Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Women Break
Three Marks in
Olympic Trials

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51a inches off the old standard
Isabelle Daniels in the 100-meter
final, tied the American record
in the 200 by nipping another
teammate. Wilma Rudolph, at
the wire. Both were clicked in
PAP seconds, tying the mark
owned jointly by Miss Faggs and
the coach of the team. Nell Jack
son. formerly of Tuskegee In
stitute. 1t was also a record for
the distance around a turn.
! The 100, won in IL seconds,
marked the third time in a long
intense rivalry that Miss Daniels
has beaten her school chum.
iShe did it in The Evening Star
Games in the 100-yard dash last
January and before that over a
60-meter course in a race in
Chicago.
Miss Faggs competed in both
the 1948 and 1852 Olympics, dis
tinguiShing herself only in the
400-meter relay, won in record
time by the United States for
its only women's track and field
victory four years ago at Hell
sinki. Miss Faggs ran on and
led the first leg.
Mildred Mcdaniel of Tuskegee
was the first of more than 100
hopefuls who was able to say,
Australia. here l come" She
won the high jump at feet 4
inches and was the only one to
get above the required minimum
of 5-feet-212.
HIGH JUMP. Mildred Mcdaniel,
( Tuskegee Institute. feet. 4 inches. ..
Anne Flvnn, German american a. G.,
f ffSSasn chic iss5 com eSn fes sneds
and Biiiye 10 jackson. Unattached,
Mai s fox aua iaf io aene olymp s
team; ; feet. ga inches.
BROAD JUMP, Margaret Matthews,
Tennessee State University. 10 feet,
81. inches. New American record. old
Maft6sSi II MI, NATIONAL AxU meet august
Tennessee State 10 feet. 3s4 inches. 3,
Joan Joan Wsolsski; Queens Mercurettes' New
ing. Chicago Comets II feet, 81 inches.
Minimum for qualifying for Olympic
soa RhSSSs PACING Mis Ssisne LOS sroEn
can record. old r iesmsi ii HeT feet enef Il
4 inches ,.set BY Pamela Kurrell Laurel
iAAu meet August IS. PHILADELPHIA
z Marjorie Lsrney Queens Mercure!tes
Tesla. Red. Diamond A. G.. Providence
qualifying Tor Olympic team; III feet e,
lOe; METER DASH. Isabelle Dan.
Mae Faggs. Tennessee State 10 Sec
S S,s.s q L .asnnh willisms. Tennessee
Unattached BATAVIA sStapa Sosf SseonS.
Minimum, NJ Tor agaiiivins Tor Olympic
tes sHoll - s,,T seconds NJ, r.,,,n. ~.
southern Pacific Association. as feel aiis
inches new American record; old rec
ORD; - feet by Mrs. Brown. National
Lois Tesla Red Diamond 4. G. Is feet
Rhody f x a. provi psais ReupeL L t..s
tached. Portland. Ore Al 1"f feet inches fs'
Minimum for qualifying for Olympic
sc.MEIER HURDLES -. Barbara
., Constance Darnowski. German Ameri.
can ~ G. BROOKLYN u seconds. 3. Irene
Robertson; southern Pacific Association,
Lsisef Queens M.rs csSsaas New Ls YoPE
for oIympie team, ~ seconds
ssaonds nash nss Am;Ti Mas T T.sura
9Islee Jointly .lby Miss Pass, and Neil
soipho h Tenne.sss sses STAT. 1g sseo R
r 1ssme pa tine ,T, winTnsrl aIMersdi!!h
~ sesonas. 4-Msreia cosgrove. IN
Minimum for qualifying ior Olympic
JAy,ELIN THROW Ksren Ander-
\ iS3 feet 5 inches; e-MarRorie fsrnev
ouesns Mereurettes. Nes York. ia3 feet
l!iis inches; 3--Amelia wershover. Queen,
cs,h.rine wash. 's ouesns m 'asnsi t
l2e feet I n inches Minimum to dualfv
'or o'~roie team: raj feet / inch
Those chosen by the commit
tee for places on the United
States team were:
High Jump Mildred Mcdaniel
lie White
Diseus--Mrs. EArlsne Brown. Pamela
Kurfpli
i00-msttr dash--Issbelle Daniels. Mac
Faces Lucinda williams
2nO-meter dash--Miu FaEEs, Wilma
Rudolph Meredith Ellis
e0.meier hurdles - Barbara Mueller
Constance DarnoWski
Shot pgt-Mfs Brown, irene Robert
son lots Tesla
JAveiln - Karen Anderson. Atarioris
LArney. Amelia WorthoVen -
Aiteruatet-Rose caecamiss Mrbara
Tones Marcia cosgrove Rsoecea ATaff