Evening star., 1933-05-27
STANFORD TRAILS
IN PREL|M|NAR|ES
Eastman, in 1881 Form,
Might Clinch Title for Cards.
Yale EaSt's Best.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sp0rts Editor


Reversing previous spec
~ ulation and exceeding even
their own most optimistic
expectations, Southern Califor-
MAS Trojans today were favor
ties to beat off Stanford's strong
challenge and win the intercol-
legiate A. A. A. A. track and field
championships for the fourth sue
cesSive year.
Since 1925, Southern California has
won the classic Eastern meet five times
and been "out of the money only
once. This year, having lost such cham
pions as Frank Wykof and Dick Bar
ber. among other veterans, the TroJans
were not figured to have the scoring
strength of their arch-rival, STANFORD.
yT7HEIR coach. Dean Cromwell, ad-
L mitted it but his pupils sang a
different tune in yesterdays pre-
1iminaries.
Stanford outScored University OF
Southern California, Is to IA, in the
qualifying trials, chiefly by concen-
tration of power in the weight events
but the Trojans gave much oetter
balanced and more impressive all
around performance. They showed un,
expected strength on the track as Weu
as in the field events.
In addition. Southern California had
reserve strength far superior to stan
ford's in two of the events for which
no trials were held, the pole vault ana
discus
Bill Graber. Trojan vaulter who has
SCARED to the greatest height on rec
ord-l4 feet AS inches-was IN top
form while his Stanford rival, Bill MIL
Ter, the Olympic champion, was handi-
capped by weak ankle. The two Tro-
ian jumpers. Bob Van Osdel and Dun
can McNaughton, Olympic title holder,
figured to pick up at least half dozen
points.
THE "dope sheets pointed to q. S.
l. C. scoring between so and 55
points. with Stanford lucky to
tally As. Yale, although qualifying only
five men yesterday to New York Uni
versity's seven, appeared best OF the
Eastern contingent and certain 10 an
mex third place.
Where Southern Californians came
through flying in the dashes, hurdles
and field events, Stanford met num-
Der of setbacks.
Les Hables, sprint ace, was shut out
in the l00-meter semi-flnals in SEN
sationally close finish, won by DICK
Hardy of Cornell. Alden Herbert was
scratched from the 110-meter high
heat, but made sure OF qualifying In
the 200-meter low hurdles. Finally
Ben Eastman, although he managed to
qualify with a third place in one OF
the 800-meter trials, reSembled only
shadow of the great runner of 1882.
In each of the last two I. c. "A
meets Eastman has collected nine |
points for the Indians. 1t is the irony
of his hard-luck career, at time when
he is the team captain. that he probably
could clinch the meet for Stanford if
running in his 1892 form. AS it is,
he may be lucky to place today against
such stars as Bonthron of Princeton,
Mangan of Cornell, Pongrace OF Michi-
gan State, Keller of Pittsburgh and
Burns of Manhattan.
CTANFORD'S weightmen, on the other
- hand, came through handsomely TO
keep their team in the running.
John Lyman topped his teamn1ate,
"Slinger'' Dunn, by two inches in the
shotput with heave of 81 feet inches
Henri Laborde whirled the discus 162
feet 1015 inches. Nelson Gray. the shot
put champion, qualified in both events,
as did Dunn and Laboroe.
The 400-meter final promised one Of
the days thrillers with newcomer,
Jimmy LuValle of the University of
California at Los Angeles, threatening
the Eastern favorites. Karl Warner OF
Yale and Howard Jones of Pennsylvania.
LuValle featured the trials by racing his
heat in ATS seconds.
The results of the qualifying trials
in IL of the IS championship events
were as follows: Stanford, Is: Southern
California, IA: New York University, 7;
Yale. 5; Pennsylvania, Penn State.
Michigan State. Cornell and William
and Mary, 3 each; Princeton, Manhat-
tan and Rhode Island State. each;
u. c. L. A, Fordham. c. C., N Y; Bates,
Lafayette, Pittsburgh Colgate, BoWdom,
Maine and Boston College l each
Today's finals were scheduled to start
ut IL noon (E. S. T) with the pole vault