The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 10

Shatters Another One ANDY' GUTHRIE WINS UN EVENT FRE OFF HALF MILE 1 PAGE 2-B THE FRESNO BEE MONDAY JULY 12 1937 Bakersfield Legion Junior Nine S' Ben Old Mark Is Bettered By Two Tenths Of A Second A Driver Leads Rintoul Bryce Morris In Feature Dick McClanahan BUI Bray Richard Musser Claud Ford Jack Kirchnar Junior Faulk Eddie Evans Vernon Wilson Delbert Apperaon Bill Brubaker Frank Abbott and Donald Letter-man Staff Photo Bakersfield's American Legion Junior baseball team which dropped a 9 to 5 decision to Fresno here Saturday in an Inter diatrlctplayoff game at the Freano High School field Is shown here The players are left to right: Harold Urner Bud Bowen Fresno Track Stars To Compete In Tepas Andy Guthrie of Loa Angeles a favorite driver here for tho paat two seasons finally beat out the old motor trouble Jinx and cams in tha winner In the thirty lap main event at tha weekly midget auto races at tha Airport Speedway last night Guthrie flashed around the track In hia little Marla" No 32 machine in 8 minutes 22J7 seconds to lead Gordon Rintoul also of Loa Angelea and Bryce Morris of Fresno to thefcheckered flag after leading all the way Ho had qualified second fastest behind Morris in the time trials with Morris having trouble 1 gotlating tho turns in tha feature race falling out of the lead at the tart Stein la Forced Out Al Stein of Berkeley winner of the thirty lap event last week waa foreed out of the race on tho sixteenth lap after ha had passed Morris- Skaets Jones and Glen Cooper both of Oakland furnished moat of the action during the contest with a nip and tuck duel for fourth place Cooper finally won out after exchanging the lead several times Howard James of Fresno led Vem Gardner to tho Up in tha ten lap consolation race and copped a fear ture event that included two laps with tha midget cars and one with bicycles James' time in tha consolation event was 2 minutes 546 seconds Wins Handicap Races Guthrie dominated tha handicap division of the program defeating Ed Davis Morris and Stein in a four lap teat and then winning lmP eml lnal the eight lap final event Morris 1 heated Guthrie In a two lap trophy dash covering the distance In 3136 seconds Ths results Poor up heat races: Won by l'mn: Bn tewls Tim JST Won by Clarkt tee-on 4 Dutch Van Tassel Tima 1:011 v5JOT4s Won by Jones mo- Tlmfl I- toSF by (tin Bat 1:343 Tbne! Quthrtfi weond Clary tan Woa by Guthrie oad Clark Tima 1:1174 Ten lap Won by James: Gardner third DrArlan rnt-wwi by OuthrU T1 fourth ON GOSHEN CARD Dick Harnett of Tulare has been matched with Rosy William of Goahen in the main event of amateui boxing card at the Goahen Arena Thursday Hamatt la expected to bo hard pressed by Williams who came here recently from Arizona where he claims to have held the welterweight championship In 1936 Jerry Cain of Stratford and Ernest McDonald of Corcoran heavyweights are paired In the semi final bout and Pat Dixon of Bakersfield and Al Freiri of Freano have been rematched In the special event at 135 pounds Freiri won a close decision in their previous meeting In the fourth bout Stokee has arranged a setto between Lee Plummer of Goshen and Lester Hunt Woodlake a pair of green heavyweights Three other bouta will ba arranged to complete the card YOUTH WINS SWIM ALAMEDA July Heron 17 Long Beach today won the annual Neptune beach one mile open San Francisco Bay swim in nineteen minutes twenty nine seconds Henry Paris 16 year old San Francisco youth took second place In a-close finish over Dick Keating 23 San Francisco Club merman Thera were 111 starters Roblnaon will try to batter hia 1:496 mark in tha local games Others leading tha assault will ha such atari as tha vaulting quartet of Bill Sefton and Earl Meadows of tho University of Southern California Georga Varoff of Oregon and Cornelius Warderdam of tha San Francisco Olympic Club Them four recently soared over the official world's record with 14 feet 7 inches in tha National A A meet Three outstanding Javelin throw-era will threaten the present record In that event Bill Reits etar from tha University of California at Loa Angelea who holdo tho National A A title Alton Terry of Har-din-Simmons University member of the laet United States Olympic Team and American record bolder and Bob People of Clasnn High School of Oklahoma City national inter scholastic champion each have dona over 220 feet WASHINGTON WINS Washington'! Junior American League team defeated Holmes 7-3 at tha Washington Playground