Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
7 World Marks
Set in Mi||rose;;
Winner
$50 and Hurdles
Records Topped by
SoweII, Campbell

Arnie Sowell Of Pitt tipped to a
new world indoor half-mile rec
ord of 1903, Milt Campbell
stepped the magic 7-second CO.
yard high hurdles for another
world record. and Ron Delany
galloped to a 4:06.7 mile victory
over Hungary's Lazslo Tabori in
the Millrose Games tonight be-
fore a screaming throng of more
than $4,000 in Madison Square
Garden.
/ The undefeated Georgetown q
mile relay team won by yard
from Manhattan in 7:43.4. fast
est time of the season.
The crowd was in a record
mood after watching Sowell and
Campbell set new standards and
were hoping someone might push
Delany to a new mark.
But the Olympic 1.500-meter
champion from Ireland and VIII
llanova ran his time-worn race.
He merely loped along in the
pack until it was time TO step
to the fore. Tonight. he decided
to stop teasing his rivals about
a lap and a half from home.
Tabori I Yards Back
He passed Tabori. then was
content to permit the Hungar-
ian. who has yet to win a race
/ in four American indoor starts.
try to catch him. Delany was
about 7 yards in front at the
end.
| Tabori'S time was 4:07.6.
Bobby Seaman of UCLA was
third and Jim Beatty Of North
Carolina. who set the early pace,
was fourth. Burr Grim of Mary
land was fifth. The quarter times
were 59.3. 2:02.5 and 1868.
Sowell's victory enabled him
to continue his almost unbeliev-
able indoor mastery over Tom
Courtney, whom he has licked
eight straight times since losing
a l.000-yard race in The Evening
Star Games in WASHINGTON in
1855.
In this one, he had to make
it a world record to win. For
Courtney bounded him at every
step of the last two laps. At the
end. it was Sowell by about three
yards.
Harry Bright of the Pioneer
Club, who set the pace for two
laps. was third. Ike Malta Of New
York University finished fourth
and Doug Brew Of Dartmouth
was fifth.
Ran Stride For Stride
Courtney was second all the
way. Sowell. who hung behind
the former Fordham runner UNI
til 212 laps from the finish.
passed Bright easily. followed by
Courtney.
From then until the end. it
was a question Of whether Court
ney would be able to catch the
flying Sowell. He couldn't. In
fact, they ran stride for stride
for virtually the entire last lap.
II knew Courtney was behind
me all the time" Sowell said.
"And I also knew I'd better keep
moving. Personally. I wouldn't
be sorry If I never ran against
him again."
The old half-mile indoor rec
ord was 1905. set by John Bori-
can in 1912.
In the hurdles. Campbell
achieved something akin to the
16-foot pole vault, the 7-foot
high jump and the 6-second 60
yard dash in reaching a time
that has eluded the best timber
toppers in the world. including
Harrison billiard. who held the
former record of IL seconds.
Just to make 1t emphatic, Big
Milt did 1t twice. He appeared
to be letting up as he hit the
finish in q semiflnal. But two
of the three watches caught him
In 7 fiat. The other registered
Ill.
Then in the final. he whipped
to the front and nipped Lee CAL
houn of North Carolina College
by inches. Time: Z fiat again.
Again two of the clocks caught
him in 7 fiat. The other hit
TO. Charlie Pratt Of the Pio-
neer Club was third and Elias
Gilbert of Winston Salem Teach
ers College was fourth.
II never even thought Of doing
u fat" said the 2l6-pounder.
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