The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

been touted 10 - .'-.---
win the out Tom Truss
door crown after their great finish
in the indoor championships. They
finished second, just four points be-
hind DENLY high, in the indoor
classic.
After four consecutive second
place finishes in the city track
meet, the Trojans went way over
the top in winning their first I'M
disputed city crown. They Tailed
los lis points 10 leave Cooley, last
years champions. far in the ruck
with rs points, for second place
honors.
THE TROJANS were paced by
George Sayles and Tom Truss who
totaled 81 points. as each ran up
rs point score.
Sayles was the outstanding
double winner Of the meet rs he
out-vaulted favored Allen Jack
son Of BEDFORD TO win the pole
vault with an l1-foot leap. He
came back to win the 120-yard
high hurdles, and place third in
the lows.
Truss. a former all-around ath-
lete from Tuskegee Institute high
school. took the broad-jump finals
with 22-foot. skin leap. He also
scamPered to second place in both
the 100. and 220-yard dashes.
CHARLES FONVILLE and
Ralph Rowan rounded out the
quartet OF Miller's fast stepping
four horsemen Of the cinder path"
as they contributed 30 points to the
winners total. Fonville won the
shot-put with prodigious heave
of Sl-feet. 8 inches. He was third
in the 220-yard dash. and fourth
in the century. for a 20 point total.
Rowan. runner-up 10 his cousin.
Adam Houghton in both hurdles
races last year. again took second
place in the two events. and an
chored the relay team 10 a second
place finish as he chalked UP Is
points.
James Norris finished in a five
way tie for second in the high
jump to add 81, points 10 the
Trojan total. John Jackson was
fourth in the shot put for four
points. and Walter McCullum. with
a sixth place finish in the go.
rounded out the Miller individual
point winners
Miller's track upsurge dates back
IL the day three years ago when
Coach Leroy Dues took over the
tutoring chores The former North
western high and Wayne univer-
si;y star athlete has watched his
charges develop from a last place
a aggregation into this years city
champions,
AS the last event, the S6o-yard
relay. was run off and a Miller
victory was certain. about 500 en-
thuslaStic East side fans made
rush for Coach Dues They hoist
ed him to their shoulders and pa
rades around the field
In a statement after the meet.
Coach Dues gave credit for the
victory 10 all Of the IS boys on the
squad. Without the loyalty and
Of all the kids we
could never have done il, ne said.
THE MILLER squad made the
best track record in the city for
the present year under unfavor-
able conditions. There are no IA
cilities for indoor practice During
the indoor season the team prac-
tees at the 81. Antoine Branch
YM.C.A Each member is COM
PEELED 10 subscribe "a. 81 mem
berShip in the ~" before he can
take part in the workouts.
George SayleS. city pole vault
king. was able 10 set in only six
practice vaults all winter. He did
not Anish out Of the money m any
meet however These conditions
are the worst in the city among
major high schools.
Coach Dues Is fearful that indoor
track will have 20 be cancelled
next season II better practice ar
rangement cannot Ne devised.
Jim Wilson. ~ Northern high. .
accounted for 10 81 his teams II
points. as he finished Attn in the
l00-yard dash and second 20 Truss
in the broad jump
Don Godbold Of Northwestern,
tailed Ave points with a sixth
place in the high hurdles. and a
fourth place finish in the lows.