Evening star., 1939-06-25
Second Crown in Row
Looms for Scott
In DecathIon
Western Reserve Stor
Piles Up 1850 Points
During First Half
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, June 24.-Joe Scott,
Western Reserves all-around ath-
letic star, was well on his way to a
second straight national decathlon
championship at the end of the first
half OF the two-day meet here today.
Scott piled up $3.50 points, 1lo
markers ahead of Urval C. Jones of
Wayne University, Detroit, who
totaled 3,54O.
Tops 1898 Total.
SCOTS total was 137 points higher
than his first days 3,5l3 last year
when he captured the title.
Scott took second place in the
10O-meter dash which was won by
Ralph Sigmund of Cleveland in II
seconds. Scott won the broad Jump
with q feet u inch, bettering by
l51a inches his 2l-foot 9-inch mark
Of last year.
He tied in the high jump, tossed
second in the shot put and ran
fourth in the 4O0-meters.
Five Events Today.
Scheduled for competition tomor-
row are the 110-meter high hurdles,
discus. pole vault, javelin and 15OO-
meter run.
Point totals today were:
Joe Scott. Western Reserve, $3.50:
Urval c. Jones, Wayne u, 3.540:
Alphonso Gavrilavicz, Michigan Nor
NAL, 3,469; Jack Kroecker, Fem
College, 3,437; Kenneth Rathbun,
Virginia, 1906; Ed Moisieo, Ashta-
bula Finnish American A. c., 3,172:
Charles Horvath, Northwestern U.
3,l6l; Harold Morningstar, Michi-
gan Normal, BIOS; Norman Rath-
bun, Virginia, 3.041; Walter Henry,
Mcdonnell A. c., Cleveland. 1880:
Ralph Sigmund, Mcdonnell A. C..
Cleveland, 2,455.
Rathbun virginia.. time. ia (135 de-
eamlhlon cmhhna points,, second Uyyal c. Jones
tWsyns tWeen Ws,tsr Tine nsnlv - MIo third tie be-
Mo!seo tAshtabuia Ohio, time liz iS nsiS 1Bssi
,cSssd Second heaI-First. Ralph s sigmund an18s
poinss eteana Second sme Joe 10 sco, s4s dssshlon
RsshSun Iss47S .yirsins, tims 'nliG hthhstn aiM;
clsysIs9d time otffs5 ii's .sss' ,ssbn College of
yeT a, Michsan snsiis Normal ciaS .ime a'1Ia IA
Horyatb (Northwestern,. time oIq ii onaT5es f4Id
MnI ,hird Hamilton Morninesiar IN (2ichisan
Nopnai Cluo,, time 11.9 t6ls)
second Rathbun "essri Is feet sos g. DGin5s nes.;
- ltel ~ inches
peoints,: fourth Jones II feet 'esfS -. inches
.1ai 81, meters 705 points, nth Moiseo' sees
asi 'sG Tstsr5 Feet inehss Is4 points 1s
t'fss feet oh inches eeints 1s seventh Kroecker
6h. Inches 16o5 meters: i Xix no,r,eet. ~ teeet
ensa ssa mstsrs MoTninFS,sr os 70 feet inches
nmHnd; nan Ills, L. feet 81. inches I5.6l meters;
8 sSh9tputnFirst, Sn.Ssp Jones, distance. AZ feet
ond. Scott. 40 feet 8 incbes bpe,n's1; 10 sss; sss
fmeserI' fees insb M p1ipts'; third KTseckeT
ss = fts ffs' Rshbun InSh q 3 Fee
2 inches u0:s9 meters. 500 points,: % sixth
tasrHavlo1; tsas 5oa no,3 b feet ~ inches 07i me
rect sls inches, 10.27 meters 46a pointsr,
eighth eighth Hervath, 30 feet $ inches To.es
s'eTs e fee. 4ss g. pGlnts }nsss; ninth h Rahbpn
poin5s); Pc n, tenth. Henry. 81 feet 10is inches
V9G meters. 424 points,: eleventh Sig
nuI mund, 26 feet ga inches t7.99 meters.
4oo-meter dash tnrst heat)-Horyath
o.,:h seconds. 6Ss points: Kroecker, So
652 points: Morninestar. h4.5 seconds 84s
points; Second heat-Gavrilavcz, 500
seeonds .55 points; X. Rathbun. 53s
seconds, 6I9 points; Jones, 555 seconds
6oh points: Scott, 55s seconds 5a4
points Third heat-N. Rathbun, SIS sec
onos. o.. points; Henry $50 seconds, 6ls
points: MoiSieo 81 K seronds ZOO nn;nt. 10
High iump-First. tie among Scott,
kroecker sI0 ana Jones, 9 feet q 50 meters.
~ - points; Gavrilavicz. 5 feet II inches
, , feet 10 inches. as meters, 700 points:
:; hs-R -Rathbun' : feet inches G75 meters,
meters. 6s2 points,: Horvath, ( fest !
inches n OIL meters: $50 points,: N. Rath-
Doint.?. Don, ? fset Get inches Il :5S meters $40
points,: Sigmund dailed to score, missed