Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-23
By TOM BOST. j..

i Chapel Hill, Feb. 23.-Ccming
from eight states. from PGNn>yt-
wanna 10 Florida. 1873 track stars,
representing the cream OF ~ OF
Dimes college. preparatory and high
school track teams, were aS>embI-
ing at the University Of North Caro-
lima today for their annual mass as
Sault on % records in the eleventh
&nnual Southern Conference tract;
and Ijled games which Gct under way
tomorrow.
Starting times OF the events are
100 in the afternoon and ! O'Clock
al night. Finals in the Conference
broad jump. conference and non
conference shot put and high Jump.
and the freshman and scholastic high
Jump will be held in the Tin Can
at 1870.
Beginning at $50 o'clock and con-
tinuing through 1915 that night,
with time out for dinner, OF course,
all other events will be held il.
WOODEN Gymnasium.
There will be room for only 1900
spectators. Indications point to a
near capacity crowd. Many reserva-
tons already nave been made and
spectators who have not secured
seats in advance will have to be
turned away in case they arrive af-
ter all seats are sold.
Chief interest ceHterS on the three
hurdle events in which there is 4
possibility world records may be
equalled in any one or all Of three
contests.
Leading contenderS for world
markers are North Cardinals Bill
Corpening and Harry March and
Washington and Lees Bill Whaley in
the conference 7O-yard high and
70-yard low hurdles and Virginia's
Frank Fuller and Geor9iaS Vassa
Gate in the non-conrorcnce 70-yard
high hurdles.
Fuller eQualled the worlds record
Of 3.5 seconds in the high hurdles
at the Fifth Regiment games at Bal
ti.nore| recently and Corpening ran
the Cavalier star and Marsh Farmer
OF Texas Tech photo finish.
The experts also cOncede that new
conference records probably will be
established in the $50. mile run. two
mile. high hurdles. shot put, in the
Southern Conference division, and
in the high hurdles, $50. high jump
and shot put in the non-cOnference
division.
Two Of the 1880 team champions
will be defending titles. They are
North Carolina in the Southern Con-
ference division and Navy in the non
/ conference group. Georgetown, Win
/ ner in the freshman division, and
/ Episcopal High, leader in the scho-
lastic, are not participating but the
! three teams-North Carolina fresh
! man and John Marshall and Wash
! ington-Lee High schOol-WhO were
| beaten by only one and two points
will be carrying on for tho absent
champions.
North Carolina and Maryland are
favored TO win the conference title
Duke will be in the role Of dark
horse with Il wcII-rounded deleea-
ton of % capable performers. In
the non-confcrencc indications point
n = eniritoA battle between Nays
Iefendina champions and Viroin'H
The. following institutions and dl-
.i.i0ne are represented:
c,,.LO,,, Ccnrnrancn-Nc"th Caro-
rino. Duke Maryland. Washington
md Leo. William and Mar", y {
State. Richmond, South Carolina,
Wake Forest. and V. M. I.
Non-Conferenco-Navv. virginia
Georgia. GEORGIA Tech. NeWberrv and
West Chester State Teacher College
If Pennsylvania.
Frnehrnan-North Carol'r". Duke
WASHINGTON and Lee, William and
Mary. Virginia, Tech. V. NJ. l., Vlr-
ginia, Newberry and Wake Forest