Evening star., 1928-02-26

n YEw YORK. N, Y. February IS
tF.-Sahin w. Carr of Yale
VI shattered all his own world
4 records for the pole vault to-
night when he cleared the
astonishing height of IA feet inch ir
the national senior A. A. U. indoor
track and field championships.
Carr vaulted this height, eclipsins
both his indoor and outdoor marks, or
his first attempt. a few minutes after
shattering the indoor standard with q
leap OF i3 feet loi4 inches.
Cars spectacular performance not
only shattered his former indoor rec
ord, set q year ago at l3 feet l0i4
inches. for the second time within five
minutes. but surpassed his world out
door mark Of IA feet. set in the inter.
collegiate track and field championship
last May at Philadelphia.
Carr Is the only athlete who has ever
vaulted II feet or more.
Shows Rare Form.
Easily outvaulting all his rivals.
Carr quickly demonstrated he was in
the greatest form of his career as he
Get SAL for heights hitherto untouched
In. this speciality. He broke the indoor
frst try that he needed only brief
rest before going after loftier laurels.
As he swept in graceful arch over
the unpr cedented height OF II feet
! inch he was given tremendous ova-
ton by a crowd of 5000 spectators. as
well as by the athletes.
Stili seeking more rarified attitudes
Carr essayed to clear II feet inches
but called it an evening after missing
On his first attempt.
Shotput Mark Broken.
Another world indoor. record tunl-
bled when Herb Schwarze. giant weight
man of the Illinois A. c., tossed the l6-
pound shot a distance of - feet SIS
inches.
This eclipsed the former mark Of 4s
feet Q inches. set in 1923 by Ralph Hills
Of Princeton.
Repeating his 1927 triumph. Karl
wildermuth, slim little sprinter from
Georgetown, sped to victory in the 60
yard dash.
Wiidermuth OUTRAGED Frank Hussey
Of the New York A. c.. metropolitan
title holder, TO win the final heat by
two feet in 6 62-5 seconds.
Folweil Scull Of Pennsylvania finished
third and al Miller OF the Boston A. A.
fourth after pulling up lame IN the
middle of the race.
Chet Bowman. Newark A. c. star. at
tempting a comeback, withdrew from
the competition In preference to run
ming OF O dead heat with Al Miller,
which occurred In the semi finals.
Baskin Wins Hurdles.
The g0-yard high hurdle champion
ship went TO W. o. Baskin. ir.. former
Alabama star. in a ding dong battle
ever the timbers with Chick Werner OF
the Illinois A. c.
Baskin pulled away from Werner to
win by yard In seconds.
Two Of the favorites. c. J. Bricknlan
and Dan Kinsey, Olympic champion.
both Of the Chicago A. A., were elm
mated In the sen1i-finals.
Lauucelot Ross Of Yale successfully
defended his title in the 300-yard run,
outfooting Oestreich of the Illinois A.
G. by q yard and half in the final
heat. with Eddie Hoctor Of Georgetown
third. These runners fought 1t out after
such nationally famous stars as Roland
Locke, jackson Scholz and Fred Alder
man OF the Illinois A. c. had been elm
mated In preliminary heats.
Ross was timed In 80 seconds nat in
the nnal. but he turned In his best time
In the semi-hnals. 81 As seconds. only
t1ree-nfths Of q second short of the
world record.
Conger Easy Victor.
Displaying nnal burst OF speed OF
the brand that enabled him 10 beat
Lloyd Hahn and Or. Otto Peltzer In
the Middle West. Ray Conger, iandy I'LL
no1t A. e. star. raced to victory In the
i.0oo-yard run but failed by 3 Sec
onds 70 equal the accepted world indoor
record. His time was minutes Is As
seconds, as compared with the figure o!