Evening star., 1933-06-18
D|X|ANS BEAT OUT
{ TR0JANS, IS TO 81
MetcaIfe's 20.4 in 22O Most
Startling of a Records.
Hardin Wins Twice.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
~ HICAGO, June 17-Out of
barrage Of flying spikes
" that tore four accepted
world records to bits,
a surprising team from Louisi-
ana State tonight turned in
the most amazing upsets of the
season by defeating Southern
California's Trojans for the Ma
tional intercollegiate track and
field championships at Soldier
Field, So to 81.
Indiana, winner of the 1882 cham
pionship finished third, with 81 points,
with Stanford fourth, with Is 81.
Michigan, the Western Conference
champion. was fifth, with PASS. while
Illinois State Normal and Kansas tied
for sixth, with % apiece. Marquette
was seventh, with 20 CT; Oregon was
eighth with 20; Nebraska, ninth, with
is, and the Colorado Aggies, tenth,
with IA. Forty teams shared in the
scoring.
The meet was won in a whirIwind
finish, to the establishment of the spec
tators, when Matthew Gordy of
Louisiana State, grabbed his pole and
vaulted IA feet to tie William Graber
of Southern California, and keep his
team on top after it had led through
most of the night.
Before the pole vault, Louisiana State
had compiled 40 points, with the
TroJans, who captured the I. c. A. A.
A. A. meet at Harvard two weeks ago,
trailing with 81. The Trojans, seeking
their fourth national championship, saw
their hopes vanish into the night air
when Gordy hoisted his body over the
bar. The crowd broke into a cheer as
the Southern boys were crowned
champions.
In addition to eclipSing five world
records, two world records were tied
and seven records for the meet tumbled
into oblivion.
A STARTLING record performance
"A was pounded out by Ralph Met
calfe OF Marquette in the 220-yard
cash. The Marquette Negro began his
drive about rs yards from the finish
and sped on to win over johnson, Hi
nois Normal Negro, by about yards in
the amazing time Of 20.4 seconds.
The accepted world record of 2O.6 by |
Roland Locke Of Nebraska, was made in |
1925. The N c. A. A. mark, however,
was 0:20.5, and was made by Metcalfe /
last year.
Charles Hornbostel, the Indiana iron
man. won the 880-yard run in world !
record time. After terrific struggle |
down the stretch the Hoosier lunged |
past Cunningham to win by about 2 |
inches. in l minute 500 seconds.
The time equaled Ben Eastman's un- !
official world record, and bettered the |
accepted mark of 1915. made by DR.. |
Otto Peltzer of Germany in 1926.
Glenn Hardin of Louisiana, a double |
winner, took the 220-yard low hurdles |
in 22.9 seconds, one-tenth of a second |
faster than the accepted world record |
made by Charles Brookins of Iowa in |
1924. However, it was two-tenths of a
second slower than the meet record
established last year by Jack Keller of
Ohio State.
Jack Torrance, 265-pound giant frcgn
Louisiana State, reared back and
heaved the 16-pound shot SO feeL 10
inches, to better the accepted world
record. His effort surpassed Zhe So
feet 77s inches of z. Heijasz Of Poland.
recognized as the world record, but was
short of Leo Sexton's American mark
Of So feet one-half inch.
TOMING up with q characteristic
~ rush, Metcalfe, pr11ious to his
220 feat, equaled the world and
meet records in the 10G2yard dash. He
pulled away to beat C5ut Paul Starr of
Oregon by nearly yIfTds in "a seconds,
equaling Frank Wykoff's accepted world
mark and the l,fters meet record,
which wes shared by George Simpson
Of Ohio State
Gus Meier c< Stanford scored over
the 12o-yaro 'fgh hurdles in 142 sec
onds, equalliAg the accepted world rec
ord, creditd to Percy Beard of the
New York A. c. Meier led all the way,
but outfnished Al Moreau of Louisi-
ana SteIGe only by inches.
His 6me was a tenth of a second
slower than the meet record set last
year., by the late George Sailing Of
IoTa.
Glenn Cunningham, Kansas Univer-
kity's sensational middle distance run
ner. sped to an American record for the
mile run, winning the event over bril-
liant field in minutes 9.S seconds.
Jumping his field at the half-mile
marx. Cunningham set his own pace
to win by about As yards over Lyle
Hutton Of Illinois State Normal. He
was only six-tentas Of second short
Of the world record, credited to Jules
Ladoumegue Of France in 1881.
Hornbostel. who later won the half
mile. found the pace too hot and landed
IN sixth place.
Hardin of Louisiana State also estab-
Isi1ed a new meet record for the 44o-
yard run, finishing in All seconds
after a blistering battle with Ivan Fuqua
of Indiana. Hardin got away in front
and managed to withstand Fuqua's
brilliant bid by about a yard. The
former N. c. A. A. lord was AT
seconds, by Emerson Id) Spencer of
Stanford IN 1928
DUNCAI McNAUGHTON of South
IL ern California. Olympic high Jump
champion, and Vincent Murphy of
Notre Dame, tied for first place in the
event at 6 feet. inches, not up to
the best performance of either
Purvis, Purdue foot ball star. fell only
three-fourths of an inch short of the