Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26
Dukes Sprint Star
Gets Shot
At Ira Murchison

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he goes after a repeat sweep Of
the Exchange Club sprint series
in the 10th annual Star Games
tonight in Washington.
The expected duel in the 70,
80 and 100 yard dashes between
the red-haired Duke athlete and
Ira Murchison, former Army
radio operator from Chicago,
should be enough in itself to
pack the Armory in Washing
ton with 5000 thrill-seeking
spectators.
But the sprint attraction is
lonly one Of number of tonight's
events given a tremendous boost
by the Inquirer meet, witnessed
by a sellout crowd Of 1850 fans.
The hurdles, the mile and 2
mile runs and the high jump all
produced finishes pleasing to-
meet officials and fans in WASH
ington.
Slime Holly Protests
Slime, hero Of last years Star
meet when he swept all three
races. two in world-record time,
protested violently the decision
that gave Murchison the victory
in the 50-yard dash last night.
Slime insisted that the Negro
fash. coholder of the world
record for 100 meters, broke the
tape with an outstretched hand.
Slime was shut out in the semi
finals of this same event last
year, but that was before he
crashed the big time in Wash
ington and then went on to set
world records in the outdoor
220-yard dash and hurdles. He
also has tied the outdoor mark
in the 100 three times.
Murchison, third in the 100
meter dash in the Olympics. the
big games that Slime missed
because of a muscle injury, was
clicked in ga seconds. In third
place was Ken Kave, the ex-
Morgan State star now an Army
lieutenant at Fort Meade.
Milt Campbell nipped Lee CAL
houn in the hurdles in a battle
between Olympic champions that
will be repeated in Washington
tonight, but over a longer dis
lance, 10 yards. Decathlon
Champion Campbell. who is
concentrating from here on out
in replacing Calhoun as the top
hurdler. was clicked in 6.1 Sec
onds for the so yards. Calhoun
is defending champion in WASH
ington. Charley Pratt. ex-Pioneer
Club star, was third and Elias
Gilbert Of Winston Salem
Teachers fourth.
Tabori Was Third
Laszlo Tabor, making his first
mile race indoors was third be-
hind George King. ex-New
York u. star. and Phil Coleman
of the Chicago Track Club. King,
a Boston schoolteacher who
surprised by winning in The
Star meet last year, will defend
his title against a top field that
includes Bobby Seaman Of
IUCLA, a closing fifth behind
Villanova's John Kopil last night,
and Maryland's Burr Grim. Cole
man scratched from The Star
Games because Of the death of
his father-in-law yesterday.
Tabori. Hungarian refugee
and one of the worlds fastest
distance stars. will go in the
2-mile tonight and his oppo-
sition will include the 1-2-3
finishers at Philadelphia =
Horace Ashenfelter, defending
champion in Washington; John
Macy, Polish refugee now at the
University of Houston, and
Jerry Smart Of Houston. Add
to those two other top threats,
Frank Wyatt and Ray Hatton,
a pair Of British speedsters at
tending the University Of Idaho.
Washington's high jump took
on added significance with a
f1ve-way tie for the honors here
at 6 feet z inches, only 20 Of an
inch short Of The Star Games
record.
Three in Star Meet
Three of the five are competing
tonight - Defending Champion
Bob Barksdale and George Dem
mis-, both of Morgan State, and
Floyd Smith of the Chicago
Track Club. The other two, Phil
Reavis and Charles Stead, attend
Villanova. They did not enter
The Star meet because of exam
nations.
Tom Courtney will be favored
to win the 1,000-yard race to-
night after losing again to Arnie
Sowell Of Pittsburgh. who
scratched from the Washington
meet. Joe Gaffney, top choice
in the 600, was second to Villa
nova's Charley jenkins in the
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