Saturday, February 12, 1944
CLOUDBUSTER
Page Three
Naval Academy Favored In Indoor Games
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Pictured above are five of the 150 track stars who will per
form in the Southern Indoor Games today in Woollen Gym. Walter
^alliford, UNC, and Carr, Pre-Flight, have already tied the con
ference record in the 60-yard dash. Bob Pitkin is a high jump special-
and Jim Pettit of the U. S. Naval Academy, who will run the
is known as the fastest man in football.
^-oca/ Mittmen Defeat 4th Field Artillery
The 4th Field Artillery from Ft.
and the Cloudbusters
fought five exhibition boxing bouts
last Friday night with Pre-
^light winning two, Ft, Bragg
and two being non-decisioned.
Fighting at 147, Cadet Angstadt
Pre-Flight decisioned Edwin
^olven in a fight which saw both
'^ys throw plenty of punches.
Cadet Fred Heir, Pre-Flight,
%hting at 165, won by TKO end
of second round over Jim Russo.
Ft. Bragg’s lone victory was Lee
Kaufman’s clean cut decision over
Cadet Jarina in the 150 pound
division.
Non-decisioned bouts were held
in the 135 pound class between
Cadet Ed Scott, Pre-Flight, and
Dorcey Martin, and in the 158
pound division between Ft.
Bragg’s Jack Manley and Dick
Fuchs,
Track Classic of South Gets Underway
At 1430 This Afternoon in Woollen Gym
Who is going to iwin the Southern Indoor Games being held in Wool
len Gymnasium this afternoon and night?
That question was put to Lieut. Charles Werner, USNR, the Pre-
Flight track coach, and he was quick to reply with plenty of facts and
figures to back up his statement.
“The U. S. Naval Academy should capture first place,” Coach Wer
ner commented, “with the Univer-*^
sity of North Carolina and the
Cloudbusters fighting it out for
the runner-up position. The dark-
horse will be the Cherry Point
Marines.”
A total of 13 teams and 150
stars will be on hand for the meet,
the finest of its kind ever held in
the South. The program is sched
uled to get underway this after
noon at 1430 with the night events
starting at 1930. The games are
sponsored jointly by the U. S.
Navy Pre-Flight School and the
University of North Carolina.
“Some of the better track stars
in the nation will be on hand to
participate,” Lieut. Werner point
ed out. “With so many service
camps located in the South, there
is a wealth of track material.”
A look at the entries in the 13
events will bear out Coach Wer
ner’s statement. There are a host
of stars all down the line. Break
ing down the individual events,
Coach Werner predicts the follow
ing results.
60-yard dash—Record 6.3. Gal-
liford (UNC) and Redmond
(P-F) have both tied meet mark
this winter. Pettit (Navy), “fast
est man in football,” has run 100
in 9.6 and Carr (P-F) in 9.7.
Shlutz (UNC) tied for first in
1943 Conference Meet outdoors.
Should be photo-finish with rec
ord tied or broken.
70-yard high hurdles—Record
8.7. Mangum (UNC) is Confer
ence champ. Finley (P-F) was
one of best in East at Yale, and
Vaughn (P-F) starred at Penn.
King (Cherry Point) was Rose
Bowl end and timbertopper at
Georgia.
70-yard low hurdles—Record
7.6. (Unofficially bettered world
record). Mangum (UNC) is Con
ference outdoor champ and Shultz
(UNC) was second. However,
Geiger (Navy) has run 220-lows
in 24 flat. Anyone can win.
440-yard run—Record 52.2.
Kelly (UNC) and Nelson (UNC)
ran second and third in Confer
ence indoor meet, and LeBourgeois
(Navy) ran third indoors. Bee-
tham (P-F), former National 880
champ, may double here. Gifford
(P-F) was captain at Penn and
one of best in East. Outsiders:
Dugan and Weaver (Georgia
Tech) and Stoutenburgh (Navy),
all veterans and stars. A certain
new mark if Beetham doubles and
a swell race in any event.
880-yard run—Record 2:01.6.
An ex-national champ, Beetham
(P-F), in his specialty. He’s run
ning 1:55 this winter, so a record-
breaker looms a certainty. Caskey
(Navy) has done a 1:55 also, and
it looks like a two-way thriller with
Hart (Cherry Point) and Slinger-
land (P-F) the darkhorses.
Mile Run—Record 4:27.7. Mc
Kenzie (UNC) ran second in con
ference indoors and outdoors and
won two mile outdoors. However,
Deekens (Virginia) beat him in
dual meet. Serrie (Georgia Tech)
is national interscholastic champ.
Barry (Navy), captain of cross
country team which won National
AAU title, looks even better at
mile. Gibson (Cherry Point) was
star at SMU. One of best races of
whole show, and new mark prac
tically certain.
Two Mile Run—Record 9:55.2.
Barry (Navy) holds record, and
he’s done a 9:40 since. Miller ran
second that night, and McKenzie
won Conference outdoors. Other
leaders: Fanrak (Fort Benning),
Smith and Grimsley (Navy),
Deekens (Virginia), Gibson and
Barker (Cherry Point), Bingham
and Burns (P-F), and McIntosh
(Virginia), another cross country
star. Another swell event, and per
haps a new mark depending on
whether Barry, McKenzie, and
Gibson run the mile or two-mile.
Sprint Medley Relay—Record
3:45.2. Carolina won last year
with Navy second, Virginia third,
and Pre-Flight fourth.
High Jump—Record 5 feet 11.
This may net the highest jump
ever seen in Dixie, as Pitkin (P-F)
did 6 feet 5% last year. Mac-
Dowell (Navy), then of Duke, was
third in Conference.
Shot Put—Record 47 feet 2%.
Brown (Navy), the All-American
gridder, holds record, but he’s
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