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Monday, May 29, 1950 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Page 15 THE LITTLE BOYS GO AWAY UP 8 IU Regains Big 9 Track to Climax 6-Year Uphill Summit Climb Purdue Is Big Nine GolfChamp By VIC REXSBKKGKK, Staff Correspondent the Indiana relay anchorman. Despite a blistered foot, Dave DeWitte ran what was under the conditions the best 2-mile race of his career, for a third place. Peters, Rolx-rson, Anderson. Garrett and DeWitte, by winning Indiana's three firsts, three seconds and one third, qualified for the Big Nine team which will race against the stars of the Pacific Coast Conference at Madison, June 20. THE ROAD BACK Indiana I'nlvernlty' urore In th Inut 10 Western Conference outdoor traek meetii: 1911 First 48 Third 80 19.1 Eighth 8 191 1 Seventh 4 lim Seventh 6 1946 Sixth 15 1917 Fifth 23 1948 lint, 1949 Fifth 84 1850 First 37 Vii- 1 V- V' .1 JT 1 fi fV 4 i 1 -y i 1 1 I II i II- 4 as ma nn also anchored the Raduers' winning relay team with a :49 4 quarter mile.

The wind and exhaustion from running third in the mile left Michigan's amaing sophomore, Don McEwen, little chance to crack the 2-mile record, but he won by yards over Vic Two-niey. of Illinois, who ran his best race of the season. McEwen's time, 9:13, was the second fastest ever recorded in this meet. Don Laz, of Illinois, cleared 14 feet in the pole vault, equaling the second-best mark in conference outdoor meet history, and the three Dons of indoor record-breaking fame were joined, among the outdoor champions by another Don, Hoover, of Michigan, who won the low hurdles in :23 flat, equaling the third best time ever made in a Western Conference meet. Anderson's 11! record of 53.9, made in-Friday's shot-put trials, stood up Saturday and goes down as the third best mark in the his-tory of the meet.

Only man to exceed it is Chuck Fonville, of Michigan, in 1017 and 1918. Fon- Lennie Swim, Cambridge City, is champion of Indiana high school high jumpers. He cleared the bar Saturday at 6.1 V2 to cop first place. The bar was away over his head but it didn't worry Swim, who is only 5.10 tall. He jumps with his right shoe off.

The News Photo. Paul Shideler. But without the fifth places scored by Charley Feeney in th 220, Frank Owens in the mile and Anderson in the discus Indi- ntl r'rtltlct nol hatfl faL'mi the championship plaque. The services of Kevin Grindlay and Phil Snyder, who ran the first two legs in the relay, were equally vital. TWO BOILER MAKERS PLACE IX BROAD JI MP Dave Rankin, who was a hur- nier Ins competitive days, is getting quite a reputation as a broad jump tutor.

In 1947, his "st ycar as "le Purc'ue coach, one of h's pupils, Paul Miller, dler in his competitive days, is won both the Rig Nine indoor and outdoor titles. Last year Roiler Maker Jewell Daily was the indoor champ.t In the outdoor meet Daily was fourth and another Purdue jumpcr, Jack Rlair. was fifth. Saturday Rlair jumped 24.0'';. his best ever, but dropped back to third from his second-place standing in the trials, when Jack Barnes, of Purdue, leaped 21.2, also the best mark of his career, to place second.

Barnes had l)eer. fifth in the trials with 22.10!i. Barnes and Blair both qualified for the dual meet against the PCC, and so did Teammate Ed Jones, who cleared 6.4 equaling his season's best, for runnerup honors in the high jump. The other marker in Purdue's 12-point total was contributed hy Bob Hocker, who was filth in the high hurdles. Despite a 10 mile an hour wind, which was some aid down the straightaway but rough to buck on the back stretch and turns, and a temperature of 57, Saturday's winning marks in Northwestern's Dyche Stadium rank among the best in conference history.

