Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
ANDERSON EQUALS
RECORD IN HURDLES
Three U. S., Five Meet STAN
dards Aic" Go-ToIan and
Simpson Break Even.
BY TED VOSBURGH,


~ 1TTSBURGH, Pa, August %.
l. "A new world record in
the discus throw and the
4 best shot put and javelin
heave ever recorded in America
featured the national senior track
and field championships of the
Amateur Athletic Union at the
University of Pittsburgh Stadium
this afternoon.
Led by a powerful band of athletes
from Los Angeles A. c., which cap
tured team honors by an overwhelming
margin and also carried of seven OF
the 20 individual titles, the track and
field talent of the Far West turned
in the most spectacular performances
as Uncle Sam served notice Of con-
siderable strength at his command for
the meet with the British Empire at
Chicago Wednesday night.
Sharing the spotlight with senSa-
ttonal achievements in the discus, Jave-
lin and shot was the latest renewal o.
Sprinting rivalry between Eddie Tolan
of the University of Michigan and
George Simpson of Ohio State.
ToIan Beats Simpson.
This time the honors in the 100
yard dash went to Michigans mid
night express" after a great race in
which he collared his rival at the
halfway mark, but the Buckeye bullet
came back to beat him in the 220-
yard sprint and set a new American
record of 2l.3 seconds for this event
around a turn.
All told, one worlds record was set,
another was equalled, three American
records went by the board and five
championship records went into the
discard as this fifty-fifth annual meet
provided all the thrills that had been
anticipated and more besides.
Perhaps the outstanding individual
feat was that of Paul Jessup, foot 6
inch discus-thrower from the Wash
ington A. c. of Seattle, whose athletes
We'd with those of the Los Angeles A.
G. in sensational performances. This
human skyscraper from the great
Northwest threw the discus 1859 feet,
87s inches to better by 6 feet the
present worlds record held by Eric
Krenz of Stanford University, who did
not compete here.
Equals Hurdle Mark.
In some of the other big moments
of the day, Steve Anderson, also of
the Washington delegation, equalled the
world mark of 144 to retain his 100
yard high hurdle championship with
several feet to spare: Herman BriX, for
mer University of Washington athlete,
A. c.. set a new American mark of
50 feet 534 inches for the shot put.
and Jimmy Demers of the Los Angeles
A. c. sent the javelin hurting away to
a distance of 222 feet 634 inches to
beat the American record by a good
10 feet.
Ed Genung, an unheralded Wash
ington a. c. half-miler, reeled of the
distance in 1884 to set new meet
record and tugn in enc of the best
exhibitions the running events pro-
duced
Surprises were many, on both track
and field. Pete Bowen, quarter mile
title holder, lost his crown in thrilling
race won by Vic Williams Of the Los
Angeles A. C.. and collapsed into the
cinders. The University Of Pittsburgh
flyer burned himself out In an early
attempt to set the pace and at the
finish was so completely undone that
he was taken to hospital for obser-
walton.
Anderson Takes Tumble.
Anderson, after retaining his high
hurdling crown, went out to defend his
honors in the 220 low sticks and failed
in dramatic fashion, falling when in
the second place and almost within
reaching distance of the tape while
Bob Maxwell of the Los Angeles A. G.
went on to win with Lee Seminar Of
the University of Illinois as runner-up.
Fred Sturdy, once of Yale and now
of the Los Angeles A. c., won his pole
vaulting argument with Tommy Warne
of Northwestern University, but in UNI
conclusive fashion as Warne Sprained
an ankle and was unable to continue
in a jump-off after both had cleared
10 feet 6 inches.
The showing of Ed Hamm, the
Olympic Champion, and Ed Gordon.
colored, of University of Iowa, and the
defending title-holder here, in their
specially, the broad jump, proved
disappointment. Neither appeared In
top form and both failed to place as
All Bates, former Penn State athlete,
won with leap of - feet 81 inches.
That Uncle Sam has at least one
young man who may fill the need for
distance stars was indicated by the fne
running of 18-year-old Joe McCluskey
of South Manchester, Conn, and Ford
ham University, in winning the 2-mile
steeplechase with $50 yards to spare.
In points the Olympic Club CT San
Francisco, winner last year, was second
with % to the Los Angeles A. C.s IS;
while third place went to the wash
tngton A.. G. with 10.