Evening star., 1937-02-07
FINISHES G YARDS
AHEAD OF VENzKE
Time is 4:14.4-Ray Takes
1000, Rideout Falling
From Track.
By the Associated Press.

cunningham, king OF Amors
" lean milers, re-asserted his
4 supremacy tonight by coming
from behind on the last lap to whip
his old rival, Gene Venzke, of the
New York A. c., By six yards, in the
Wanamaker mile. feature of the
thirtieth annual Millrose A. A. track
and field carnival in Madison Square
Garden.
Cunningham was clocked in min
utes, 14.4 seconds. exactly six seconds
off his own world record
Content to follow the pace set by
1ndiana's iron man." Donald R.
Lash, for nine laps of the 11-lap
journey around the board oval, Cum
ningham turned loose a withering
blast of finishing speed to score his
second straight mile victory of the
indoor season. Glenn's time was a
disappointment, by comparison with
his 4:119 at Boston on a slower track
week ago, but the Kansan ran to
win, regardless of pace-setting tao
tics.
Cunningham easily shook off Venzke
on the back-stretch of the last lap
and won going away while capacity
crowd of $4,000 reared. Archie San
Romani, black-haired Emporia (kan)
Collegian, outfought Lash to win a
thrilling stretch duel for third place
by inches. The pair trailed Venzke
by yards Charles Fenske of Wis
consin. fifth and last in the all-star
field. was another yards back.
Lash Sets Pace.
THERE was little variation Of pac-
ing tactics until the last two Iaps
Lash, going out with the gun. kept
in front, with Venzke, San Romani,
Cunningham and Fenske trailing in
that order, stride apart. San Ro-
mani challenged the pacemaker first,
then Venzke made a move. Cum
ningham pulled abreast of Venzke,
as the bell rang, and quickly took
command. Gene hung on until the
last turn, then faded.
Venzke was clocked in 4:148, Sar
Romani in AIS, Lash in 4:152 and
Fenske in AIS. Lash ran the first
quarter in 6o9 seconds and Cunning
ham sped the last 440 in 60 seconds
fiat, but the slow middle half of the
race dissipated any prospects of a
record performance.
The Classic Millrose 600-yard race
saw Eddie O'Brien, Syracuse Olympian
and 1896 winner, yield to the speedier
finish Of James Herbert, New York
University Negro freshman, in four
man race, in which the lanky Pitts
burgh Negro and Olympic 80O-meter
title holder, John Woodruff finished
last.
O'Brien Beaten in Stretch.
nBRIEN set the pace from the gun
and looked like a winner until
Herbert sprinted off the last turn.
caught the SyTacuSan midway of the
stretch and won by a scant foot in
! minute, 1875 seconds. Less than 2
yards separated the four competitors
as Ohio States Charley Beetham,
national 800-meter champion, out
stepped Woodruff for third place.
OBrien narrowly missed his chance
to capture the Millrose 900" Trophy
outright in battle with three runners
who had never before competed for
the prize. Herbert, the winner, car
ried the colors of the New York Curb
Exchange A. A., because he is not yet
eligible for varsity competition. He
holds the national junior 600 meter
title
Woodruff, making his first indoor
start, found his amazingly long stride
unsulted to the sharp indoor turns.
He made up ground on the straight
aWays, however, and pressed the
leaders, although trailing throughout.
Rideout Takes Tumble.
THE debut of Blaine Rideout, one
OF the famous foot-racing twins
from North Texas Teachers College,
came to grief in the 1,000-yard run
when he stumbled twice on the last
lap and finally tumbled completely
on the track, failing to finish as Bill
Ray, former Manhattan star, ran to
decisive victory.
Blaine Rideout was running in third
place when he came a cropper. The
Texas youngster barely averted one
fall when he stepped on the thin in
side border of the track Rounding
next to the last turn he again made
q misstep, tripped and sprawled head
long to the concrete. He was picked
up by officials and apparently unhurt
Ray, timing his finish perfectly, fol-
lowed the pace of Graham Cannon, of
North Carolina, for five of the six
laps. then stepped out to win easily in
2:l4.4. Leslie Mac Mitchell, New York
schoolboy, came up with a stretch
rush to beat Cannon for second place,
q dozen yards behind Ray Maryland's s
Coleman Headley ran fourth in a
starting field of seven.
Rosenkrantz Is Winner
A BRAHAM ROSENK RANTz,
chunky little Michigan Normal
runner, outfooted field of six in the
880-yard race in the good time of
1853. Rosenkrantz set all the pace
and won by eight yards from an added
starter, Wesley Wallace, Fordham
freshman. Wallace came off the last
turn to pass Lou Burns, Manhattan
College star.
VUglnlas entry, Robert st. john
never was a contender and finished
fifth. fully IS yards behind the winner.
The final of the 60-yard invitation
sprint was captured by Perrin Walker,
lanky Georgia Tech flier. in a duel
with Marty Glickman. Of Syracuse.
Walker was off the mark a bit slowly
in the four-man final but overhauled
Glickman at the 50-yard mark and
won by two feet in ga seconds. The
time was one-tenth second slower than
each made in trial heats.
Two Negroes, Ben johnson and
Eulace Peacock, ran third and fourth.
Oklahoma Baptist's fleet hurdler,
Sam Allen, completed his sweep over
the high timbers by taking the 60-yard
final in 7.6 seconds. Allen was clicked
in identical time for each of three win.