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year was representing a Pittsburgh
high school, won the 800 meter run
with ease and Fritz Pollard, Jr., son
of the Brown University football star
showed distinction when he rallied
near the end of the ITO meter high
hurdles and qualified for second
place.
World Records Toppled
The greatest surprise Of the Ran
dali Island track and field carnival
came, however, when Cornelius john
son and David Albritton toppled the
world high jumping record after leav-
ing their nearest white competitor
behind at the dazzling height of 6
feet six inches, and crossed the bar
at s feet nine and three-fourths inches,
q new world record.
, Owens triumphs were immense. In
the final Of the 100-meter dash, he
forged to the front at Is meters,
breaking the tape q good two yards
ahead of Ralph Metcalfe, double place
, winner at the Los Angeles Oympics
in '32. Owens then went out and
won the broad jump. Through the
dusky sultry air he sailed rs feet ten
, and three-fourth inches. John Brooks
of Chicago took second place with a
leap of Is feet two and three-fourths
| inches.
Ovens victory in the zoo meter
run was sensational. This race was
run off staggered around turn.
When the field hit the straightaway,
Metcalfe was ahead. Then another
Negro, Mack Robinson of Pasadena
Junior College, galloped past him.
! In the last forty yards, however, e.
vivid streak of scarlet came bounding
| out of the field to win by two feet.
It was Owens, of course. He covered
the distance in 81 seconds, shattering
the existing world record.
Owens fine achievement, however,
could not quite take the record away
from Cornelius Johnson and Dave AL
brittsn, high jumpers. Entering COM
petition at feet six inches, they left
Delos Thurber. white, of Southern
California, behind them at feet six
inches, his place on the team being
secured.
Then together they cleared the bar
at s feet eight inches and the cross
piece advanced to 6 feet nine and
three-quarter inches, higher than man
has ever jumped before. Johnson
poised himself on the runaway off
right. With cautious bounding stride
he approached to and took off. His
body rolled Clearly over the bar and
down he came into the saw dust.
There was an expression of uttsT
amazement on his features as IL
gazed on the still motionless bar.
While he was being lead to the
microphone to say few words, AL
britton almost unbelievable made the
Jump also.
After that their attempts to do
feet ten and three-fourth inches 20
a still better world mark were doomed
to failure.
While Jesse Owens was busy con
quering the pick Of American athletes
John Woodruff, freshman at Pitts.
burgh University. tackled a job o
his own in .he 800 meter run. Wood
ruff ran spectacular race, beatin
Ben Eastman, white, who had beer
defeated only once in his track career
The Pitt youngster was clicked in the |
amazing time Of 1:49.9, just one-tenth
Of . second behind the world record
The 400 meter final found forr
prevailing fairly we'll as Archie VII
Hams Of California, Harold Small
wood Of Southern California, the ma
tional champion, and Jimmy LuValle
finished in that order. all three beat.
ing AZ seconds with respective clock. |
ings Of 0:46.6; 0:46.7 and 0:46.9, the
winner being only four-tenths of a
second behind the world record
Williams led all the way. Lu Vale
rot off to a bad start but made
terrific drive coming up the straight
away.
Pollard made . splendid showing in
The 10 meter high hurdles, placine
second in fast field of experienced
runners.
The sepia stars are heading for !
Germany's bris.ling shores to teach
the best athletes of all countries a |
thing or two. You will have to par
lon our local pride, but what is this
Nazi business of Nordic superiority?
And won't Fuehrer Hitler's face be