The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-16
Boost in Qualifying Number by
Committee 'Life-Saver' to
Californians
ToLAN CLASS OF sPRINTERs
Bill Carr Makes Better Time
Than Western Star; Many
Upsets Recorded

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pect. Other California favorites were
on the borderline.
After a record-breaking day in
which virtually all of the headline
performances were turned in by stars
of the East and Middlewest, the
Olympic track and field committee,
under pressure, broke precedent by
deciding to extend the qualifying
limit in all field events from five to
eight.
The decision was made public as
stormy session Friday night and
Immediately stirred up an East-WeSt
controversy in the official family that
dwarfed the recent debate over the
timing Of fasteners at the intercol-
legiate A. A. A. A. championships.
Explanation Is Made
Joseph T. England of Baltimore,
chairman of the committee, made
this explanation:
1T was the general feeling, on the
basis of the closeness of the perfor-
mances in nearly all of the field
events, that we were justified in ex-
tending the qualifying limit in the
interest, not Of any special section,
but Of the American Olympic team,
which we want to make the strongest
possible"
The effect Of the ruling was to put
total of Is men back into the final
competition Saturday after they ap-
parently had been eliminated. OF
these, nine were Far Western athletes
and included such conspicuous per-
formers as Dick Barber of Southern
California, intercollegiate broad Jump
champion; Ken Churchill and James
DeMers, record holders in the jave-
lin; and Bob Jones Of Stanford, in
tercollegiate discus champion. Only
a matter Of inches separated some of
these stars from getting within the
first five.
Even with another chance, how
ever, all of them faced the necessity
of milking big comebacks to gain one
of the three places allotted to each
event for the Olympic team.
Meanwhile the East figured to con-
solidate its advances, paced by the
world record feats Of John Anderson
in throwing the discus 1854 feet and
Leo Sexton In hurting the 16-pound
shot So feet, 8 inches. These two
stalwarts were among the main rea-
sons for expecting the New York
Athletic Club to capture easily the
National A. A. q. team championship,
held in conjunction with the trials.
Tolan Glass Of Sprinters
The Middlewest, coming through
superbly in the track events. looked
to Eddie Tolan, dusky filler from
Michigan, as the best bet to sweep
the sprint finals. The South, too.
showed strongly, with Emmett Top
pino of New Orleans in the 100, john
ny MorriSs, an assistant school prin-
cipal from Abbeyville, La, the high.
hurdle sensation, and chance to
sweep all three places in the hop,
step and jump.
On one Of its most famous battle
grounds, the far western brigade, by
contrast, faced a terrific battle to
come back after the shocks to its
track and field prestige. Outstanding
were the prospects that speedsters
such as Eastman and Frank Wykof..
the Southern California sprint ace,
would be hard-pressed even to make
the team, let alone win their favorite
events Saturday afternoon.
Eastman looked away off form In
his 400-meter trial by comparison
with the dazzling p6rformance of his
intercollegiate conqueror, Bill Carr of
Pennsylvania. The blond Stanford
star wol his heat, beating James Cor
don of Los Angeles. among others.
in 1873 seconds but his was more than
second slower than Carr's time for
the other heat, and Big Ben actually
had to fight every step of the last 200
meters to do even that well.
HE wasn't the runner we know"
said his coach, Dink Templeton, who
witnessed the trials from a Wheel
chair on the sidelines. "I'm keenly
disappointed but I still think Ben will
come through"
To others it appeared Eastman's
obvious letdown was the natural re-
suit Of putting him on the spot" In
one Of the most extraordinary athletic
feuds in a long time.
Revenge Seems Remote
The chances Saturday appeared ex-
tremely remote that Eastman would
get the revenge" his admirers ex-
pected for his beating in the 400 at
Berkeley. Carr stepped off his 400,
'breezing" In In <7.6 seconds, equal
ling the Olympic record as he took
the measure Of Karl Warner of Yale
by about four yards. This Eastern
pair was favored to finish IL Satur-
day afternoon, with Eastman in the
free-for-all struggle for third place.
Wykoff bowed only to the best
sprinting performance of the trials
when he ran second in the 100 to
Tolan, who raced against a brisk
headwind In 1914 seconds, equaling the
world record he shares with Charley
Paddock. Nevertheless the Trojan
flier obviously was having trouble a.
the finish. He withdrew from the 200
meters, complained Of q recurrence of
trouble with his back muscles, and
subjected himself Friday night to a
s'baking out" under lamps.
Tolan afterward ran close second
to Hec Dyer Of Los Angeles In the
fastest 2O0-meter trial. Dyer was
timed at 2l.6 seconds. eQualing the
Olympic record. The Michigan
sprinter gave the impression, however,
Of having plenty In reserve and con-
WINGED coaches he was the best all
around sprinter on the track.
! Metcalfe Starts Slow
Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette Negro
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