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*An Emporian at the Olympics{By The Gaxette’s Sports Editor) Los Angeles, Aug. 5.—Every heart in the Kansas delegation went out for Glenn Cunningham yesterday in his unsuccessful bid for victory in the gruelling 1,500-meter run. At the three-quarter mark, the Kansas university flash was out in front With a comfortable lend and only Edwards of Canada close to him.right today, he may make things interesting for be will be a heavy point winner in the events of Saturday.Then down the stretch, it became apparent that something was wrong. The Kansas runner did not have his usual' kick down the straightaway. His legs tied up. First Edwards, then Comes, of Great Britain, and finally Beccali. of Italy, swept by him, the Italian headed for great finish and victory.Those of us who have watched Cunningham closely were astonished, Give that boy the lead at the three-quarter mark and trv to beat him,” we had said. But Cunningham was not himself yesterday.Brutus Hamilton, his coach, explained that the Kansas runner had not had time to properly warm up. The runners are permitted on the ! field only 10 minutes before their events. This is not-, enough for Cunningham, who 1ms trouble getting proper circulation through a pair of legs severely burned when he was a youngster. His heart and lungs had it yesterday but his leg? didn’t.At that, he was fotirth to lead the American trio. Hollowell, of Harvard. winner of the American trials, was sixth and Crawley, of the navy, did not show. Cunningham’s first three nuarters yesterday, which carried him to the head of a pack of 12 contestants, was slower than the corresponding distance he ran in chalking up his 4:11 mile at Chicago. Too bad he could not- have had his usual kick at the tape,A Kansan Honored.The victory eeremonv. one of the most impressive of Olvmpic procedure, honored one Kansan yesterday. Pete Mohrlrtger, the Kansas football star who won the championship in light heavyweightw-psthng.Today Jim Bauseh, Buster Charles and Clvde Coffman go in onest of the decathlon m?m, the greatest hmw of all. They are -H'cp F+tie «**•»*«» Bwaiust AcM’k *n F'-pTid. but we ahhave hopes. If Buseh gets offWe have seen some right smart acting here - in this glorified track meet, as you no doubt nave read. Eddie Tolan’s double victories in the sprints were pretty to watch. That polo vault ^performance yes- , tcrdav of Miller can’t be sneezed at \ and Matti Jarvenin made our jave-1 1in throwers look sick. His shortest t hrcw nf the entire afternoon was nbovc 230 fest, Anderson, of the United States, did not have a tC3s be’ow 158 feet in winning the discus, i Todftv, among other things, wo: have the renewal of the Carr-Fastman feud ltt the 400 meters. Tins foreigners may polish off the Americans, but the interest is in the contest between the two and if they are beaten another Olympic anil world’s record will go up. But these records arc all having trouble keeping their footing this week.We meet Kansans here every day. Fate Lightncr, sports editor of tbs Wichita Eagle, arrived here Tuesday. Lightncr. Bus Hamm, of the Oklahoman, Oklahoma Cltv, and myself have adjoining reservations In the press box. Rad” Smith, coach at El Dorado, and Bill Kincaid. of Eureka, are dally visitors at the games. Kincaid is attending the Tom'LIeb-Dr. Meanwell coaching school this week at Loyola university.Mr. and Mrs. Fran Welch, Bill Hands* and myself visited the Fox studios Wednesday morning. Wclet It slip that we knew Jack Moore,but they let us go through anyway.Mort Helm, former Gazette rc-norter. Is rapidly becoming a big shot1’ on the Los Angeles Times. He ha* had me in tow for the past few days, trying t-a brush off some of the hay. His wife, formerly Beulah S-xffer. of Emporia, is becoming an prcomnUshed cook too, Things look bright for their future, esne-r'nllv with little Dudley. 4a months old. read? to carry on. Miss Vesta fiaffer, of Emooria, ]s visiting theH^rrs this month.We hone to see the East-West football pame Monday night, a portion of the swimming next week end then head for home. We will form a 2-car caravan with the's’ran Welehs. returning vi- Snnw-an'-tteo. s«*lt 7-*ke rity an* Yellowstone National park.—G. K. |
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Emporia Gazette
Emporia, Kansas, US
Mon, Aug 08, 1932
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