Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17

The high school and college
teams shattered four records each
Two Of the tied records were made
by college men and the third in the
high school class.
Abilene Christians team jumped
into the lead at the start and held
first place until the final event,
mile relay.
Leo Best, individual high point
scorer Of the meet, brought the tie
to the Aggies. The A. G. G. relay
team led through the first three
laps but Best ran a perfect race to
nose ahead in the home stretch. His
efforts brought a new meet record
for the mile relay, breaking the
Sooner'S mark set the past year,
The new time was 3 minutes, 81
seconds as compared with their old
mark Of 3 minutes, 29.8 seconds, set
in 1923.
Texas university, 1923 champions,
ran third in the meet, scoring TIE
points. Baylor university followed
with II ID points.
San Angelo grabbed three firsts
and one second for Is points and
its victory, nosing out San Jacinto
high of Houston. which scored Is
markers. Woodrow Wilson of Dallas
was third with II, Brentwood, run
ners up in 1928, fourth, with II.
kaufman 1928 champions, and
Mineral Wells tied or next position
with 10 each.
100 i'm Ten
G. Y. Leland, T. G. U. flash,
started the record breaking per-
formances by equalling the 100
yard dash mark of 10 seconds. Bur-
CESS of Texas A. and M. set the
present mark in 1927. Leland was
also a member of the record break
ing party in the 220-yard dash. He
and Hodges of Abilene Christian
college shattered the old mark of %
seconds. also set by Burgess in
1927.
Hodges captured first place in
23.9 seconds with Leland only a
split second behind. In fact the
finish was so close that there was
much doubt as to the winner.
Edward Dunkin, Daniel Baker,
equalled the record of SCI seconds
in the 440-yard run. Greer of Rice
Institute was another of the record
breaking performers of the day,
running the 880-yard spin in the
new time Of 2 minueS and one
fifth second as compared with the
old mark of 2 minutes, two and
four-tenths seconds set in 1928 by
Jones of Texas university.
Park or Baylor university hurled
himself over the bar at II feet and
6 inches for a new height in the
pole vault. Courier of Texas uni
versity held the old mark Of II feet,
2 IA inches made in 1928.
High Boys Start
Record breaking performances in
the high school division did not be-
gin until the late afternoon. After
Bunch of Greenville had broken
the high jump record in clearing
the standards at 6 feet and two
inches, the marks began to fall
fast.
Morrison, 120-pounder and men,
Der of San Angeles record-break-
ing relay team, collapsed the first
track event in the high school d.
vision of the day. 1t was in the
220-yard dash, travelling the dis
lance in the new time Of 23.4 e c
onds.
After Morrison's performance,
Archer came in in the next event,
S8O-yard run, with the time Of 2
minutes and IL seconds to tie the
record Jointly held by Hilliard of
Oak Cliff and Dunkin OF Brown
wood.
Fred Krosche1 San Jacinto highs
star, broke the existing time in the
22O-yard low hurdles with a 26.4
seconds spin.
San Angelo, holders Of the 1928
Kansas relays and 1923 Texas IN
terscholastic league championship,
closed the record breaking of the
day with a new time of 3 minutes
and BAT seconds in the high school
relay. Haley, Jones, Morrison and
Brothers are the members Of the
team.
KroscreI High Man
Kroschel of San Jacinto carried
off high point honors in the high
school division with Is points, three
firsts. He triumphed in the 100
yard high and 220-yard low hurdles
and the broad Jump. They were
the only points scored by his team,
which placed second.
Hardman of Grand Prairie was
second in scoring honors with nine,
while McJunkin of Woodrow Will
son, Dallas, was third with eight.
Leo Best of Oklahoma Aggies was
the outstanding performer on the
field in the college division with
firsts in the 120-yard high and 22O-
yard low hurdles. He also carried
his team to victory in the mile re-
lay.
Four tracksters, Cy Leland, T. c..
u; Hodges, A. G. c., Schwartz, Ok
lahoma Aggies, and Stevens, A. G.