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George Guida, Villanova. Time, 46.3 Additional qualifiers—Walter Kar- Additional qualifiers—William Bur- sec. (*—Not eligible to represent U. S. kow, Illinois. ton, USA-USAF; Max Dodge, San in Olympic competition). HAMMER THROW Francisco Olympic Club. Additional qualifiers—Dave Bolen, Won by Robert Bennett, Rhode Is- JAVELIN THROW Colorado; Cliff Bourland, Los Angeles land T. & F. Officials A.A., 175 ft. 7 Won by Stephen Seymour, Los An- A.C.; Jack Christiansen, Colorado in.; 2—Samuel Felton, New York A.C., geles A.C., 230 ft. 5 in.; 2—Martin A & M; Harold McDonnell, N. Y. 173 ft. 2 in.; 3—Henry Dreyer, New Biles, San Francisco Olympic Club, 219 Sports Association, York A.C., 170 ft. 4½ in.; 4—Robert ft. 4 in.; 3—Delfs Pickarts, Los An- 5 800-METERS RUN Miller, Rhode Island State, 169 ft. 9 /8 geles A.C., 204 ft. 5½ in.; 4—William Won by Herbert Barten, Michigan; in.; 5—James Burnham, New York Chynoweth, USA-USAF, 202 ft. 10 in.; 5 2-—Reginald Pearman, N. Y. Pioneer A.C., 165 ft. 3 /8 in.; 6—Chester Cruik- 5—Charles Missfeldt, Multnomah A.C., Club; 3—Tarver Perkins, Illinois A.C.; shank, Holly, Colo., 164 ft. 2 in. Portland, Ore., 201 ft. 4½ in.; 6— 4—Donald Gehrmann, Wisconsin; 5— Additional qualifiers—Leon Dum- Robert Likins, San Jose State, 200 ft. Dave Bolen, Colorado; 6—Lewis Smith browski, USA-USAF; Fred Shkinder, 3 in. Jr., Richmond, Va. Time, 1 min, 51.3 N. Y. Police Sports Association; Tom POLE VAULT sec. Montgomery, San Francisco Olympic Won by A. Richmond Morcom, New 1500-METERS RUN Club. Hampshire, and Robert Richards, Illi- Won by Gil Dodds, Boston A.A.; SHOT PUT nois A.C., 14 ft. 6 in.; 3—Guinn Smith, 2—Roland Sink, Southern California; Won by Francis Delaney, San Fran- San Francisco Olympic Club, 14 ft. 3 3—William Mack, E. Lansing, Mich.; cisco Olympic Club, 53 ft. 8¼ in.; 2— in.; 4—Harry Cooper, Minnesota; John 4—William Hulse, New York A.C.; 3 Montgomery, Los Angeles A.C., and Bernard Mayer, N. Y. P. C., 53 ft. 2 /4 5—Gerald Karver, Penn State; 6—Wil- in.; 3—Wilbur Thompson, Los Angeles Earle Meadows, Brownsville, Texas, 14 liam Leonard, Notre Dame, Time, 3 5 ft. A.C., 52 ft. 11 /8 in.; 4—Rollin Prath- min. 52.1 sec. 5 er, Kansas State, 52 ft. 3 /8 in.; 5— Additional qualifiers—George Appel, 5 Additional qualifiers—Roscoe Brown, James Fuchs, Yale, 52 ft. 2 /8 in.; 6— New York A.C.; Roy Potochnik, Mar- N. Y. Pioneer Club; Carl Joyce, Seton William Baylis, Los Angeles A.C., 52 quette; Robert Smith, San Diego, Calif. Hall Prep. 3 ft. 2 /8 in. RUNNING BROAD JUMP 5,000-METERS RUN Additional qualifiers—Irving Kin- Won by Fred Johnson, Michigan (not a qualifying event) tisch, N. Y. Pioneer Club; Stanley Lam- State, 25 ft. 4½ in.; 2—Lorenzo Won by Curtis Stone, Shanahan C.C., pert, New York. Wright, Wayne, 25 ft. 2½ in.; 3— Philadelphia; 2—Jerry Thompson, San RUNNING HIGH JUMP Eural Davis, San Antonio A.C., 24 ft. 3 Antonio A.C.; 3—Clarence Robinson, Won by Tom Scofield, Kansas, and 4 /4 in.; 4—Herbert Douglas, Pitts- 3 Provo, Utah; 4—Francis Martin, New William Vessie, New York A.C., 6 ft. burgh, 24 ft. 3 /8 in.; 5—Garion Camp- 5 York A.C.; 5—Bart Watson, Fairmont, 7 /8 in.; 3—Richard Phillips, Brown; bell, Michigan Normal, 23 ft. 11 in.; W. Va.; 6—J. Newcomb, Benson Poly Vern McGrew, Rice and John Vislocky 6—Bob Teel, Missouri, 23 ft. ½ in. 5 H.S. Time, 14 min. 49.1 sec. Jr., New York A.C., 6 ft. 6 /8 in.; 6— Additional qualifier— Claude McWil- 10,000-METERS RUN George Stanich, Los Angeles A.C., 6 ft. liams, San Francisco. 