Evening star., 1941-03-16
4:11.1 Mile Run
By Meh| Best
Ever in DC.
Three Clear Ia Feet
For Capital Record
In Pole VuuIt
BY LEWIS T. ATCHuSON.

Smashing one world record, pole
vaulting higher than ever before in
this bailiwick and tossing in the
fourth fastest mile of the season for
good measure, studded field
brought the abbreviated District in
door track campaign to a dramatic
close last night at Uline arena.
The occasion was the first annual
Washington A. A. games and the
boys ushered them in with couple
of bangs.
Biggest surprise of the meet, per-
haps, was the veteran Joe McClus-
keys world record run of 9:34 fiat
in his speciality, the 2-mile steeple-
chase. He clipped exactly IA sec
onds of the previous record he es.
tablished in the National A A. U.
games two weeks ago at New York.
Mehl Runs Soaring Mile.
Not as surprising, but equally
thrilling was Walter Mehls triumph
ir the presidents mile" accom-.
plished in the sole-searirg time Of
4:11.1. 1t exceeded anything ever
those races turned in by Paavo
Nurmi and Joie Ray in the dim, dis
tant past.
Earl Meadows, Kenny Dill and
Dick Ganslen did not disappoint in
the pole vault, sending the bar to
IA feet 7 inches, which would have
been new world indoor mark, be-
fore missing. Meadows tummy
barely scraped the bar on his third
and final attempt, but it was enough
to knock it off and spoil his effort.
Tommy Fields of Maryland in the
mile and Forest Efaw of Oklahoma
A and M. in the steeplechase were
directly responsible for the winners
times.
Fields, laying third for eight Of the
II laps and fourth as Gene Venzke
came up on the ninth. made his bid
too early and petered out a half
lap from home. He was last, but not
the least.
Fields Forces Fast Mile.
Mehl, second behind John Munski
| until the ninth lap when he forged
ahead, found Fields running side
by side with him on the grueling
tenth and had to put on steam to
keep the Maryland ace from passing
and gaining the pole. He kept the
lead, but Fields effort spurred Mum
| ski and Venzke to greater efforts and
Mehl had to keep humping to hold
his advantage.
All of them hit the tape at q fast
gallop, but Mehl had at least is
yards to spare.
McCluskey permitted Efaw to set
| the pace the first mile of their
race while Arthur Adams of Wake
Forest and Don Lash, Indiana State
policeman. trailed in that order. But
with half the distance gone and the
brush jumps seemingly mounting to
monumental proportions, the vet
eran New York hoofer stepped in
front like an old fire horse.
Efaw permitted him to take over
the pace-making role, but found his
challenge on the bell lap Intellectual
as galloping Joe's pounding pins
drummed a steady tattoo on the
boards. Efaw was scant six yards
behind when McCluSkey crossed the
finish line, which is somewhat Of a
moral victory.
Blozis, Kehoe Score.
AL Blozis pitched the shot IS feet
with only two tries and then hustled
OF to catch the 1855 plane for
Cleveland, where he Is scheduled to
compete tonight. With him went
Earle Audet, who was only 10 inches
behind the cannon ball champ.
Jimmy Kehoe, former Marylander
running in the red. white and blue
bunting of the host association, OBJ
tanned an ample measure OF revenge
over Charley Beetham. who whipped
him by a whisker in last Monday
nights Catholic U. games, in the
l,OO0-yard invitation run. Kehoe
won in the scintilating time Of
2:119, Beetham finishing a Door
third behind Joe Zeitler, New York
K. of C.
Alan Tolmich of Detroit gave the
fans another sample of high and
fancy stepping in capturing the
50-yard high hurdles in 65 pulled
up. The green-shirted performer
beat Charley Neumeyer, Leo Wall
and Dave Wiley.
One of the evenings biggest sur
prises occurred In the 440-yard In
tercollegiate run in which Morty
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