Evening star., 1932-07-17
CARR ANNEXES 400
WITH RECORD 1853
1,50O-M Run Is Taken by
HaIl0WeII- Vaults
IA F 3-8 Inches.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated p 'eSs Sports Editor.


~ off dizzily by skyward pole
vault Of IA feet 43s inches by
Bill Graber of Southern California
for a new world record, the final
American Olympic track and field
tryouts combined with the Nation
al A. A. U. championships, closed
with thrills today.
On the way to this spectacular
climax Of the two-day battle for
places on the American Olympic
team, four world records were sur
passed, fifth eQualed and Olym-
pic records bettered in 10 of the
18 events.
These dramatic features stood
out:
!. A courageous comeback by big
Ben Eastman. Stanfords storm-center
Of the big show, as he finished second
in the 400-meter run. yards behind
Bill Carr of Pennsylvania. who raced
TO victory and new world record OF
469 seconds.
2 A sensational double victory In
the sprints by the rangy Marquette
University Negro, Ralph Metcalfe. VINO
twice led his duSky rival Eddie Tolan OF
Detroit, and George Simpson, former
Ohio State star. to the tape In lO.6 for
the 100 meters, equaling the Olympic
record. and in 21.5 for the 200, better
ing the Olympic standard.
3. Failure of Gene Venzke, Eastern
ace and holder Of the world indoor one
mile record. to make the team as he
finished fourth. just outside the fold,
in a dazzling 1,500meter final, won by
Norwood Penrose Hallowell of Harvard
in 3 minutes 52.7 seconds. surprising
the American and Olympic records.
4. A flock Of other upsets in which
Frank Wykoff of Southern California
and Emmett TOPPING Of New Orleans
both failed to make the l00-meter line
I'D and were forced to be content with
being picked for the t00-meter relay
! team: and such national champions rs
Herman Dix Of Les Angeles, in the shot
put; Ed Flanagan of Los Angeles, in the
hammer throw, and James de Mers OF
Los Angeles, in the javelln throw, all
failed to make the team.
S. A series Of form reversals, aided BY
extension Of the first days qualifying
| list In which Kenneth Churchill of the
! Olympic Club. San Francisco, came
back from sixth place to win the jave
! lin throw with 22231 feet surpassinF
| the Olympic record. and Dick Barber OF
Southern California emerged from
seventh position to top the broad jump
ers at 25 feet 43s inches.
Rulings Cause Confusion.
Two Of the four world-record per-
formance5 were registered on Fridar.
and these stood throughout the inal5
as John Anderson Of the New York
C. clinched his triumph in the discus
with a throw of 1854 feet and his
giant clubmate, Leo Sexton. maintained
his big margin in the shotput with 81
feet s inches
Official rulings. growing out OF the
changes in qualifying rules. created con-
fusion and pickering before the final
trials were run of.
The extra qualifierS. such as Barber
and Churchill who forged to the front,
were ruled out Of the A. A. U. competi-
tion and championship honors, but the
New York Athletic Clubs powerful
squad asserted its superiority to carry
Off the national team title BY sub
stantisl margin, ousting the Los Angeles
Athlctln Club
All eyes among close to 10000 spec
ta.orS were concentrated on the re-
naval OF the Eastman duel and
the blond Stanford star. although de-
feated in record time by Carr for the
cecond time in two weeks. received the
biggest ovation of the day as he easily
won his place on the team. The ex-
pertS still felt that the 800 vas East
mans ideal spot. but their fears he
might not even qualify in the 400 were
dispelled by the Stanford boys mag
nihcent comeback after a ragged trial
race yesterday.
Carr Has Finishing Kick.
1t was Eastman's last chance, after
a Spring season in which he had rip
ped a record breaking course along
California tracks. and he gave Carr a
brilliant race. Big Ben raced into an
early lead, kept it as he whirled past
the 200-meter mark in the dazzling
time of 22.2 seconds. and did not yield
until Carr uncorked an astonishing
kick in the home stretch. The Penn
Sylvanian won by 2 yards to beat his
Coast rival Soundly. but 1t took the
fastest 400 of all time to accomplish
it and wipe out the 4-year-old mark
of Al seconds set by another Stanford
runner. Bud Spencer, on the same
track in 1928.
If the Coast critics. even SO. were
.
failure to turn the tables on his rival
as well as startled by the failure of
Wykoff to make the l00-meter team.
Eastern experts were jolted just as
hard by the elimination of their great
est miller, Venzke.
Venzke Falters in Stretch.
venzkc. as he admitted afterwards.
simply could not make it" when 1t
~ tha Avail 81,
slim Pottstown, Pa, runner, who had
run the mile indoors in 4:10 during the
Winter, laid of the early pace Henry
BrockSmith of Indiana went out to the
front of the greatest field of milers
assembled in many years and led them
at dizzy clip for nearly three laps.
Venzke made his first real move On
the back stretch and apparently had
command Of the race rounding the
final turn. He faltered however, as
Hallowell came up fast on the outside
The Harvard star, with typical finish
ing burst, bore down on the tape like
q race horse. carrying Crowley and
Glenn cunnlngham ths Kansas star.
as all three passed Venzke. Hallowell
had four yards over Crowley. and the
latter was three yards in front Of Cum
ningham. Venzke was eight yard
further back. and Brocksmith, who alsa
faded, WIS fifth. Joe Mangan of Cor
nell was sixth. leadiro Leo Lermonr'
Of the New York Athletic Club. an
other big disappointment to the dope
sters
Midwest Sweeps Sprints.
To the Midwest. meanwhile, wen.
the spectacular honors of the sprints,
as Metcalfe. Tolan and Simpson i'm
1shed exactly in that order in both the