Evening star., 1936-06-28
RALLIES TO SCORE
|N0LYMP|CTESTS
Bills Win Feature of Meet
Where Two Games Marks
Are ExceIIed.
BY ALLAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

BY ALLAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.
~ AMBRIDGE, Mass, June 81
Bounding Bill Bonthron, hero
of many stirring foot race
~ during his spectacular ca
reer at Princeton University, dashed
down the Harvard Stadium stretch
today with an old-time burst of |
speed to lick his Pennsylvania rival,
Gene VenZke, and fortify his chances
Of making the American Olympic
team.
Out OF competition last year and
slow this Spring to round into form,
Bonthron bounded off the last turn
to close an 8-yard gap quickly, over
taking Venzke some distance from
the tape, and won by foot in the
l,500-meter final of the Eastern Sec
tional Olympic tryouts.
The former Princeton Captains
time OF 1852 was not so startling,
compared to his own world record of
s:488
His performance was convincing,
however, in every respect. He was
looking over his shoulder at the fin
tsh as Venzke Spurted to save second
place from the closing drive of Ernest
Fedderoff, dark horse entry of the
Millrose A. A, New York.
BonthrOn's Win High Spot.
RONTHRONS victory was the high
spot of the tryouts, which served
as the semifinal test for some of
the Souths outstanding athletes, as
well as the Eastern group. First and
second place men in each of the II
events contested today under rainy
conditions automatically qualified for
the final American tryouts July Hip
at Randall's Island Stadium, New
York City.
There were comparatively few up
sets.
Eddie Gordon of Iowa City. 1882
Olympic broad jump champion, was
one of the few victims, as he did no
better than % feet inches, finished
third to Henry Monk Little of Will
liam and Mary, and thus missed the
final tryouts.
Syracuse's Eddie OBrien, national
champion and sensation of the last
Winter season, qualified in the 400
meters but ran such a Disappointing
second to his Dartmouth rival, Jack
Hofstetter. that his chances of max
ing the Olympic team appear jeop-
ardized, particularly with star field
Of quarter-milers emerging from the
West.
O'Brien Barely Saves Place.
nBRIEN trailed Hoffstetter by 4
yards and was clocked in 48.2
seconds, far from his best, while the
winner registered AT seconds
OBrien was extended to save second
place from the rush of Dick Gill of
Boston College by a stride.
David Weicher of Rice Institute,
Texas, achieved the most startling
performance of the field events, when
he cleared IA feet 3 inches to sur
pass the Olympic pole vault record in
the meets closing event. Inspired
by the best performance of his ca
4OO4y "ClAA4C1 L4lC1l u lCh IllC DdI ul
the world record height of "A feet
5l2 inches, but failed in two at
tempts. Second place went to Bud
Deacon, former Stanford star, at IA
feet even. The Olympic record, IA
feet 17s inches, was made by Bill
Miller, United States winner in 1882.
The only other Olympic mark to be
knt ,,, l,o
On his last attempt Henry Dreyer of
Providence, R. l., and the New York
A. c.. got off a mighty toss of 1870
feet inches to oyertake his Maine
rival. Donald Favor, who had achieved
1T feet inches. Dreyer surpassed
the Olympic record of l79 feet "a
inches, made by Matt McGrath, New
York police officer, in the 1912 games.
Woodruff Fast in 800.
John WOODRUFF, 20-year- old Ne
gro runner, who has just fin
Ehed his freshman year at the Uni
versity Of Pittsburgh, established him.
self as a real Olympic hope by cap
turing the 800 meters in the dazzling
time of 1913 Only Ben Eastman,
coast star and record holder, has
beaten this time in competition this
year. Woodruff, who has an extraor-
dinary stride, beat Indianas Chuck
Hornbostel by yards.
Hornbostel, timed in 1:5l9, came
up fast to take second place from
Harry Williamson of North Carolina
by 2 yards.
The veteran Joe McCluskey of the
New York A. c. not only proved he
still is in class by himself among
North American steeplechasers, but
came within one-tenth second of the
Olympic standard. McCluskey was
clicked In 9:2l.9. He finished Is yards
In front Of Elmo Pentti Of the Millrose
A. A., New York, who thus gained his
second qualifying place. Pentti won
the 10,000-meter run easily yesterday
Wood Second in Shotput.
WALTER DUKE WOOD. Cornell
star now representing the New
ark A. C.. missed his chance to top the
discus throwers and beat the Olympic
record when he fouled on his best
throw, measuring 165 feet 1ll2 inches.
Wood qualified, however, with a sec
ond place throw OF 100 feet 1lI
inches, made the day before, while
the 1882 Olympic champion. John An
derson of the New Yor A. c., remained
In front with 16l feet 812 inches.
The Olympic high Jump record of
o feet inches was equalled by Cor
nelius johnson. Los Angeles Negro,
but he has consistently done better.
johnson was satisfied not to try Jump
ing higher when the mark sufficed to
clinch first place, an inch beyond the
best efforts of either George Spitz of
the New York A. c. or Al Threadgill,
Temple University Negro.
Torrance Rallies for Win,
JACK TORRANCE, the 32O-pound
Baton Rouge Ga) policeman and
world record-holder, rallied to win the
shotput with a toss of 50 feet 31s
inches. Torrance trailed in yester-
days trials, but made his first efforts