Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-08
METCALF, JOHNSON AND OWENS
STAR AT NATIONAL TRACK MEET
Albert King Sets New High Jump
Mark; Ennis Stafford Wins
Hop, Skip And Jump ..
By Russell J. Cowans


81 Chicago-Coored athletes achieved their greatest
accomplishment in the National A. A. T. track and field
championships the fory-sixh annual running of these
meets which held at Soldiers Field Thursday and
Friday. .........,..
M With James Johnson Illinois Normal pacing the way
with 16 points for the two days of competition, h
colored athletes romped through the meet with four
frss four second places three third places and triple
for fourth place in the senior championships Friday
night
They rolled up five first places in the junior events
Thursdy afternoon of second place honors,
third place and one fourth place.
Thirty nine points garnered in the senior meet
Friday night, while 81 points made Thursday.
Johnson the junior 100 and 200 meter
In winning the junior championships Johnson upset
the dope by defeating Jesse Owens the Cleveland high
school flash who equaled the 100 yard record of 81
seconds two weeks previously. johnson completely out
distanced the high school speedster
Ralph Metcalfe Marquette University, duplicated his
feat of by winning the 100 and 200 meter senior
championship. Metcalfe raced off the 100 in 1913 sec
onds with Johnson in close pursuit.
Metcalfe set new in the 200 meters when he
the distance in 211 seconds to surpass the mark OF
214 established by Charles Borah in 1928 Jhon
son was close second in this Owens did not
Owens both the Junior and senior running broad
day in the nor meet and hurting his body "a feet
3-S inches win the senior title
John Brooks University of Chicago second in the
senior with leap of "a feet 3S inches Everett
Utterback formerly of the University of Pittsburgh was
third in the senior event with % feet 10 is inches
This the second slam scored the other coming in
the 100 meter sprint when Metcafe Johnson and Owens
finished in the above order.
"A. A..
Cooper Pittsburgh tied for first place in the junior run
ming high jump clearing the bar at feet inches to
establish junior record. The old mark of feet
78 inches made by Bert Nelson in 1929. knee
kept King out of the senior jump Friday.
Ennis Stafford, Great Lakes Mutual A. A. the hop
skip and Jump in the junior event with AZ inches
He finished second Friday night in the senior events
with 46 feet inches Nathan Blair Louisiana State Uni
versity won the senior jump with AZ feet inches
Cornelius Johnson, the elogaed jumper Los
Angeles high school, the senior running high Jump
by breaking his record made in 1882 clearing the
standards at feet inches Johnsons old mark was
feet 5 5-S inches
Amsden Oliver Miami University, third in the 200
meter hurdles in the senior championship Eugene Beat
y, Michigan State Normal was fourth in the 400 meter
hurdles and Leroy Dues Detroit City College fourth
the shot put in the championships Dues tossed
the shot AZ feet 10 inches.
Amos Abrams was third in the 400 meter hurdles in
the junior with Monroe Walton, Michigan State
Normal College, fourth.
James Johnson sprung surprise the track fol
lowers when he from behind to beat Jesse Owens
in the 100 meter junior championship Thursday. Owens
considered winner of the short junior spirits
The Cleveland high school broke on top in the
100 meter and leading by comfortable mar
gin at the 90-meer mark Johnson began his squirt mar
ing with terrific drive in the last 20 meters which
carried him past Owens and to victory He by two
yards in 1914 seconds onetenth of second slower than
the world record held by Percy Williams Owens did not
compete in the 200 meter Johnson defeating Don
Bennett Ohio State, by than two yards in ZIG
onds. .....,
Ralph Metcafe won the first heat of the 100 meter
Friday night, Johnson won the second and Owens
the final. Owens made the best time, 1O.7 seconds.
Metcalfe broke top in the final with Owens in close
pursuit Johnson slow starter, began his drive at the
halfway mark running past Owens and chasing Met
calfe the line. Mecafes time 1915 seconds
a heavy track
Metcalfe away to good start in the final of the
200 meter run and easily. Johnson again slow off
the mark had to with driving finish to win
second place from Paul Starr, Oregon University.
Beatty made game fight in the 400 meter run but
unable to keep up with the set by Glenn Hard
ing, the winner
90 meter sprint in the womens National A. A. u. track
and field championships Friday afternoon. The time was
66 seconds Miss Stokes second i'm the 100 meter