Evening star., 1932-07-18

team, emerging today with a few
ear aches and sore muscles after
the record-SmaShing final tryoutS
and the interSectional sharp
shooting along the Sidelines.
Despite the utter abandon with which
Uncle Sans best athletes performed,
cracking open four world RECORDS,
equaling two others and SURPRISING the
best Olympic records in 10 out OF IL
final events, Head Coach Lawson Rob-
ertSon and his assistants expressed the
belief they will be hard-pressed IN the
international competition at Los Ange-
les
CAID Robertson:
- This team seems stronger than
four years ago in the short distance
races and high hurdles. We have some
great vaulterS and jumpers, but all
around balance is lacking. We Will be
outclassed in all the distance races and
may not do as well in the field events
as We did at Amsterdam. The pole
vault, high jump, discus and probably
the shotput offer our best prospects OF
victory outside the track, where we
may be fortunate to win as many as
three or four events"
The standouts among the SO athletes
who have gained places on the track
and field squad include:
l. Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette
University Negro sprinter, who led
nome his Olympic mates, Eddie
Tolan and George Simpson. at both
100 and 200 meters, as the coast
favorites, Bob Keisel, Frank Wykoh
and Hec Dyer, were eliminated and
relocated to the 400-meter relay
team. along with Emmett TOPPING,
Southern star.
2. Bill Carr of Pennsylvania and
Ben Eastman of Stanford, arch
rivals at 400 meters, both world
record breakers, and either capable.
if in top form, of running the
Olympic field dizzy.
3. Norwood Penrose Hallowell OF
Harvard, in the 1,500 meters, which
he won in the American record time
of 3:527, surprising the Olympic
mark, in race that saw the ellrnl-
nation of Gene VenZke, world in
door mile record holder.
4 Jack Keller, George Sailing
and Percy Beard, a trio of record
cracking high hurdlers. who fin
ished in that order in the final as
Keller tied the world mark Of 14.4
seconds for the 110 meters.
5. Bill Graber of Southern Cali
fornia, with an amazing world-rec-
ord vault of IA feet 43s inches,
made as he broke a deadlock with
Bill Miller OF Stanford at IA feet
l58 inches, which also tops the best
previous record.
&. Leo Sexton. whose So feet
inches in the shotput, and John
Anderson. whose 1854 feet with
the discus surpassed the listed
world records.
THERE are at least half dozen other
i possible Olympic winners in the
American ranks, including Joe Nc
Clusi:ey in tie steepiechase, Ken
Churchill or Malcolm Metcalf in the
javelin. Dick Barber in the broad jump
and Gecrge Spitz and Bob Van Osdel,
high jumpers.
Most observers feel the team would
be better balanced if Ben Eastman had
been shifted to the 800 to support Eddie
Genung. slim Washington A. c. cham
pion; Charles Hornbcstel of Indiana
and the Michigan collegian, Edwin Tur-
ner Genung, none too powerful, will
carry the main burden in his event,
where Eastman has proved himself the
fastest in the world.
Many critics feel that Eastman, in
a sense. was sacrificed on the alter of
intersectional rivalry. He was thus
pointed for the Olympic 400, at least
partially, because Of the desire to match
strides with his college conquercr, Bill
Carr. Although he came back with
a magnificent rally Saturday, Eastman
lost his second straight duel with Carr,
in the world record time Of 46.9 seconds.
Thereby Uncle Sam has his two
fastest middle distance runners in one
event, where, divided, they might con-
tribute two Olympic triumphs.
CENUNG, in the 800, scored the Far
" Vests only track victory in the
final trials IS the speed merchants
of the East and Middle West cleaned
up and the South f. For intercity
team, altogether, the East contributed
25, the Far West 81, the Midwest 18,
including the sprint trio that doubled
up, and the South 4. For inter-city
hcnors, New York led Los Angeles, 13
to II.
The Olympic Committee made sew
erel changes in the lineup after the
tryouts Bob kiesel and Hec Dyer,
defeated 200-meter runners, were
named for the 4O0-meter relay, in ad-
dition to Wykoff and TOPPING. This
involved the elimination of James
johnson of Illinois State Normal. In
the hop, step and jump, for reasons
that officially remained mysterious. the
committee substituted Sol Furth of the
New York A. C. for Levi Casey, Los
Angeles veteran. who was second in
the 1928 Olympics.
A LTHOUGH not affecting the Olym-
"A pic team selections, three final
winners were deprived of nation
al championship recognition by the A.
A. u. due to the conflict in jurisdic-
tion. Thus, Glen Hardin of Louisiana,
400meter hurdles winner, was disqual-
flied for crossing over into Morgan
Taylor's lane. The A. A. U. also re-
fused to recognize the extension of the
qualifying limit from five to eight, so
that two victorious beneficiaries of
this ruling. Ken Churchill in the jaw
elm and Dick Barber in the broad
jump did not receive title awards.
The second-place men. in each Of
these instances, technically became ma
tional title holders. They were: NAL
iavelin. Ed Gordon of Iowa in the
broad jump and Joe Healey of the New
York A. c. in the 400-meter hurdles.
The other combined tryout and
championship winners, with their
marks, were:
100 and 200 meter dashes-Ralph
Metcalfe. Marquette. 0:10.6 and OILS.
400-Meter rull-Bill Carr, Pennsyl-
pania. 0:469
8o0-meter run-Eddie Genung, Wash
ington A. c., 1925.
1,500-meter rum. P. Hallowell,
arua-d 2.EO