The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-14
TROJANS Will SEEK
Fourth SUCCESSIVE
U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP
Coach Dean Cromwell Must De.
ve|op Point.Winners in
Field Events
STARS LOST By GRADUATION
Parsons, Ablowich, Tompkins,
Webster, Lyon, and Paul
Are Kingpins

Los Angeles. April coach Dean
Cromwell took inventory the other
day, and when the results were posted
a lot Of people declared his 1894 Uni
versity Of Southern California track
and field squad will be dangerous
contender for the national title.
But its nothing new, this lacking
dangerous to Trojan track teams.
Il. g. "A champs last year, the men
o. Troy are cunning for their fourth
successive intercollegiate title. with
long list Of other honors to their
credit.
Although Coach Cromwell has
powerful group Of stars about which
his team will revolve, he is faced with
the problem Of developing stellar tai
ent In the field events to replace some
Of the missing members Of last years
II G. "A championship troupe.
Among the stars lost from the 1888
team are Duncan McNaughton and
Bob Van Osdel, first and second place
winners In the high jump in the last
Olympic games: Bill GRADER, who
holds the worlds record OF II feet,
~ inches in the pole vault: Jeddy
Welsh, brilliant hurdler; Dave Foore,
distance star; and Leslie Ball, I. G.
"A place winner in the 100 meters.
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Kingpins on this years team are
Charles Parsons, Splinter; Ed Alb
lowich and Harry Tompkins, quarter
niilers; Ferris Webster, half miller:
Bob Lyon, high hurdler; Norman
Paul, low hurdler; Hueston Harper,
shot putter; and Frank Williamson,
javelin thrower.
Parsons placed In the 100 and go
In both the I. G. "A and N. g. A. A.
chAmpio last year. Ablowich,
co-captain Of the team with Hueston
Harper, placed In the quarter In the
I. G. "A and was q member Of the
American 16O0-meter relay team In
the 1892 Olympics.
Tompkins, also q point winner, has
always been dangerous In important
races.
Webster placed fourth In the N. g.
A. A. $50 last year, finishing close be-
hind Charles Hornbostel and Glenn
Cunningham In the excellent time Of
one minute. 50 seconds.
Lyon won the I. c. "A high hurdles
title last year in good time, and Paul,
who equaled the recognized worlds
record Of % seconds flat in the low
hurdles, was chosen All-American low
hurdler.
Harper, who put the shot ST feet
cr three occasions last year. and VIII
hanson, who has thrown the javelin
more than 200 feet, are leading field
events performers returning to the
squad.
Outstanding sophomore performers
|s1e Jimmy Red Abbott. sprinter, and
Johnny Mccarthy, 40 star. who were
brilliant performers on last years
frosh team. Abbott, who Is q tall,
powerful boy, standing six feet three.
has tremendous flow Of power and
an extremely long stride. He already
has run o. in the 100 and 2l.2 In the
go.
He appears to be ready to succeed
such Trojan sprint champions as
Howard Drew, Charles Borah, Char
ley Paddock, and Frank Wykoff.
Mccarthy. . husky lad with huge
barrel chest and strong legs. has
shown great speed and power In early
season workouts. He runs with ex-
IRENE ease and Trojan track experts
are predicting he will break ~ Sec
onds this season in the one-lap grind
Promising broad jumpers are Paul
Jungkeit, Al Olson, and Curtis Nc
Fadden, all varsity men last year.
Other field events stars may be dis
covered In the squad now working out
at the university campus, with VIII
Brannan, varsity high jumper in 1892,
who has cleared 6 feet 81 inches, and
Kenneth Carpenter, soph discus
thrower, leading the list Of prospects