Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1929, Page 28

28 SPORTS. TIGERS SEE MANY FLAWS IN LONG DISTANCE EVENT Declare It Takes Too Much Time and Effort in Preparation and Is Plan Provides Too Costly—Present Real Sport. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. D ESPITE reports to the contrary, des%ne public and private pressure which annually comes at t 1ot change her rowing policy to include four-mile racing. When the Big Three was intact Princeton, had she intimated is time, Princeton will willingness to accept, would have received an invitation to row against Yale and Harvard on the Thames at New London. And each Spring the Tigers receive a bid to enter at Poughkeepsie. ‘When sweep swinging was restored to Princeton, 19 years ago, a policy of short-distance racing within the college term was decided upon by the athletic authorities. nary regattas—that is to_say, At the time the so-called prelimi- the races falling before the annual four-mile events on the Hudson and the Thames—attracted little public attention and were regarded by the rowing universities as unimportant. Princeton began in 1911 with a re- gatta involving Yale and Cornell, the distance being a mile and seven-eighths. Since that time regattas in April and May have come to be extremely signifi- cant. All races have been rowed in college environment, and the custom of entertaining visiting crews in clubs, fraternity houses or dormitories of the university holding the regatta has done much to establish & better understands ing and genial feeling among the vari- ous institutions. Has Helped Pastime. For any condition such as this to have arisen a strong proponent of short- distance racing was absolutely neces- sary. Princeton occupied this posi- tion, and in large degree the present status of intercollegiate racing is due to Nassau's entrance into the sport and her attitude toward it. Princeton holds that too much time and effort are required to prepare an eight for a four-mile race. Oarsmen must_leave college before the term is ended, examinations are giveh at crew quarters, and, all in all, it is felt that scholastic and disciplinary reasons alone bulk heavily in the way of argument against distance racing. Again, there is the question of ex- pense. Princeton will conduct rowing at an annual expenditure of $13,000 or | here. $14,000. Forty and fifty thousand dol- lars are spent by Yale and Harvard, and not much less by Poughkeepsie crews. Princeton holds the theory that un- less boys upon graduation are going to enter employment which will involve physical exercise, four-mile racing, or even too much short-distance racing, is distinctly harmful, inasmuch as heart muscles developed in are liable to grow flabby and ta cause grievous trouble unless they are used approxi- mately as they were in college. A r.o! in Dispute. There is a diversity of medical opin- fon about this, but the fact seems to be clear that men in their forties who in college exercised with some degree of She moderation are in better condition than those who spent themselves chiefly in the long grind of conditioning for a four-mile race and then incurring the mel?;t.l and physical strain of the racp itself. At any rate, it is a fact that more than one father of boys who have rowed in prep school are influenced to send them to Princeton on this count alone. Princeton has done a splendid thing through her advocacy and development of short-distance rowing, and it would be a calamity were she to retreat from her position. MISS WILLS NOT AWARE OF ANY EYESHADE SUIT LONDON, June 12 (#)—With a ges- ture of unconcern, Heléh Wills denied that she was involved in a suit for a patent infringement in Germany cen- tering about a special kind of eyeshade. “I've heard nothing about it,” she sald, “and it seems to me that if there were any really legal action I would be at least an interested party. I never saw a summons in Berlin, Parls or Miss Wills added that she had never invented an eyeshade and that none had been given her name with her con- sent. Miss Wills has not yet decided whether she will wear stockings in the Wimble- don tourney. “It makes no difference. Too much fuss has been made, I think. I will do what the others do.” YOUNGEST A. A. U. ATHLETE. Marian Shaffer, u 7-year-old girl of Honolulu, is the youngest regis athlete in the Amateur Athletic Union. has been swimming since she reached the great age of 4 and has won more than one sw ing and diving match. Famous Timer Will Hold Watch On Simpson in OL. CHARLES J. DIEGES, dean of American timers, will hold the watch when the dynami George Simpson, world 100- yard record holdet at 9:2-5 seconds and Ohio State University stu- dent, streaks down the course at Cen- tral High School Stadium Saturday afternoon in the special century dash that will feature the South Atlantic A. A. U. senior track and field meet. Frank Castleman, director of athletics at Ohlo State, requested officials of the meet to take