No records were broken, but Peters ran the 220 around a turn in :22.2, just a tenth of a second slower than Jesse Owens, of Ohio State, set the meet standard for the curved furlong in 1936. Don Gehrmann, of Wisconsin, won his fourth straight mile championship (looking back over his shoulder at Ohio State's Len Truex) in 4:13.9, third fastest time in the history of the meet, and whipped Truex by 15 yards in the 880, timed in 1:52.9. Gehr- INVERTED RACE FANS ATTENTION Indianapolis vs. Louisville TONIGHT 8:15 (LADIES' NIGHT) Reduced Rates MArket 5371 Has Jewels in Track Crown Froebel Its H. S.

By WAYNE Fl'SOV You can't keep a good man down; a good track team either. Froebel of Gary upset the apple cart Saturday afternoon by walking away with the Indiana high school track and field championship for the second year in a row. The Blue Devils lost their Regional crown a week before to cross-town rival Roosevelt, but it was a different story at Tech's athletic field Saturday. As one Froebel bov put it: 'We sure surprised the experts. didn we? ny t.

It wasn't ai surprise, w- srr5 ever, for the Froebel athletes I and their coach Hugh Berg-Strom. They knew they were capable and never quit fighting. The Rlue Devils won 1 NOTICE TO TRANSIT PATRONS Effective next Wednesday, May 31, our Telephone Information Sen ice (Riley 1571) will be discontinued, and no Information service over the telephone will be available after that date. This step has been made necessary' in the interest of economy. INDIANAPOLIS RAILWAYS, Incorporated ville, who still hold tha official world record, was iiird Saturday, being unable his 51.11 in the trials.

Byrl Thompson, Minnesota, won the discus 171.5, also made in Friday's trials and also the third best mark in a conference meet. Bill Miller, of Ohio State, the defending champion, was third. Another champion was dethroned when Minnesota's Fred Brass was shut out in tho high hurdles. Jim Holland won his third straight broad jump title with a tinals mark of 2J.1U. best in the league this year.

Other Rig Nine season bests were contributed by Hoover in the low hurdles, Jim Horning, of Minnesota, surprise winner of the high jump at 6.57g, Anderson in the shot, and Thompson in the discus. Russ Merkel, of Iowa, equaled the year's best Rig Nine mark with :14.4 in the high hurdles, but pulled a muscle while running a good second at the ninth barrier in the lows. MIDGET AUTO RACES 50 LAP FEATURE JUNE 2 Sanctioned by Midwest Racing Asm. On V. Si at Kll ley IOO East MAY 29 OVER EVANSTON.

111,. May 29 The fifth decade of Western Con-ference outdoor track and field competition ended here Saturday the way it had begun in 1941 at Minneaiolis with Indiana University as the team champion. In the interim, however, the Crimson's cinder fortunes had taken a precipitous tumble. The Hoosiers dropped to third place in 1942. then to eichth in 1913.

During Gordon R. Fisher's coach ing regime, which began in 1945, Indiana has made steady prog ress in the point column, but until Saturday never had finished better than tifth. Indiana's restoration to the championship throne came in Hie most closely-contested conference outdoor meet in history. Only a point separated the three leading teams at the finish. Indiana had 37 (just 3 more than it scored in placing fifth last year), and Illi 711 ,1 tr i ''tiA nois and Minnesoia, the latter the defending champion, each 36.

Wisconsin, which led in first places with four, wound up fourth with 31 points. The Hoosiers' jxiint total, smallest ever to win the meet since it became a closed affair in 1926. was accumulated by nine men. one more than participated in the Crimson victory' of 1941. Appropriately enough, this ear's cocaptains, Charles Peters and Jim Rnberson.

were the largest contributors to the championship score. PETERS SCORES 8D SPRINT DOl RLE Peters whizzed to decisive victories in the 100 and 220-yard dashes to become the first sprinter in conference history to win both races three times. Chuck also ran the third leg in the mile relay, in which the Hoo- siers fourth-place finish pro- 4 pin's gave mem tneir i-point edge over the Tl 1 i i-inni ana uopners. Roberson, although dethroned as shot put champion by Teammate Clif Anderson, was runner-up in that event and also in the discus for a total of 8 points. He was the only weightman to improve his marks in both events on the final day, reachinsr 52.11 in the shot and twirling the disc 161.3, the best perform- ances of his career.

