The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-05
Locals Dominate
Dashes, Upsets In
Hurdles, Two Mile
Strength in Pole Vault,
High Jump Too Much
For Ohio Athletes

A decisive edge in the field
events enabled Michigan Normal
to trounce Miami University OF OK
ford. O.. in track. 70 Ia TO 60 81,
at Briggs Field Saturday.
BY dominating the dashes and
scoring upset victories In the high
hurdles and the two mile run. Mi
ami piled up an early lead in the
running events. The Hurons'
strength in such events as the
pole vault and the high Jump was
too great for the Ohioans to re-
tain their advantage. however.
Tony Rasmovich, who formerly
held the New Hampshire state
high school record in the javelin
throw, produced the only standard
breaking performance OF the meet.
Miami runners equalled existing
track records in the 1870 yard high
hurdles and the mile relay.
Rasmovich. junior. extended
his own Michigan Normal mark 10
1888 feet 10 inches. His best pre-
vious distance in competition was
1856 feet / inch, 'chalked up at the
Central Collegiate Conference meet
at Milwaukee last June.
His toss is less than two feet
under the Briggs Field record OF
1871 feet Z 3-4 inches which Ernie
Bremen, OF Michigan State, estab-
lished In the Michigan "A t.
championships here two years ago.
The trio of Rasmovich, Ed Rosen'
zweig and Joe BreZezinski contri-
buted the most outstanding Huron
feats Of the contest. Rosenzweig
shared scoring honors with John
Saunders, of Miami. by hanging up
wins in the shot put and discus
throw and a second place in the
broad jump.
Brzezinski nipped Capt Tommy
Quinn at the tape in winning the
$50 yard run in 1868. The Jack.
son junior stepped up from third
position to first In the last loo
wards to hit the finish line In the
fastest time registered on the
briggs track since the days OF Able
Rosenkrantz, former great Huron
star.
Quinn entered the ha1f mile at
ter having gained an earlier tri-
umph in the mile run. He had to
set pace in the latter event which
would be Just fast enough to en-,
able Terminate Duane Temper to
step home In second place.
His judgment OF speed was ex,
actly right. for Temper finished
a stride ahead of his Miami oppon-
ent. Although Temper entered the
two mile, he was forced to drop
out midway in the route.
Virgil Aston, OF Miami, went on
to annex the event in nine minutes
SS.3 seconds. That was the Ohio
squads second surprise win OF the
meet. Saunders having whipped
Whitley Had in the high hurdles
in :14.7, which ties the track rec
ord set by Had last year.
Though he stumbled over the
second last hurdle. Had could not
haXe caught the fleet Miami negro,
eH-Ohio prep champion. The Hu.
ron st4w top was weary from
earlier competition in the 100 yard
dash and the shot put. He took
third in the latter event.
Had obtained his revenge IN
the 220 yard low hurdles With
a determined set to his jaw, the
spectacular Saginawian came roar
ing down TIE stretch to trim Saun-
ders by huge margin His time
Of ..23.7 was two tenths OF sec.
ond off Eugene Beattys track rec
ord.
Saunders rolled UP 10 points al
together. adding a first place in
the broad jump TO his points in
the hurdles.
The Miami relay team OF Andy
Nonovlch, Jim Steen. Jack Else
man and Oliver Hunter equalled
the Briggs record OF 1926 In
beating Michigan Normal. Hun.
ter was also victorious in the quar-.
ter.mile and the 220 yard dash.
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