The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-29
NORMAL SECOND
IN TEAM SCORING


ships Thursday at Meadowbrook
Country Club, and not the least
OF them was Michigan Normals
great Tommy Quinn.
The major plaudits OF the small
but enthusiastic crowd OF specta-
tors which brayed Icy tempera-
lures to watch the best OF the
nations barrier talent scamper
along the snowladen l0.000-meter
course were, of course. for Don
Lash, who easily annexed his sew
enth straight title and established
a meet record in doing SO
Quinn was not serious con
tender for first place honors af-
ter the mile mark was passed. but
he managed to stay near the
front OF the classy field of SO run
ners to. finish fourth. Two years
ago ne was twelfth in the same
meet. and last fall seventeenth
place was the best he could do:
Even more spectacular when
all factors are considered-wa
the amazing performance OF Team
mate Duane Temper, who fol
lowed Quinn across the final
line. And furthermore. Capt. Bob
Lee came through with the best
race of his collegiate career to
take twelfth.
With these three proving the
Huron pacemakers, the Michigan
Normal team was second to the
well-balanced New York Athletic
Club. The n. Y. A. c. scored
low total of 20 points in succeed
ing Millrose A. c., also of New
York. as team champion.
The perfectly-conditioned Lash
easily defended his title, leading
Gregory Rice, former Notre Dame
star. by $50 yards as he crossed
the finish line. Lash, now an lndl-
ana state policeman, went ahead
a few yards past the mile post
and retained his lead all the rest
of the way.
Lash was clocked in 80 minutes
25.S seconds for a new record.
SCATTERING the previous mark OF
30 minutes l7.2 seconds which he
set in gaining the A. A. L. cham
pionship for the first time in 1888.
His time at the two-mile was
9:27 and at the three-mile l4:34.
He passed the four-mile post In
1929 and the five-mile mark in
"a rs.
Rice. noted for his stretch kick,
was unable TO move up on Lash
ON the back turn, and the slender
Hoosier breezed in with a leng-
thy margin.
The feature battle OF the meet
was furnished by Quinn and
Luigi Beccali. winner of the l.
50O-meter title I'm the 1882 Olym-
pics. who were striving for third
position.
Quinn began this, his last col
legiate cross country race, by set
ting the pace a hall-mile from the
starting line Rice. Walter Mehl,
! Wisconsin star OF last year, and
Lash huddled close behind, and
Rice and Mehl forged slightly in
front of Tommy at the mile.
The New Jersey runners tactics
In pushing to the fore so early In
the race brought groans to Mich
igan Normal supporters, for Quinn
is not a strong finisher His strs
teey worked perfectly, however.
Quinn stayed in fourth place un'
III Mehl dropped out at the end
/ OF the third mile. when he moved
up into third. Beccali shot ahead
in the last mile, and both men
nut on a hot sprint to the tape
Recall maintained his slim adj
vantage, finishing on top by 10
yards.
The showing OF Temper was
distinct surprise. Although he had
been counted upon to place among
the first Is, his final position was
much better than even Coach
LLOYD w. Olds might hope. Sim
Harry. Lee ran the No. ! cross
country race OF his three seasons
on the Huron team.
Other Normal runners placed as
follows: Warren Johnson. twenty
sixth: Elmer Burnie, thirty-third; ;
Bob Archer. fortieth. and Paul
Hansen. forty-seventh George
Cole was forced to drop out on
the course. Jay Woolsey and
Frank Durham. both running un-
attached under Huron Club colors.
were thirty-second, and thirty
fourth. respectively.
Michigan Normals team score
of 80 points was an even 70 under
Michigan State. Shanahan Catho-
lie club of Philadelphia was fourth
with SO points and the Norfolk
Young Mems Association OF RoI-
bury. Mass. fifth with SO. Indiana
University. which nosed out the
Hurons for the National Collegia-
te crown. did not enter the meet.
Twice before in 1881 and 1898
Mic higan Normal was runner-up
in the National A. \. L. The *
cellent performances In Normals
last two meets eyens the score
for failure Of the Hurons TO take
the state intercollegiate and a.
4. L. titles. DR.. Olds' team also
a,terded its consecutive dual