Evening star., 1946-06-02
Nicks
World 440 Time
by.2.10 Second
Illinois Ace Does 46.2
As His School Coins
Big Ten Meet Title
BY the Associoted Press

BY the Associoted Press
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. June HERB
McKenley, 1.-the Illinois speedster
from Jamaica, today won the 44o-
yard run in the Big Ten track and
field meet in 46.2 seconds, bettering
the world record by two-tenths of q
second. Illinois won the conference
title with 66A points.
McKenley, running yards ahead
of the field, but obviously trying for
a record, ignored light rain which
sprinkled the University of Illinois
Memorial Stadium track. The ac-
cepted world record Of 46.4 seconds
was set in 1882 by Ben Eastman of
Stanford and tied in 1941 by Grover
Klemmer of California.
Fast out of the blocks, McKenley
opened up a 10-yard lead in the
first 100 yards and ran by himself
the rest of the way. At the finish
he was Is yards ahead of his Illinois
teammate, Carl Ockert, to tumble
also the 30-year-old conference
mark of 47.4 seconds set by Bings
Desmond of Chicago in 1916.
Illinois won seven of the Ia events
on the program and placed three
men in both the 22O and 44O The
Illinois mile relay team contributed
the second record-breaking con-
ference performance of the day with
a 3:12.4 victory to break Michigan's
3:14.7 mark set in 1899.
The final point standings were:
Illinois. 66A: Ohio State, 311z;
Michigan. 25; Minnesota, %; Pur-
due, 18; Indiana, Is; Northwestern,
IA; Wisconsin, 1874; Iowa, 4, and
Chicago. o.
McKeniey Has Busy Day.
McKenley is competing his first
year for Illinois, after a year at
Boston College. and never has been
defeated while running for the
Illini.
After his performance in the 44O,
McKenley came back to win the
220 in 20.6 seconds. Still later, he
ran the anchor lap for the Illinois
mile relay team as it established the
new conference record.
Also running on the record-break-
ing Illinois relay team was Bob Reh-
berg, who came into the meet an
underdog and emerged a double
winner. The crowd of 8,315 persons
was on its feet cheering as Rehberg
drove himself down the stretch to a
minute, 52.3 seconds victory in the
$50 and 4 minutes, 17.3 win in the
mile.
The third Illinois double winner.
George Walker, took both hurdle
events. repeating his victories in
those events last year. Walkers time
in the 120-yard high hurdles was
142 seconds and In the 22o-yard
low hurdles, 23.6 seconds.
Purdue Singer Stars in Field.
The only other double winner Of
the meet was Singing Bill Bangert.
who admits to more interest in his
career as an operatic baritone than
as an athlete, with victories in the
dicus and shot put. The Purdue
stars winning distance of so feet,
10A inches in the shot was not
good enough for the new Big Ten
record that had been predicted for
him, however.
Times and distances In IL of this
years IA events bettered the win
ming marks of last year. Only in
the pole vault, 2-mile run and 200
yard low hurdles did the athletes
fail to surpass last seasons per-
formances.
Lloyd Labeach of Wisconsin, like
McKenley, native of Jamaica, was
high scorer of the meet, with a VIC
tory in the 100-yard dash, second in
the 220 and tie for second in the
broad jump for a total of 121s
points.
i. Mile c,,ga- ,rSnmBob Rshbsrs. nlinois,; VII.
Dave Bedell, dllnois)., Time. AIS.
noIs.; carl oekert,n Illinois); Hugh short,
Maree Gonzalez, dliinois). Time. 49,.
j Bstters world record, 46,4 seconds b.,
in 1871; also betters Big 10 record. ~ 4
senconds,sby Binsa Dismond Of Chicago in
1eo,yard dash-Lloyd Labeach, twis.
IlIinoisI; Tex Ploen. doga!; Richard
sssst ssSt nanesGsf sii} Bsnser aams s0' purdue.
Charles Fonvilie. (Michiean); Fortune Cor :
dien. Minnesota); Emil Moldea. tohio
sfs.te1; fs.t ,o ceorgs iOrs ostroot. Michisan) so
IllIlnosIsS: q. il 81, Tom MiseSsIi: dndIsn.S Wi:
sin5 s1bi0 Tfms. Tiass'; Robert cFansson fWiseon:
M.Tye sseya1a Wb;1nsId .nnSoS dSio Eehbsrg lnoisl
Eimsn psii9sls, gndians> TiW. so
nois5 Ilnrd IaSeaes wfsoonsis sosaley jazz JAZZ
Pole vault-Williem Moore tNorthvest.
ards dllinois) and Harry Cooper (Minne-
s,; ssSa tisS So fs5 Ss.,5i fthi Ilssd Psa 'oSio
(ohio state) and Alex Scott WISCONSIN,.
az a,HS issti; i,mn-,onn Murnnv ,on,o s+.t.,
!, pwisht Eddieman dliinois). tied for third
San ,sa Wsde sna N.Y. Warren
Two-mile runwEsri Mitchell Indiana,
Vic Twomey l1llinoisl, John Twomey dili-
aSs aa aaxaTa oho siassS pon
minutes, $40 seconds.
22o.yard low hurdles-Gsorge Walker
Ray Tharpe !Minnesota), Lloyd Dun lohio
State. Isaiah johnson uowa). Time
Mile reiay-1llinois tcarl ocker.. Marc.
2 Gonzales. Bob Rehbers. Herb McKenley)
, Michigan. Ohio State, Indiana. Iowa. Time
3 minutes. ia seconds. Mew Big 1G
Broad jump-Paul Miller Purdue).
Lamoise {ldinnesota( and Lloyd Lsbeach
lWisconsin). 20 feet an inches; fourth
!, Ray Tharp (Minnesotal, 23 feet 35 inches;
inches.
!! Robinson Leading Batter