Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

Daniels
Show in
sTrack
Sets World Record
In 50 and Equals
Mark for Century
By GEORGE HUBER

Long -hmbe0 Isabelle Daniels OF
Tennessee All College was the
sensation of the Women's Ma
tional AAU indoor track cham
pionships. run In conjunction
with The Star Games last
night at the Armory. as she
broke one world indoor record
and tied another.
Miss Daniels breezed to victo-
ries In the So and 100-yard dash
events. tying the National AAU|
and world indoor record Of Ill
seconds for the 100 after earlier
setting the 50-yard record at S.
seconds in the semiflnals.
Her 50-yard, triumph last
night was timed In g. seconds as
Miss Daniels. with o safe lead,
apparently saved herself for the
100 which followed shortly.
Czech Sets Shot6 Put Mark
Miss Daniels was not the only
record breaker In the women'sI
indoor championships. run here
for the first time.
The National AAU record for
the 4-kilo shotput g pounds. Is
ounces was shattered in one Of
the morning events by Mrs. Adele
Tishler, wife Of the military at
tache of the Czechslovakian EN-
bassy. She heaved the leather
ball ~ feet ~ inches
to lead four others who also
topped the former record Of 81
feet. 63z inches.
A close second to Mrs. Tishler
was pretty Jackie Macdonald Of
the East York tToronto. Canada)
Track Club at 43 feet. 9ia inches.
Lois Tesla Of the Red Diamond
A. C. Of Providence. holder Of
the previous record. also bettered
40 feet by two inches.
Another field event for women
produced q meet record when
Mildred Mcdaniel Of Tuskegee,
holder of the American record Of
S feet Ga inches, scared s feet q
inches. That passed the meet
record Of 4 feet l0la inches sell
last year by Kathleen Russell of
Philander Smith. Also above
that mark was Ann Flynn of the
New York CYO at 5 feet inch
Walsh Record Eclipsed
The Notwithstanding Miss
Daniels broke q famous record
in the 50-yard dash, the mark
of s seconds fiat set by the fab
ulous Stella Walsh in 1880 and
tied by Mabel Landry in 1858.
Miss Walsh, still active al
though In her 40s, had expected
to run in last nights meet. but
was forced to withdraw because
of pulled muscle. She remained
at her home in California.
The 100-yard record which
Miss Daniels tied was set by Jean
Patton In 1851 and tied in 1852
by Mae Faggs. The latter, q
teammate Of Miss Daniels at
A&I. was second last night, a
stride ahead Of young Marcia
Cosgrove Of Seattle.
Two other teammates of Miss
Daniels also followed her past
the tape in the SO, Lucinds
Williams and Margaret Mathews.
Far From Through
Even after her 100 and 50-yard
victories. Miss Daniels wasn't
through for the night. She ran
the third leg on the winning
440-yard relay team where she
and Miss Faggs. the anchor run
ner, made up q 10-yard deficit
for five-yard victory in 52.5
seconds.
Miss Faggs also breasted the
tape first in the 220-yard dash.
coming up on the last turn to-
beat Louise Mead Of the Police
Athletic League by two strides in
1858 seconds, one second OF a
Stella Walsh record that still
stands is years after it was set.
A strong third in the 220 was
15-year-old Miss Cosgrove, who
gives indication Of being a real
conner in women's running
events.
The A6sI girls also were home
first IN the other relay event, the
440-yard medley, winning In So
seconds ahead Of the Police Ath-I
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