Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
MIDDLE WEST
GRABS HONORS
leland Only Performers Of
Southwest Conference
To Take First
BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR.

ASSOCIATED Press Sports WRITER
DALLAS, Tex, March 29.-tPl-
Track and field stars Of the midCN-
west, fresh from an overwhelming
triumph in the Texas University re-
lays at Austin, descended upon
Ownby stadium here today intent
upon victory in the second annual
Southern Methodist University re-
lays.
Only one first place eluded the
visiting horde at Austin yesterday
that in the 100-yard dash-and
they were favored again TO spread
eagle the field. Considering the
fact that most of their workouts
had been held indoors. the form Of
the midwest athletes at Austin was
remarkable.
hi Shows Well
Illinois University made a great
showing in the University class
winning firsts in the high hurdles
the 44O-yard relay and the shuttle
high hurdles, the last a new event
~ this section. Kansas University
won the half-mile relay. M nlsn
Jump and shot put. NortnWesleLn
University had firsts IN the Two
mile relay and pole vault. missouri
Pufler. Iowa State, Iowa universlty'
kansas state, Marquette and Nep-
raska divided other firsts peI"een
them. -,.n Uni
ye~sitv sprint star, saved the South
$3.50 from a blanking by breastlne
xtrsr0 first In the 1OO-yaro
Sash five or six feet ahead o.
@,s,da Bracey Of Rice Institute:
,The FROG FLYER left little doubt q
~ .,nremacy over Bracey. He got
slightly the worst OF n stats. 80
hans a foot, but was leaoing oy W.
feet AZ the halfway point ano Wa
Going right away from the Rice iiash
T,me for the feature event first
noe announced as 9.6 seconds, put
,ater was changed to 81 by Henry
= schultz. referee. after a peruSai
~ he six watches that caught ~
event Three Of them, he eXplaiheo'
reoistered 96 and three OF them 20.
Leland Favored
raiand's victory over Bracey was
his third III d MAN. ~ As-n
eeason. and automatically mace Lnln
: fayorite to capture the cehOuiS
today. Prospects were tnat nc VII
have slightly more favoranie connn,-
tions than Yesterday. when y tracA
rros damn and he faced a stIoiis
head wind. ..,.-orasle
me probably 10 the unfavorsole
~ rero~ds FOR the Texas relays
.tnod IN under yesterdays oa.Ve.
49, fairlv well. Only two new mar
we're set in h rnhrins
three In the field. .,rrad
warne Northwestern STAR. aance
q, The most notable erior.s aer
.,.nen he cleared the bar az -rhe
80 inches I'm the pole Vsui.. .haS
,orner mark was Is feet > 80
~. w. tbe same soarer last yea.
ss,s- establishing the new recot.,
,,ra~,a had the cross bar set az
80. ore inch. world record heien,,
80 nod a. three times. On his ina
~ttanrt he cleared the stick. ou.
dsslcdeed Il with his arm rs ne went
over.
BauSch OF NdiiNoN -bol
-anced ehe meet mark Tor me slo
,,,,t bv two inches with ? q
AZ feet TIA inches. and his teanl,
nat. Thnrnhill. set up : new recoIe
y, the discus with a throw OF lf'
feat. PTS inches.
r,shea 70 the limit BIZ Rice ms
+it,ite. Narrretts's team SET 2 ne"
record If n mirutes. 294-o soc
ords for the UNIVERSITY 7
--,~- : distance Of two and one
r~r miles.
c., An~oio Nirh school c-ahNeH ?
~~~s--i4- r. honors IN rS TiVision
~S-~ -~icfr-fns N re wNa -o'av nnn
~~s-o~ rilr Its t'-'@ ~ 2 minnf'
<r-~ seconds rrt~hlis''ed 2 rccorn
&c the mic event