Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
BABE" D|DR|KSON
IS STAR OF MEET
Takes Bead Jump, Hurdles,
Base Ball Toss, Setting
Records in Last Two.
BY ROBERT J. CAVAGNARO,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

Associated Press stan winter.
JERSEY CITY, July 25.-Mildred
(Babe) Didrikson golden streak from
the Southwest captured the running
broad jump. the 80-meter hurdles and
the baseball throw, setting world rec
ords in the last two events, in the tenth
annual running of the national wom-
ems track and field championships to-
day.
Seven new champions were crowned.
Three of the titles went to Miss Did
rikson and two were carried off by Lii
liam Copeland of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club. The four who retained their
laurels we're Stella Walsh of Cleveland,
in the 220-yard dash; Jean Smiley of the
Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia, in the
running high jump; Evelyn Ferrara of
the Illinois Women's Athletic Club, in
the discus throw, and Miss DidrikSon in
the baseball throw.
The Illinois Women's A. c. compiled
26 points to capture the team trophy
again. The Employers Casualty Co. of
Dallas. captained by the redoubtable
Babe" finished second with 19 points
The others finished in the following
order:
Los Angeles A. c., IT: Meadowbrook
Club, Philadelphia, 10; Newark Wom-
ems Athletic Club and Duffy League,
Paterson, g points each; New York Cen
trail A. A. Cleveland. 7; Boston. Mass.
Swimming Association, 3D.; Millrose
A. A. of New York and Boswell Diaries.
Fort Worth. Tex, points each: Hand
High School, Madison, Conn, 2; On
tcroa Club, Maiden, Mass, /; Brockton,
Mass, Girls Club, p point
Heayes Ball 296 Feet.
Competing under the golden colors
Of the Employers Casually Co. of Dali
las, the versatile Babe" heaved a reg
ulation base ball 296 feet, % feet better
than her previous mark, and leaped
over the eight hurdles in II seconds
fiat. equaling the world mark she es-
tablished in her trial heat. That time
betters by one-fifth of a second the rec
Crd held Jointly by Miss SychroVa Of
CZechoslovakia and Miss Clark Of South
Africa.
Her winning leap in the broad jump.
II feet lie inches, fell short Of the
record. but was close to a foot longer
than her closest rival.
Stella Walsh Of Cleveland, who en-
tered the meet with three champion
ships to her credit, emerged with only
one, the 220-yard dash. She did not
defend her broad jump title, but chose
instead the discus-throwing event
Hard luck attached itself to Stella
in the discus throw. Her second try
struck a spectator James Mcbride OF
Jersey City, sending him to the hospital
with conclusion OF the brain and
possible fracture of the skull. Miss
Walsh was arrested on an open charge
and released in the custody OF Jersey
City Park Commissioner Pott7rton
Murphy was taken to the medical CEN
ter here. The accident upset Stella and
she failed to place in the event.
Miss Egg Springs Upset.
Stella's defeat in the 100-yard dash
by Eleanor Egg Of the Duffy League,
Paterson. one-time Olympic performer.
was the biggest upset of the day While
the Cleveland Speedster failed to win
either of her heats in the trials, Miss
Egg led her rivals to the tape with
plenty to spare in her heats.
In the final running Of the event
Stella was lost in the shuttle and FIN
ished third, yards behind Miss Egg.
She was nosed out of second place by
Evelyn Furtsch of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club, and Miss Eggs time, l1z5
seconds. was three-ffths of a second
slower than Stella's time last year.
The Cleveland girl, however, came
back to win the 220-yard dash to retain
lance in 2625 seconds. leading Olive
Hazenfush of the Boston Swimming As
ISOLATION, a member of the 1928 Olympic
team who finished second.
Miss Didrikson's shining performance
of the day was the greyhoundlike speed
with which she covered the 80 meters
in the hurdle event. As a matter of fact
the distance was 2i2 feet more than the
required 80 meters, officials learned aft
erward
Breaking out ahead of the field at the
start Of her heat. Babe breezed down
the stretch, clearing each piece of tim
Der with grace, and spurted across the
finish line with drive that brought
her in - seconds fiat. She repeated the
performance in the final running. leav-
ing the rest of the field Z yards behind.
Miss Copeland Is Second.
Miss Copeland took second honors for
scoring. winning the 8-pound shotput
and the javelin throwing events. Neither
of her victories produced records. She
won the shotput with heave of 40 feet