Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Girl Smashes Mark.
A feminine find in the person Of
Stella Walsh of the Cleveland, Ohio
New York Central A. A., gave the
United States a share of the glory ir
the dashes by breaking the 50-yarc
record for women twice and trimming
three Canadian rivals in spectacular
style in the final.
Pitted alone against three trim, slim
red and white CARRIED Canadian girls
including two Olympic stars, Mis-
Walsh kept her nerve through a wear
ing succession Of no fewer than IL false
starts and one recall to win by three
yards from Kay Grifiths, Jane Bell and
Myrtle Cook, all of Canada. Miss Walsh
was timed at 8 seconds fiat in her first
attempt and 6 Ito in her second, as
compared with the listed mark of LIS
Mony Wells. former Dartmouth ace
now running for the Boston A. A., broke
the world indoor record of 6-lO
by q nth of q second in winning
the 70-yard high hurdles final from
two University Of Pennsylvania timber
toppers. The old mark was set Si1
years ago by Charles Moore of Penn
State and Carl Ring, New York A. C.
In one Of the blue ribbon mile relay
events Holy Cross registered a brilliant
victory over Syracuse, Georgetown and
minutes "a As seconds. Syracuse led
starting the flnal leg, but Bernie Nc
Cafferty, Holy Cross sophomore ace
eutran Ted Graham to win by four
yards.
Notre Dame toppled New York Uni
verstty, Holy Cross and Georgetown In
q emile International relay.
Yale Beats Princeton.
Yale beat Princeton in a two-mile
match relay by six yards as F. Bryan.
Eli Anchorman closed last to outhnish
A. s. Mills Of Princeton.
The race was fast up to that point,
and the winning Ellis were clicked at
9 minutes % As seconds.
Fred Sturdy's quest for new world
record above IA feet in pole vault
failed when the former Yale performer,
now wearing the colors of the Los
Angeles A. c.. failed after clearing Is
feet 4 inches.
This was enough to win the event.
however. beating Barney Berlinger;
athlete. by inches and Bill Cone and
r. W. Squires, both Of Yale, by 10 AMI
IS inches. respectively.
In as close a finish as ever was seen
in these classic games Fred Veit, Tor
ner New York University star, now
running in the colors of the New YORK
A c., nipped Dr. Paul Martin. Swiss
Olympic veteran. at the tape after a
tnrilling half mile.
Martin swept into the lead little
more than a lap from home after pull
ing I'D from the ruck, sailing past Velt,
VINO had set all the early pace. The
Swiss runner. whose fast finishes have
made him an important factor In three
olympic games. seemed sure winner
until Veit uncorked a remarkable sprint
at the head of the final home stretcn
end breasted thu tape ahead by some
thing lite centimeter.
The time was 1857 3-5. c. j. San
gone ri the Boston A. A. was third.
several feet back Of the leaders.
COngcr in Front.
The great finishing kick" that car
ried him to victory over Paavo Nurmi in
the Rodman Wanamaker mile lifted
Raw Conger of the Illinois A. c. into the
lead on the last lap of the same event
tonight and gave him thrilling VIC
tory over Orval Martin Of Purdue.
The powerful Martin forged into the
van after Bob Dalrymple. Boston A: A.
veteran. had set the pace for the flrst
two laps but the slender Conger chung
p'raith-like to his shoulder.
As the bell changed Conger shifted
into high and slowly but steadily pulled
away from the Martin who struggled
bravely but in vain to keep up. Conger
won by yards with Joe Sivak OF
Butler University third in an all Middle
Western finish. The time was 4:2l As,
considerably slower than Conger was
forced to travel here a year ago. Sivak
was third practically all the way, while
] L. Montgomery of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and Joseph Hickey OF
New York University were distanced.
In the Millrose 600, one of the blue
ribbon events of the meet. Bernie NC
Cafferty of Holy Cross College, winner
last year, was beaten by Eddie Roll OIL
the Newark A. c.. and Pete Bowen oil
the University of Pittsburgh. who fin
ished inches apart in that order after
stirring race.
McCafferty showed the effects of an
earlier effort when he ran anchor on
the winning Holy Cross mile relay team
and could not match the furious sprintS
of Roll and Bowen. The Pittsburgh
fiier gained several feet on Roll IN the
last few strides and just failed to NIP
him at the tape. The time was lis Id
Rekers Mile Sensation.
A new two-mile sensation appeared
when Paul Rekers of Penn. State, with
SPlAilb ONCA Ae-SS ~e%b
and half of the unique two-mile miss
and out event beat the Polish invader
Stanislaw Petkiewicz, by 20 yards.
RekerS, q powerfully set-up youth
collared the slender Petkiewicz, with
about lap and a half to 60 in the two.
mile miss and out and after an inter
change of elbowing he out-sprinted thu
invader from Poland who has beaten
Paavo Nurmi-in a handicap race
Never slackening speed Rekers breasted
the tape in 9:26 is with F. c. BayleI
Of the New York A. c. trailing Pet
kiewicZ in third place.
Bert Nelson of Butler University wor
the running high jump with a splendid
leap of feet 4 inches, beating Bot
King of the Illinois A. c., the Olympic
champion and Leo Sexton of George
town. King won second place in Z
jumpoff.
Other results:
One-mile college relay-Won b.
Harvard ". L. HennesSey. v. Munro
z. z. Record, w. C. Rowe; Pennsyl
vania second; Columbia third. Time
s:252s.
International girls A4o-yard relay