Evening star., 1939-03-12
Lowers G|enn's 5
Standards for
Sixth Time
D. c. Athletes Take
Share of LoureIs
In Baltimore
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star STAFF Correspondent.
BALTIMORE. Md, March Ii
Angular John Munski blond Uni
versity of Missouri junior who has
been nominated by Glenn Cunning
ham, mile maharajah, as his sue
cessor, established a world record of
4 minutes 1875 seconds for a fat
track indoor mile here tonight in
the third annual University of
Maryland5th Regiment games.
Pacing himself neatly around the
shining white platter, Nunski thrilled
some 5000 spectators by fracturing
the previous mark of minutes Is
seconds set by Cunningham here
last year in the same event, the
Governors mile. 1t was the sixth
record formerly held by Cunning
ham that the Polish lad has shat
tered
Snatching the lead at the outset,
the slim Munski gradually increased
his gap over the small but select
field, at one time holding a 60-yard
margin, and won without being
pressed by Mason Chronister Mary
land miller, who finished second
approximately so yards back.
Receives Standing Ovation.
Munski licked off quarter miles
in 625, 643, 639 and 628, running
smoothly and without visible strain.
to fulfill the fond expectations of
gathering that gave him a stand
ing ovation.
Chronister and teammate, Jim
Kehoe, staged a hectic battle for
second place, but Chronister stepped
ahead of Kehoe. running the mile
for the first time, in the final $50
yards and beat him to the tape by
yards.
Son of Polish immigrants, the g.
foot Munski was racing on a board
track only for the second time and
presented ample proof that Cum
ningham's selection of him to reign
when and if Glenn ever willis is
packed by wisdom.
Many Records Are Broken.
Records were blasted in whole
sale fashion, II new marks being
created and five records being tied.
Navy won the collegiate team
trophy with 16 points, Maryland
finishing second with 9 and Pennsyl-
vania third with S. Other scores
were North Carolina. 4; Catholic
University and Georgetown, 8.
Team standings in A. A. U. events
were, Passon A. c.. Is: Navy, II:
Georgetown frosh. 8; Maryland. 6:
Virginia, 5; Washington College, 5:
Y. M. c. A.. S; Georgetown, 5;
Duke, 3; Pennsylvania frosh. 3;
Lenox Hill. A. A., 3; Pennsylvania,
2, and North Carolina. /.
Mercersburg won the interschol-
astic team trophy with 10 points,
Roosevelt taking second with Is.
Other scores were Collingswood, S;
Overlook, 5; Montgomery Blair.
3: Belair, g. Newport News, 2. and
Mckinley Tech l.
Bill Hendrix. University of North
Carolina middle distance ace. regis
tered mild upset in the Oriole $50.
another feature event. by stepping
out in the last 100 yards to win over
Ken Lyden, Georgetown frosh speed
ster, by 8 yards.
Hendrix missed equalling Charley
Beethems meet record of 1927 by
one-tenth of second Jack Harley,
Lenox Hill A. A.. was third.
Capital Athletes Do Well.
Washington a thletes figured
prominently in setting new marks.
Vincent Braun of Georgetown sent
the 1,000-yard A. A. U. handicap
record into oblivion with a 2:16 per-
formance, cracking the mark by
seven-tenths of a second.
Frank Fuller of Virginia broke the
7O-yard high hurdles A. A. U. mark
OF Alan Tomlich by one-terrh of a
second. skimming over the wood in
86 seconds, while another interest
ing race saw Barney Oldfeld of
Navy nip Tom Fields of Maryland in
the final two yards of a hectic mile
intercollegiate run.
Georgetowns speed merchants
captured the collegiate mile relay by
a scant two yards over North Caro-
lima in the fast time of 325.6, its
quartet Of Albert Frey. Vincent
Braun, Mort Alnwick and John
Motzenbecker staving off the de-
termined, but i'll fated, Tarheels
throughout.
IL was Georgetown and North
Carolina all the way, with the Hovas
taking a slim lead on the second
quarter-mile and hugging it desper-
ately to the finish. Maryland was a
poor third.
Cards Keep Relay Title.
Cathonc Uplversity's crack 83O-
yard relay team, composed of Roger
Cooper, Leo Wall, John Weschier
aHd Cieve Stauffer, captured the
Mason Dixon Conference event for
the third straight year, equalliny
the half-mile record of 1892 estab-
llshed by a quartet of Cardinals in
1887. Johns Hopkins was second
and Washington College third.
Hopkins held scant lead for
the first 440 yards, but Catholics
Weschler scorched the boards to
take a l0-yard edge and Staufrer.
anchor man, clung tenaciously to it.
Louis Napoli, fleet Roosevelt High
sprlnter, also tied a mark in the
70-yard interscholastic dash. cover
ing the glaring white stretch in IA
seconds to take the event for the
second consecutive year. Bill Mar
bury of Episcopal set the record
in 1887.
To Don Ladder of Westdale Sec
ondary School of Canada went the
distinction of breaking the meets
first record, but his 7.3 seconds per-
formance in the first heat of the
70-yard interscholastic sprint was
ruled unofficial because only one
official clocked the youngster.
Alan Miller. Maryland's ace quar-
ter-miler, grasped first place in his