The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-02-11

that Dave VIII knock the light
heavyweight crown OF Lewis
head.
Probably the outstanding ath-
lete OF the current indoor track
season In the East Is John Borican,
former Virginia State runner.
Boricsn a product OF New Jersey.
captured the two-thirds mile race
a. the Millrose Games in Madison
Square Garden. Saturday night
In showing his flying heels TO
such veterans as Gene Venzke and
, Mel Trout, Borican smashed 15-
! year-old record when he flashed
pas, the Judges in 2.s9, As seconds
under the old mark.
On the previous Saturday, Bori-
can had snapped a record OF 10
/ years when he flew over the
boards in Boston TO win the 1000
yard race.
~ this carly late keen observ-
crs OF track meets are predicting
! that .Borican will be member Of
The United States 1870 olympic
, team.
one Of the sprinters TO attract
con siderable attention during the
running OF the Millrose Games Sat
urdsy night was Norwood Ewell.
freshman at Penn State and form
or interscholastlc champion while
competing for Lancaster. Pa.
high school Ewell finished Sec
ond 10 Herb Thompson in the CO.
yard dash.
| Because Of the terrific speed TWO
years ago in The Olympic trials.
Ewell was selected as the most
promising young sprinter in the
country, and designated as The
man to fill the shoes OF Jesse
| owens. olympic dash champion.
Ewcil did not do so well last
year in outdoor competition. but
seems 10 have hit his stride during
the present campaign. However.
Liz will take some time for him 10
emerge through the mass Of fine
sprinting material and rest on top
Of the pile.
But when YOU consider that men
like Ben Johnson and Marty Click
man were shut out before the fin
| ais Saturday night, and that Herb
| Thompson won in 81 SECONDS.
YOU have picture Of the company
Ewell was competing against last
) Saturday. Eulace Peacock former
IiAAU champion, was fourth In the
race.
Thompson has not been so hot
in the outdoor meets. but be has
II proved a menace TO all sprin'ers
IN the indoor meets. The little
! New Yorker at the writing looms
as the best prospect TO win The
AAt- indoor sprint championship.
A NEWCOMER ~ 4 FIELD
OF STARS
Since the early 1905 Negro
high Jumpers. with few exceptions
have dominated the field IN ethle-
tic competition In Michigan
startins back with Joe Sampson
Bill Loving and Eddie Gaines the
line runs through Albert King
willis Ward. Roscoe washington
and walter Lucas.
Wills Ward and Albert King a.
chieyed greater fame in this spe'
cialty than any OF the others. Not
only did Ward establish a new in
terscholastIc record OF s feet
inches In 1881 while a student al
Northwestern High. but he just
missed making the United States
Olympic team BY small margin
the following year at Los Angeles
King also went TO the final Olym-
pic trials Al the same time
However. another young Nesro
athlet, has come flashing across
the track horizon. and his sudden
ness OF appearance warrants the
belief that he will surpass the best
efforts OF his predecessors His
name Is Perry Stanley Simons'
/ sophomore at WAYNE university.
In a dual meet With Ohio IVES
leyan saturday afternoon. Simons
set a new high Jump mark when
he leaped feet g.. inches. THIS
Is The best jump mark ever re-
corded IN the state
Coach David l.. Holmes. after an
nouncing that he would enter
Simons In the best indoor meets
OF the season. predicted that his
latest find would clear S feet )
inches within the next year.
SImons' remarkable leap Satur-
dav nuts him in the class with