CCD 1929 Yearbook pt1 - Walter P. Reuther Library

Varsity Track
Michigan State vs. Detroit City
COMPETI NG on a waterlogged track and field, the
Detroit City track men went down to defeat at the
hands of the strong Michigan State aggregation on
April 20, at the M. S. C. stadium. It was the tenth
annual meeting of the two schools. The Spartans outnumbered
the Tartars nearly three to one, and won the
meet by an 85 to 46 score.
Detroit was conspicuous by its individual talent and
also by its weakness in taking seconds and thirds. The
outstanding star of the meet was John Lewis, City's
colored fla sh, who got three firsts and a third for a total
of sixteen points. Al Silber, also of
Detroit, held down second place as
far as hi gh scoring honors went, with
ten points. The time for the events
was slow by comparison with other
years, but considering the weather conditions which prevailed,
they were very good.
Lewis and Beauvais came in first and third in the order
named. Lewis and Streng finished one-two in the 220 with
exceptionally good time for a rain-washed track-22.6. Streng
and Langs made it one-two again in the 440, with the crack
time, again considering the track, of 52.6. Beauvais was off
form in the hurdles and failed to place. Detroit was exceptionally
weak in the distance runs, and
the only man who was considered a
chance for points, failed to come
through; this was due to faulty judgment
on the part of Spathelf in timing his race.
In the fi eld events Detroit was very weak. Silber
being the only man to win his event, taking firsts in the
broad jump and the high jump. Nosanchuck was away
off form and missed on I I .6.
In the relay, the crack Detroit team walked away from
State- Lewis, Langs, Lowenstine, and Streng being the
team.
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The Hillsdale Meet
The Hillsdale meet was an experiment to determine
the actual strength of the team without running the stars
in their favorite events. The result was a walkaway in
favor of Detroit City, ' the score being 77-27. Lewis
and Beauvais were the high point men, both scoring well
over ten points apiece.
Lewis copped both dashes, with Beauvais a hair's
breadth behind. Beauvais took his hurdle events as
well as competing in the pole vault. Langs won the
quarter, with Lowenstine, a former half-miler, coming
in close behind. In the 880, Spathelf had little competition
and romped avvay with an easy first. \Villiams
and Buttrum had things tneir own way in the longer distances,
and City garnered another ten points. City's
weakn ess in the fi eld events was shown by the fact that
here they won th eir least points, Hillsdale obtaining
their only two firsts in this part of the program.
Captain Streng was kept out of
all of his specialties and ran anchor on the relay, which
was won by the Detroit sprint artists.
Ohio Relays
Competing in the Fifth Annual Ohio Relays the Tartar
squad again ably upheld the fame of Green and Gold
teams both in track and field. A squad of seven men
made the trip to Columbus to compete in the relays:
Langs, Lewis, Lowenstine, Streng, Beauvais, Silber,
N osanchuk, and Coach Holmes. .
The premier event for Detroit City was, of course,
the mile relay, running the same team that won at P enn
State. The weather was again anything
hilt ideal, a steady rain reducing
the entire fi eld to a quagmire.
At first it seemed as though the
Detroit team was blessed with luck, and, for the first time
at such a large meet, they drew the pole position for the
second heat. However, luck turned against them, the
officials deciding to run the entire field at once, and Detroit
was placed in its usual position, next to the outside.
Lewis led off, running a beautiful race, and finished with
a good ro-yard lead; however, as he was in the outside
lane, he was forced to cross the track eight yards in order
to hand the baton to Lowenstine in the proper lane. Each
Detroit man was forced to do this and as a result ran in
total about twenty- four yards farther than DePauw, who
beat them. The half-mile team was still less fortunate, running
fourth in their race.
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