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1935 NCAA Men's Track And Field Championships
The 1935 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the 14th NCAA track and field championship. The event was held at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California in June 1935. The University of Southern California won the team championship with points. Ohio State's Jesse Owens won championships in four individual events—the 100-yard sprint, the 220-yard sprint, the 220-yard low hurdles, and the broad jump (now called the long jump). Owens accounted for 40 of Ohio State's points in the team scoring, with pole vaulter John Wonsowicz contributing the remaining one-fifth of a point. Team scoring 1. Southern California - points 2. Ohio State - points 3. California - 20 points 3. Stanford - 20 points 5. Fresno State - 16 points 5. Pittsburg State Teachers (Kansas) - 16 points 7. LSU - 14 points 7. Michigan - 14 points 7. Notre Dame - 14 points 10. Northwestern - 12 points 10. Purdue - 12 points 10. Temple - 12 points 10. Washington State - 12 points Track events 100-yard dash 1. Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321. Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California System, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the university. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world. Berkeley is considered one of the most socially progressive cities in the United States. History Indigenous history The site of today's City of Berkeley was the territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Hardin
Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin (July 1, 1910 – March 6, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Derma, Mississippi, Glenn Hardin was the world's dominant 400 m hurdler in the 1930s and was equally tough in the 400 m flat race. Hardin's rise began at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he finished second in the 400 m hurdles in 52.0 but was given credit for a world record when the winner, Bob Tisdall from Ireland, knocked down a hurdle, an error that in those days disqualified a performance for world record consideration. Hardin lowered the record to 51.8 in the 1934 AAU championships and then bettered it to 50.6 during a meet in Stockholm later that year. That record would stand for the next nineteen years. Hardin was unbeatable between the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning the AAU title in 1933, 1934 and 1936 in 400 m hurdles and NCAA championships title in 1933 and 1934 in hurdles. Hardin finished his career at the Berlin Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Carpenter (discus Thrower)
William Kenneth Carpenter (April 19, 1913 – March 15, 1984) was an American discus thrower. He won the NCAA and AAU titles in 1935 and 1936, becoming the first two-time NCAA champion in a weight throw event from the University of Southern California (USC). In 1936 Carpenter won an Olympic gold medal, and between 1936 and 1940 held the American record in the discus. Carpenter graduated from Compton High School, where he was a track and field star. After attending USC, he went on to serve in the United States Navy, and then began a 33-year-long career as a coach and teacher at the College of the Sequoias and Compton Community College. In 2003 he was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame. Carpenter appears in Leni Riefenstahl's film ''Olympia'' about the 1936 Olympic Games. He is also mentioned by Viktor Chemmel, a character in Markus Zusak's 2006 bestselling novel ''The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sefton
William Healy Sefton (January 21, 1915 – May 2, 1982) was an American pole vaulter. Sefton broke the pole vault world record several times in 1937 and placed fourth in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Athletic career Early career Sefton was a good pole vaulter already in 1932, while still at Polytechnic High School. He vaulted 13 ft in (4.09 m) for a national high school record and shared first place in the California interscholastic championship meet. In 1934 he vaulted at least 14 ft (4.26 m) on four occasions, clearing 14 ft in (4.28 m) at Santa Barbara on April 28, and tied for first at the national junior championships with a new meeting record of 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m). Sefton and Earle Meadows were teammates at the University of Southern California and collectively known as the "Heavenly Twins". The two tied for first at the 1935 NCAA championship meet, both vaulting 14 ft in (4.29&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Journal-World
The ''Lawrence Journal-World'' is a daily newspaper published in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, by Ogden Newspapers. History Though the ''Journal-World'' title came into existence in 1911, the paper dates itself to 1858, according to the volume number of the current masthead of the paper. In 1891, Wilford Collins Simons moved to Lawrence and took over operations of the ''Lawrence Record'' under a three-month lease. The ''Lawrence World'' was first issued by Simons on March 2, 1892.(13 December 1991)A 100-Year Newspaper Tradition ''Lawrence Journal-World'' In 1905, the ''World'' acquired the ''Lawrence Journal'', and merged the ''Journal'' and ''World'' in 1911 after a fire destroyed the offices of the ''Journal''.(20 Feb 1911)"Journal-World, The Combination"/ref> The ''Lawrence Daily Journal'' title dates back to 1880, but was a continuation of the ''Republican Daily Journal'' which dates back to at least 1869. The ''Republican Daily Journal'' appears to have been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earle Meadows
