The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-29
Crack Field of U. s., Foreign Stars
To Attack Marks In MiIIrose Games
Cunningham, Bonthron Renew
Series; Hornbostel Aims
at 6o0.Yard Record

New York, Jan. 29.-(NEA)-
While Glenn Cunningham and Bill
Bonthron renew their time-whittling
rivalry in the Wanamaker Mile, there
are at least four other events Of lit
tie less importance and interest in
the 28th annual Millrose games at
Madison Square Garden on Satur-
day.
They are the Millrose 600. the invi-
tation tWo-mile, 60-yard hurdles, and
high Jump.
A remarkable field is to participate
in each number. Record Wrecking
is anticipated in the initial big indoor
gathering Of the season-the first Of
the Big Four meets Of February,
which include the New York A. G. and
National A. A. U. championships here
and the Boston A. A. games.
Pressing Cunningham and Bon
thron when they pick up where they
left off last summer will be Gene
Venzke. the familiar face from Penn
sylyania; Eril. Ny, Of Sweden: and
4.
NY, who is to furnish the interna-
tional flavor on the boards this win
ter, is intent on erasing memories OF
the flops that spoiled his visit of two
years ago. The European middle-dis-
lance star repelled Luigi Beccali last
summer. His Swedish 80O-meter
figure of 1904 and l5oo-meter mark
of $500 compare favorably with the
leading performances for those routes.
X X X
HornbOstel Favorite
What probably is the fastest quar-
tet ever assembled fer the Millrose
600 is composed of Charley Horn
stobel and Ivan Fuqua, teammates at
Indiana University throughout COL
iege careers just closed: Milton Sand
Ter last years winner and Arnold
Adams. Of Worcester. the 1888 victor
who holds the record for the event.
LIES.
HcrnstObel, favorite even though
he Is to tackle 600 yards in COMPETE
ton for the first time, is considered
capable OF breaking Alan Helffrichs
l0-year-old world mark Of l:ll.6.
Hornstobel won the N. c. A. A.
o8o-yard title for three consecutive
years, establishing the former world
record Of 1909. He is the National
A. A. U. l000-meter champion. and
Western Conference 88O-yard and
mile titleholder. After bagging the
Millrose 1000 year ago he ran the
anchor leg for the prevailing In
diana relay team.
Eornstobel and Fuqua have been
working at Bloomington. and the
coach who developed them, E. c.
Hayes. reports that both are step
ping faster than ever. Hornstobel hav-
ing cracked his $50 yard record and
Fuqua his 500-yard mark.
The man first at the tape in the
COO will write his name in
delibly alongside of those of track
immortals. Past winners of the num-
Der, first run in 1915, include Ted
Meredith, Dave Caldwell, Earl Eby,
Helffrich, Bernie Mccarthy. and
Alex Wilson.
Distance Conscious
Mighty few. if any, previous tests at
the distance have captured the imag-
inaticn Of followers of the thinly clad
lads to a greater extent than the in
vitation two-mile.
With the Olympic games only is
months distant. it is high time that
America became distance conscious,
and group Of determined and cap
able young men have taken upon
themselves the task of demonstrating
to the world that the ability OF Yam
kee runners is not limited to sprint
ing.
The invitation two-nile Is another
Millrose feature likely to draw the
speediest field 1t has known.
It would not be too surprising II
Ray Sears American record of 9:O7.4
was lowered. The world record is the
amazing Paavo Nurmi's 1882. about
as easy to reach as the man in the
moon.
Sears and Johnny Fellows, who
beat him in 1902 a year ago have
been asked to start.
So have Harold Manning. who
smashed the 3OOO-mcter steeple-
chase mark in the Nationals last
summer: Frank Crowley. winner OF
the N. c. A. A. two-mile and A.