Evening star., 1941-06-28
Hot 400-Meters
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Philadelphia Meet
By the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June ga
red-hot race at 400 meters threat
ened today to overshadow more
highly touted events in the Ma
tional A. A. u championships as the
two-day track and field carnival
got under way on Franklin Field.
The Washington ID. c. A A.,
runner-up in the National Junior
meet last year, gave District fans
roofing interest in the affair with
a 7-man squad dominated by Mary
land talent. Al Blozis. George
towns champion shotputter, also
was entered, but under the New
York Athletic Clubs banner.
Jim Kehoe, Tommy Fields. Heck
ert Horn and Gene Ochsenreiter,
from Maryland; Johnny Corbett,
Catholic University; Eddie Barham,
Tech High Schools crack high
jumper. and John Leiss comprised
the Washington delegation.
Stellar Field Drawn.
Despite forecasts of record break
ing performances in the pole vault
and high jump, the experts looked
for the 400 to furnish the sensation
of the SD annual meet.
Coach Charley Hunter of the San
Francisco Olympic Club. winner of
the team title for the last two years
and favored third time, called the
400-meter field the best-matched
he's ever seen.
1t includes Defending Champion
Grover Klemmer of the OLYMPIC
Club, Hubert Kerns of the Southern
California A. A. and Harold Bogrow
of New York University, who ran
one-two ahead Of Klemmer in the
440yard race in the national COL
leglates last week. Other entries
are Al Diebolt. New York A. c.,
who turned in the fastest 440 in the
East this season; Cliff Bourland.
Southern California A. A, winner
of the Junior A. A. U. title last
year, John Campbell, New York A.
c., and Ernest Marshall, Fort VAL
ley tGa) State College.
Hunter figures his 16-man team.
with defending champions in seven
events, will win its third successive
title.
The team that can pile up a lot
of flrsts is the one that will COD
here said Hunter, land our boys
should do that"
Cornelius Warmerdam and Les
Steers, in the pole vault and high
jump, loom as sure bets for Olympic
Club victories. Harold Davis, de-
Tending champion in the sprints:
Tom Montgomery, 6 feet inches
and 270 pounds, in the weights:
Boyd Brown in the tavelin: Phil
Fox in the discus. and Klemmer are
Hunters other hopefuls for f1rsts.
The Californians' main threat in
the team title is the New York
A. c. with 24-man team starring
big Al Blozis in the shotput and
Joe McCluskey in the 3,0O0-meter
steeplechase.
Juniors First in Focus.
The junior championships, for
those who have never won an A.
A. u, I. C.-4-A. or N. c. A. A.
title, held the spotlight today with
the senior events scheduled for
Sunday.
Two junior senior events were on
the opening program. the 10000
meter run with Don Lash. the
Indiana State trooper, defending his
senior title, and the 3,OOO-meter
walk.
Sundays senior events will bring
out the meets brightest stars. in
cluding Billy Brown of Louisiana
State in the broad jump and hop,
step and jump; Fred Wolcott of
Rice in high and low hurdles: Leslie
MacMitchel, New York Ohrbach
A. A, and Walter Mehl of Wiscon-
sin. in the 1,500-meter race; Greg
Rice of Notre Dame, 5.000-meter
run; Barney Ewell of Penn State.
Davis chief threat in the sprints.
and Chuck Beetham. Ohio State,
B00-rneter defending chamoion