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Dick Attlesey Breaks U. S. Hurdles Mark in His First Race Indoors Record for 70 Yards Two 1908 Olympic Teammates Crosby Tourney Sliced Lai Runs Away With Spotlight Wilt Again Wins Mile Cooper and Barksdale Set in First Heat Have Reunion at Star by Games To 36 Holes as Rain At Meet With 15-Foot-3 Vault In New York but Fails To Clash Tomorrow (Continued Prom Page B-l.) rather easy winner over Mae Former Star Faggs, the national 220-yard Trojan Cancels One Round but Bill Ashenfelter, kid brother titlist. of the more famous led To Better Own Huber Horace, Harry of the Mark In Turner Feature By George ly the Associated Prtu most Nordquist Univer- of the laps. •r «U It was anything but sity of Maryland and Ken Kane Associated Press Jimmy Cooper, one-time king of unexpected PEBBLE BEACH. Calif., Jan. 12. Warren Druetzler took over the of Dunbar High School ran in that NEW when Dick Attlesey, the ex-South- —Bing Crosby’s $10,000 National YORK, Jan. 12.—Fred Washington’s group of good feath- lead on the last lap, but Gehr- order in the first heat and in the ern Pro-Amateur Gold Tournament Wilt of the New York Pioneer erweight takes on Elmer California track star who now mann made his move and with final of the District AAU fighters, came to a waterlogged halt today, 100-yard Club, is a member of the Navy’s Olympic more than half a lap to go there dash breezed home in 4:14.6 to- Barksdale of Baltimore in a 10- but it will get under way again championship. Nordquist squad, won the 70-yard was little doubt as to the winner. won the heat in night to capture the mile run in rounder tomorrow an- high weather in 10.2 and the final: night as hurdles in the Star tomorrow, permitting, Gehrmann won by about 6 yards i Games last in 10.3. the Metropolitan AAU Senior other step along the .comeback night. an abbreviated finale. and near the finish he was solely A Baltimorean from Oklahoma Track and Field trail. The forecast was for diminishing in command. Championships What was least to A. & M., John Voight, led all the This is a return surprising—at showers. for the second straight year. bout of a draw Attlesey—was that he broke the Attlesey, running indoors for way and shook off a lone challenge fought last year in Baltimore and An all-night rain caused can- Once Flying Freddie got American indoor record when he the first time, set his record in by Washington’s Harry Bright to going, is supported by another return cellation of the second round. The it: was won the first heat in 8.3 seconds. the first heat of the 70-yard high win the invitation 600-yard run in no race, and he crossed the match of eight rounds between Monterey Peninsula Country Club Last night was the first time he hurdles. He won the finals with 1:13.5. Bright, now in the Army, lfinish line some 70 yards ahead Middleweights Clarence Hinnant The ever course was ruled unplayable. the of ease in with ran has run indoors. greatest 8.4, formerly for Howard and of< a teammate, and Johnny Pratt of Washington. green was under George Thompson. eighth completely Meredith Gourdine of Cornell Seton Hall. Pratt won a The record he broke was 8.4 Curt( split decision in five water when players reported to second. The world Stone, another Winged seconds, set 22-year-old The Touchdown Club 1,000 yard rounds the last time. by Jim Gehrdes of 7 am. Footer1 was the first starting tee at record holder in the 220-yard high run went to a third, and Terry Foley Penn State, now transfer student Turns Over New Leaf. assistant track were flooded. Sec- 1 Others partly hurdles ran the same time at the from Georgetown to of Fordham fourth. coach at the Naval in Villanova, Cooper has a new manager (two Academy, tions of some of the fairways re- same distance outdoors last the Star year Ray Wheiler of Union, N. J. Wheil- The only sour note was that in fact) since his Games two years ago. sembled small lakes. knockouts by (Continued on Page B-4, Col. 5.) a former national Attlesey has won the er, interscholas- Wilt did not manage to break his Little Dynamite and Gene Smith 70-yard Larry Crosby, tournament di- at Occidental College in Cali- hurdles outdoors tic 1,000-yard champion, took the stripped him of his in 8.3 seconds. rector. called off the round after fornia. meet record of 4:12.2 which he