Evening star., 1946-06-23
Tired |||ini Bag
Crown in NCAA
Meet in Romn1p IN
McKenIey Dual Victor,
Top Stor in Rout of
Staggering Trojons
By Jerry Lisko
Assoeiotsd Press Sports Writer

BY Jerry Lisko
Assoeiotsd Pres. Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS, June 22-Coach
Leo Johnson's tired" Illinois squad
propelled by four firsts including a
double triumph by Jamaican born
Herb McKenley, today galloped off
with the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association track crown with
an overwhelming total of II points.
McKenley, previously described by
johnson as worn out with the rest
Of the Illini squad by Big Ten and
Central Collegiate title conquests,
romped to victory in the 40 and
220 yard runs.
Southern California, billed as a
co-favorite with Illinois, topped
miserably for an unimpressive sec
ond-piace bag of 42.85 points. 1t
was one of the poorest NCAA show
ings by the Trojans, who were
seeking their 18th title. They took
wartime leave of the meet in 1943
after winning nine straight.
The meet, despite a dry, fast
track at Minnesota's Memorial
Stadium, failed to produce any new
NCAA records. although stadium
mark fell when Harrison billiard
Of Baldwin Wallace. the meets
only other double winner, skinned
the 220 low hurdles in % seconds
fiat. The record was 1913 seconds
set by Fred Wolcott of Rice in 1898.
Illini Score In 10 Events.
The Illini piled up points in all
10 events in which they were en-
tered, with only seven performers
doing the trick. The victorS were
not entered in the shotput, javelin,
| discus or broad jump.
Southern California, which barely
edged New York University for
second, collapsed when the Trojan
distance ace, Roland Sink, pre-
viously unbeaten at a mile or two
miles in high school or college, was
soundly whipped by Illinois Bob
Rehberg in the mile.
Sink, who staggered across fourth
after setting the mile pace for two
laps, was scratched from the two
mile when the Trojan cause ap-
peared hopeless.
New York University, with Two
miller Frank Martin emerging as
one of the two successful defending
titleholders and Bernie Mayer win
ming the shotput, was third with 40
points.
The rest OF the contingent OF 40
schools which scored points was
scattered far behind. headed by
Baldwin-Wallace with 20 points
on billiards. double win.
| billiard, who bobbed over the 120
highs in a creditable 141 seconds.
dethroned defe ding Champion
George Walker of Illinois in both
hurdles events.
| Wiesner Retains Jump Title.
The other successful defending
champion was Ken Wiesner of Mar
quette, co-titlist in the high jump.
who won with leap of feet 8as
inches. Utah's Fred Sheffield, who
tied Wiesner last year, deadlocked
Tom Scofleld of Kansas for second
at 6 feet 7as inches.
McKenlel. who was clocked in
world record breaking 46.2 seconds
three weeks ago. misjudged his
quarter-mile pace today, fading over
the final 200 wards, and nearly lost
to Dave Bolen of Southern Califor-
MIA. The Illini star was clocked in
AIS. He came back for an eyelash
victory over Lloyd La Beach, fell
low Jamaican representing Wiscon-
sin, in the 220-yard dash in 21.3
Southern California also Topped
in the pole vault where its two ID
foot performers, Bob Hart and Tex
Winter, were also rams to North
Westerns Billy Moore. who cleared
13 feet inches to triumph.
+ Another Trojan setback came in
the shotput where Wilbur Thomp-
son of the Trojans was second to
Mayer after producing. the best
qualifying mark yesterday.
Field Day Tor Midwest
1t was field day for the Midwest,
which captured nine Of the IA indi-
vidual championships.
In addition to Illinois four flrsts.
including a surprise win in the 100
yard dash by Illini Bill Mathis over
La Beach, Midwestern triumphs
came on a discus win by Fortune
Gordien of Minnesota; Moore's
pole vault victory; Wiesner's sue
.cessful high Jump defense and Dill
lard's double hurdle killing.
Lewis Smith of Virginia Union
scored for the South with an i'm
pressive half-pile triumph in
1926.
The Southwest had a winner in
John Robertson of Texas, who took
the broad jump with leap of "a
feet 101a inches, while the East
grabbed two titles, thanks to New
York US Martin and Mayer
| With Southern CALIFORNIA; COM
plete blackout, the only Far West
first was recorded by Javelin thrower
Bob Likins of little San Jose State
with a toss of 1913 feet, 101a inches.
One other defending champion
was dethroned when Bill Bangert
of Purdue, who won the event for
Missouri last year, failed to qualify
in the discus.
McKenley and billiard shared
scoring laurels with 20 points each,
while La Beach had II with seconds
in the 100 and 220 and a sixth in the
broad Jump.
Division of Points
In College Meet
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