Bill Garrett, running with a still unhealed wound peril- ously close to his right Achilles tendon, was a close second in the 410, won by LeRoy Collins in :49.1. and ran a :49.5 quarter as ALL RACES NATION'S TRAFFIC RESERVATIONS BE. 2316 FASTEST CAR IN REAR The State of Jndiana had caned a chunk of Western Con ference sports glory today, with Indiana University hailed as the outdoor track champion and Purdue as the conference golf king. The tennis crown will go on the block today at' Northwestern as conference players gather for their annual three-day meet. A three-way fight for team honors looms among Northwestern, seeking an unprecedented fourth championship in a row.

Michigan and Illinois. Northwestern's Grant Golden is favored for the singles title. Purdue copped the golf laurels at Columbus, totaling 1,465 strokes by its five-man team for "2 holes. Ohio State was second with 1.510 and Michigan's defending champions third with 1,516. Purdue's Fred Wampler shot a final 72-73 for 284, 4 under par, to win medalist honors which he has won or shared for three straight years.

Runnerup was Tom Nieporte, of Ohio State, with a closing 71-74 for 287. John Hare, of Purdue, was third with 289, and his teammate, Gene Coulter, was fourth with 290. BIG NINE TRACK CHAMPIONS too 01 21 2 440 Ytrdt-'Chtrln Pftfri (InduniK YlrtU-'Charlw Ptfr ilndlnai, Yird-LRoy Colllni cWliromink, Yidt-Don Grhrmmn (Wisconsin). :9 1 fifin 9. Gfhrminn (Wisconsin.

4:11 9. T' Mllft-Diin MrKn IS. HlH HuiXIfs-Russ MftH :14 4. Low Hurdks In Hoover (Mli'himn. 'Jl.

Mith JumpJitn Hoinini PMr Vault-Don I.a? (Iliinoi, 14 0 Broad Jim Holland (NorthwMt-trm. 25.li.. Shol-Pm-Cllf Anderson (Indlsnsv, SI 9 Disrus-Byrl Tbompfon iMinncsotai. 171. S.

Mile Relay-Wisconsin lUnoy Collins. Ttlden Meyers. Allen Butler, Don Gehrmanm, 4 20.8. TE1M SCORINO Tndlana. 37; Illinois.

36. Minnesota, rsn: Wisconsin. 31: Ohio Stste. 2.v3; MUtiitan. 2-V.

Iowa, 14" Purdue. 12: Northwestern, 10. "P.etained title. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK; CHAMPIONS 100 Ysrds-Wlllie Williams (Roosevelt, :10 1. 220 Yaids-Alvin Thomas fFroebel.

Caivi. :22. 440 Vards-Allen Meyerrose (Technical), .50 9. 880 Yards-Lionel WcReynolds (Froebel, 1 r.9. Mile Kun-jim i-amoerr, lenirai, jiiun- cl(1.

mrh Hurdiet-Henrr emu iwashinrton. Low mirdles--Willie Williams (Roosevelt. Oary. :22.4. High Junap-Lennl4 Swim (Cambrldfe Cltvi.

Broad Jump-Gene Wilson (Anderson), 22 Pole Vault-' Die Carter (Petersburg), 12 Shot Put-Fveret Tuniate (South Side, Ft. Wayne 1 SO a MO Rrtsf-Froebel Gary (Irenrie Williams, John Hill. Jin Al 1:30.7. (ew reeord, eenlares mark set In 1H30 by Hammond rloll, Barney, Kwn-lok, fohb) and equalled In IMS by Froebel of (ir 1 HIM. Bell.

I.aikee. flnialeil. Mile Reiay-Emerson of Clary I Don Gun-nett. Ceorae EvoookwioI. Bill Drysuale.

Mel 3:27.1. TE.4VI SCORING Froebel (Gami 31. Roosevelt (Garyi 21, Anderson Teeh Indiana polls I 17 North Side (Ft Wsenel Id. Emerson (Garyi 14. Hammond 13.