all steps necessary to in- sure correct clocking in the race, as Stmpson will be striving to equal or better his record for the century and 230-yard dash. In obtaining Col. Dieges, meet officials have obtained the only American se- lected by the International Olympic Committee as timer in the last Olympics at Amsterdam. He will use the special Jules Jurgenson stop-watch prepared ! for him by the famous Swiss watch- | maker. | To make sure that the century and furlong courses are accurate in the Cen- tral Stadium they have been surveyed. It has been announced by the alumni assoctations here of Ohlo State and the University of Pittsburgh that they will entertain, respectively, Simpson Try for Record COL. CHARLES J. DIEGES, Pete Bowen, the Pittsburgh fiyer, who will compete against Simpson while and ' they are in the city. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WED | WHEN SIMPSON RAN FASTEST CENTURY IN HISTORY Twenty-year-old Ohio State sprinter ran the century in 93{ seconds for a new world record in the national col- leglate track and field championship at Chicago June 8. “He is shown breaking the tape, and in the inset above. Below is Pete Rasmus, also of Ohio State, who set a new world discus mark. SALO IS DETERMINED TO GET BUNION LEAD By the Associated Press. CALEXICO, Calif,, June 12.—Johnny Salo, Passalc, N. J., who dropped his} lead in C. C. Pyle’s coast-to-coast Bunion Derby to Pete Gavuzal, be- whiskered Itallan from England, ex- pressed determination to dethrone the fleet-footed Pete, starting with the 47- mile hike to Jacumba, Calif., today. Gavuzzi, apparently taking advantage of an attack of stomach trouble suffered the New Jersey runner ing & lead in elapsed time of d 46 seconds. In yesterday’s lap of 53.8 miles from Algodones, Mexico, Gavuzzi and Salo finished in a tie for second place with Sam Richman of New York. Giusto Umek of Italy was first. The elapsed time of the leaders: 1—Pete Gavuzzi, England, 475 2—John Salo, Passaic, N. J., 476 3—Guisto Umek, Italy, 490:47 4—Sam Richman, New York, 514:44:58, "?—5}’-‘\;1 Simpson, Burlington, N. C., SETS TOREADOR RECORD. TIRES US. ON CREDIT SIMPSON’S FEAT TO GO BEFORE A. A. U. IN FALL NEW YORK, June 13 (#).—Action on George Simpson's 93-5 seconds g:flormmce for the 100 yards will taken at the National A. A. U. Convention at St. Louis in November and not before. < Announcement to_this effect was made yesterday by Daniel J. Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the A. A. U., in an effort to set at rest reports that the A. A. U. had virtually de- cided not to recognize B!mw} new mark because starting bl had been used. Ferris pointed out that the records committés will not submit the new mark for consideration until the convention, and thal 3 . has as taken no stand upon the use of starting blocks. POLO 2,000 ‘YEABS OLD. Polo is the most ancient of games played with stick and ball. There have been some 12 varieties of the game in .| its more than 2,000 years of existence. —Associated LERMOND WILL RUN .IN TWILIGHT MEET By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 12.—Leo Lermond, the Boston A. A. star, has accepted an invitation to compete at the twilight track meet at the Yankee Stadium next Monday night. Lermond, formerly at his best at dis- tances from 2 miles ufn, has developed into a fine miler and it is at the mile that he will compete next Monday. His tion bly will come fl: Joe my of :New York Univer- sity, intercollegiate indoor and outdoor champion. Lermond ran the mile in 4:14% in the Penn relays at Philadelphia, & nota- ble achievement. Hickey won the out- door_intercollegiate title, also at Phila- delphia, in 4:21%. Press Photo. pi i STt Boston University recognizes archery as a minor sport and has teams for men and co-eds. ESDAY JUXNE 12, 192¢." SPORTS. “STARTERS” CLOUD FEAT OF SIMPSON Use of Blocks Prevent Real| Comparison With His and Old Record. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. HEN talking of the prowess of Georgs Simpson of Ohio State and his record-break- dash the national col not aware of starting blocks. That makes a lot of difference. It does not -fl:‘;rth:"f! lltl:‘:hlt Simp- son is a great A perform- ance against the opposition he has faced and’ the different distances at which rove him one of the finest world. But the use of starting blocks cer- tainly would cast a shadow on any rec- ord he made in 100 yards. One-fifth of a second is not any long period of time. More is known now of track construc- tion and, I , of shoe construction and train! methods than was known in the old days. Yet Arthur Duffey ran the 100 repeatedly in 9 3-5 seconds. Paddock has frequently made that time. Drew and Dan Kelly made it, and half a dozen others have In their prime today, and using start- ing blocks, who can tell how fast these men would run? Or who can tell what runners such as Craig, Hahn, Wefers and more stars of the past might do? To compare a record made today with a record of yesterday means that it must be made as nearly as possible under the some conditions. No man will be entitled to claim that has run 100 yards faster than any other man or men ever ran it until he beats their time on a full-distance measure ‘without the aid of wind or slope or from starting holes which he has dug. (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- Paper Alliance.) +BY LAWRENCE PERRY. It is difficult to be patient with the National Collegiate A. A. officials for permitting George Simpson to use the Nicholson starting blocks in the 100- yard event, in which he did 0:9 2-5 on Saturday. 