The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-09
GREATEST GROUP OF STARS READY FOR FINAL TEST
nile Run Trio in I,SOO Meter Event - Negro
 Athletes Prominent
BY LESLIE AVERY

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 YUmltsa Pres Staff Corrsspondent)
 New York. July 9 IT. (UP)-World lgack and Held decords are threat ensd with the most vicious assault in four years at Randalls Island Saturday and Sunday with record holders and record breakers conn peting in 12 of the l7 events on the pgcsFam of the final olympic try- cuts.
 Not since the 1892 California oIympics has there meen assembled such 6 galaxy of track and field saTs. Even the record holders will ba pressed to the limit because the competition is severe with the na- tiohS 26e best athletes vieing for B0 thrilled places on the United States squad.
 It b . promoters idea of Q ~dream meet" comparable only to the annual all-star major league baseball game. And judging from the heavy sale of tickets the past few days, the new q ,000, 900 stadium seating 2i, 600 persons will be damned bot days. The receipts will go a long way toward building up the Olym- pic committees funds to send U. s. athletes to Berlin.
 The meet brings together, prob ably for the last time, Americas great trio of milers Glenn Gun ningham, Gene Venzke and Bill Bonthron = in the olympic dist ance of i,600 meters. These three always run c spectacular race. Bon- thron's 3:4e.e is the worlds record.
 The nations best quarter -milers are certain to stage one of the most hotiy contested 400.meter races ever witnessed. Archie Williams and Jimmy Luvallc, the California ne- groes, will be pressed closely by six other topnotchers.
 The fastest field of S00-meter men ever brought together, headed by record holder blazing" Ben Est man, threaten the world mark of I:4o.s.
 Up against him will be Ohio akAte's new national A. A. U. cham. pjon, Charlie Beetham. He hit l:60.3 last Saturday.
 Another highlight of the compe- tltion will be the return duel of Ohio States famed Jesse owen and Maruuette's Ralph Metcalfe in the l0O meters. Eulace Peacock, who has been recuperating from Q leg injury, hopes to be in shape for this event and the broad jump. A fourth negro star, Mack Robinson of Pasadena, has vowed he Will beat both owen and Mctcalfe in the 2QO.meters, an event in which the latter two will meet for the first time.
 With only one assignment this week, "1ron Man" Don Lash from Indiana will be in good condition to crack the 6,000.meter record.
 The 3,000.meter steeplechase fea- lures Harold Manning, the Wichita, Kansas Boy who broke the Olym- UlC Bl8Ek AVE tAiS SVSAtS " AhSaS Ssse''" six seconds last week.
 Undefeated Forrest (Spec) Towns of Georgia who had equalled or bettered the world mark of l4.2 for the iiO.mcter hurdles will have his hands full in defeating such men as Phil Good of Bowdoin and Fritz Pollard, Jr., of Brown.
 An equally potent field faces Glenn Hardin of Louisiana in the 4OO.meter hurdles.
 The record-breaking pole vaulter, George Varoff, of California, may lose out against such stars as Earle Meadows and Bill Sefton of U.S.Co Jack Rand of San Diego, Bill 0ra- bey of the 1882 olympic team, Dave Weichert, Bud Deacon and Al Hal Ter = all of whom have cleared the bar ct 14 feet this season.
 Walter Marty, holder of the world high jumping record, faces a tough assignment against his fellow Cali fornian, Cornelius Johnson, who won the national title.