Earle Elmer Meadows (June 29, 1913 – November 11, 1992) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. His winning vault is featured in Leni Riefenstahl's film '' Olympia''. Meadows had a long rivalry with Bill Sefton, his teammate from the University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 .... They shared the AAU title in 1935 and the NCAA title in 1935 and 1936. In May 1937 they both set a new world record at 4.48 m and then at 4.54 m. Meadows set two more world records (indoor) in 1941, winning three more times.. In 1948 he cleared 4.42 m, but later finished only sixth at the Olympic trials and thus was left out of the Olympic team. In retirement he ran a musical instrument business in Texas. He was Inducted into the Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Ward
Willis Franklin Ward (December 28, 1912 – December 30, 1983) was a track and field athlete and American football player who was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1981. Ward was the Michigan High School Athlete of the Year, after setting a national prep record in the high jump. At the University of Michigan, he was a collegiate champion in the high jump, the long jump, the 100-yard dash, and the 440-yard dash, and finished second in the voting for the Associated Press Big Ten Athlete of the Year award in 1933. In track and field he was a three-time All-American and eight-time Big Ten champion. In football, Ward was only the second African-American to win a varsity letter for the Michigan Wolverines football team, lettering in 1932, 1933, and 1934. In 1934, a controversy developed when Georgia Tech refused to play if Ward took the field, and university officials opted to keep Ward out of the game. Teammate Gerald R. Ford reportedly threatened to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reno Evening Gazette
The ''Reno Gazette Journal'' is the main daily newspaper for Reno, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company. It came into being when the ''Nevada State Journal'' (founded on November 23, 1870) and the ''Reno Evening Gazette'' (founded on March 28, 1876) were combined on October 7, 1983. Speidel Newspapers bought the ''Gazette'' on October 1, 1939 and bought the ''Journal'' a month later. Gannett bought Speidel Newspapers on May 11, 1977. On April 16, 2019, an edition of the ''Nevada State Journal'' was found during the opening of a time capsule from 1872 in the cornerstone of a demolished Masonic lodge in Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the .... References External links * 1870 establishments in Nevada Daily newspapers published in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Williamson (athlete)
Harry Webb Williamson (11 July 1913 – 8 April 2000) was an American middle-distance runner. Originally viewed more as a miler, he made the Olympic final at 800 meters in 1936. He was a native of High Point, North Carolina. Career Williamson, representing the North Carolina Tar Heels, was the 1934 Southern Conference champion at both 880 yards and the mile. At the NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ... championships he placed fourth in the mile; as an upcoming talent, he was viewed as one of America's brightest hopes for the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1935 he placed second in the 1935 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, NCAA championship mile, losing by inches to Emporia State University, Emporia State's Archie San Romani as both were timed in 4:19.1. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie San Romani
Archie Joseph San Romani (17 September 1912 – 7 November 1994) was an American middle-distance runner. San Romani placed 4th in the 1500 meters at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and set a world record at 2000 meters the following year. Early life San Romani was born in Frontenac, Kansas, on 17 September 1912. He was run over by a truck at age 8, and his right leg was mangled so badly that doctors considered amputating it; he took up running as a form of rehabilitation. His childhood paralleled that of his future friend and rival Glenn Cunningham, who was also from Kansas and also nearly had a leg amputated at age 8. Athletic career San Romani studied at Emporia State Teachers College, getting his degree in music. It was there that he became one of the world's leading milers. He won the 1935 NCAA Championship mile by inches, edging out North Carolina's Henry Williamson in 4:19.1. He was third behind Cunningham and Gene Venzke at the national championships that year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elroy Robinson
Elroy may refer to: Places in the United States * Elroy, North Carolina, a census-designated place * Elroy, Pennsylvania, a village in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania * Elroy, Texas, an unincorporated community * Elroy, Wisconsin, a city People and fictional characters * Elroy (given name) Elroy is a masculine given name ("El Roi" is a Hebrew name ascribed to God, and means "God sees"; this was first mentioned in scripture in Genesis 16:13-14). Bearers of the masculine name include: People * Elroy M. Avery (1844-1935), American pol ... See also * McElroy {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James LuValle
James Ellis LuValle (November 10, 1912 – January 30, 1993) was an American athlete and scientist. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and was an accomplished chemist and founder of the Graduate Students Association at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Early life and education LuValle was African-American. He was born on November 10, 1912, in San Antonio, TX. His family lived for a while in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles, CA while LuValle was in elementary school. He competed in track and field at LA Polytechnic High School (later renamed John H. Francis Polytechnic High School), while working as a page for the Los Angeles Public Library. He enrolled at UCLA in 1931, turning down athletic scholarships to the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Notre Dame. Nicknamed the "Westwood Whirlwind," he was the captain of the track and field team. In 1934 he ran 20.8 seconds for 220y, with Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