5 Two weeks ago the writer, in many newspapers thmumn:n the Middle West, as well as el here throughout the country, set forth the A. A. U. de toward the blocks. It was fair .enough. The blocks would have to be sanctioned not only by the A. A. U. at its next annual convention, in No- vember, but, in the interest of having world records approved, would also have to be approved by the International Federation. The National Collegiate A. A. had approved of the Nicholson blocks the day before the chluf.o meet, and as far as this body itself is concerned, the ::cuan was perfectly proper. If the N. it since. SIMPSON-BRACEY DUEL MAY BE RENEWED HERE Should Simpson, who ran the lfl-m in 935 seconds be able to run, fans attending the South Atlantic A. A. U. senlor track and fleld meet, in Central High Stadium, Saturday, will be in for a big treat as Claude Bracey, Rice, Institute sensation, upon as Simpson’s will compete. ‘The speedster from the Lone Star State has advised officlals that he will be able to take part. Pete Bowen, University of Pittsburgh flyer, also will run. Simpson has an injured leg, suf- fered last Saturday in the national collegiate meet at g!nlnn. but may re. meet closed yes- terday. A total of 125 athletes from the District, Maryland and Virginia are in line for the 16 events carded. to create conditions liar to itself it is the business of t organization alone. But it does a grievous injustice to athletes when it falls to ize that any independent conditions it may adopt—as, for instance, the starting blocks—may, if used, render negative a world-beating effort such as Simpson turned in at Stagg Pleld. One can be independent, but it is carrying inde- pendence to the point of folly when you fly in the face of the world. KIPKE WILL COACH MICHIGAN GRIDMEN By the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 12.—Harry G. Kipke, former all-America halfback at the University of Michigan, will return to his alma mater next September as head foot ball coach. Kipke succeeds Elton E. (Tad) Wie- man. Pranklin Cappon, former head foot ball coach at the University of Kansas, will take over Wieman's duties as assistant director of intercollegiate athletics. Cappon a member of the Micl staff. Wie- man will res sistant professor of physical education. Uo’{;::!.mltucm l:‘nllnl neeesp':: af Kipke's_resignation as head foot ball coach. Kipke had a three-year contract :t the college which still had two years 0 run. Kipke's assistants at Ann Arbor will be Jack Blott, former all-America cen- ter; Gm{e Veenker, who also is head basket ball coach, and Bennie Ooster- baan, all-America end for three years. Ray Courtright will coach the “B” team and Ray Fisher, base ball coach, will be in charge of the Freshmen. Clif- ford Keen, wrestling coach, will have charge of a sophomore foot ball team. REIGH COUNT TO START BACK FOR U. S. JUNE 22 NEW YORK, June 12 (#).—Reigh Count, winner of the Coronation Cup in England recently, will be shipped back to the United States on June 232. The 1928 Derby winner is mow in training for the Ascot Gold Cup and will be seen at Arlington Park in Chi- A. wishes to be independent and cago after his retu Princeton to Stick to Its Policy of Not Competing in Four-Mile Crew Races GIRL STAR BANNED, SECOND SUSPENDED Helen Meany, Martha Nore- lius, Olympic Champions, Punished by A. A. U. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, June 12.—The heavy hand of the Amateur Athletic Union has fallen on two more Martha exhibitions Norelius was indef "‘Q: - amateur” by pete as an tion committee of the A. A. U. terday. It was this same body which, in February, set down Ray Barbuti, Olympic 400-meter champion, after he had charged that officials of track had paid prizes she championship at Chicago. She had been permitted to compete in that event, the committee said, pending in- vestigation of the charges against her and with the distinct understanding that in the event of an adverse ruling ::::lshfluld reutrn any prizes she might The committee held that Miss Meany, Olympic low-board diving titleholder, “had been guilty of such frequent and continuus violations of A. A. U. rules at the university as as- | this PROVIDENCE, R. I, June 12.—Holy Cross won its twentieth straight ball game here yesterday, defeating Provie dence College, 8 to 1. 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