Evening star., 1938-03-27
CUNNINGHAM DOES
4:09.9 IN CHICAGO
Mile King Forced to Turn
on All Steam to Beat
Fenske by Foot.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March 26-Glenn Cum
ningham. the old master of the milers,
proved it again tonight before roar
ing crowd of 10000 spectators by con-
quering his newest rival. sturdy Chuck
Fenske of Wisconsin, by about foot
after steaming battle in the famous
bankers mile in 4:099.
The race forecast as an opportunity
for the great Cunningham to better
his own spectacular 4044 made at
Dartmouth College a month ago.
failed to produce any such thing. but
it did pull the spectators right out of
their seats. Cunningham, cagy and
track-wise, remained off the pace
through 10 of the II laps, and had to
turn on every ounce of pressure in the
final circuit to outfinish the brilliant
Badger youngster.
Takes Lead at Final Gun.
Fenske took the lead for lap, then
Jimmy Smith, slender Indiana Uni
versity Negro star, set the pace-not
particularly fast-for the next four
times around. with Gene Venzke,
former Pennsylvania star, last. Fenske
was in control. with Cunningham peg
ging along in second and third places
and closeup from there until the gun
lap.
AS the gun sounded, the powerful
Kansan shot out in front Fenske
responded with squirt of his own
that regained him the lead for about
a quarter of lap. Once more Cum
ningham made move and this time
stayed there, with Fenske trying
desperately to summon up that extra
ounce of power that might give him
victory.
Venzke staged brisk finish to take
third place from the fading Smith,
landing about yards behind Fenske.
The first quarter went in 81 seconds,
the half mile in 2:06 and three
quarters in 3:08.
1t was Cunningham's 18th triumph
of his greatest indoor season, and his
18th mile in better than 4:10.
5O-yard dash (open)-Won by William
Black: Marquette; third Robert coiiier,
coTd aualied qua for smf SPRINT series SECONDS
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WESLEYAN, Time ) minutes ao7 s seconds. cisiS
Ben Johnson, COLUMBIA: second Pe Perrin
Eqlace Peacock. Temple University. Time.
w6n 5o-yard pr .il hish hurdles 'hurdle series,-
\. 6oo;ysTd rgnM7Won BY James herbert
1FS New YOfE Curb ESsSsns 1s6
Richard Squire. Ohio State. Time. min. min
qe qeeo4d ID If seconds 6e1ieTf AmeFcsn ndoGr
pending record by Herbert 1885,. eN"''S
waRey 3yard seennd dssh PTnt By
Clifford NotTe Dame Time. So 50 seconds' IsaA
Won b7 Tomeb sh hurde hu5ds
t,oH,mWyoH Wn2,o By By Indiana tMa!com . Hieks
lerl; second. Purdue Time. 2 minutes
24a : seconds, Marquette University An
iShfd see1na but was wdsopaed ia for foul
fNotre Dame; second, James Lyle t1owai: rs1:
third Thomas. Sexton, ohio state). Time
-, 60-yard dash Sprint series)-won by
wake TMalser; second Johnson; third, clifford.
Won by Tolmich: second. Sam Allen Bri,-
tow. Okla third. Smith. Time, rs sec
ones.
Hieh jump-won by Charles Betcbel
oNorthern Illinois State Teachers College,
3 feet inches tfve misses) second. Cor
nelius johnson. New York City s feet 4
inches six misses; third, David Albritton
IOhio Statej, 6 feet inches (seTen
One emile run-Won by Glenn Cunning
nam New York Curb Exchange: second
Charles Eenske Wisconsin,: third, Gene
VenZke New York Athletic Club Time
minutes 90 seconds.
49, Two-mile run-Wop by Donald Lash.
Bloomington. Ind: second, Norman Bright
lSan Francisco olympic Club; third. Joe
McCluskey New, York Athletic Club
Time; minutes 10.7 seconds.
Pole yault-Won by Earle Meadows (Uni-
Ver7ity OF Southern California. IA feet
second. Dan Gibbs tNotre Dance IL feet s
lnches -four mlsses); third. Milton PadWay
Wisconsin,. 13 feet inches (six misses
One-mlle university relay Second sec
tionI-Won by Ohio State STANLEY Rob-
inSon, Jack Sulzman. Richard SQUIRE. Har-
ley Howells) second, Iowa. Time, 3 min
utes 21.5 seconds.
One-mile university relay third sec
iont-Won by Illinois (Wilbur McCoWn
Michael Orlovich, Harry Gaines, Burton
Downs; second, Chicago; third. North
western Time 8 minutes 24.3 seconds.