Evening star., 1947-07-06
By the Assoeioted Press

LINCOLN, Nebr, July 5,-Bill
Mathis of Washington, D. c.. Uni
versity of Illinois athlete competing
unattached, successfully defended
his 10O-meter title here today as the
pick of the Nations trackmen
leveled a strong assault at the rec
ord books in the national AAU track
and field championships.
1s-pound hammer throw-Robert Ben,
net tunattaSheo' Apponsqe Tsten II scoiiese i lio
4 r. Club, Philadelphia), IL feet inches;
Edmund styrna (American scandlnavia AYE
u1i surham New York A: e., 1es feet !
feet eeh' 10 61' inches; chester crnikshank ,qn-
attached, Holly coio'' l0A 'ee' 49,"
4oo-meter run-won by Herb McKinley Hnls:
IIlinois uniyersity, second Si2d eorge Dave GTida
fourth. Itfs Dick Bourland Los Angeles 4. g.: g.:
fifth, George Deloach 4os Angeles A. H,g,; 81;
sereor,; we're held in f Tie 4oo-mete rum
HurassmWen Goese By Aseits0a seiond
sity): third. Dan Ysotevlch (unattIachefa' If.
MsSosa Monte .nd M tGY:tf th Ross Augus NiehS Hr
til Sherwood el1 Finley New York A. c.. Time
OLA ssoonds ssotwon even. bv Francis Delaney
,san anRqane P2aneiseo Olympic club. 81 feet s1a
inches Fortune Gordien UNIVERSITY OF
Mn sna s s4ss ss Bo5s e Sye1R
81 feet ga inches: Bernard Mayer new
York Pioneer Club, 81 feet ahs Itfn infnesf; 81
Miehisan1, hsbies 81 feet ~ inches: Wilbur
thompson (Los Angeles A. CO., 51 feet
INCHES: , wor nv nav. Albritton,
Da1ten, Tten OHIO, OHIO feet s inches; eight tied
for second, third, fourth, NTH and 81 slxtn !,
gassS tfs nfoes fom ssoela ssch kansa;
university: IN f Tom Follis, Los Angeles A.. Gi;
Les steers, MSltonmah A G, Ore 9resTni @, ,ioer1 wv
lam 4 Nss yss;1e Yers SfH ofh ir7ns I'll
YSti York Pioneer Club, and Charles Hanger
San Francisco Olympic, Club. VIA, .r For.
est sqse1me1sn EfsT 1annattaeRed sti!lwassr okia
Second, Joseph Mccluskey, New York A. G;
Thra james 1is RssSsy' stone penn enn gtste oH nth
Hsrris tHurss ROSS, al's South jersey ana & Club
sixth; Frank Jonns911' On San Francisco o'sm
ver, 1'5PerTetsstt penn state seeond william Bill
Mack. Drake. University; third, Don ~ Gsh5 lei
man, Wisconsin uniyerffitttHh ftth 1VvlIIn WlIiam Huse
attached. a Champaign, Ill. Time. 3:oZ,S:
2O0-meter run-Won by Barney even
shananhan Catholic Club. Philade!phlSs S
second Charley Parker, San Antonlo A. A.
third. Joseph Cianciabella New VOTE A. A.
f}th' w Richard Houden. Wisconsin Univers
itv: sixth, J. Bradley, Los Angeles AC
Times, . seconds nat - l.. u.rr;sor
2OO-meter hurdles-Won oy aafT.sut J, o.
billiard Baldwin Wallace; second a. LaT
renee, Los Angeles AC; third. Dan IoVeItcI,
unattached, Missoula, Mont; fourtn husl
McElhenny, Los Angeles AC: mtg: NofoS5 s5
Rader, Baldwin-W Wallace; sixth. oscar S5ii
strap, Oklahoma University. lime, ~, +,
seconds equals senior AAU record SET o'
4oo-Meter Hurdles-Won by j. ", w
smith. Los Angeles A. c.; SECOND; Roy 10Y
Cochran, Los Angeles A; C.; third, tee lts
RernsTsd Rerasrd coner Mrnhe1U AAF Attn Iandon Wes5
Ross, Warinanco A. c.. Elizaoeth' N. .
400 '40o-Meter Relay-Won BY San Anton. ANTONIO
g, (Biil Martienson. Perry sameMsia Mas
Allen Lawler, Charley Parker; secohH .Iss Nss
York Pioneer Club; third. Army Ar Torues sc
iYme. 400 seconds (new senior AhU Nsn feT
nrd Old record of Al seconds set py ne"
York A. c. team in 1899 cora;e,,
niscus ThroW-Won by Fortune Gordlen
Minnesota University. IA feet z raI1e ,nene
Robert Fitcn. unattached, sioux ~ raIis al .on
! d. i72 feet 5ha inches; Byrl lnoiapso.I