The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-03
Slow Times, Below
Average Distances
Fail to Cut Total
Four Places Instead
of Customary Three
Awarded by Odds

Although they stacked the cards
against themselves. Michigan Nor
NAL trackmen just couldn't help
winning their first 1871 indoor meet
by a mountainous margin at Wat
erman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor,
Saturday.
The Hurons, despite slow times
and below.average heights and dis
tances, amsssed 95ls points. while
Kalamazoo and Findlsy Colleges
pooled their efforts TO total only
22i2.
Just TO make the meet little
more interesting t. the spectators,
Coach Lloyd W. Olds decided to
award four places instead Of the
customary tire. Furthermore.
Michigan Normal entries were ar
ranged so as not to present too
strong a front.
This little scheme failed COM
pletely, for the Hurons captured
every first and second place and
HldJOli ny VI Tue lHild pOo4NiOAo.
Ron Clark, slim senior Splinter
from Brattleboro, VT, was the most
outstanding individual in the meet.
He scored 15A points by competing
in four events.
In addition to winning both the
So and 440-yard dashes, Clark tied
for first with Walt Simpson In the
high jump and ran the anchor leg
on NormaPs triumphant relay team.
Clark had as chief rival for high
point honors Charles Whitley"
Had, who made only two less.
Had annexed both hurdles races,
Of course, and then added a third
place in the shot put and also ran
in the relay.
Other Huron winners were Capt.
Tom Quinn in the mile. Elmer Bur
ME in the two-mile, Duane Temper
in the $50. Ed Rosenzweig in the
shot put and Harold Stein and Ted
Webb who tied for first, in the
pole vault. 1t was Rosenzwelg's
first appearance as varsity per-
former.
For the second time within four
days, Joe Matyunas lowered a
freshman record by turn ng a spe-
cial frosh quarter-mile in 53.l Sec
onds. Ralph Gildenste.n marked up
the former record of $40 two years
ago.
Matyunas also won the freshman
50-yard dash. Ed Sigety led the
way to the finish in the mile.
The summary:
Pole vault-Won by Stein (N)
and Webb (N). tied for first; Graf
ton M. third: Smith (K). fourth.
He.ght-11 feet.
Shot put-Won by Rosenzweig
(N); Kosley M, second; Had
(N, third; Lindsey (F), fourth
Distance-44 feet.
Mi e ru1-Won by Quinn (N);
Temper (N), second; Lee (N).
third; Henderson (F), fourth.
Time-4:30.1.
50-yard dash-Won by Clark
(N). Jones (N), second: Lindsey
tF), third; Palmer (N), fourth.
Tim - :05.7.
65.yard high hurdles-Won by
Had (Nl; Sommerfield (N), sec
ond; Cone (F), third; Elsbey (K),
fourth. Time :0S.2.
440-yard dash-Won by Clark
N); Cole (N), second; Yehle (K),
third; Kitzerow IF. fourth. Time
1853.
Two.mile run-Won by Burnie
(N): Johnson (N), second; Damn
*, third Wedge (K),. fourth.
Time-10:12S.
65-yard low hurdles Won by
Had (N); Sommerfeld (N), sec
ond; Cone (F), third; Elsbey (K), |
fourth. Time :07.S.
High jump-Won by Clark (N) |
and Simpson (N). tied for first; |
Webb (N), Rosenzweig (N), Cone |
tFJ and Baker (F). tied for third.
Height feet 8 inches.
SSO-yard run-Won by Temper
CN; Diebel (N), second; Archer
(N). third; Siewert (K), fourth.
Time-2:04.7.
Eight-lap relay-Won by Michi-
gan Normal Zones, Cole, Had and
Clark; Kalamazoo, second; Find
lay, third. Time-2:51.3.