Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Lou Jones Wins
Fast 4OO-Meter
In Service Meet

LOS ANGELES, June 16 (Pl.-
Lou Jones Of the Army raced a
dazzling 400-meter in 45,7 Sec
onds today to beat Jim Lea of
the Air Force in the interService
track and field championships
windup at Memorial Coliseum.
Jones. former Manhattan Col
lege star. repeated his 1855 Pan
American Games victory over
Lea and equalled the fastest
time for the distance in the
United States. He was three
tenths of a second behind his
own world mark of asa seconds
set in the Pan-American race.
Jones was one of many Army
stars to lead Olympic servicemen
qualiflers for the final trials here
two weeks hence. Army won the
team title with 81 points. The
Air Force, led by double winner
! Parry O'Brien in the shot put
and discus. was second with
1872. The Navy finished third
with 40la, and the Marines
trailed with 20.
But the Marines two big pros
wound up in a victorious blaze.
Yves Santee took his 1,5O0-meter
speciality by nearly Is yards and
Bob Matthias won the decathlon.
Santee Breaks Record
Santee held back for 212 laps
and then romped past the field
to win in 3:47.3, a new meet
record. but nearly five seconds
behind his own best mark. Art
lDalzell and Lowell zellers. both
of the Army. were second and
third.
Top contenders for Olympic
berths on the basis of today's
torrid competition include hur-
dler Jack Davis of the Navy and
Sprinter Rod Richard of the
Army.
Davis, second in the 1852
OlympicS, won the 110-meter
high sticks in 1873 seconds. edg-
ing Charles Pratt of the Army.
Richard, another Pan-Ameri-
can games champion, won the
200-meters around a curve I'M
81 seconds fiat. Thane Baker,
Air Force and ex-Kansas State
Isprinter, again scratched because
of a leg injury incurred in 100
meter trial yesterday.
1 Davis ran a qualifying heat
in 1877 seconds for new meet
record, one of many during
the day.
O'Brien Double Winner
Ken Reiser, Army, won the
Steeplechase in 9:2O.1 and Willie
Hollie, Army. leaped 40 feet S
inches, to take the hop. step and
jump.
George Mattos. Air Force, went
IA feet ia inches to win the pole
vault easily.
O'Brien today won the discus
throw to make it double weight
victory.
O'Brien, who bettered his own
world shot put record last night,
threw the discus 173 feet, 91a
inches.
Matthias of the Marines, 1948
and 1852 Olympic decathlon
champion. won his speciality ham
Oily although not eligible for this
years trip to Melbourne because
he now is a professional football
player.
Competing in only of the 10
events. Matthias scored 7.195
points. far outdistancing Jim
Klein of the Air Force. who was
second with 1924 points.
Decathlon: Bob Matthias Marines
1924: 3-Ken Kelly. ARMY. 6,0s1. A.
Hubert Moore. Marines, $500.
feet ga inches Gnew meet record p
Des Koch tAF) 40 feet 10is inches
AL Thompson IN 1853 feet John
Donaldson tAl 161 feet 4la inches.
Hop. step and jump: willie Hollie
tAl. 40 feet B inches. ronald Duckett
tAF) 40 feet ) inches. 3--John Davis
ca AZ feet Sia inches Phillip Pres
her tNl A feet ) inches
3,0OO-meter steepiechase: ken
Reiser tAl 9.2Ol, New meet recordl I
Jerry Smart iAFi. 9:22.i. Sam
Waitmire ND 9'2s.4. 4-Ted STRIKER
tAFb 9:33.7
lIO-meter high hurdles: Jack Davis
IN, 1873; 2-Charles Pratt lA), 1873:
l3-Milt Campbell M, IA; 4-Willard
Thomson IA. 144
200-meter dash: Rod Richards tAl, I
III thew meet record; 2---Larry Mcbride !
l(A) ell: Willie williams (A), 81 3: 4
FIRED Lucas IN. 21.6.
I Pole vault: George Mattos tAFl. IA 1
feet IA inches thew meet record). =
Gerald Melbourne JAF). 10 feet 8 inches;
l3--Orchard Van Zimmerman 'Al. Is feet /
| 4 inches; 4--tie between Edward Lee tNl /
and Dale Foster iA) also 10 feet g |
inches, but placed fourth because Of more |
misses
/ ,500-meter run: ives santee M (
i3:47.3 new meet record);. art Dslzell (
| lAl. 3;49.5: 3--I-owell zellers IA, 3.49.S;
LEONARD Simpson M. $500
4OO-meter run. Lou Jones fAl. <
EQUALS best American time for distancel /
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