Saturday Pierlnl gave up only five hit' while tho Washington Muggers collected nine off Erick-sen slants-Tha score: Washington 7 9 2 Holmes 3 5 2 Batteries: Pierlnl and Walker Erlrkaen and Briton DALLAS (Tex) July in-Only possible showers wera aeon today as handicaps to track and field athletics in their efforts to set world records In tha Pan American games which open here Thursday hava tha class of athletes and tha Jimmy Stewart Southern Methodiat athletic director and Pan American supervisor said wa need Is good weather" Ready for the game are athletes from Peru Chile Argentina Uru-ay Colombia Cuba Brasil Venezuela Canada and tha United States The games will open with Olym-lo like ceremoniee with Governor amea Allred of Texas declaring tha event officially under way after a parade of nations A soccer game between Argentina and the Trenton Highlanders United States football association champions complete tha opening night schedule Track and field events are scheduled Friday and Saturday nights Joe Rloa colorful maratban star from -Peru and Jose Acosta Con-rado Rodrigues Joae Zueleta and Manuel Caaanovas Cuban track and field champions arrived yeaterday Topping the field will be Elroy Robineon of Fresno who shattered Ben Eastman's world record In the half mile yeaterday In New York i v-t V' a- xv- v4 BV RRFW MTDDLKTOV NEW YORK July Elroy Robinson Fresno who had JuM run tha half mil in 1:496 to better the world record aat quietly In a noisy locker room and admitted ha had expected to break the 680 yard mark one "I had a rood fast quarter mile under my belt' "I felt I could do it after I ran at Milwaukee leat week All I had to do waa step -up that ftnt quarter and I waa in" raid Roblnaon a teacher in Merced Calif between track meeLa who ran for San Francisco's Olvmplc Club yesterday did too somethin someone said it had been 5U "Thafa fast enough" said Robin-aon It waa fast enough to give the 30000 fans who crowded Randall's Island Stadium for the second annual World Labor Carnival a ter-rifle belt os big a one as they got out of Glenn Cunningham's mile victory Robinson's mark betters the 3:406 posted by Ben Eastman in tha 1934 Princeton invitation meet John Woodruff the University of Pittsburgh runner who beat Robinson in tha A A games at Mil-waukea a week ago trailed Cunningham Arehie San Romani and Gono Venske homo In a 4:114 race In whicb Cunnineham nailed San Roman! fifty yards from the tape with a killing spurt and won by four yards Warmerdam la Second Tha outstanding performer In tbe field events waa Dave Albritton of Ohio Stats who took tha high Jump with a leap of 6 feet 8V Inches Prise flop was tha failure of Bill Sefton Southern California: Cornelius Warmerdam Fresno State and Georgs Varoff Olympic Club to better 14 feet in the most widely ballybooed pole vault of rerent rears Alt three tied at 14 feet Just 11 inches away from tha unofficial record held Jointly by Sefton and Meadows In setting the new record Robinson took tha lead at the start of the nee and never was headed although pushed all way by Howard Borck former Manhattan aea running for the 69th Regiment A A of New York The west coast ace second by three yards to Woodruff in tha nationals passed the quarter mile post In SU seconds with Borck right at hia heels Biasing Finish Coming into tho final lap Borck stepped up the tempo and for a few vards threatened to peso Robinson Tho Californian had something In reserve however and pulled away in tha stretch to win by five yards Tha biasing finlah left such performers as Abe Rosenkrantz Michigan Normal College and tha Ohio State runners Dick Squires and Charlie Bee tha trailing In third fourth and fifth places respectively Roblnaon 'a performance witnessed by a sweltering crowd of 10-000 waa easily the high spot of the meet that saw six national eham-Jjlmi come through in their spectal- The other outstanding performance of the meet waa turned In by Dave Albritton The Ohio State Negro cleared tha high Jump bar at 6 feet 814 inches an Inch and a half short of the world record to repeat hia national meet triumph over hia teammate Mel Walker and Cornelius Johnson of tha Southern California Sportsmens Association of Lob Angeles Reynolds la Winner Other national champions to come throug included Ray Malott of the Olympic Club In the 440 yard run James Reynolds also of the Olympic Club in the shotput Allan Tol-micho of Wayne University in the 220 yard low hurdles and Jack Weierahauser another Olympic Club star In the 220 yard dash Forest Towns Olympic champion