Evening star., 1934-06-17
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BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

two years ago, Will gather IN
Los Angeles next week for the
annual N. C. A. A. games. This
is the first time the N. C. A. A.
meet ever has been staged on
the Pacific Coast.
University of Southern California
will be the host and the Olympic
Stadium will be the scene of action.
It is estimated that a crowd of $4,000
or more will see the finals of the
meet. and that will be the greatest
turnout ever had for a track event.
excepting the 1882 Olympic games, of
course
Of-hand, Stanford is the favorite
to win the meet. The Cardinals won't
take many first places, perhaps none,
but "Dink" Templeton has squad
of young men who will gobble up
seconds, thirds, etc. and likely will
accumulate enough points to win.
Louisiana State, the defending cham
pion, will be another strong contender
with Jack Torrance, Glenn Hardin,
Fisher and some others and Southern
California also will be among the
leaders
Two Flashes in Sprints.
"HERE'S not much chance for any
upsets in most of the events.
In the 100-yard dash Ralph
Metcalfe of Marquette and Bob Kiesel
of California are the only ones to
have done 9.5 or better this season
There are four others who have done
o.6, but that won't count much If
Metcalfe and Kiesel are in trim.
Metcalfe. Kiesel and Draper OF
Southern California are the only ones
who have Travelled the 220 in better
than 81 seconds. so that appears to
be a three-cornered race. Metcalfe
may break all existing records on the
OLYMPIC Stadium track, for it was
there he ran so valiantly two years
ago.
Some good competition will be
found in the 440. Hardin Of Louisiana
State has done 1853 this Spring, but
he will be pushed by Jimmy Lu Vale
of U. c. L. A. AL Blackman OF stan
ford, Mccarthy and Ablowich of u.
S. c. and Ivan Fuqua of Indiana.
stars III Nnluule DlStdhCCo.
-HE $50 and mile runs should
he thrillers. Charles HornboStel
of Indiana will be defending
the 88O-yard title, which he won last
wear in 1903 but Glenn Cunning
ham of Kansas and Bill Bonthorn OF
Princeton will give the Hoosier the
greatest chase of his career.
In the mile it will be Cunningham,
Bonthorn. Gene Venzke of Penn,
Frank Crowley of Manhattan and
Raw Sears of Butler. Those five Will
give the old records battle Sears
is outstading in the 2-mlle run ana
hopes to break the world record on
the fast Olympic Stadium track.
Some splendid time should be made
in both hurdles races. Glenn Haroln
of Louisiana State is expected to win
in the lows. with Henry Of Texas A.
and NJ. Klopstock of Stanford and
Heve Lambertus of Nebraska as lead
ing challengers. Henry has done 23l
twice this Spring and may be Hardin S
greatest rival. A furious battle IS
anticipated in the high sticks. with
Allen, Oklahoma Baptist; George
Fisher of Louisiana State, klopstock
and Lyon of U. S. c., among the
leading contenders.
Deacon Great Vaulter.
Bud Deacon, with top OF IA
feet "a inches. is the favorite
in the pole vault The Stanford
man has won the vault in II out OF
IA meets this year and none OF his
rivals in the N. C. A. A. have done
better than 13 feet 9ls inches.
A duel between Walter Marty OF
Fresno State and George Spitz OF
New York University will make the
high Jump great show. None OF
the others has a chance Tor flrst
or second place against those Two.
Henry Little of William and Mary has
broad Jumped 25 feet this season. but
will find trouble in beating Bob Clark
of California, Olson. U. S. c.; George
Meagher of Notre Dame, and Floyd
Wilson of Fresno State.
Jack Torrance of Louisiana State
and Johnny Lyman Of Stanford will
have the shotput to themselves.
Torrance has a competitive mark OF
SIS feet IA inches and an exhibition
performance of 56.5. Lyman has
J. done nearly as we'll and "Dink" Tenn
oleton believes he will beat Torrance
at Los Angeles.
The other weight events are fairly
open. "Slinger" Dunn of Stanford
and Cannon of Brigham Young are
tops in the discus; Cruickshank. Colo
RADIO State: Favor of Maine and
Healy of Harvard are liked in the
hammer, with Motram of Stanford
Odell of Manhattan and Parke of
Oregon leaders in the javelin.
1t should be one of the greatest
track meets of all times and there S
a chance that several world records
may topple during the two days OF
competition,