Evening star., 1944-06-18
Washington Lad
Second, Third
To Dash Aces
Qualities in Fastest
Time Of Day in 200;
Foot Decides 100
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,

NEW YORK, June 17.-Bill Hulse,
Americas fastest miller, and three
schoolboys new to national COM
petition high-spotted the opening
of the National AAU champion
ships on the baked cinderpath
and field of Randalls Island today.
Hulse. who stepped off a 4:06
mile in finishing second to Sweden's
Gunder Haegg last summer, left
four rivals far behind as he won
the 1,500-meter senior title-one of
I the three senior events on a pro-
gram otherwise devoted to junior
championships. The remainder of
the senior crowns will be decided
tomorrow with Hulse defending the
800-meter title.
The lanky New York A. c. run
ner took the lead soon after the
start and set all the pace to finish
a good 40 yards in front Of James
Rafferty,, a teammate. He was
clocked in sos seconds for the
quarter, reached the half way post
in 2:02.4 and then started pulling
away. Rafferty, had no trouble beat
ing 17-year r-old Bob Umstattd,
Southwest Conference champion
from Dallas, for runner-up honors.
Fiftieth in Row for Parker.
Charley Parker, sensational San
Antonio dash man, and Don Camp
bell, 18-year-old schoolboy from
Sterling, Colo, divided honors in
the two sprint races. Parker, who'll
be Is in July, chalked up his 50th
consecutive victory in taking the
100 meters in Ill after he and
Campbell had won their Semifinal
dashes in 10.9.
Washington's schoolboy flash, Bill
Mathis of Cardozo High, won a
second and third and ran the
fastest 200-meter heat Of the day
% seconds fiat.
Mathis was nosed out by a boot
in the 100 by the Sensational Parker
The District sprinter had won his
first heat in II seconds, and then
was second to Campbell in the
semifinals as the latter did 100.
In the 200 final, Mathis got
away flying, but weakened in the
final yards and besides Campbell
was beaten by Rudolph Nedd of the
New York Pioneer Club.
- Other d. C. Boys Fail.
The other Washington boys en-
tered in today's junior events, Buddy
Brewton of Mercersburg, Roland
Morgan of Cardozo and Duke
Jacobs, Coolidge High track coach,
failed to place.
Campbell, left at the post in the
Century, struck from behind in the
200 meters, winning in 22.3 as
Parker remained on the sidelines In
preparation for tomorrow's tussle
with Claude Young, flashy Illinois
sprinter.
The other two senior titles went
to- Norman Bright, veteran West
Coast performer representing the
United States Army at Presque Isle,
Me-, and Fred Sharaga of New
Nork City. Bright won the 10000
meter run in 1888 and Sharaga
captured the 3,O00-meter walk.
Other outstanding performances
were turned in by Joe Hall of
Columbia University in the 300
meter run, Sergt. Don Barksdale
of Camp Lee, Va, in the hop, step
and Jump, James Wisner of Balti-
more in the 3,000-meter Steeple-
chase and George Heddy of Mont
clair, N. j., in the high jump.
Kaiser Is Top Scorer.
Jack Kaiser of the Marine base,
San Diego, Calf, was the leading
individual scorer. He earned 18
points by tying with Del Smith of
Glendale, Calf, at 13 feet in the
pole vault, finishing second in the
high hurdles and sixth in the
javelin.
The team title went to the New
York Pioneer Club with 48 points.
The New York A. c., was second
with 43 and Sampson Naval Train
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