Michigan and Illinois have been winning the Western Conference track & field championships since 1917. There seemed no reason to believe that Michigan would not win again at Evanston last week. Illinois' ace hurdler, Lee Sentman, was likely to be beaten by Jack Keller of Ohio State; Michigan had Eddie Tolan, who holds the official world's record for the 100-yard dash, and a crack one-mile relay team. In the first events, run off on a raw dark afternoon. Michigan piled up what looked like a safe lead till Sentman, equaling the world's record...
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