Evening star., 1933-02-05
VENzKE IS BEATEN
BY KANSAS miller
Ny CoIIapses in U. S. Debut.
TOPPING Sets 50-Meter
Mark-Widmyer Sd.
n ADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
~ N. Y, February 4.-Glenn
i Cunningham, University Of

M N. Y, February 4.-Glenn
lYl Cunningham, University Of
Kansas star, furnished the
sensation of the Millrose, A. A.
games tonight by soundly whip
ping Gene Venzke of Pennsyl-
vania, world indoor mile record
holder, in the classic Wanamaker
mile.
Cunningham was clocked in 4
minutes, 13 seconds fiat. The
Swedish star, Eric Ny, making his
American debut, collapsed with
two laps to go.
This was Cunningham's first indoor
race in thesEast, and the national COL
mile outdoors in 4:11.1 last June, un-
corked a smashing finish to beat
Venzke by 10 yards. The Kansan
timed his move perfectly and easily
pulled away from his Pennsylvania
rival, who won the race last year in
the then indoor record time of 4:1l.2.
Venzke's time tonight was Ala. Carl
Coan of Pennsylvania finished third,
followed by Leo Lermond Of the New
York A. c., Ray Conger of the Illinois
A. c. and Frank Crowley of Manhattan.
MY, slim, rangy Swedish Olympic
~ runner. started out briskly and set
the pace for three of the first four
laps but then tired. He slowed down
almost to walk on the sixth lap and
then collapsed in heap on one Of the
turns, with two laps to 60, suffering
from cramp.
Lermond, making a comeback, took
the lead from Ny on the fifth lap in a
determined drive. Venzke overhauled
him, with Cunningham at his heels, as
the pace quickened AS the bell banged
for the last whlrl around the wooden
oval, Cunningham's short. choppy
strides carried him quickly past Venzke.
1t was apparent on the back stretch
that Venzke did not have enough to
overtake his rival, and Cunningham
coasted to victory. Venzke was is
yards in front of Coan.
A crowd of 1900 packing the gar
den, gave Cunningham an ovation a.
he was presented the Rodman Wana-
maker Trophy. on which Venzke holds
the only other leg.
In the climax of his Eastern debut
Southern California, world 100-yard
record holder, was soundly beaten a.
he finished fourth and last to
Emmett TOPPING, New Orleans fash,
in the final heat of the 50-meter dash.
TOPPING was credited with establish.
ing a new indoor world record Of 81
seconds.
Wykoff. after a good showing In The
preliminaries, not only was unable to
match strides with TOPPING, king Of
the indoor sprinters. but he also
trailed Ed Siegel, Metropolitan star,
and Earl Widmyer, University of Mary
iand, who finished second and third
The Southern Californian finished
two yards behind TOPPING, who was
of his marks like a shot and never
was headed at any stage of the brief
squirt, as a capacity crowd of $1,000
fans roared acclaim. The little Dixie
flyer has been a metropolitan favorite
for the past two seasons and measured
fully up to his championship 1881
form tonight.
Siegel met defeat for the first time
this season. In seven starts, but this
was the first time he had toed the
marks with TOPPING.
Toppino's time in the final was the
fastest of the evening and given world
! record recognition, under the new metric
standards, inasmuch as no previous
American indoor mark for the distance
has ever been put or the books.
Widmyer defeated Wykof in one Of
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