Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
SIMPSON BIC STAR
WITH SPRINT FEATS
Beats Wildermuth to Tie
Century Dash Record.
Adelman Scores.
By the Associated Press.
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rankin FIELD. Philadelphia,
- April 81. The Pennsylvania
Relay Carnival was brought to
i a climax today before crowd
of 10000 with a succession of
sensational sprint performances by
George Simpson of Ohio State.
AS his closing salute Simpson eoualed
the listed world record of 9 3-5 seconds
in winning the special 100-yard dash
This was his fourth successive trium-
plant race Of the day and his fifth in
two days. during which he made a show
of the best Eastern Sprinters and
anchored the Ohio State quartets that
ran of with the quarter and half-milc
college relay championships
In three successive heats of the 100
yard dash, Simpson was clicked in
10 seconds, 94-5 and finally 9 SIS as
he sped down the straightway in the
final heat to beat Karl Wildermuth,
Georgetown ace, by fully yards In
the fastest century ever run on historic
Franklin Field. In between his heats
Simpson found time to run the anchor
furlong for the victorious Ohio State
half-mile relay team.
The f1ashy performances Of the trim,
dark-haired Buckeye star furnished the
outstanding feature of the final days
program, filled with excitement and
frequently sensational feats by more
than $500 schoolboy and college ath-
letes.
Eleven Marks Shattered.
Six Penn relay carnival records were
shattered today, making total of IL
record performances Of various order
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accomplishments that were Just as con-
spicuous even If not Of record breaking
variety.
Paavo Nurmi, after barely beating the
American q mile record yesterday.
had the old college yell to urge him on
In an effort to break the mile
mark today, but Paavo. lacking any
competition, fell exactly Is seconds
short OF touching his own world record
Tor the distance. He was clicked In
Il minutes 20 is seconds as he Tapped
all but two Of his opponents.
Leo Lermond, rugged young Boston
A. A. runner, turned in one of the best
outdoor miles any American has shown
In years when he reeled of the distance
In minutes, IA 3-5 seconds in a dizzy
duel with Orval Martin of Purdue.
Martin challenged and passed Lermond
on the final lap, but the latter,s closing
burst was too much for the Purdue
star.
Fred Sturdy. successor to Sabin Carr
as Yale's pole vaulting ace, broke
Cars carnival record by vaulting 13
feet 517 inches, but failed In three at
tempts to break his former teammates
world mark with the cross-bar set Mt
IA feet u inch.
Two Other New Marks.
Simpson helped Ohio State create a
new carnival record of l minute ~
seconds in the half-mile relay, clip
ping four-fifths Of q second on Yale's
old mark, while Penn States distance
runners brought the relay program to
close with record victory In the f.
mile race in II minutes 1895 seconds.
This broke the mark of 1T:51K that
has been held by Cornell since 1916.
TWO other carnival records fell In
the field events. John Anderson of
Cornell hurled the discus $50 feet 3
inches to displace the mark of las feet
IL inches, made by Arlie Mucks of
Wisconsin In 1916.
Dave Myers, New York University
Negro and foot ball star, threw the
javelin 1876 feet 3s4 inches to beat the
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