DRAKE RELAYS RECORDS TUMBLE THE EVENING STAR A-13 Waihm 9ten. 0 C. ** Mike Souchak Smtuidty, April 25, 1954 Tightens Grip Kerr Carries Illinois Toll.S. Sprint Mark GW Twin Bill Vegas DES MOINES. lowa. April mile when they were 100 yards In Las 25 (AP).—The Drake Relays back. Heading Busy LAS VEGAB, Nev., April 25 cloaed out their golden anni- One Drake record was tied. (AP).—Popular Mike Souchak versary show today with high Texas ran a 0:40.5 in the pre- held a firm grip on first place hopes for a string of records. liminaries of the university 440- aa the field of 26 professional Yesterday’s events produced yard relay. College Card golfers went Into the third two records, one bettering the Sweep by Shelby of George Washington round the 846.620 Tourna- American mark for the sprint Shelby of Univer- of Champions relay. Ernie Kansas won ment at Desert medley jump feet sity’s baseball team, winner of Inn Country Club. the broad at 24 94 A record seemed certain to Inches, the Kansas captain thus six of its first seven games, The big from Bill Alley, fellow from Grossin- come today competed a sweep of the Texas, | hoped to add a rugged South- ger, N. Y„ had rpunds of 66-70 the Kansas javelin thrower relays Kansas and Drake for ern West for a 36-hole total of 136 and who has surpassed the recog- the second straight year. | Conference rival. Vir- a four-stroke bulge over his nized American mark with a ! glnia, to its list of victims in a nearest challengers. Dick Cochran of Missouri 1 toss of 270 feet, IVa inches. ended with a slam for this year | double-header today on the Deadlocked at 140 were Art But whatever happens today, for the respective meets with West Ellipse. The Colonials Wall. Julius Boros. John Mc- doing it would take some to a discus toss of 178-2'i. ; carried a 2-0 conference record Mullin and Ernie Vossler. match the Jamaican I thrills of opener. George Bayer was alone at George Kerr carrying Illinois jinto the 142, and tied at 143 were Gene to the fastest American collegi- Meanwhile. Maryland, its Uttler, three-time winner of sprint medley relay mark winning streak broken at seven the event, and Arnold Palmer. ate Martino Winner v in history. games in a twin-billsplit with *mA'&?¦ '•*¦ • j^BmsStK&iij£tiA£jfa&‘ Only five pros could brdfek North Carolina State yesterday ¦ par yesterday—Souchak, Wall, Timed at 3:17.8 In Federal Golf at College Park, hoped to start Boros, Bayer and Vossler. The race had Illinois’ baton Pat Martino, with a 75, won another today at the expense Wall, the new Masters cham- men running this way: Del low gross in the Federal Golf of another Atlantic Coast Con- pion, turned in perhaps the ! 440, ference opponent. Duke, also at Coleman in the John Lat- Association's Don Mean Me- most spectacular shot of the -1 timore, 220: Ward Miller, 220, College Park. day. His ball was on the apron and Kerr, 880. morial Trophy tournament yes- In other games today, Amer- of changed terday at Westbriar. the seventh hole. He Their of 3:17.8 topped ican University was at Loyola clubs from putter time Joe Kotvan was runnerup a to a seven the recognized American rec- of Baltimore for two games. iron, then to an eight iron, and with 78. Tied for third place Towson visited Catholic, win- jord of 3:18.8 set by California Charley finally shot with a wedge. The with 81s were Beall: Georgetown went to Penn last year and shattered the Bob less ball arched into the cup from Early. Charley Knox and State for pair, and Howard meet mark of 3:20.4 by Okla- Ray. a 25 feet for a birdie two. Herman visited Delaware State. v. . y had «t*- -¦**¦. •* ¦¦’ - For the second straight day jhoma State in 1955. Kerr William Mushock won low a crowd of around 9,000 flocked; an unofficial 1:46.6 clocking. net with 85-18—67. C. M Kroll, Clark Homers GRACEFUL LIKE A BlßD—Michigan’s Lester first place in the finals of the college broad had yards to make around the course, and the Kerr 20 brother of Pro Ted Kroll. was over-all, soars into the sawdust for a graceful land- jump in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.—AP up as anchor man against such The Terps
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