SPORTS SECTION B—4 * WASHINGTON, D. 0., FEBRUARY 27, 1938. Clemson, With 16 Points, Gains Southern Title --—• —- — ■ ■ —.... Conference ...—.... — <& <• Ring CITADEL IS NEXT. Cunningham Wins 1,500-Meter Lose or Title in World Record Time; WITH DUKE THIRD Others Crack A. A. V. Marks J Ferrell Entry, Lewis and Stone Best Nat Bets. * Like Hoss By the Associated Press. to become a title-holder. Tblmich fell It's • Wagering, Though, Risky. Gets Individual NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The great and did not finish in the final of the Maryland 65-meter high hurdles after lowering FRANCIS E. Glenn Cunningham romped oft with By STAN, the standard to 8.5 seconds In his Stall Correspondent for The Star. Crown, Ties for Fourth the National A. A. U. 1,500-meter first trial heat. Forrest 'Spec) Towns Fla, Feb. 26 —As a race a QRLANDO, sheet might rate ’em just before the championship tonight with world of Georgia captured the hurdles crown big opening With Two Others. record shattering performance. A in 8.7. crowd of 15.000 in Mad- Columbia’s Ben By BURTON HAWKINS. near-capacity Johnson not only First Race—The Toe-Plate Stakes. StaS Correspondent o. The Star ison Square Garden gave Cunningham retained his sprint crown In the final Wes Ferrell—Class of field. in Temperamental sort, but likes this company COLLEGE PARK. Md.. Feb. 28 —A an ovation as he raced to triumph of the 60-meter dash but equaled the and due for improvement over 1937 campaign. Gets call in here. Hard vicious collection of Clemson Tigers 3 minutes 48.4 seconds for the "metric world indoor record as he snapped the Venzke 35 in 6.6 seconds. Johnson ridden, but closed stoutly last season. pounced on their first Southern Con- mile,” beating Gene by tape bounced and out the latter’s for- off the marks with a characteristic Jimmy De Shong—Never in better shape. Can take it all. Outrun in ference boxing championship here yards wiping mer mark of 3:49.9, set in 1936. burst of speed, led all the way and early stages last out. but steadied turn and tonight, employing two titlists and rounding finished well. beat Herbert a brace of as the medium Getting better as the season goes Thompson of the New Ken among off late runners-up Chase—Tops juveniles starts last year. May need York Pioneer Club a with i of snatching the 12th annual tour- along. Cunningham outclassed six ri- by yard, education, but should be in fight. Seems to work nicely against tough fields Perrin Walker of the York A. nament before 3.000 spectators. vals as he topped off a record-smash- New C. (Yankees, Indians, etc.). third. I Maryland, defending champion, cap- ing championship program. Monte Weaver—Has early speed and may last to take it all. Drew out tured The former for First meet mark to tumble was the i the featherweight title, but was Kansan, competing into lead first shotput, won by Francis Ryan of long rounding turn in 1937, but was unable to hold pace and forced to be content, with a triple the New York Curb Exchange A. A., Columbia with a toss of was overhauled. Game, but no standout router. tie for fourth place with North Caro- took the pace-setting position from University 52 feet 8'i inches. This displaced the Dutch Leonard—Worked well at Southern Association. Fits nicely in lina and South Carolina at 8 points. Princeton’s Pete Bradley on the first record of 52 feet 12 inch, set by Dimmy here. Hot stable Up and in good hands. The Citadel finished in the runner- lap and kept command throughout. Zaitz of Boston two years ago. Zaitz » Pete up berth with 11 points, 5 behind the Once more his only rival was the Appleton—Inconsistent sort. Some nice efforts in past and may while Duke a did no better than third tonight. be troublesome. winner, grasped third stop-watch, but this time he gave it At best can hold this field. Faltered last year after sen-' Ross place with 10. North Carolina State same track where he Bush, Southern California mid- sational beating on the campaign with Nats in 1936. dle distance ace. was the victim of an rounded out. the scoring with 3. failed by only Vs second, a week ago, Henry Coppola—Pulled lame seasons back. Has in the up couple speed when Russell Dorn, curly-haired 155- to touch his own indoor mile record. upset 1,000-meter run. After fit. Bam he is for race. all the and vie- * says ready best pounder, and Haney Ferguson, Cunningham’s time for the "metric setting pace naving in his Bush was Elon Hogsett—Veteran in new hands after so-so term with Browns. chunky light-heavyweight, swung the mile” has been exceeded only by Jack tory grasp