South Side i Ft. VVavnei 9. Cambridge Cly S. Central I Muncie 5. Pe'ersburr 5.

Washington (East Chlcaeo, (1. Wiley (Terre Hsutei 4 Bosse (Evansvlllel 4, Crtious Atturks Indianapolis 4. Pike Towmhip (Marion County 4. Rochester 4 Bluttton 3. Can-nelton 3.

Central I Ft. Wayne I J. Central (South Bend 3. Chester Township Countvi t. Flkhr 3.

Hammond Teen. 3, 3. Mishaweka 1 l'. Bloomington 2, Clark Hammond I Howe Indianapolis i 2. I-aPorte 2.

Garfield (Terre Haute I 3 Lincoln (Evansville, 1'7. Richmond Weatville 1'7. Central Catholic iF'. Wevnei 1. Lironler 1.

and Sinner (New Albany! 1. Central (Evansvlllel 1 Wallace (Garyi 1 Columbia City 1 Retained title. COLLEGE GOLF Akron JJ'j. Fenn Cornell i. Canlsnis 3 Hamilton Union V.

1 Navy Arm 2 Penn State 6. Bll'knell 1 St. Lawrence 6. Colgate 3 WF.STERV CONFKRKNCf: MEET 11 Colambus, O.I Purdue Oh.o Stale 1.M0. Mlrh-lesn l.S1.

Minnesota 1.52. Indiana l.HMS. Illinois l.SSl. Iowa l.SSS. Northwestern 1.M10.

Wisconsin 1,567. MID AMIKK A CONFERENCE MEET (At Otford. Miami S67. Butler S. Ohio fniver.

5J. Western Mlehlrn 588. Cincinnati S95. Western Reserve 675. PREP BASEBALL rark Hrliwil 6-1, Cenittry Dae School (Clll.

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Dartmouth 0 Fordham 13. New York I nlversttT 1 Hamilton 11. I'mon (N. Y.l 4 Holy Cross 9. Providence 0 loa 15, Northwestern 2 Ithn-l Mansfield 7 Maryland 3.

Clemson I ManMittan in Monmouth MKIhssn 7. Ohio State Michigan State S. Western Michigan Mlddleoury O. veriruni Montana Northern Idaho 3 Princeton 3. ftulien 2 Paul Smith 2.

Castleton (Vt.) Tetchert 2 Penn State 13, Coleate 4 Rensselaer Poly Merchant Marine Rnode Ie'snd Stste 4. Springfield Lawrence 11. Champlam A lit Inmnrsl St! Peters (N. 11. St.

Josephs Phila delphia! Tufts S. Connecticut Villanov Lehnh 4 Tren'on IN i Teachen J3, Kutltown I Pa 1 Teachers Went Chester Pa. I Teacher 9. Penn Military 3 west Virginia Tech .1. Marietta 4 Weslevas! Amhucst 3 Washington Slate A.

Stanford Wavne 6. KAiamamo 1 Wheaton A. Northern Illinois Tech 1 7 CoweU Textile 3 Wisconsin 3. Minnesota 0 wane Forest ir. Maryland i-BOX LUNCHES for iht Races CALL OlpCy Service (ft HU.

4430 or TA. 004? im se PIES CAKES All Kinds of Sandwiches Sunday, 11 A.M. -8 P.M. CA. 2137 I Fuson the Froebel two individual championships and half-mile relay team broke Ihe only state meet record of the Great things are ex-oected from little Roger Whitehead, of Anderson, who won a tie for fifth in the pole vault at the state track meet Saturday with a jump of 1 1 .4.

Roger is only 5 4 and a freshman. Whitehead never had gone above 10.6 until the Regional. record. He was given plenty of trouble on the last few hundred yards, however, by Ronnie Beard, of Pike Township. Beard showed an amazing amount of "kick" in the last lap.