5 Final Olympic trial—see result in 4 /8 in. HOP, STEP AND JUMP final summaries. Additional qualifiers—Henry Coff- Won by Gaylord Bryan, Stanford, 47 110-METERS HURDLES man, Houston, Texas; Robert Lewis, ft. 11½ in.; 2—William Albans, War- Won by William Porter, Northwest- Buffalo, Y.M.C.A. inanco A.C., Elizabeth, N. J., 46 ft. ern; 2—Harrison Dillard, Baldwin- DISCUS THROW 10¾ in.; 3—Jimmy Gerhardt, San An- Wallace; 3—Edward Dugger, Dayton Won by Fortune Gordien, Minneso- tonio A.C., 46 ft. 9 in.; 4—Bob Beck- A.C.; 4—Craig Dixon, Los Angeles ta, 168 ft. 5 in.; 2—Byrl Thompson, us, Los Angeles A.C., and Erik Kou- A.C.; 5—Edward Taylor, Western Minneapolis, 165 ft. 9½ in.; 3—Victor tonen, Fitchburg, Mass., 46 ft. 7¾ in.; 5 Michigan; 6—Madill Gartiser, Mis- Frank, Yale, 161 ft. 9 /8 in.; 4—Sam 6—John Gough, Oklahoma, 45 ft. 10 7 souri. Time, 14.1 sec. Iness, Tulare, Calif., 155 ft. 8 /8 in.; in. Additional qualifiers—August Er- 5—Taylor Lewis, Los Angeles A.C., Additional qualifiers—Richard Ly- 3 furth, Rice; James Gehrdes, Penn State. 155 ft. 8 /8 in.; 6—John Donaldson, ster, Philadelphia; Louis Evans, Los An- 5 New Haven, Conn., 153 ft. 11 /8 in. geles City College. 400-METERS HURDLES Won by Roy Cochran, Los Angeles A.C.; 2—Ennis Gray, New York A.C.; FINAL OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD TRYOUTS 3—Clarence Doak, Pittsburgh; 4—Jef- Held July 9-10, 1948, at Dyche Stadium, Northwestern University, frey Kirk, Pennsylvania; 5—Arthur Big- Evanston, Ill. ley, U. S. Navy; 6—Lee Hofacre, Min- nesota. Time, 52.3 sec, 100-METERS DASH A.C.; 6—Lorenzo Wright, Wayne. Additional qualifiers—Jared Morrow, First heat—Won by Barney Ewell, Time, 10.4 sec. USA-USAF; Donald Shuman, Cham- Lancaster, Pa.; 2—William Mathis, Final—Won by Ewell, 2—Patton, paign, Ill. N. Y. Pioneer club; 3—Donald Camp- 3—Dillard, 4—Conwell, 5—Campbell. Time, 10.2 sec. Mathis did not finish. 3,000-METERS STEEPLECHASE bell, Colorado; 4—Don Anderson, Cal- Won by Forest Efaw, Stillwater, ifornia; 5— Paul Cowie, Princeton; 6— First three selected for Olympic Oklahoma; 2—Robert McMillen, Los Charles Parker, Texas. Time, 10.5 sec. Team; Conwell also selected as member Angeles A.C.; 3—Browning Ross, Vil- Second heat—Won by Harrison Dil- of 400-meters relay team. lanova; 4—George DeGeorge, New lard, Baldwin-Wallace; 2—Mel Patton, 200-METERS DASH York A.C.; 5—Phillip Thigpen, Seton Southern California; 3—Edward Con- First heat—Won by Barney Ewell, Hall; 6—Joe McCluskey, New York well, Jersey City, N. J.; 4—Paul Bienz, Lancaster, Pa.; 2—Paul Bienz, Tulane; A.C. Time, 9 min. 32.9 sec. Tulane; 5—Richard Houden, Illinois 3—Cliff Bourland, Los Angeles A.C.; 79.