set featherweight lead halfway around the last lap honors and he has turned over a The 6-foot-4.180-pound Attlesey conferring with PGA officials. He last year on the flat track. Georgetown’s national cham- and won over A1 Buehler of Mary- armory new leaf in training. He looks in looks like a good bet to win the announced that the tournament Next pionship two-mile relay team, land in 2:14.9. Last year s winner, week, the FBI sleuth makes shape and his new bosses claim 110-meter hurdles in the Olym- would be decided on a 36-hole ba- with one new face in the lineup, Dick Saunders of Georgetown, his first start on a banked they have him working hard to pics. He is training at sis instead of the customary 54 track, Annapolis ran the fastest of the three two- was fourth. stay that way. under Gehrdes and holes. and more important—his initial Earl J. mile relays when the Hoyas won In their Bragg Too Fast. start against his arch-rival Don previous fight in Balti- (Tommy) Thompson, both noted Jimmy Demaret, Ojai, Calif., the James Memorial Fielding In the sprint series, Bragg was Gehrmann—in the more Coper was sent to the can- hurdlers, and while at Southern pro, will tee off in tomorrow’s Philadelphia two-mile in 7:49.3 The meet rec- too much for the vas three times and Barksdale Cal he a just rest of the Inquirer Games. Gehrmann won was coached by Dean final with one-stroke advantage ord of 7:46.8 was set Illinois by field as he won the dash the mile in went down twice while en route to Cromwell and Jess Hill. over his closest rivals for the low 70-yard the Washington Even- last year. in the draw. 7.2, the 80 in 8.2 and! the 100, ing Star games tonight with a Attlesey holds pro score. already the world The Hoya quartet had the dis- the final event, in 10.1. David Ne- 4:14 on Since starting his comeback. His 2-over par 74, made yester- clocking a flat track. record for the 120-yard high hur- tinction of the widest Cooper has won over Mc- at winning by ville of Winston-Salem Teachers Three Runners Fall. Charley dles, at 13.5 set day Cypress Point, stood up seconds, at Fresno, margin of any event on the pro- finished second with eight points George Thomas of Garity and Gaetano Annaloro. in against the efforts of 10 players Columbia. Calif., May, 1950. About the gram, as second-place Seton Hall as a result of two seconds and a Jim of Hinnant Almost Won by K.O. who completed their rounds today. Byrne St. John’s and How-! pnly fault track authorities can was almost half a lap back. Tom and Ira of Naval ard Jacobson Hinnant and Pratt, who meet Darkness had stopped them from first, Kanej tjhe of New York Uni-1 find in his style is that he is a Voorhees, the first Georgetown in the semifinal, also had a rather finishing the initial round. Academy third with sevQn points. versity all fell at the start and1 flow starter, and noted Charles Bacon (left) of New York, winner of the was held but Dave hot time of it when Gehrdes, Olympic runner, tight Kane was runnerup in thie 100 and came near causing a pile-up. The they met M a fast starter, has been 400-meter hurdles in 1908, chats with Yank veteran Joe La Pierre and Carl before. Hinnant help- Robbins, Boland, third in the other events. others, led at this stage by Pat almost knocked ing him overcome that. Last Washington track official and also a member of the United added to the until out Pratt in night Joyce margin Bragg won the 70 and 80 last; Duffy of Manhattan College, had the early going, but pick was over the first States team at London then, after met last it was a Pratt came hurdle, they again night Five runaway. year but was disqualified in the to go around the three. back to almost knock g shade ahead of the at The Evening Star Cfrmes at the Staff Photo. Maryland Upset Ashenfelter's out Hinnant pack. Armory.—Star easy triumph in 100-yard dash for two false starts. Duffy led for two laps, and Wilt in the late rounds to in take the “World” Record Also. the two-mile run, which he Tom of Brown was the took over on the third. close decision. One of the visitors to The Star meter event in the 1904 Deluglio j He was Olympics broke Fred Wilt’s 1949 meet rec- trailed In other bouts Syl Temple. Dis- He and Gehrdes race once or Games last night at the 61 to 55 high jump winner at 6, 4y4, jwith fairly closely by Gordon Armory at St.