Evening star., 1937-04-25
e,so Slip Beat Na Of Hoosiers Set World Relay Mari
CAP PENN MEET TRIUMPH
WITH FOUR.MILE RECORD
Don Lash Thrills With Individual Victory After
Anchoring Sensational Team-North
Texas Teachers nl-Starred.

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and contributed three OF the six rec
ord performances registered during
the carnival. The Hoosiers duplicated
their 1884 achievement by taking
three Of the eight major relay titles, in
addition to scoring solo victories with
Deckard in the 3,000-meter steeple-
chase yesterday and Lash in the l.
mile special. Their bid for a fourth
relay crown was frustrated in the
mile by Manhattans crack quartet,
which beat the Hoosiers by yards.
The pupils of E. c. Billy Hayes,
the Indiana track coach, dominated
the final half Of program marked
otherwise by Manhattan's decisive
conquests in both the mile and q
mile relay championships. an indi-
vidual double" for Temples Eulace
Peacock in the l00-yard dash and
broad jump and the heart-breaking
disqualification Of North Texas Teach
ers' College sprinters in the final OF
the 8so-yard relay title event.
Lose Record on Technically.
THE North Texas boys, including
the Brown twins, Elmer and Del
mer, lost new carnival record as
well as first place when they were
ruled out for twice failing to pass
the baton within the zone limit. Run
ming a front race from the gun, the
Texans beat Indiana by yards and
were clocked in 1868, beating the
meet record set last year by the Uni
versity Of Texas, only to discover
their efforts were in vain. Indiana
thus gained gift" triumph, while
Occidental College Of Los Angeles
and the University of Georgia moved
up to second and third places.
The same North Texas quarteta COM
prising Stovall, Chrisman and the
Brown brothers, showed their courage
by coming back to capture the class
"B" l-mile relay championship with
another record-smashing performance.
The Texans, with Delmer Brown safely
standing OF 48-second final lap chal-
lenge by Pittsburghs mighty John
woodruff, broke the tape il minutes
1876 seconds. This clipped eight
tenths OF second of the carnival
mark for the event, set by Colgate
in 1880. Also it was the fastest mile
OF the meet, shading the time of
3;20.5 made by Manhattans quartet
In the major 1-mile race.
The remaining record achievement
OF the final day was turned in by
Western Michigan Normal, winner Of
the special mile relay for teachers
colleges. The time. 3:23, clipped three
tenth OF second of Western Mich
igan's own mark for the event, set in
the 1885 carnival.
Manhattan Wins Big Relays.
CORNELL, by capturing the 4so-
yard shuttle hurdles relay title in
brisk final timber-topping duel with
North Carolina, helped Manhattan's
foot-racers to avert threatened rout
OF the Eastern "Old Guard" in the
main team events. The Ithacans,
with Hucker, Nef1, Hilmer and Rossi-
ter hurdling in fine form. beat the
Tarhees by 3 yards in 1927. Penn
State was third and last in the final.
Manhattan's 2mile relayers. Reilly.
Nelly, Borck and Burns, breezed home
20 yards in front Of New York Uni
versity. which shaded Yale for the
runner-up spot. Six other starters.
including Duke, were outclassed, but
the Jaspers' winning time, 1888, was
nowhere near the record.
Doubling up, Borck and Burns COM
bined with Riordan and Lundell to
carry Manhattan's colors to another
decisive victory in the classic mile re-
lay. Princeton's hopes soon were ex-
tingushed when Bob Thum pulled a
muscle and was forced to quit soon
after taking the baton in second place.
at the heels Of Manhatta Riordan.
1ndlana's quartet alternated with Cor
nell IN pursuit of the Jaspers, but Bob
Collier, the Hoosier anchor, came
from behind to ouSprint Cornells
Ham Hucker in the stretch tussle for
runner-up honors.
Albritton Is Outjumped.
pEACOCK, repeating the double"
he scored in 1895 at the Penn
relays, won the broad jump at "a
feet l inch, after outfooting a crack
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