Evening star., 1938-02-27
Clemson With 10 Points, Gains Southern Conference Ring Title
Cunningham Wins 1,5O0:Meter
Title in World Record Time;
Others Crack n. 4. i. Marks

ls IL ~ lvxtLS tCC
, to become q title-holder. Tolmich fell
and did not finish In the final Of the
65-meter high hurdles after lowering
the standard to s.5 seconds In his
first trial heat. Forrest (Spec) Towns
Of Georgia captured the hurdles crown
in 81.
Columbia's Ben johnson not only
retained his sprint crown in the ANAL
Of the 60-meter dash but equaled the
world indoor record as he snapped the
tape in 6.6 seconds. johnson bounced
of the marks with q characteristic
burst OF speed. led all the way and
beat Herbert Thompson Of the New
York Pioneer Club by a yard, with
Perrin Walker of the New York A. C.
third.
First meet mark to tumble was the
shotput, won by Francis Ryan of
Columbia University with q toss Of
50 feet ga inches. This displaced the
record Of 50 feet "a inch. set by Dimmy
Zaitz Of Boston two years ago. Zaitz
did no better than third tonight.
Ross Bush, Southern California mid
die distance ace. was the victim of an
upset in the l,000-meter run. After
setting all the pace and having VIC
tory in his grasp Bush was nipped in
the last stride by Francis Slater of
Fordham University.
Don Lash, the Indiana Iron Man"
had to come from behind with q ter
rif1c sprint on the last lap to take
the 5.000-meter title from Norman
Bright of the San Francisco Olympic
Club in the new meet record time of
IA minutes 80 seconds. Bright jumped
Lash three laps from home. but was
unable to stand off Don's comeback
surge. They were only a stride apart
at the finish.
Lash fell far short of the world in
door record of l4:23is, set by Willie
Ritola in 1925.
Kotraba. New York v"ee CIV: Second N.t6,n G.n
H.ss S.eser va Ninety.sesond Street =; N H. 4.
YORK A. G: fourth. Ms8 B.a,eI' AGi Ninety sH.
second Street Y. NJ H; a. Time-s:als
sa.n Fersnam s.ess9 Rss, rns' s1sb
Southern caiiioInis: third. wayne RideoSi..
Ho HoTtn Rhode sxai ,,na st,,; fourth ssne'
New York's Grand Street Boys Associa-
pen. aeet nshs .. s:e9ne nen tb4a
y 'neh:.; -; fourth H. Palmer way, Princeton
35-Poqnd Welsht Throw--won BY Irving
rolH.Itshny. Rhode Island state. 81 te.i
a'hs' 'ef4Pd 81 1 Henry nesss Dssssr thsd Ss7
Pete zaremba. New York 4. C.. IS feet -.
1nshes' IafanS g, fourth Dave WasEeh aaseh Rhode
lssq Pound s " Weight .as' Tnros Il a1shss r,nan-
Won by Irving Folwartshny Rhode Island
fss York A. nsh.s e 81 tsss hehs Miny
~ inches; fourth. Dave warren. Rhode
% Miehs.l f Pspp.s 'csi ceiumbi. nsoes So lee, f'H
sssnpi. s ,.,s s ss Inches. .'ss s:s
ea5 Rany R:a yoip 5'T 1s .s s.ns r. ssS: a
inches: fourth. Howard .BriL New YORK
Thomson. New YORK Pioneer Club; thiSa,
R.1Fn hsTSsrt W.s. SS ccnm5. ms5k ioSlsh
leau,ls worlds record held by johnson
and Jesse OVENS.
rest Towns Athens, Ga. second Sam
Anslar Allen sI,Sio.' ea;;., OLA third W.tsr Hal
800; meier IunHWon BY Jam:s Herbert.
Bes,h.m e11:1 New SyroSS Yo5S cp5o Ixsh,nse ,hTd
fourth. RAYMOND Malot,. Stanford. Time.
1::o.3. !Betters world record Of 1:2l.
IN by 5sss o.
McCluskey, New York A. c.; second Floyd
Lochner st Louis Relay ASS, ion, third
Norman Gordon, Penn State. Time. SEAT
!o9-sSS;asoa a, = 4is New ysTs unv.1;
striplinE1: second, New New YORK Curb Es. *"
change; third New York A. C.: fourth: New
Yor6 S!%6 University second team. TIME
Pol. .vault-won by, Richard G.n.len.
Columbia IL feet inches; second, Georss
Edwin sinssen. Rhode Island State. Ie; ia
feet: fourth. John Mason Pennsylvania IL
feet (placinss decided on fewest number Of
n,I,So Loo, v, run.Won BY Glenn Cum
Snd 1nd..i Gene r.trn veazks & New Yerh A. g third.
fourth: Archie San Roman. New York Curb
Exchange sxshad Til. Tine stS4. .Bstters worlds
o % % set " sebyke BY DON On 'nss nssh
;,,Sympic GLIB; % ssr rTsnelseo: re tfisa. ,hira,
Psu kssas snh ssmcnf snn Sssss' Mass 'eHIls 4ims
Rrn Rrin, cl,izsns record OF l4:45,s set BY
| - 1.600-meter relay-Won by New York
University tWitte, Giddinss. Stripping and
| HERBERT second. Manhattan third. Ford
| ham; fourth, Rhode Island State. Time
| a1a.4. tBetters championship record Of
3la.5 set by New York University in
1900 Meter Medley Relay 400. 200.
| 500, 1.50O)-Won by New York Curb Ex-
change Lamb o Sullivan. Ray and Cum
ninsham); second North Texas Teachers:
third. New York A. c.: fourth Manhattan.
Hish Jump-won by Lloyd Thompson.
| Xavier University. New Orleans. 6 feet q
| inches: second. Cornelius johnson. Grand
| Street Boys Club, New York, feet
| Calf. feet 8 inches: fourth. Melvin
Wslker: Grand Street Boys Club, New
| York. 8 feet 8 inches. (Thompson won
jump-od At 6 feet ~ inches Other places
decided on fewest number Of missesD
Point Score-New York A. c. 81; Co.
lumbia: IS: New York Curb Exchange and
New York University. IL Grand Street
Boys Club. New York, IL: Rhode Island
State. 70; Fordham: 4; Xavier University.
New Orleans. and North Texas Teachers,
;; Princeton, Ninety-second Street Y. M
H. A.. New York. and Manhattan. 4:
Southern California. st. Louis Relay Asso-
citation. New York Pioneer Club. Penn
State. Olympic Club of San Francisco and
Oreson, 3: Millrose A; A. and Boston Uni
versity and Boston COLLEGE, .; Stanford and
Pennsylvania. l.