Evening star., 1936-05-30
TECH IS SUPREME
ON SCHOOL TRACK
Gets Ninth Public High Title
in 10 Years-Thompson,
Central, Is Star.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
THEIR strangle hold on local
/ scholastic track supremacy, as

scholastic track supremacy, as
serted for the ninth time in
the past 10 years, Tech High
Schools cinder- FOUNDERS today basked
in the reflected glory of their cagey
coach, Hap Hardell, who nodded a
winning team from rather mediocre
material.
Well balanced and paced by sturdy
Capt. Harry March, Techs team
placed strongly in every event to an
mex the thirty-ninth annual inter-
high track and field meet yesterday
at Central Stadium with a total of
"a points Eastern finished in the
runner-up spot with SO points, while
Central amassed 80, Western, IL, and
Roosevelt. Z.
Thus Tech has taken over the glory
that was Centrals for II consecu-
tive years under the veteran Bill
Foley. Only Eastern, in 1882. could
break the lock that the Maroon men
have held on the track title for the
past decade.
The impressive manner in which
Tech swept to its fourth successive
crown is tribute TO Hardell. Despite
the loss of dozen members of last
years victorious club. Hap again di-
rected his team to a comparatively
easy triumph.
Thompson Ties Old Mark.
EASTERN and Central athletes are
far frny,, douprae+ bou,eyar ry-bn
Lincoln Parkers captured as many
first places as Tech, but lacked the
balance of the Maroon squad, while
Central Is satisfied with the knowledge
that one of its speed merchants COM
pletely stole the show.
Will Thompson, a gangling 6-foot-5-
inch streak who pulls out of the start
ing pits like a wheezy trolley car but
zooms down the stretch like Burling-
ton Zephyr, was the individual star of
the meet.
He streaked 900 yards in 22.4 sec
onds to equal the record set by Cen
trails Dick Dear in 1902, but Thomp-
son saved his greatest feat for the
final event of the day.
After having run a total of $40
yards-all in sprints-Thompson grab
bed the anchor baton in the mile
relay and gave the 500 fans their
greatest thrill when he ran probably
the fastest 44o yards ever stepped in
Central Stadium, but, just failed to
catch Alan Miller of Eastern.
Summary:
1O0-yard dash-won by Thompson (cD:
second. Thomas (T); third, Bucca (E.);
Im. 19ns.h' Hssks Seconds. J2; fifth Michaels CD,
--sso-yard dssh-won by Thompson
M snfae anton o3 thisa nth TfHme: Tssf:
T2; Time, "a seconds. EQUALS record
9ss psar dsssW0n msse s. M.9 II tsO
5 3h third stons SGsd T: T:
second, Miller Tl; third Casper tTT.3:
fourth tGF lMa Milt7sr sos 81; fifth skaravoones
LsPWSn TiIlrnsSn sTai
e. ffT1sn' Tim.' Az hafk''' 'T'' NTH skD'0n
12o-yard high hurdles--Won by March
fourth, fourth, : Tel.msn g a !TJ; fifth Haskell GE).
.,rn;ns IT,; second t05ls tMichsels En: third Kan
TolZman (To. Time, 26.6 seconds
Mile rslay-Won by Eastern tstreit-
SeS Seis ofn1rsl fFme !R15e Tech fourth Ro0Se
shotput@Won by Cohen (E): second,
F1eishman lT); third. Swank co.: fourth.
Rawlins tT): NTH, MONTGOMERY cd.
Pole vault.-Tie between Holbrook. Wells.
5flSte al Of Tech; fourth Walker E
ing ,H g. Ieight Won 10 O. feet ,n.,n ,w,.
ond. March (Tl: third. tie between Wall
tTl., Russell E) and Du Teal (CD.
HEIGHT. 5 feet 7ss inches.
Discus-Won by Hodge fC): second.
Farauharson (W0; third, Kolius tRl:
(Cl. Distance 1.18 feet pa inches.
Javelin--Won by Evans (E1: second.
Sachs tT): third, Valentine (E): fourth
Cohen CD; NTH; Hatch (w3.. Distance,
Broad jump-Won by Baulsis CT.);
second. tie between March tT.) and Fer
guson TO-; fourth. Schwartz (E): fifth,
tie between Cooksey .CT.) and Haske (T).
Distance. 20 feet y inch.