The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-28

The best shot putter in Michigan
Normal's athletic history added
another chapter TO his volume OF
record-breaklng performances FRI
day in the twenty-second annual
Michigan State Relay Carnival at
Jenison Field House. East Lansing.
Ed Rosenzweig flung the 16-
pound shot As feet, "a inches to
win the event and chalk up a new
Michigan Normal and carnival rec
ord in the process. His pitch was
nearly IA inches farther than his
best previous effort in the weight
toss.
Despite a sore knee which must
be securely tapped before Huron
meets, Rosenzweig has extended
his own Michigan Normal mark in
the shot put four times this sea-
son. In the Huron's first test OF
the winter he threw the iron ball
"a feet, IL inches.
A week later he heightened the
distance to 46 feet three inches,
and last Saturday he thrust the
shot Al feet one-half inch for the
short.lived record which was eclips-
ed in Fridays relay carnival The
former meet mark OF ~ feet 11&
inches was set by Leroy Dues, of
Wayne in 1882.
Rosenzweig, junior from New
York City, accompanied his win
ming toss with a huge grunt,
standard part Of his technique in
the event. Perhaps his grunting
aided him in gaining an extra bit
Of distance Friday because Rosenz.
weig had three puts past the Al
foot level.
Rosenzweig and Harold Stein,
who tied for first in the pole vault,
were Normal's only winners. Michi-
gan State captured 10 events and
tied in another one. Central Michi.
gan College won two contests and
Western Michigan College annexed
two first places.
Stein reached his peak for the
season with a 13-foot leap. Bob
Harris and Ted Wonch, of Michi-
gan. slid over the crossbar at the
same height. Ted Webb. team
mate of Stein, was fourth in the
event.
Michigan Normal took three sec
onds. three thirds and two fourth
places. Walter Simpson cleared
six feet to take runner-up laurels
in the high jump, which was won
by Jim Milne, of State, at six feet,
6is inches.
The Michigan Normal two-mile
relay team lost over 40 yards over
the last mile to finish second to
Michigan State by a seven-yard
margin. The Huron medley relay
team was forced to come from last
place TO place second behind State
in its event.
Don Sommerfield and Bob Erbe
were third and fourth, respective
ly, in the 75-yard high hurdles. and
Warren Johnson was fourth in the
two-mile run. The Michigan Nor.
NAL half.mile and mile relay quar-
tets were third in their specialties.
New field house records were set
in the high jump. 300-yard dash,
4i0.yard relay, ss0-yard open re-
lay and medley relay. Carnival
marks were also marked up in the
high jump. 300-yard dash, 440-yard
relay, Ss0-yard open relay, medley
relay and mile relay. The carnival
record Of :07.7 in the 75-yard dash
was equaled by Hugh Davis OF
State.
George Marshall directed the HUI
ron squad in the absence of DR..
Lloyd W. ODDS, who is attending
national track and field committee
meetings in New York City today.
The summary:
Broad jump-Won by Davis (S);
Smith (S), second; Reed (K),
third; Leininger (WMC), fourth.
Distance-22 feet IL inches.
Pole vault-Won by Stein (N),
Wonch Isl and Harris Isl. tied for
first Webb (N), fourth. Height
l3 feet
Shot put-Won by Rosenzweig
(N); Betker (Wayne), second Dry
nan (S). third; Brecher Isl. fourth.
Distances feet 2k inches. New
carnival and Michigan Normal rec
ord. Former Michigan record OF
" feet Il inch set by Rosenzweig
a week ago.
High jump-Won by Milne Isl:
Simpson (N), second; Craig (SD
and Wilson (Alma), tied for third
Heights feet SIS inches. (New
field house and carnival record)