who waa defeated for tbe first time In two years by Tolmlch in the national high hurdles reversed the decision In tho 120 yard sticks Ha won by Inches In 346 seconds Ben Johnson former Columbia captain also squared matters with Perrin Walker one time Georgia (Continued on Page fB) Kovacs Defeats Walter Senior For Ohio Title CLEVELAND July Tall Frank Kovso 17 year old Oakland star held today the Ohio men's singles tennis crown and shared with another Californian tha doubles championship Kovacs who stands fix foot three overwhelmed Waiter Senior of San Francisco 6-2 6-2 6-2 yesterday In the finals of the stats matches and then teamed with hia defeated foe to win tho doubles title by whipping George Toney of San Francisco and John Mareno of Los Angeles 6-L 6-4 1-6 6-4 Within two months Elroy Robinson has smashed two world records In Fresno's West Coast Relays the former Fresno State half mile champion smashed the world record for tho 1000 yard run Yesterday in meet in New York Bobby smashed Ben world record by two tentha of a second when he was clocked In 1:496 Roblnaon la shown above in hia familiar stride Staff Photo Five matches instead of the eua tomary four will comprise Dlw bled Veterans all star wrestling card at Auditorium Wed neaday night Tha second local ap- pearanca of tbe wtomen grapple world featuring Clara Mortensen feminine champion and Rita Mare tinea pretty 130 pound Mexican contender will be an extra attrac tion Two one fall thirty minute preliminaries were announced today by Promoter Don Price who has signed Touchdown Jack Gacek former Detroit football ace and Happy Jack Holland lata of tho A Brulna for Wednesday's special event Ernie Peterson one of tho most popular young stars ever to show here returns in the opener to tackle Leo Milo brother of Clara Mortensen A rematch between Pierre Due-sett clever French-Canadlan and Daszler Parker powerful Tcnneaae rougher holds down tha two out of three falls two hour main event while Gaaey KazanJIan Fresno's own and Underhill of New York arc slated for the three falls semi final There will be no increase la regu lar prlceo for Wednesday night with tha exception that women and children will bo charged tha aama aa men for this week only SMiaiCAV ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 7-13: Minneaeolis 3-9 Columbus -4: Louisville t-L Paul Kansas Ciir 0-1 Indianapolis 13-1 Toleds 11-3 POUSHINa CLOTH POLISH A CLEAMER TENNIS TITLES PHILADELPHIA July AV-Julius Heldman 17 year old student from tho University of California at Lo Angeles Icon the middle states lawn tennis championship yesterday defeating Robert Herman of the University of California In a gruelling five set match Tho scores were 6-3 6-2 1-6 2-6 6-2 Rlehard Bennett and Paul Newton national Intercollegiate doubles champions from the University of California annexed tha doubles crown defeating Lewis Wetherell and Douglas Imhoff University of Southern California 6-4 6-8 7-5 6-3 Wetherel' paired with Eunice Dean of San Antonio Texas and beat Owen Anderson University of California at Loa Angeles and Patsy Henry Loa Angeles in the mixed doubles finals 6-4 5-7 6-L John Shibe Former Head Of Dies PHILADELPHIA July John Shibe former president of the Philadelphia American League Club died yesterday at a convalescent home He waa 66 yeara of age Ha waa a son of Benjamin Shibe who bought an interest in the club at the time of its organization in 1901 by Connie Mack Tha elder Shibe was president until his death In 1924 when aother son Thomas succeeded him John became president after his brother's retirement last year and served a short time until illness forced his retirement Mack manager of the club succeeded him Shibe Park home of the Philadelphia Athletics urea named for Benjamin Shibe Sport Thinks By Ed Orman Bobinson Becomei Outstanding Track Ath- lets Of Year Smashes Two 0 1 Within Two Months Was Not Conceded Chance To Better Eastman's Mark Fresnan Is Going Abroad With A A Stars It was a long hard pull for Elroy Roblnaon but the former national half mile champion from Fresno State reached hia goal yesterday much to tha surprise of everyone possibly except Roblnaon himself Not so long ago they were calling Ben Eastman of Stanford tho super runner after Eastman smashed tho world records In tho quarter mile and half mile Tho long legged long striding bespectacled Stanford runner became so hot along in 1934 that he hung up a new world record of 1:499 for the 880 yard or half mils run at Princeton University's Invitational meet No one thought a