Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-02
ATHLETES SEEK
OLYMPIC TEAM
AT LONG BEACH
BY LEICESTER WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

OnlIeQ freSS StdII correspondent
LONG BEACH, July 2. = Having
separated the wheat from the chaff,
the far west Olympic tryouts gets
down to brass tacks today when
final heats in a dozen events bring
together a hundred or more of the
best athletes west of the Mississip-
pi.
The winnowlng process brought
out the fact that Hector Dyer, for
mer Stanford University star, now
competing for the Los Angeles Ath-
letic club, may prove pain in the
head to other sprinters who hope
to compete in the Olympic games
for Uncle Sam next month.
Dyer, using his noW-famous
standing start, equalled the worlds
record of 10.4 seconds in the 100
meter dash yesterday, and tied the
Olympic mark of 21.6 seconds in
the 200-meter a short time later. He
was not pressed in either of his
qualifying heats.
Today, however, Dyer faces stiff
er competition. In both the dashes,
he runs against the fleet Claude
Bracey, of Houston, Tex, and Ma
thanial George, former Negro star
of Whittier College, who, like Dyer,
won their heats yesterday.
During yesterdays heats, 18 men
were qualified for the final Olym-
pic trials at Palo Alto two weeks
hence. They were:
10,000-meter run = Wilton Ivie,
Salt Lake City; Clarence Hill,
Klamath Falls, Ore, and Elmo
Hallelujah, Los Angeles. Ivie's time
was 33:l95.
3,000-meter steeplechase-Forrest
Harvey, Denver; Steve Dobbs, Oak
land, and Harry Carter, Olympic
club, time, 9:45.4.
Hammer throw Ed Flanagan,
Los Angeles; Jack Merchant, Olym-
pic club, and Ivan Dykemen, Den
yer, winning distance 163 feet 101a
inches.
Hop, step and jump-Levi Casey,
Los Angeles A. c.; Bob Patton, Los
Angeles A. c., and George Martin,
Pullman, Wash, distance 40 feet
4 2A inches.
High jump-Walter Marty, Fres-
no, 6 feet inches; Cornelius John
son, Los Angeles, 6 feet inches,
Parker Shelby, Los Angeles A. c.,
s feet inches.
Javelin-Kenneth Churchill, o.
lympic club, Jimmy Demers, Los
Angeles A. c., and Glen Friedman,
Olympic club, won by Churchill at
209 feet 2k inches.
High Jump Good
The best competition of the day
developed in the high jump, with
Marty narrowly missing feet 7
inches. Johnson, a high school
Negro youth, cleared feet inches
on his fourth attempt, which was
not allowed.
The 400-meter race today brings
together James Gordon, former
Miami University star; Vic Will
liams, last years quarter-mile cham
pion; Talbot Hartley, Seattle, John
Mccarthy. Los Angeles high school
boy, and two others.
Williams, just recovered rom an
appendectomy, was defeated by
Gordon by a two-yard margin in
his heat. Robert Phillips OF Hous-
ton, Tex, and Nate Long, Salt Lake
City, failed to qualify.
Bryon Grant, Salt City, easily
won his heat in the l10-meter high
hurdles yesterday, and today will
oppose Robert Rogers, Illinois Ath-
letic club, Wendall Smith, Los An
geles Athletic club, Marsh Dunkin,
Oregon State College, Corville
Sparks, Washington State College,
and Clyde Blanchard, Phoenix, Ariz.
Events in which no trials were
conducted include the 400-meter
hurdles, 5000 meter run, 1900 me-
ter run, 800 meter run, pole vault,
broad jump, shot put and discus.