Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-05
TOLAN TAKES TWO
SPR|NT|NG TITLES
Features A. A. U. Games.
-Four Records Broken, Three
in Field Events.
By FRANK III. FRAWLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ ENvER. Colo, July 5 Ro.-
EDDIE Tolan may not be the
worlds fastest human bul
~ SO far as the Amateur Athletic
| Union Is concerned the stocky
| little University of Michigan Negro y
| the 1929 champion In the 100 ana ~
ward dashes, Furthermore, Tolan can
rim faster against Colorado winds than
| Claude Bracey Of Rice Institute, Frank
| Wykoff. the Glendale Greyhound" or
Russell Sweet of the Olympic Club. He
proved that yesterday in the senior
Tolan won the century dash against
| an 1S-mile- arl-hour wind In 10 SECONDS,
and bucked a 13-mile-an- hour blow
| in taking the 220 in 81 9-10 seconds
Hts sensational, driving firtsh won him
the hundred, for, like Wykon' ne was
away to a slow start and ives In third
place 10 yards from the f1ntsh. In
| the 22o he came in fast on the last 100
yards. and had plenty of room to spare
on Wykoff in second place.
Wind Hampers Runners.
Against the steady wind that pre-
! records In the sprinta. One Of the four
new A. A. U. marks registered was on
| the track nevertheless. r. F. Bowen
of the Pittsburgh A. G. ran 440 yards
| in AZ 4-10 seconds.
Other records.
1877 feet Q inches by Eric Kreng OF
| the Olympic A. c.. In the discus
IS feet ga inches In the pole vault
! by Fred Sturdy Of Yale,
| Jess Mortensor Of the Los Angeles A. G..
The Olympic Club Of San Francisco
! with a. points. displaced it's Los An
geles rivals from the team champion
| ship, the Southern California club be
ing close behind with 80.
-Four senior champions retained their
! titles. They are Herman Brix OF the
! Los Angeles A. c. In the shotput. Steven
| Anderson of the University of Wash
ington In the 120-yard hurdles, Pat Nc
Donald of the New York A c.. who
has been a champion or contender
since 1911 in the 56-pound weight. and
Harry Hinkle. also of New York. in the
heel and toe" Smile walk. Ander-
son added the 220-yard low hurdles
championship by beating out Dick Rock
away OF Ohio state. the favorite. Tolan
and Anderson we're the only contestants
able to win two first places.
TIVE Cclcradoans Star.
Among the noteworthy performances
Of the day we're two by Colorado boys.
| Gordon Allot Of the University of Colo
rado won the junior championship In
| the 4Ao-ysrd low hurdles wednesday
and ceme back to capture the senior
| championship In 81 $40 seconds. Al
lot beat out the defending champion,
| r. Morgan Taylor Of the Illinois A. C..
with wards 10 spare. He was the only
| Junior champion to crash through with
| a senior title, although Ed Parker of
| Colorado College, who won the junior
2-raile steeplechase, gave Dave Abbott.
| the national collegiate champion a scare
| In the senior event. Parker, trailing
| By a wide margin as they came down
| the stretch. put on q great burst OF
speed and finished only inches behind.
! other new champions are:
! 1e-pound hammer, Jack Merchant,
! Olympic A. C.
smile run, Louis Gresorie, Ct.
Joseph's C. c., New York.
Hop step and jump, Robert Keiley.
! ss-yard run Phil Edwards New York
| University.
| 1-nile run, Leo Lermond. Boston
A. A.
high Jump. Henry 1sssallette, Los
| Angeles A. G,
Broad Jump, Edward Gordon, Uni
| versity Of Iowa.
| Todays program consists Of the relay
| events and the decathlon. Kenneth
| Doherty Of the Cadillac A. O.. Phfadel-
! phia, Is the defending decathlon cham
| picn, and the outstanding favorite to
| repeat. The Denver. Los Angeles, New
York. Newark and Boston athletic clubs
| will have teams entered in the relays
! which include the quarter, half, one,
| two and four mile events.