The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-18
MetcaIfe, ToIan and Simpson
Are Qualifiers in Both
Short DaSheS
BILL GRADER VAULTS HIGH
Keller Wins Hurdles and East
man Fails to Get Re-
venge' on Carr

team, emeis lng Monday with a few
ear-aches and sore muscles after the
record smashing final tryoutS and the
intersectional sharpshooting along the
sidelines.
Despite the utter abandon with
which Uncle Sans best athletes per-
formed, cracking open four world rec
ords, equaling two others and sur
passing the best Olympic records in
10 out of 18 final events, head coach
Lawson Robertson and his assistants
expressed the belief they will be hard
pressed in the competition at Los
Angeles.
Said Robertson:
This team seems stronger than
four years ago in the short-distanc2
races and high hurdles. We have
some great vaulterS and jumpers bu'
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 shot put offer our best
prospects of victory outside the track,
where we may be fortunate to win as
many as three or four events"
Standcuts Arc Listed
The standoutS among the 66 athletes
who have gained places on the track
and field squad include:
l. Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette uni
versity negro Splinter, who led home
his Olympic mates, Eddie TOlan and
George Simpson, at both 100 and 200
meters, as the coast favorites, Bob
Kiesel, Frank Wykoff and Hec Dyer.
were eliminated and relegated to the
meter relay team, along with En-
NETT TOPPING. southern star.
2. Bill Carr of Pennsylvania ana
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 1500-meter. which he
won the American record time OF
3:52.7. surprising the Olympic mark.
in race that saw the elimination Of
Gene Venzke, world indoor mile rec
ord-holder.
4. Jack Keller. George Sailing and
Percy Beard. q trio of record cracking
high murders. who finished in that
order in the final as Keller tied the
world mark OF 14.4 seconds for the
100 meters.
GRADER Vaults High
s. Bill GRADER of Southern Cali
fornia, with an amazing world record
vault of IA feet. 4as inches. made as
he broke deadlock with Bill Miller
of Stanford at IA feet, Is inches.
which also tops the best previous
record
6. Leo Sexton. whose 50 feet
inches in the shot put. and John An
derson. whose 1854 feet with the dis
Gus, surpassed the listed world rec
ords.
There are at least half dozen other
possible Olympic winners in the
American ranks, including Joe Nc
C1uskey in the steeplechase, Ken
Churchill or Malcolm Metcalf in the
javelin, Dick Barber in the broad
Jump and George Spitz and Bob Van
Osdel, high jumpers.
The Olympic committee made sew
eral changes in the lineup after the
tryouts. Rob Kiesel and Hec Dyer
defeated 200-meter runners, were
named for the 400-meter relay. in adj
dition to Wykoff and TOPPING. This
involved elimination of James john
son 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 1923 Olympics
Three Winners Deprived
Although not affecting the Olympic
team selections, three final winners
were deprived OF national champion
ship recognition by the A. A. u, due
to the conflict in jurisdiction. Thus
Glen Hardin of Louisiana, 00-metei
hurdles winner. was disqualified fol-
crossing over into Morgan Taylor's
lane. The A. A. U. also refused tx
recognize the extension of the quail.
flying limit from five to eight, SO thai
two victorious beneficiaries of thL
ruling, Ken Churchill in the javelir
and Dick Barber in the broad jump
did not receive title awards.
The second-place men. in each o.
these instances, technically became
national titleholders. They were
Malcolm Metcalf Of Dartmouth in the
iavelin, Ed Gordon of Iowa in thu
broad jump and Joe Headey of thu
New York A. c., in the 400-mete'
hurdles.
The other combined tryout ane
championship winners, and theil
marks were:
100 and 20O-meter dashes-Ralpt
Metcalfe, Marquette, 1915 and 21.5.
4OO-meter run-Bill Carr, Pennsyl
vania, 400.
800-meter run-Eddie G enun
Washington A. c., 1926.
15OO-meter rum. p. Hollowell
Harvard, 3:527.
5OO0-meter run-Ralph Hill, Olym
pic Club, San Francisco, 14:557.
10,OOO-meter run-Thomas Ottey
Michigan State, 32:18.2.
High Hurdlers Fast
1l0-meter high hurdles-Jack Kel
Ter, Ohio State, IA.
300-meter steeplechase-Joe Nc
Cluskey, Fordhanl, 9:l4.5.
Discus-John Anderson, New Yorl
A. c., 1854 feet.
Hammer throw - Frank Conner
New York A. c., 1000 feet.
Shot put-Ieo Sexton, New York A
C., 50 feet. 8 inches.
Hop. step and Jump Sidney Bow
man, Louisiana State. 48 feet, IL j.
inches.
High jump-Bob Van osdel. South