Evening star., 1939-05-28
Eight Co||egians Face
Glenn the Great in
CIimactic Meet
Hottest Competition
In Star Games Seen
In School Events

Byrd Stadium although there will
be no Chuck Fenske nor Rideout
twins on the line when Arthur j.
Dutch) Bergman, c. U. athletic
director, fires the starting gun for
the feature race.
Instead, the Great Glenn will be
called upon to measure PAGES with
eight ambitious collegians none of
whom is national star but at least
two of whom should force Cunning
ham into high gear.
The latter are Mason Chronister
OF Maryland and John Corbett of
Catholic University. The others are
Tommy Fields and Dick Sullivan of
Maryland; A. Martini, John DOYLE
and A. Cranston of G. U. and Bob
=. Little of American U.
ChrOnister Is Puzzle.
ChronlSter is track enigma.
With every apparent qualification of
great miller, he never has fulfilled
the hopes OF his admirers When he
ran second to Jim Davis of North
Carolina in the recent Southern
Conference mile championship, it
was Obvious he was not in top fettle,
but Davis was forced to move at
4:14.2 clip to beat him. Some believe
that weak opposition in dual meets,
In which Maryland's squad was un-
defeated this season, prevented
Chronister from working up to peak
form. What the inspiration of run
ming against Cunningham will do
TO him is a matter of interesting
conjecture.
Corbett won the mile and 2-mile
races for points that helped nightly
to give Catholic University the
Mason-Dixie championship recently.
Conserving himself, he ran the mile
IN 1855. For at least three quarters
OF the contest Tuesday he should be
at Cunningham's shoulder. Where
he will be when the Kansas Flyer
cuts loose with his sensational kick"
is by far another matter.
1t will be an exhibition for Cum
ningham, but for the others a
championship race. To the first
local runner to finish will 60 the
District A. A. U. title.
Glenn's Name Packs Magic.
With its District A. A. U. cham
pionships and metropolitan WASH
ington public high school title
events. nothing else was needed to
make The Star meet the climax of
the track season here. but interest
IN the games took a tremendous
jump when the magic name of
Glenn Cunningham was added to
the lists.
Greatest cinderpath attraction
since Paavo Nurmi. the colorful
Kansan, who learned to run while
exercising leg so badly burned
1t threatened to cripple him for
life. comes as a bargain to WASH
ington fans. before whom he will
appear for the first time. An ad-
mission fee of 40 cents will be
charged for the meet, which will
get under way at o'clock with
more than 30 events on the pro-
gram, nearly all of them promising
excitement. Both the A. A. U. and
public school fields will be the
strongest ever assembled here.
Cunningham exhibition will be
a part of his preparation for an
epic meeting with Sydney Wooder-
son of England in the Princeton
invitation meet June II in which,
Wooderson says. the much talked
about 4-minute mile may ma
terialize.
But Cunningham must share the
spotlight with the schoolboys in
their scramble for metropolitan
championships. One of the best
fields ever assembled for a meet
will face the barrier, and more than
one record is expected to 60 by
the boards.
Generals Favored.
Washington-Lee, victor in the
recent &c" Club games, is heavy
favorite to win the team title, but
can expect the same brand of
competition from District and near
by schools it experienced in the
club games when it was extended to
the limit of its power to win. Wally
Legg, all-around performer; Tou-
lette, dash man, and Carr, middle
distance runner, are the mainstays
OF Coach Johnny Bakers squad
and he is counting heavily on them
to lead the victory parade.
Lou Napoli's injury may make
Legg's sprint chores lighter, for
the Roosevelt boy was dangerous
threat in the century and 220yard
runs, but Sid Hooe served notice
that he is to be reckoned with in
the hurdles by breaking one mark
and tying another in the inter-
high games. Hooe tied Gordon
Everett's 8-year- high timber
standard, and hung up new record
over the lower obstacles.
Napoli, although limping per-
ceptibly yesterday, still entertains
hope of running against Legg in
at least one event, and is treat
i. ing the pulled muscle over the
week end in an effort to be in form
He lost to Legg by the proverbial
eye-lash in their last meeting and
has been patiently awaiting another
crack at the Virginia flyer since.
With their own championship out
Of the way all of the District schools
are drawing bead on Bakers boys,
for they'd rather see one of their
hometown rivals take the crown
than the squad from across the river.
Strong in Field Events.
Outstanding performances are
expected in the half-mile run, in
which Carr of W.-L will have Bill
Walker of Eastern, to beat for the
title: 440-yard dash, with AL Hayden
of Central, top-heavy choice, and
In all field events with Techs burly
representatives dominating the
action.
An oddity of the inter-high meet
was Neil Edwards prize-winning
javelin throw of 100 feet, about 10
feet better than his average. Ed
wards fouled on his last attempt,
and was given another toss. Gordon
Kluge, Maryland ace who was watch
iau hiS effnrtS SUGGESTED that Ed