Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
SIMPSON IS DOUBLE
VICTOR OVER TOLAN
Ohio State Flash Annexes
Both 100 and 220 Events
as Wolverines Triumph.
BY CHARLES w. DUNKLEY,

Associated Press sports Wrltcr.
tn YCHE STADIUM, EVANS
TON, ILL.,, May 24.-George
Simpson, the Ohio State
49, lad with lightning in his
legs, failed in his efforts to es-
tablish new world record in the
100-yard dash today. He had,
however, the satisfaction of de-
feating Eddie Tolan, recognized
world champion in the century,
and added another defeat to the
University of Michigan Negro in
the 220-yard dash, to climax the
finals of the western Conference
outdoor track and field champion
ships.
While the two sprinting stars were
providing the thrills in their duels of
team, steadily picked up points to carry
off the championship.
The wolverines, scoring in IL Of the
16 events, and winning three first
places. amassed total of 81 points,
with Illinois second with 4412. Wiscon-
sin was third with 80, and Ohio State,
the other contender, garnered III
points for fourth place. The balance
| were divided as follows: Iowa, "a;
~, 1NOItkIWCoGCiNs 10, SAi-
cago and Purdue, each, and Mime
sota 4.
The victory of the Wolverines was
personal triumph for Coach Steve Far
| rell, grizzled veteran of the track and
field sport, who is retiring after more
| than quarter of century of coach
| ing, the last 18 years of which he spent
at Michigan. His band Of wolverines
had broken three-year string OF
Illinois victories, and the 69-year-old
coach left the field with tears in his
| eyes,
| Fight for Title Close.
Michigan and Illinois fought closely
| in the scramble for points. but the
Wolverines made their victory certain
by capturing the last two events, the
/ relay and the hammer throw. In addi-
| ton to winning three first places
| Michigan bagged five seconds, with
Tolan contributing points by his
performance in the century and the
! 220-yard dash. The wolverines also
picked up two thirds, four fourths and
pair of fifths.
Simpson. discarding the starting
blocks, which caused the International
Amateur Athletic Federation to reject
his record of ga seconds for the CEN
fury, ran the 100 yards today in 81,
with Tolan trailing him all the way a
yard and half behind The Buckeye
won the 220-yard dash in 81 seconds,
beating Tolan to the tape by yards.
Simpson was out after records in
both events but the day was not to his
| though the track was firm, dry and
lightning fast, the Buckeye comet
seemed to be frightened up by the chill
wind that swept through Dyche
| Stadium. ..-.t -
Two meet records, both in the field
events, were smashed, Sammy Behr,
Wisconsin southpaw, cracked his own
record in the shotput with toss of 40
| feet ~ inches, while Verne McDerrnot
! the pole vault, clearing the bar at 10
| feet 1923 inches. McDermot triumphed
over Tommy Warne of Northwestern
with whom he jointly held the Big Ten
! record of IS feet 7la inches made a
year ego Warnes best effort this after
noon was 10 feet 6 inches.
Seminar Leading Scorer.
Lee Seminar. the hurdling wizard
from Illinois, was the leading scorer
with brace of victories in the hurdling
events, and fourth place in the broad
! Jump. He won the 120-yard hurdles
/ in 14.9 seconds and skipped the bar
riers IN the low hurdles event In ass.
Orval Martin, premier middle distance
runner in the Big Ten, was another
failure In attempting to crack the 13-
year-old record for the mile run.
He won the event, however, finishing
six yards ahead of Makeever of Illinois
in 1922. Russell Walter Of Northwest
ern became Big Ten quarter mile cham
pion for the third year, staging q spec
tacular finish in the stretch to defeat
Russell of Michigan in 494.
Felbinger of Ohio State accounted
for big upset by winning the high
| Jump at feet inches. Ted Shaw Of
Wisconsin, whose best mark this season
was feet 63-l6 inches, could do no
better than 6 feet 2 inches and tied
for second place with Miller of Illinois.