Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Defeats Middies> 1901;
De|any Takes Wanamaker Mile
Sine Wins
6O-Yd. Dash,
Sydnor Third

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NETWORK, Feb. 4 tR.-Ron
Delany, the Irishman who simply
refuses to run against the clock.
won the Warlamaker Mile in q
$3.50 4:O9.5 tonight In the Mill
rose Games at Madison Square
Garden.
A crowd of about 10000
watched Delany who carries VII
lanova's colors. run his usual
loafing race until he saw 1it to
take the lead a lap and a half
from home.
Len Truck of the Air Force
was second, 10 yards back of
the winner. while Joe Deadly Of
Washington. D. c., former
Georgetown star. got home third.
another 2 yards back. Phil
Coleman of Chicago was fourth.
and Jack Fawcett Of Tufts Col
lege. a sad pacemaker, was last
almost Tapped by Delany.
Truck was timed in 4:i0.9.
Deadly in All. Coleman in 4:l6.5
and Fawcett in 4:35.1.
without Yves Santee, who had
to withdraw because Of AAU
charges against him. Delany had
no competition. Fawcett was on
hand to act as a mechanical
rabbit-that is. make fast pace
and maybe drag Delany to fast
effort.
First Half Slow
But Ron, a 2o-year old Villa
nova sophomore. refused to bite.
He stayed second most Of the
way. while Fawcett, then Truck
led the pack.
Fawcett grabbed the lead at
the outset and held it until the
quarter. He hit that post in Gil
seconds, which is far from spec
tacular. The strategy called for
"a 200 half. but Fawcett promptly
dropped back and Truck tried
making the pace. He crossed the
halfway point in 2:06.3 and
thereby went all hopes Of fast
race.
Delany, Looping along with his
stiff -shonldered stride, hardly
was painting. Truck still led at
the three-quarterS, which he ne
gotiated In 3:i03.
Delany then took a casual sur
vey of the situation and began
to inch UP. He let 60 in the last
lap and left Truck far back in
his wake. Delany's final quarter
was run in 592.
Slime Takes Dash
Dave Slime of Duke. the young
ster who lowered the world 100
yard indoor record to 9.5 seconds
a couple of weeks ago in The Star
Games, proved it was no fiuke
by winning the 60-yard dash in
60 seconds, beating some Of the
country'S best sprinters.
John Haines of Penn was
second and George Sydnor. who
equalled the world indoor record
for the 60-6.1 seconds-in a
heat, was third. Although he
didn't win the final, Sydnor goes
down in the books as co-holder
Of the mark, with 10 others.
Sine actually had trouble with
his starts and in virtually all his
heats was left at the gate. He
has tremendous speed. though.
and overlook his rivals each time.
This is mighty accomplishment
in itself in a race as short as
the go which usually Is won by
the fellow who gets the best start.
Ernie Shelton Of the Los
Angeles A. c. and Bob Barksdale
OF Morgan state College each got
over feet-6. 8 q inches in the
high Jump, surprising the meet
record of feet 6. 8 inches held by
a handful of leapers.
Manhattan College scored the
best of the mile college relay
series, 3:21.3, and Pitt, anchored
by Arnie SoWell, won the 2-mile
relay in 7:40.3. Georgetown was
a poor fifth and last in the q
mile test.
Courtney Wins Easily
Tom Courtney, a CT from Fort
Dix. N. j.. who can run with
the best of them when he's in
the mood. captured the half
mile in 1882. 1t was an easy
victory for Courtney, former
Fordham University ace. who is
See TRACK, Page c.
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