Monday, Feb. 16, 1942
Who Won
>Cornelius Warmerdam, 28-year-old San Francisco schoolteacher: the pole vault of the Millrose Games, first big track meet of the indoor season; clearing the bar at 15 ft. 3/8 in.; a new world's indoor high; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Outdoors, he has cleared 15 ft. 5 3/4 in., highest man has ever vaulted.
>American Wolf, a 17-to-1 shot: the Bahamas Handicap, first noteworthy horse race of the Florida season; before a crowd of 16,000; at Miami's Hialeah Park. Among the also-rans was Alsab, wonder horse of 1941, who was making his debut as a three-year-old. Alsab was assigned top weight of 128 Ib. (14 more than American Wolf), went to the post odds-on favorite, finished sixth in the field of ten.
>Ola, Norwegian refugee now training in Canada with the Royal Norwegian Air Force and keeping his surname secret lest his family be punished: the U.S. ski-jumping championship; with a score of 230.2 points; dethroning Defending Champion Torger Tokle, another Norseman; before a crowd of 12,000; at Duluth, Minn. Tokle, who outjumped Ola but could not match his flawless form, has, since coming to the U.S. three years ago, captured 35 out of 39 tournaments, set 19 hill records, jumped 288 ft., a U.S. record.
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