The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-20
Records Smashed
by Rosenzweig
Had and Quinn
Powerful Hurons Slam
Four Events in 18th
Victory Over Wayne

Michigan Normal's mighty track
team not only whipped Wayne Uni
versity, ssh TO 2sts. Wednesday
at Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Ar
boz, but cracked three indoor rec
ords in the process.
Had not Wayne scored heavily in
the quarter, 900 and relay. the Hur-
ons' weakest events, the Tartar
tracksters would not have rolled up
more than a dozen points. What is
more, two Huron standbys, Bob
Lee and Walt Simpson, were on
the sidelines.
Capt. Tommy Quinn headed the
triumvirate OF Huron record-smash-
ers with a sterling performance in
the mile run. Quinn, who pushed
Joe BrZezinski to a 4:22.5 record
In the event A year ago, avenged
that defeat by galloping home
ahead OF the Jackson runne in
4:20.6.
The Huron pilot edged in front at
the start and was never threatened
thereafter. Quinn's time. outstand-
ing for the slow Waterman track.
is equivalent to a AIS mile out
doors.
Eddie Rosenzweig and Whitley
Had joined Quinn in posting new
listings in the Michigan Normal
record books. Rosenzweig hit A
feet 6 inches on his first attempt
to add three inches TO his W shot
put mark, set two weeks ago. The
New York sophomore later heaved
the shot &c feet s inches but fouled
on the throw.
Had clicked off the 65-yard low
hurdles in IA seconds, o%ne-tenth
second under his previous best for
the five-barrier event. The world
srecord for 65-yard lows, incidental
~, is only 1913.
Had had anticipated knocking
DOM his high hurdles standard to
eight seconds even, but he tipped
over the first hurdle and was
slowed down to :0S.2. This was one
Of four events which Michigan Nor
NAL slammed, Don Sommerfield
finishing second and Eugene Lucar-
ELI, making his first varsity ap-
pearance. third.
The Hurons also swept all places
in the mile. two-mile and 50-yard
dash. Wayne had only one entry
for the distance runs, and Coach
David l.. Holmes decided 1t was
much simpler to concede both
races.
Ronnie Clark led Don Jones and
John Palmer to the tape in the
short sprint. Tommy Adams,
Wayne's chief dash man. was I'M
able to compete because Of a pulled
leg muscle.
After watching the Hurons mark
up victory after victory, the Tar
tars finally landed In the win col
umn when Bob Wingo, Hamtramck
junior, placed on top In the 440-yard
dash. Terminate Lyn Wright was
second and George Cole, Of Normal,
third.
Later Wright turned the tables
on Wingo by capturing the go in
:25.3. Clark and Charley Doan, OF
Wayne, finished in a tie for third
behind Wingo.
Wingo, Wright and Doan were
also members of the winning Wayne
relay team. Dick Waskiewicz, for
mer State A.A.U. champion, round
ed out the quartet.
Lucarelli celebrated his varsity
debut with a triumph in the high
jump. The surprising Iron Mountain
lad reached 5 feet Tx inches. Har-
old Stein In the pole vault and
Duane Temper in the two-mile were
Normal's other winners.
The half-mile, barren Of a Wayne
entry, was cancelled, thus depriv-
ing Normal OF nine more points.
The meet victory was the Hurons'
fifteenth consecutive indoor win
over the Tartars.
Joe Matyunas nosed out Steve
Hnatow in a freshman SS0-yard
run.
The summary:
Pole vault Won by Stein IN;
Webb (N) and Clark (W), tied for
second. Height-12 feet 3 inches.
Shot put Won by Rosenzwieg
(N); Detker wv, second; Kos1ey
(N), third. Distances feet 6 inch
es. New Michigan Normal indoor
record. Old record OF a. feet 3 inch
es set by Rosenzweig two weeks
ago.
Mile run Won by Quinn On;
Brzezinski (N), second; Archer
(N), third. Time-4:20.6. (New
Michigan Normal indoor record.
Old record Of 4:22.5 set by Joe
Brzezinski in 1940).
50-yard dash-Won by Clark
(N); Jones (N). second; Palmer
(N), third. Time-:05.6.
440-yard dash-Won by Wingo
(W) Wright (W). second Cole
(N), third. Time-:53.0.
65-yard high hurdles Won by
Had (N); Sommerfield (N) sec.