Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 47

SPORTS. BURKE, ONCE YANKEE OLYMPIC STAR, DIES By the Associated Press. BOSTON, February 15.—One of the greatest middle distance men of all time, ‘Thomas E. Burke, who won the 100 and he 400 meter races at the first of the modern Olympic games at Athens in 1896, is dead from a shock suffered last Baturday. He started his remarkable career as a ‘When he went to Boston University he won the intercollegiate quarter mile two years in succession and the next year, 1899, while at Harvard, he ran away with the intercollegiate half mile. He was the national Amateur Athletic Union quarter-mile title holder from '95 to '97, capturing the event in the middle year in the remarkable time of 49 4-5 seconds. He held the world's record for 600 yards at 1 minute and 11 seconds, a feat that stood unsurpassed for 14 years until Mel Shepard lowered it by a mere fifth of a second. Burke was 53 years old. For a time he practiced law, but his health failed THE EVENING STAR, WAQHINGTO‘\;. D. O, -FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 192 NORTHWESTERN FIVE HURDLE FOR PURDUE CHICAGO, February 15 (#).—North- western’s Wildcats, who tumbled Michi- gan from undisputed possession of first place in the Big Ten basket ball cham- pionship race, may throw their full strength against Purdue in the headline battle of the five-game card tomorrow night. “Rut” Walter, who has been out of shots in the Big Ten, a brilliant defense man and a clever passer. He may be shifted to guard to prevent a recur- rence of his injury. Defeat for Puraue woula leave Mich- igan and Wisconsin deadlocked for first place, providing they win their games tomorrow night against Minne- sota and Indiana, respectively. Michi- gan is expected to hand Minnesota its seventh straight defeat, but Wisconsin may be upset by the Hoosiers, who | have been losing all their games by 1, 2 and 3 point margins. DANCE FOR BALL TEAM. | TWO INTERNATIONAL RACES ON MEET LIST By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 15.—Two in- ternational races, one at a mile and the other at 5,000 meters, are on the | program for the annual Knights of Columbus games at Madison Square Garden March 16. In the mile, Ray Conger, Phil Ed- several decisions over Paavo Nurmi at 1,500 meters, the metric equivalent of the mile, Nurmi and Leo Lermond, Boston A. A distance ace, are entered in the 5,000 meters and invitations have been extended, as well, to Edyin Wide of Sweden and Willie Ritola of Finland. Frank Brennan, director of the games, has also announced that he hopes to persuade Lloyd Hahn, former Boston A. A. fiyer, to reconsider his re- tirement and enter the mile event. Hahn won this event last year, defeat- ing Conger and Dr. Otto Peltzer of Germany and also_in 1927, beating Wide. Both times Hahn just missed the world indoor record for the dis- SPORTS. HALL IN GOLF FINAL. PALM BEACH, Fla., February 15— Clarence Hall of the Chevy Chase Club, Washington, D. C, won his semi-final round match in the anrual South Flo- rida championship golf tournament yes- terday, defeating J. Johnson of New York City, 2 up and 1 to play. D. C. WOMAN GOLFERS LOSE. MIAMI, Fla, February 15—Mrs. Monroe E. Miller and Mrs. Houston Harper of Washington, D. C., were elim- 47 HOWARD U. BASKETERS VICTORS AT PETERSBURG PETERSBURG, Va., February 15.— Howard University basketers of Wash- ington scored their second win in as many starts on a Southern trip when they triumphed over Virginja State College, 34 to 27, last night. was the i Williams, with 12 points, scoring ace for Howard. SAN MATEO FOUR WINS. DEL MONTE, Calif., February 15 (#). —Stellar work by Arthur Perkins and gchoolboy when as a representative of English High School of Boston in thoi him. In 1906 he was track coach at early 90s he hung up a record for the | Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania indoor schoolboy 600-yard dash thatl and later was a sports writer on several stood for many years. Boston newspapers. the game for several weeks because of wards, Sam Martin and Galen Elliott a leg injury, has returned to practice and if needed will be used against the Boilermakers. Walter is one of the best tance. In 1927 he covered the eight| furlongs in 4:25 1-5, a fifth of a second back of the record. Last year his time Purje holds | in a sensational battle was 4:13. inated in the semi-final round of match play in the annual Miami women's ?ammplunshlp golf tournament yester- y. splendid team play won the low goal polo game at Del Monte for the San %‘ifi"vm" who defeated the Tigers, For the benefit of Beymer A. C. base | | already have entered and the entr ball team a dance will be held tonight | biankc of Bino mg, Youns. Bhmin at the Arcadia. star, is expected soon. g T - With apologies to Chesterfie AT 8 o'clock tomorrow morning our new store opens its doors to the good people of Washington. Saturday will be the first day of a six-day opening. 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