nipped in to Clemson the last stride by Francis Slater of Should take some part. Has worked briskly in past against Yankees. edge in decisive fashion, Lovelock, the New Zealander, who won with Bill and Fordham University. Joe Krakauskas—Fine Northern form late in 1937. Dangerous sort and (lason, 165-pounder, the Olympic 1.500-meter final two Tom Moorer, Don Lash, the Indiana "Iron Man," might upset things. heavyweight, providing years ago in 3:47.8 at Berlin. Cun- additional points by reaching the final had to come from behind with a ter- Joe recommendations. need work. ningham was runner-up to Lovelock on Haynes—No May round, to be butchered. rific sprint on the last to take only that occasion was lap Phebus—Has local form. No standout in minors before and, oddly enough, Ray good being It was Dorn, Rfter a GETS LONE TERP TITLE. the 5.000-meter title from Norman patterned clocked in time identical with his per- claimed. combination machine and Benny Alperstein of Mary- Bright of the San Francisco threshing formance tonight. Olympic Joe Kohlman—Corking performances in Eastern Sho' campaign in 1937, itchy octopus, who assured the Tigers’ land going after Joe Murnick Club in the new meet record time of Runs Alone. but hardly ready for major test. Prospect for Charlotte farm." victory, but not until a courageous of North Carolina, ichom he Cunningham 14 minutes 39 seconds. Bright jumped The human running machine was Early Wynn—For moon-shooting hunch players only. Not guaranteed Jerry Hughes of South Carolina had whipped for the 125-pound Lash three laps from home, but was croicn in the the clocked in 61.6 seconds at the quarter, unable to stand If left after 30 days. Charlotte be his handed him all he could handle. It finals of off Don's comeback may spot. 2:04.8 at the half-mile mark and was a scrap transplanted from the Southern Conference tourney surge. They were only a stride apart 1 docks, with both lads willing mixers at College Park last night. 3:05.2 at the three-quarters on his way at the finish. Second Race—Mask and Mitt Handicap. over the entire three-round route, but to the new indoor record. Lash fell far short of the world in- Rick Ferrell—Solid horse in cheap company. Needs only a ride. Best Dorn, the only defending champion, None of the other runners even chal- door record of 14:23'*, set by Willie followed bet of year despite in-and-out 1937 performance. | generally was too talented for Hughes lenged Cunningham. Bradley Ritola in 1925. a Glenn’s for six then faded 1.500-Meter Walk—Won by Otto who has worked in and grabbed close decision. pace laps, _ Mickey Livingston—Stable tip. Youngster briskly Kotrsb*. New York Ci v: second Nathan fast. Venike took up the pursuit but Jaeger. Cheaper class. Gets in lightly. Alperstein Gets Title. Ninety-second Street Y. M H A H)lPREVAILS was never in a New York: third Haroid Nylund. New contending position. Jake York A. C Early—Could not improve his position after flash break from na- : fourth. Max Beutel. Ninetv- Benny Alperstein, Maryland's Archie San Romani, last year's title- second Street Y. M H. A Time—«:2l>. barrier in last the one. « camp year. Hardly tional intercollegiate lightweight cham- holder still showed the effects of an ] .000-Meter Run—Won by Francis Slater. Fordham second BUI Beard—No recommendations. Over his head. moved down a notch to annex Ro*a Bush pion, early-season injury and lost third Southern California: third. Wayne Rideou- North Teitas the featherweight crown, winning to Ernie FWeroff of the Mill- Teachers: fourth. Stanley place Holt Rhode Island State. Time—2:2fl.3. over a fraternity brother. Joe Murnick rost A. A. Broad Jump—Won by Edward Gordon Third Stakes. New York’s Race—Fly-Chasing of North Carolina, by decision. slender York Grand Street Boys’ Associa- Stone—Consistent veteran. Jimmy Herbert, New tion 2.3 feet 4 inches: second Anson Johnny Likes Griffith Stadium track and Mumick and Although Alperstein University Negro foot-racpr. cracked Perina. Princeton 23 feet inch: third in a D. C. Owned Racer Nose in rates top tough field. Broke forwardly, forced steady pace and shook off carried their to such ; Herbert Weast, Columbia 22 feet 33, sportsmanship the world indoor mark in the final of inches: fourth. Palmer to run to 1j Way, Princeton his opposition second Cecil Travis in batting race among Nats last degrees that they affectionately em- 22 feet 2 inches Front of San the 600-meter run. year. Due to repeat braced each other between rounds, Antonio 35-Pound Weiyhf Throw—Won by Irvin* Taking command after the first Folaartshny.