The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
DR.. Odds Given
Anniversary Gift
Week in Advance
Saturday to Mark 20th
Year of-Services to
College Athletes Here
{ Especial TO the Daily Press

Especial to the Daily Press)
Cleveland, Mar. l6-Dr Lloyd
W. Olds received an anniversary
present a week in advance here to-
night.
The veteran Michigan State Nor
NAL College track coach, who wt1f
close out his twentieth indoor sea.
son next Saturday, watched the
strong Huron two-mile relay team
tumble its own American indoor
college record in beating Seton
Hall in the revived Knights OF Co
lumbus carnival.
The Ypsilanti, Mich. quartet, con.
sisting OF George Cole. Joe BrIe.
zinski, Duane Temper and Tommy
Quinn, travelled the distance in
seven minutes 500 seconds.
The Huron victory was the more
enjoyable to Odds because II was
unexpected. The dynamic director
OF Michigan Normal track destinies
was inclined to view the ISIS
clocking. turned in by his relay
crew last year, as invulnerable 10
assaults by Huron teams for years
to come.
Three members OF that record.
making team OF 1910 were running
again tonight. Only Leroy Grindle,
who was graduated In June. was
absent, his place being taken by
Cole, a sophomore from Mlnoa
y. Y.
Tho uurnps sat thair r.o.ra d.,
the Butler Relays last winter. in
order to conserve their energies for
the duel with Seton Hall, they did
not attempt to defend the two-mile
title at the indianapolis meet Satur-
day.
Seton Hall is considered the best
two-mile relay team In the East.
The South Orange, N. j.. brigade Of
half-milers defeated Fordham IN the
New York X. OF c. meet two weeks
ago by negotiating the route in
7:51.4.
Michigan Normal had one other
winner in tonights carnival at the
Municipal Auditorium. Tall Joe
Matyunas. freshman at the Hu-
ron institution. led the way to the
tape in the 45yard dash.
Matyunas, who transferred from
Seton Hall last fall, was timed N
| fve seconds flat as he stepped
across the finish line. He is tho
present National Junior A. A. Y.
5O-yard dash record-holder.
Trailing behind Matyunas were
Allan Tolmich. of Detroit. and Jack
Smith, Cleveland. Tolmich Is form
err National Senior A. A. U. sprint
champion.
The Huron freshman, making his
first appearance in national compe
tition this year, also finished third
behind Charley Beetham and Jimmy
Herbert in the 60O-yard run. Beeth
am, former Ohio State star. turned
the distance in 1:12.5.
Despite an ankle injury, Whitley
Had, Central Collegiate Confer.
ence high hurdles champion, placed
second to Tolmich, the ex-Wayne
University ace, in both the 45-yard
highs and lows.
Tolmich, who also defeated Had
In the National A. A. U. indoor
championships in February. clipped
two-tenths OF a second of his &C.
copied record for the 45-yard low
hurdles.
He dashed the abbreviated course
in 1854, breaking the mark which
F. p. Scheuber Boston, set in 1901
(and, coincidentaliy, on March 16)
Tolmich also equaled the world rec.
ord Of 1851 for the 45.yard high
hurdles. Sam Allen, Boston, had
been the sole holder OF that stand
ard since 1887.
The summary:
45-yard high hurdles-Won by
Tolmich (DetroiD; Had mich.
NormaD. second; Lane (Cleve.
land), third. Time :O5.7. Equals
world record set by Sam Allen, Bos.
ton, iis1937.)
45.yard dash-Won by Matyunas
Mich. Normal: Tolmich (Detroit)
second; Smith (Cleveland), third.
Time :05.0.
60o'yard run-Won by Beetham
columbus. o.; Herbert New
York;. second: Matyunas (Mich
NormaD. third. : Time-l.l2.5.
4Jyard low hurdles-Wop- by
Tolmich (DetroiD; Had mich.
NormaD second; Lane (Cleveland)
third. Time .05.4. BREAKS the
world record of :05.s set by r. B.
Scheuber, Boston, in l90l.)
| College two mile relay-Won by
Michigan Normal (Cole, Brzezinski,
Temper and QUINN; Seton Hall.
second. Time - 1902 Breaks
American indoor college record OF
7;5l.5. set by Michigan Normal
in 1900
ROLLS PERFECT GAME
Detroit, Mar. 17-AP-Andrew Nc.
| Grath, bowling in the Border Cities
Deaf League, Sunday night rolled
a perfect game at the Recreation
Alleys here. His 300 game between
totals OF 1856 and 179, for SOS. He
has been bowling six years.