40
seconds was set yesterday by Pad
dock at the Texas relays at Austin.
Ohio State tied the 440 yard inter
collegiate record Of AZ seconds flat.
Oklahoma University gained the
most team points and Ohio State ard
Texas University tied for third with
is liz points. Texas Aggies finished
fourth with Is points and Drake
University placed fifth with 10
points.
II was the challenge of Fred Al
dermEnn. former Michigan State
sprint star. competing for the Him
ois A. G.. that forced Paddock to
new record time. The Michigan
flash led the Californian for nearly
~ taAArF ~ ~ was WHY III AAE
last thirty yards that Paddock was
able to pull away to a lead of about
a yard. the winning margin.
Aubrey Cockrell. formerly of the
University Of Texas. competing for
the Austin A. O.. led both men for
IS yards. Paddock running third.
Paddock's old record Of ~ seconds
was made in 1925 in Finland. when
he beat the titleholdcr, Helle. a Finn.
Rice Splinter Fails
Aubrey Bracey. youthful Rice In
stitute sprint star. failed to equal
his world record time made yester-
day, the 100 yard dash in the Texas
relays az Austin, although he won the
event with ease. His time was 2 As
seconds. which time he also made in
qualifying. Bracey yesterday leaped
into the limelight with victory in
Q $40 seconds. :ying the worlds
record held by Paddock.
The flashv Ohio state 440 yard re-
lay team. with Kriss, Pierce, Rock
away and Simpson running. equalled
the intercollegiate record establish
ed BY the University Of Kansas in
1925. in winning the event in AZ sec
onds flat. The Buckeye stars were
forced to the limit by the Texas
Aggies. Rice and Kansas, who finish
ed in a dead heat at 80 % for
second.
Mile Relay Best
The best race Of the day was the
final reiay-tne mile-won by tine
1exEs Aggies after they mad shook
or the persistent f-asorites-tne Unt-
scrsity OF Iowa. The Texas perform
Crs took the lead from the start,
holding it throughout. Only once,
IN the final quarter, was this lead
/ threatened, but O-Neal, anchor man,
shook off Baird's challenge. The
lownns. however, forced the Aggies
10 new meet record time Of 8 min
utes, ~ seconds, "a seconds faster
than the old record, set BY Iowa in
e26.
BTunk Of Drake outleaped Haggard
of TEXAS University, intercollegiate
champion, to set a new meet record
of six feet, 3 inches in the high
jump. The record, however. IS far
below Haggard's height OF six feet,
z ia inches.
Cabiness OF Rice and Drake OF
Oklahoma University tied at IL feet
in the pole vault TO set up a new
meet record.
Star performers of three confer
ences again divided the six relays,
the Southwestern teams dominating.
Aggies Win $50
The Texas Aggies won the $50 yard
relay as well as the mile. Oklahoma
University took the medley relay,
with Keith, mile flier, running an
Choir, and clipping off the final mile
in 4:22:9.
The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege annexed the two mile relay.
Because Of lack Of entrants the four
mile relay was converted into a team
race between Rice and Ohio State,
three Rice runners and one from
Ohio State finishing in the points.
Leo Baldwin. Texas weight star.
again added 10 points for his school
by winning the shot and discuss. He
won both events at Austin yester-
day. McInerney Of Kansas fell below
his broad jump record made yester-
day. but won the event with q leap
Of 20 feet, 9 3-4 inches.
Find Many Stars
Oklahoma Baptist University beat
out the Kansas State Teachers col
lege Of Pittsburgh ir the half mile
/ relay, being forced to set a new
meet record Of / minute 80 seconds
in so doirg. The Pittsburgh team.
however. won both the mile relay
and medley. the first going in new
record time OF 3 minutes, p 2-5
seconds.
Possible American Olympic team
contenders who emerged from the
first week of outdoor competition
this year afforded by the dual re-
lays on successive days include Keith
of Oklahoma in the mile. McInerney
Of Kansas in the broad jump. Bracey
Of Rice in the dashes, Baldwin or
Texas in the weights, Simpson or
Ohio State In the dashes, Haggard
Of Texas in the high jump. and
Baird Of Ohio State and O'Neal of
Texas Aggies in the quarter mile.
The outstanding performer was.
OF course, Paddock, who already has
been accorded an Olympic team
berth. which will be the third time
he has gone abroad 10 carry the
colors or the United States.
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