The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-18
Michigan A. A. u. Relays to be High Mark For Track
Ex-Cagers Will be
Main Attractions
in Ann Arbor Meet
Kane, Quinn Chief
Contestants in Mile
Run, Feature Event

A pair OF reformed basketball
players will be the premier attrac-
lions in the Michigan A. A. L.
Relays. high mark OF the state in
door track season, Wednesday night
at Yost Field House, Ann Arbor.
The ex-cagers who have gained
sectional and national acclaim for
their activities in the ancient sport
Of foot.racing are Campbell Kane,
OF the University OF Indiana, and
Tommy Quinn, Of Michigan Nor
NAL They are the chief contest
ants in the inyitational mile run,
feature event of the Relays.
Rounding out the four-man field
are Ralph Schwarzkopf. former
University OF Michigan two-mile
star. and Max Lenover, Central Col
legiate Conference record holder
from Loyola.
Kane, who won both the mile and
half,mile at the Western Confer
ence indoor championships two
weeks ago. enrolled at Indiana
four years ago with the intention Of
landing a place on the crack Hoos.
Ter basketball team. IBIS interest
switched to track, however. and he
soon forgot his original goal.
Quinn passed up track in high
school, .preferring to hold down a
regular position on the Newark
St. Benedict's Prep quintet.
Kane and Quinn are well matched
in the mile, for they have compiled
almost identical times for the dis
lance this winter While Kane was
annexing the Big Ten title in 4:16.0,
Quinn won the Central Collegiate
mile at a pace one-half of a second
slower,
The Huron ace IS at a disadvan-
tage in that he will be competing
in his third big race in five nights.
Quinn ran on the Huron medley
relay team at the Butler Relays
Saturday and the two-mile relay
quartet at the Cleveland X. OF c.
Carnival Sunday
Twenty,siX other Michigan Nor
NAL trackmen are entered in the
A.A.U. Relays. Included are 16 var
sity performers. seven Huron Club
thinclads and three unattached en-
tries.
Other highlights of the 22-event
program are the shot put, half-mile
,.up eovord Jogb b{gb iur,n g.
yard high and low hurdles and the
university mile relay between
Notre Dame and Michigan.
Allan Tolmich, who set one world
record and equaled another at
Cleveland. will not have to worry
about Whitley Had of Michigan
Normal, in the hurdles. Hlad's weak
ankle has forced him to premature
ly conclude the indoor season.
Don Sommerfield who Is running
better than at any time in his ca.
reer. will be the sole Huron entry
in both timber-topping events. Geof-
frey Hall, Frank Mccarthy and
Al Thomas. all of Michigan. will
also compete.
Winner Of the 45-yard dash at
Cleveland Joe Matyunas, running
under the colors of the Huron Club,
is favored to take the 60-yard sprint
from Gerrit .Stukkie, of Western
State; Piel and Thomas, and Tom
my Adams, of Wayne.
A three-way battle for first place
is expected to develop in the high
jump between Don Canham. Big
Ten champion from Michigan; Ray
Peterson, Michigan Normal sophie
more, and Stan Simons. OF ST. An
tome Y.M.C.A
Lillrum Williams, former Nation
al A.A.U. titleholder. is the favo-
rite in the shot put. Warren Breid-
enbach, Of Michigan, is the leading
entry in the OPEN half-mile.
Plans to have Roy Cochran. West
ern Conference quarter-mile cham
pion from Indiana. in the $50 fell
through Monday when Cochran be-
came a victim of influenza.
The Relays start at 1870 p. m.