Evening star., 1936-07-04
TWO j. S. MARKS
ARE SET BY LASH
Tops Six.Mile as Well as
10000. Meter Record at
A. A. u. Games.
BY the Associated Press.

RINCETON, N. j., July 4.-Gal-
- Looping along the road to Berlin,
where he hopes to achieve
= Americas first Olympic tri-
umph at distance racing-exclusive OF
the marathon-Donald Ray Lash, the
iron-legged Indiana collegian, today
claimed two new national foot racing
records.
AS his first contribution to the two
day National A. A. U. track and field
championship program at Palmer Sta
dium, where an all-star galaxy shoots
for senior titles this afternoon, Lash
won the l0,000-meter title run and
final Olympic tryout last evening in
record smashing style.
He was slated to run the 5000
meters this afternoon and seek a few
more marks, while such other head
liners as Ohio States Jesse Owens,
California's Archie Williams and Geor-
gia's Forrest Towns sought national
championships.
Lash negotiated the 10000 meters,
approximately 6$4 miles, in 81 minutes
SO seconds. This was the fastest
time ever recorded by an American
citizen. indoors or out, and stamped
the Indiana collegian definitely as an
Olympic double threat"
Beats Old Smile Mark,
r UNNING on tpe same track where
IN he broke Aavo Nurmrs world
2-mile record three weeks ago. Lash
was more than a minute behind the
great Finn's 10,000-meter world mark
of 30:062. made in 1924. but he left
the impression he could have done
considerably better if pressed.
In the process of spread -eagling
the best available field. Lash passed
the Smile mark in 80 minutes 96
| seconds. wiping out the national out
door record of 30:20.4, set by Hannes
kolehmainen at New York in 1913.
kolehmainen, Finn, who made his
home for years in this country before
the war. was the Nurmi of his day,
holder Of numerous records and win
ner of three Olympic championships.
Lash finished 100 yards ahead of
Elmo Pentu, Finnish American star
OF the MillroSe A. A., New York. and
300 yards in front of the third man.
I Stanley Wudyka of Philadelphia. All
three qualified to compete in the
Olympics, although Lash alone DEM
onstrated enough ability to warrant
being taken abroad to meet the worlds
best.
Some of the countrys best-known
distance runners either we're Tapped
or failed to finish in the 10000. Tom
Ottey of the Penn A. c., former
Michigan. State cross-country star.
and Cliff Veysey of Colby College,
a former intercollegiate A. A. A. A.
champion, dropped out.
Titles to Other HO0siers.
I ASH and his Indiana teammates
contributed largely to the OPEN
ing days record-breaking, which saw
marks fall in eight events, and the
team honors in national junior cham
pionship competition captured by the
New York Athletic Club. Marmaduke
Hobbs. slim middle distance runner
from Indiana. flashed home a winner
in the 300 meters in the new record
time OF 1923. Another Hoosier flyer,
Dan Caldmeyer. set another champion
ship record by winning the ll0-meter
high hurdles in 14.5 seconds.
The 200-meter dash record was low
cred to 2l,2 seconds by Robert Roden-
kirchen. Jersey City boy, running for
the N. Y. A. c., equaled by Bob Gra-
ham Of Whitman College. Washington,
and touched again by Rodenkirchen
in the final. Joseph Patterson, Navy
captain, won the 400-meter hurdles in
53.2 after reducing the junior record
to 50 fiat in trial heat. The only rec
ord tumbled in the field events went
to the credit of Hugh Cannon of Brig
ham Young with a discus toss of 1877
feet 21a inches.
Five years ago-GeOrge Won Elm