Evening star., 1941-07-06
Jean Lane Skaters
200.Metef Record
In A. A. U. Win
conquers Stella Walsh,
Co-Stur and Former
Holder of Mark

Co-Stor and Former
Holder Of Mark
BY the Associated Press.
OCEAN CITY, N. j., July 5.-Jean
Lane, 18-year- -old senior at Wilber-
force (Ohio) University, clipped two
tenths of a second of the womens
national A. A. U. 200-meter dash
record today in the fifteenth run
ming of the meet.
Miss Lane beat Stella Walsh, IA
nous Polish Olympic Club track
and field star from Cleveland, hold
er of the former meet record OF 25.4
seconds, to the tape in 25.2 seconds.
Miss Walsh still holds the womens
American record in the event, 241
seconds.
Jean, Stella Keep Titles.
Jean and Stella were the only
double winners of the day. Jeen
won the 1OO-meter sprint. in Whi"h
she was the defending champic1.
Stella successfully defended her
A. A. U. broad Jump championship,
and Won the discus throw. pushing
the defending champion, Mrs. Cath
crime Fellmeth of Chicago 10 third
position.
Tuskegee (AlaD Institute easily
retained its national team cham
pionship, amassing ll2 points in the
IL events. Second best team was
the Philadelphia Moose. and third
place went TO Miss Walsh's Cleye-
land team.
On individual performance, Miss
Walsh scored heaviest with % points
two firsts and a second. Miss Lane
had 20 points and third was triple
tie between Dorothy Dodson, Chi
cago; Alice Coachman, Tuskegee.
and Lucy Newell Of the same club,
They each had l8 points.
Runs Fast 50 Meters.
Another outstanding accomplish
ment was in the so meters, which
Lucy Newell of Tuskegee Institute
won in Sc seconds, to equal the
time of Jean Lane last year. Mis-
Lane elected not to defend her title
in the so this year to concentrate
on her 100 and 200 specialties.
Dorthy Dodson, by heaving tho
javelin l28 feet Us inches, bettereG
her 1910 mark of 126 feet ! inch.
Angela Mica. st. Louis, bettered her
own 1910 mark of 241 feet 9l2 inches
in the baseball throw with a toss OF
26O feet l07s Inches.
Eight-pound shot put-won by Cath
crime Feilmeth unattached. Chlcaso; sec
ond, Dorothy Dodson, unattached Chlcago.
mooss sGo5se htfh I0ha Marsa2.t 1 WseseF fssPsFn
Women's A c., Brooklyn; sixth, Kay Geary.
Philadelphia Turner'S. Distance-S1's
Running broad jump--won By Stella
Walsh Polish Olympic Women's Athletic
Club. Cleveland. Ohio; second Lucy Newell,
PhiIadelphia Moose; fourth, jeanette Jones.
Harrisburg A. A; fifth. Lille Purifoy. Tus-
keeee Institute: sixth, Norma Carless' 81.
Clair 4. c. Toronto. Distance-ls ieet
Running high jump-won BY Alice
coachman:. Tuskeeee Institute; SECOND.
H3I9a ssTd iss I:ssy GhcaFf Saaa
Moose; rfth. tie between Eizabeth Clancy;
efsPs esETa1 baaes6ssE Aas6ssR Polish x oympe S wom
en'sA. c. Height-5 feet 2a4 inches.
Discus throw-Won by Stella walsh
fsi5Sn Fayior 3is9D a c Iasrsnse sssoee NJ fhrd Mrs
Catherine Fellmeth: unattached, Chicago;
fourth. Hattie Hall, Iuskegee institute:
sixth. Elizabeth Delone, Harrisburg A. A.
Distapce-I13 feet los. inches.
Javelin throw-won by Dorothy Dodson.
Gna''ishia; ins Phiiadelphia Moose; third' Mar.
sostar HarrisburE. A A; fourth: Angela
Mica, St. Louis A G; nth KathtTIne atIan
Association. .s tom pistance.ids fee 7ls inches.
sissba thToVWon. won. By A.gelj joeSbn Mum
unattached Cincinnati third, Jean Nc.
Gunnesle, Boston Swimming Association
fourth, Msrsaret Wiseser. Eastern Won
PhiladeIphia Moose; sixth. Irene Roomsno;
Eastern women's A. C. Distance 26o feet
los inches . r =. , y,,.
wbegfofee tR5ReWon unRersisy Second @ n ste
Walsh, Polish Olympic Women's e:
third Hester Brown, Tuskesee institute;
}th. fGt M Betty tS Charters. Phiadeiphia Moose:
sociation.. Time. 25.2 seconds. New A. A.
5O-meter sprint-won by Lucy Newell.
Tuskegee Institute; second Jeanette Jones
Ions Island University: fourth Mam.e
riean. Polish olympic women's A C.;
sixth. Margery Hall. Philadelphia Moose.
Time, 6 6/10 seconds
SO meters. hurdles-won by Leila Perry.
Tuskeeee Institute; second. Lille Purifoy.
Tuskegee Institute; third. Hllda Plepls,
Phila adelphia Moose: fourth. Nancy Cow
perthwaite, German-American 4. G. Brook;
lyn: NTH Gladys Crisman, Rhode Illand
Cinder Lassies: sixth, Helen Mckee. Phil
adelphia Moose. Time. 1872 secont'
100 meters-Won by Jean Lane. VIII
berforce: second, Alice Coachman Tuske-
gee Institute; third. Rowena Harrison:
Wigeser. Eastern Wofnen's A. c., Brook
lyn: fifth. Janet Ellicott. St, CLAIR A. C..
Toronto; sixth, Theresa Hanley, Red Dis-
mond A. c. Boston. Time, 124 seconds.
400-meter relay-Won by Tuskesee In
stitute team A Gucy Newell, Leila Perry.
Rowena Harrison and Alice Coachmanl.;
second. Tuskesee Institute team B: third.
Philadelphia MOOSE team A: fourth, St.
Clair A. C.. Toronto; NTH. Red Diamond
A. C.. Boston sixth. Philadelphia Moose
y Time 5O Seronds rat