Evening star., 1935-03-10
go" RECORD CUT
TO6.1 BY OWENS
Performs Startling Feat as
Michigan Captures Big
Ten Honors.

~ HICAGO. March 9 (P).-The
flashing spikes of Jesse
4 Owens, spectacular Ohio
State sophomore negro sprin-
ter. cut down one of the most stub
born of records-for so yardS-as
Michigan scored an Overwhelming
team triumph in the silver anniver-
sary Western Conference indoor track
meet tonight in the University OF
Chicago Field House.
Owen clipped lilo of a second
from the mark in flashing across the
finish line IN 81.
The Buckeye Sprinter ran a great
race. AS fast as he was off his mark,
he found Sam Stoller and Willis Ward
of Michigan right with him until 10
yards of the finish. A binding burst
Of speed in his final strides carried
him across the line about yard in
front of Stoller, with Ward a few
inches farther back.
The defending champion Wolver-
ines, collecting points in every event
except the Shotput, established new
meet record total of 49la points. 81
points better than their nearest rival,
Ohio State.
The best previous total was As
points by Illinois in 1921.
Points were divided as follows:
Michigan, 49l2; Ohio State, 22l2;
wisconsin, 1872 Iowa, II: Illinois.
121<; Minnesota, 10; Indiana, 8;
Purdue, 5; Chicago, 3l4; Northwest
ern, 3.
Summaries:
6O-YARD DASH--Won by Jesse Owens
Gchio state sseond' % sam Stoiisr Men
fourth. Jimmy owen uowa); fittn, Evan
Lander minnesota. Time. 81 seconds.
Lofen oeere Murchison. @ I'm in 1873. and conference
record of IT,. seconds by George Simpson,
Ohio, State. in 1929. and frequently
eoualed).
.O-YARD HIGH HURDLE-won by
Robert Osgood tMichiganl; second, Francis
Cretzmeyer Iowa; third. Dan Caldemeyer
indiana; fourth. Robert Clark tWiscon-
81 seconds.
IiO-YARD DAsH-Won by Bernie PAGE
tIowaD; second. Eugene Skinner uowal;
third. Claude Eekert tIllinois,; fourth.
Birleson tMichiganD. Time. SIS seconds.
s8O-YARD RUN-Won by Karl Klein
schmidt Wisconsin: second; Howard
Davidson tMichigan): third, Clifford Smith
tOhio Statel; fourth. Paul German tMichl-
gam; fifth Harvey Smith lMichiganl. .
Time. l minute 56.5 seconds.
ONE-MlLE RUN-Won by Clayton Brel-
sord Michigan: second. Harvey Smith
tMichigan): third Cloude Moore( Pur-
duel: fourth. John Moore tOhio State:
fifth. Harry O'Connell michigan. Time
minutes. 25.7 seconds.
Two MILE RUN-Won by Don Lash
(Indiana1: second Wayne SlOcum (Minne-
sota): third. Neree Alix tMichiganl; fourth.
w. Stone michigan; fifth; Ed Rapp
tChicagol. Time. minutes 21.3 seconds.
FIRED stiles. frank Aikens. Robert Os-
good and Stanley Barleson); second, Wis
consin: third, Northwestern; fourth. I'LL
nois: fifth, Indiana. Time. 3 minutes.
HIGH sfi0JqfMP JJqTfMP-won by Konrad Moisio,
Michigan 60 feet 2 inches; second. Mel
Walker. Ohio (6 feet 8 inches): tied for
third Frank Boucher, Ohio Francis CretZ-
meyer. Iowa. and C. Pollensky. Illinois
" POLE yAULT-won by Irving seeley,
Wonosowitz. Ohio State (l3 feet);. fourth,
Scharff. Wisconsin az feet 10 inchesl;
tied for fifth. George Abel Chicago. Halter
and Hirschinger of Wisconsin and Militia
of Illinois IL feet 4 inchesl.
SHOTPUT-.Won by William Freimuth.
IIyns Rqbow wisconsin @ b.. .t6 FEE feet stIt. Ida
tf6 feet "a inches: fourth Ed skoron-
sky. Purdue as feet 67s inches. fifth;
Ed Christianson, Wisconsin (45 feet
incheS).