Henry Gillis, Washington of East Chicago, triumphed in a 15-second high hurdle perform ance. The high hurdle race was marred as Sam Sims, Central of Ft. Wayne, the defending champion, tripped on the next-to-last hurdle and nosed into the cinders. Another heartbreak of the meet was the disqualification of Crispus Attucks's Carlton Terrell, who jumped the gun twice in the 100 trials. Members of the record breaking Froebel half-mile relay team are Lorenzie Williams, John Hill, Jim Sims and Al Thomas.

Emerson of Gary's mile relay foursome, Don Gunnett, George Kvdokiou, Bill Drysdale and Mel Edwards, flashed home first in 5:27.1. Lennie Swim, a little boy from Cambridge City, jumped "away over his head" to win the high jump with a leap of 6.1'i. Dick Carter, Petersburg's determined pole vaulter, survived a near-fatal midwinter auto accident to come back and successfully defend his vaulting championship. His best vault was 12.5. Jumping Gene Wilson, Anderson, tops among the state's broad jumpers all season, was the best Saturday afternoon, too.

His winning jump was 22.11. Everett Tungate, South Side of Ft. Wayne, shot putted his way to a state championship ith a heave of 50.11 J.a. Several other boys who have been putting the heavy ball at 50 feet or better all season couldn't get going. Saturday's victory was the ninth state track title won by Froebel in the show which has heen running sina 1904.

It was the fourth since Bergstrom has been coach. Despite all the talk of team championships, the State Finals is a show of individuality. Naturally, there must be teamwork, but more important is the lesson that each track star must know from the very' start every man must do his share "if I fail, my team fails." Beabout Is New Chief of IHSAA's Board H. Ralph Beabout, of Plymouth, was named Saturday as president of the new board of control of the athletic council of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Other new board members are II.

McClure, of South Side of Ft. Wayne; Harry D. Neimeyer, of West Ibanon; Ralph Heath, of Daleville, and Adolph G. Zoll-man, of Seymour, BIG NINE BASEBALL STANDINGS L. Pee I L.

Prt. Mrhirsn -so I Nonriw'n. 4 .400 Wisconsin. 9 3 ,70 Indiana. 4 Ina 3 .737 I Purdue a 7 .132 fi 1 Minneaota 1 .111 Ohio state 5 .500 I COTTAGE BAR-B-Q- FINEST GARS AND DRIVERS AND TONIGHT TODAY mond and was equaled in 1948 by another Froebel team.

Hilarity reigned among the upstate tracksters as L. V. Phillips, commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Commission, presented them with the coveted gold trophy. A large crowd attended the 47th meet, capably run off in record lime under the guidance of Commissioner Phillips and Assistant Commissioner Robert Hinshaw. WILLIAMS WINS TWO FIRST-PLACE MEDALS The outstanding performer of the day was Wee Willie Williams of Roosevelt of Gary, who won first-place medals in both the 100-yard dash and low hurdles.

The lad arrived at Tech field late for the morning trials and upon learning that his quali-lication race was about to begin, "stripped" off his clothing, slipped into his track shoes and clad only in his underwear captured second place in the heat easily. He nosed out Jim Richards, of Hammond, in the final dash. His time was :10.1. The low hurdle race matched Williams, 1949 state champion, against Archie Adams, North Side of Ft. Wayne, who holds the state meet record of 22 seconds, set in 1948.

Williams came home first in :22.4, followed closely by Charley Denton, Rochester, second, and Adams, third. Al Thomas, Froebel, beat Allen Meyerrose, Tech, in a photo finish in the 220. Meyer-rose trailed badly at the halfway mark but it seemed he put in his "Whirlaway," superduper high speed gear in the automotive business, to challenge Thomas. had too much of a lead, however, and won the event in :22 6. It was Meyerrose's turn in the 440.

He continued to be the master of the quarter milers, beating the field to the ribbon in :50.9. Froebel's Lionel McReynolds really stretched out in the home stretch to nose out John La-Brash, South Side, on the half mile. McReynolds won in 1:59. Hugh Winslow, Garfield of Terre Haute, was disqualified after false starts. Muncie Central's Jim Lambert his usual excellent race to win the mile run in 4:26.7, a scant two seconds off the state Mss Hot Rod of 1950" with J.

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