The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-14

| There has been considerable dis
cusSlon over Hagg'S condition and
the condition of Greg Rice This dis
cuSsion has clouded the fact that
whether or not they are in the best
condition of their careers, they will
be fit Most track experts are in
clined to believe that both Hagg
and Rice are keyed up to such an
extent over race that has been
talked about for nearly year that
they are over-StreSSing their lack
| of condition in exactly the same
way that Glenn Cunningham usedto
complain of real or fancied ailments
before every one of his greatest eff
forts. Workld record-holders under
pressure are like that.
Ten National champions defend
| ing eleven titles are Harold Davis,
Olympic Club, 100 and 200 meters;
Cliff Bourland, Southern California,
McCluskey, newly transferred to
Siena College Navy flight school,
Loudonville, NJ Y, 10000 meters;
Private George DeGeorge, 300O-me-
ter Steeplechase; Bill Cummins, Rice
110-meter high hurdles; Cpl Adam
Berry, Camp Carson, Colorado, high
jump; Ensign Cornelius Warmer
dam, Del Monte, California, Navy
Pre-Flight School, pole vault; Frank
BerSt, New York A. c., 56-pound
weight throw; and Boyd Brown,
| Olympic Club Javelin throw. OF
the other 1912 winners all are in the
service except two-John Borican,
300 meter winner, who died last
December, and Al Blozis, shotput,
who turned pro with the Football
Giants.
Former national champions en-
tered include Private Norwood Bar
ney) EWeQ, now at Camp Lee, in
the 100 and 200 meters! Naval mid
shipman Forest EfaW, Oklahoma A.
&. M, Steeplechase; Grover KLEIN
mer, Olympic Club, record-break-
ing winner of the 400 meters two
years ago in as seconds, who was
inactive last year with a leg ailment;
Coast Guardsman EulaCe Peacock,
Manhattan Beach, 100 meters and
broad jump, conqueror of Jesse
Owens in the 1885 nationals; Arky
Erwin, New Orleans, 400-meter hur-
dies; 1t. Lou Gregory, Iowa Pre-
flight School, 10000 meters; Henry
Dreyer and Irving FolWartshny, Of
the New York A. c., in the hammer
throw and 56-pound weight,
Classy Performers
All the standout I. c. "A, N C.
Eiiy+,,ic+
champions are heading this way for
the nationals Private Richmond
(Boo) Morcom, of New Hampshire,
who scored an unprecedented field
event triple in the Intercollegiates +;
Dallas Dupre, of Ohio State, who
scored a triple in the Big Ten, but
will devote himself to the broad
jump here; Jim FieWeger, of Law
renee college, voted the outstanding
athlete (hurdler and jumper in the
Central Collegiate Conference cham
pionships; Johnny Fulton of the
Olympic club, who has run the fast
est 44O of the year (48.D; Bill HulSe
of the NYAC, who has run the fast
est mile ':15.9; Pvt. Harrison Dill
lard. of jefferson barracks, and
Army Air Forces Cadet Charley Ha-
: of Chicago, two of the fastest
murders in the country; Earl Audet
of Southern California, top man in
in the shotput with 81 it. 9 SD in
Pvt. Pete Watkins of Fort Sam
Houston, out of Texas A. 81 M, TOP
high jumper of the season at 6ft 8
in; and Ensign Hugh Cannon OF
the Staten Island Naval Base, who
set world discus record OF TIA IT.
10 1-8 in, at Randall's Island last
week.-Mrs. is but a brief list OF the
champions eager to have it out for
the National AAU championships
most coveted title a track man can
win in a non-Olympic year.
Starting at p. m. each day, there
will not be dull moment at Ran
dall's Island next weekend.