The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-27

Trackmen Battle for Trip Abroad
In National Amateur Champlonsllns
TWenty.one Athletes viii 30
Chosen From Entries AZ
Milwaukee

Milwaukee, June 27.-Winding up
the 1884 track and field season after
one Of the most sensational years the
sport ever has experienced, athletes
from Ill parts Of the country viii q.
semble here June $3.50 to take part
IN the National A. A. y. meet-and
attempt to earn . summer tour to
Sweden and Japan as members Of the
y. 8. transforming team.
Twenty-one athletes will Be chosen
for this tour-seven to 20 to Sweden.
and the remainder to Japan. =,
With such an incentive before them:
youu find = bunch Of fighting anna.
teurs here keyed up to Z hish peak.
and Il the Marquette University Sta.
dium Is In suitable condition on the
two days Of the carnival. don't b
slain II the boys make several new
records to play on your out-of-dats
photograph. n,
Assured Trip ~,
OF course, 1t Is almost q foreeone
conclusion that certain Of the boys
are assured q boat ride, whether they
win here Or not. Among them are
Glenn Cunningham, Kansas mile
record holder: Jack Torrance, L. 8. q.
champion shot putter: walter Marty.
Fresno State high jumper: Bill Ora
per, who set . pole vault mark Of Il
feet ~ inches while ct Southern
California in 1882: and Ralph Net.
calfe, Marquette's world champion
Splinter.
But there are . couple Of events In
which the names which viii 70 al
passports are in doubt. One u the
ao0-meter run. and tho other Is thu
400-meter dash.
In the former Charley Hornbostel
1ndianas great half-miler: olenn
Cunningham, and Blazing Ben East.
man. Olympic Club ace, win lisht
It out.
For . while, Hornbostel seemed 70
have the edge, but during the recent
Princeton meet, Blazing Ben, who
practically fell out Of national com.
petition after taking part IN the lo3,
Olympics, came back to set . uev
record Of 1898 In the half mile. He
beat the bespectacled Chuck by five
yards. and that victory marked him
as q gent fully determined 70 keen
the Hoosier off the boat.
Interest In this race viii center ON
which Of these two men finishes first,
as Cunningham, win or lose. is 4 sure
bet for the foreign trip.
In the 400, Glen Hardin, L. 8. u.
flash; Ivan Fuqua, Indiana comet:
and Jimmy Luvalle, U. G. L. A. speed-
ster, win match strides. Fuoua, hay.
ing had his best season Of 4 brilIiant
college career, has the edge, but Har-
DIN, . spotty performer, and I.uvalle,
q coming kid sensation, may spill tho
dope.
Threaten Shot Record
There'l be considerable WORRY On
the part Of Marquette officials about
the strength OF the schools stadium
walls. Out there on the field two
giants will sling . l6-pound shot
around With Ill the abandon Of Z
country kid singing apples of the
end Of pointed stick,
Those two will be Torrance and
John Lyman, Of Stanford. All year
the shot put mark has been alternat-
ing between these two huge fellows.
and this meet Is the last chance
they'll have to decide. once and for
ell, who Is the best weight HEAVIER.
Among the champions who'll b
seen defending their laurels won In
1892 will b Metcalfe. 100 and 400
meter dash: Fuqua. 100 meters: Gun.
bingham. 800 and 15O0-meter runs:
Johnny Follows. New York A. O.. 5000
meters: Lou Gregory, Millross A. g.,
3000-meter steeplechase: Harry Hin
kel. Los Angeles. 5000 meter walk:
Johnny Morris. 8. w. Louisiana A. G.
and Glen Hardin. Louisina State.
hurdles: Jesse Owens, Ohio state.
broad jump: Nathan Blair, Louisiane
State. hop-step- Jump: Mat oordy.
Louisiana State, pole vault: Torrance,
I. 8. u, shot put: Pat Mcdonald. g.
year-old New York A. o. veteran. s..
pound weight: John Anderson, New
York A. O., discus: and Leo Bartlett,
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