runner would coma along and better that record until Johnny Woodruff of Pittsburgh popped up this year and began clipping off the half mile slightly over 1:50 A week ago Woodruff bested Robinson In the A A championshia in Milwaukee winning by three yards The word Trent out then that it would be if any who would threaten Eastman's record Roblnaon they aaid waa through as a serious contender So when the Fresnan rambled around the Randall'o lo-land track In New York yesterday to be clocked in 1:496 two tenths of a second under East-man's record time It waa a mighty stunning performance Woodruff ran in the mile yesterday but I wonder what would have happened had ha hooked up with Robby in the half NEW YORK July There la a dearth of champions oa WHka national boxing pro- Not a single tltleholder la cheduled to show tils wares Perhaps the most interesting bout HrU1 biJn Madison Square Garden here Thursday when Tiger Jack Fo Spokane- Negro heavyweight contender goes against Deacon Uo Kelly of Loa Angelea in a fifteen rounder Maxio Rosen bloom former light heavyweight king now campaigning a a a heavy tackles Johnny Erje-vac of St Paul in a ten round bout at Haywood Calif Friday night The program: At Boston: Nstlc Brown Wash J- Tonr Shueeo Boston hassle AtRlehmond: Jos Qhnouly St Louis Pelaal Unlontown Pa licht-wtabu 10 At Philadelphia: Bddlo KuhL Jfw York vs Al Caslmlnl New Yom MjthtWshts 10: Chino Alvsres Tamps FIs vs Gene Salvadors Chics so light-velthts 10 Walter Woods New YorkT Rework middleweight 10 At Chicago: Sammy Angott Loulavllle vs Chrlity Chicago Junior light-wlahU 10 At Newark: Tippy Larkin Oirfleld vs Maxis Fisher Newark Ilihtweleht 10 At Jertey City: Teddy Loder New York vs Prande Blair Camden welterweight 0 Eddie Guerra RjvVwk Johnny Smith Boston wet-(crvcliRtis I At New York: Kid Chocolate Havena vs Yount Chappie Albany festh-erwettbts Cuban Lula Havana vs Jack White Jersey City Ilshtwelghta At loa Angela Kddlc Simms Cleveland va Alberto Lovell Argentina beavywelshta At Oakland Calif: Dal 8 parr Colorado va Able Miller Los Angeles middleweight! 10 At Philadelphia: Steva Du das New Jersey va Billy Ketchell Philadelphia heavyweights 10 At New York: Al Diamond New Jeney va Harry Balsamo New York middleweight! It Altllio Sebatlno Puerto Rico va Joe (Butch) Lynch Now Jersey mlddlcwelghts 10 Thursday At Milwaukee: Dominie Man-etui Flttaburah va Jimmy Garrison Kansas City lightweights 10 At New York: Tiger Jeek Fss Bpokanc va Deacon Leo Kelly of Loa Anaeles heavyweights IS Italo Coloncllo Italy vs Dewey Klmrty Charlotte heavy velchta EddM Hogan Waterbury Conn- va Sandy McDonald Dallas nsavyweighta 0 Lorenio Pack Detroit vs Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweights 0 At Ssglnew Mich: Jimmy Ademlck Midland Mich- vs Rsuben Saunders Saginaw heavies 10 At Hollywood Calif: Mads Rstenbloom New York vs Jimmy Erjevee St Paul heavyweights 10 At Dmi Branch Ralph Vena Asbury Park vs Dem Dabn Anderson J- welterweights I Nunslo Blaogno Newark vs Mickey Dues Pauls boro lightweights I Joe Wagner Newark vs Jerry Rogers New York heavyweights 1 At High Point Paul Matulewics Durham O-va Sluner Baker Baltlmora light heavyweights 10 Creamer Ready For Local Bout Nelson Creamer amateur featherweight boxer finiehed tiff training campaign yeater-day at Arena and pronounced himself ready to tuule Tony Eapanola Filipino fighter from Stockton tomorrow night in the main event of tho Freano Athletic card at Creamer boxed a half dozen rounds yeaterday One of hia aparmatea waa Fat Dixon Bakersfield lightweight who la down for a bout with Al Ferre ra of Fresno Creamer and Dixon mixed It up In good ahepe Several other boxera elated to appear on tha amateur card worked out yesterday The four Filipino boxen from 8tockton did not show up for workoutf They are due late today In the aemi final Rav Holqufn Freano bantamweight and Del Rosario of Sto-l-irn will coma together There will he eight four round bouta on tho program tha tabs that AUTOMATICALLY sasls padm as mama whatia Com Is tods Goodrich Soil-o-outic Tube layer of special rubber and full-floating cords scientifically treated to resist the terrific bloTrout-caunng heat generated in tide all tires by high speed By resisting this heat the Golden Ply protect you against theae dangerous high-speed blow-out Safer More Mflii If you want to know how bad a blow-out can be ask the man who's had one But take chance yourself For safety tomorrow get a act of Golden Ply Silvertowna today! 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