The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
WARE STARS IN
DRAKE RELAYS
WITH 440 WIN

PHILADELPHIA - Cpl. Henry
Barney Ewell. former Penn State
fash now representing Camp Kill
mer, N. j., won the inviiational
l00-yard dash Saturday at the an
nual Penn Relays held here in his
toric Franklin Field. His time was
go seconds.
The six finalists were Negroes:
Homer ellis. Of Manhattan Coast
Guard; Herb Thompson. also Of
the Coast Guard; Luther Thomp-
son. Of Morgan college; Eulace
Peacock, former Temple univer-
sity star and now representing
the Coast Guard. and Julian
Witherspoon, University of Mich
igan.
PEACOCK finished second 10
Eweil. who won his first Penn Re-
lay title in five attempts. Herb
Thompson was third. Luther
Thompson. fourth. and Wi,herspoon
was fifth. ellis was scratched be-
cause OF an injured ankle.
Henry Aldrldge, OF Delaware
State. was fourth in the first heat.
David NJ. Lawyer former New
York university dashman and now
a private with the 447th Bomber
Squadron at Goldman Field, did
not compete.
Peacock won the running broad
jump with leap Of % feet. 9 and
3-8 inches. Ewell, 1914 winner, was
second, and ellis. third.
PAUL robson. Of Cornell
university. son of the famous actor
and singer. Paul Robson, tied with
Howard Jones. Of the Philadelphia
Quartermaster's depot. and two
white boys for fourth place in the
running high jump. Wilbur Ross.
Of Morgan. and Arnold Webb,
Brooklyn college, failed to place.
MORGAN COLLEGE. behind the
running OF Hugey Joiner. Dave
Williams. Wilbur Ross and Harry
Gross. won the Class B mile college
relay. Virginia State was third and
Hampton finished fourth. The time
was 1927.
Lincoln university Chester. Pa
won the second section Of the Class
B mile relay.
Witherspoon ran the third leg
on the University OF Michigan'S
winning team in the sprint medley.
Orval Johnson ran the second leg.
Archie Parson was a member of
the Michigan four mile winning
relay team.
LORENZO WRIGHT. Wayne uni
versiiy, competed in the 400-meter
hurdles. was eliminated in the first
heat. He was also a member Of the
Wayne relay team which finished
second 20 Morgan in the mile relay.
Morris Wilson. Delaware State.
was second 10 Haak Lidnan. Swed-
ISL champion. in a special l20-yard
high hurdle race.
DIES MONIES. Ia-Paul Ware.
Of Drake university, gave the out
standing performance AZ The Seth
annual Drake RELAYS here Friday
and Saturday. Ware. who formerly
ran for Prairie View college. won
the 440-yard sprint in 49S seconds.
He came back short time later
and ran leg on The Winning Drake
relay team which captured the
medley relay. putting his team on;
in front as he passed the baton
on 70 teamma;e, Henry Williams,
OF California.
CAPT. ROB KELLY and
Charles Burghard; were members
II the Illinois relay team that won
the university sprint medley relay
n 1856 BurEhardt ran the second
leg Of 900. and Kelley ran the an
Choir " $50. Burshard; also quail
fed for the high jump. but failed
10 place.
George Walker. Big Ten indoor
hurdle champion from Illinois, was
second in the l20-yard high hur-
dies Frazier Thompson. the first
Negro 70 ever run for No,re Dame
university. was shut gu; in the
trials Of the special lOO-yard dash.