TRACKNEWSLETTER Supplementing TRACK & FIELD NEWS
Vol. 13, No. 23 June 29, 1967 Page 133
come from behind second in 3:56.1, just seven-tenths offhis 1965 Ryun's 3:51.1, Wilson's 17'8" New Records personal record. Nipped by Grelle was Dave Wilborn, the most by Bert Nelson pleasant surprise of the race. Thought by many to possess the Bakersfield, Calif., June 22-23--Paul Wilson and Jim Ryun, most natural endowments of any of Oregon's long string of highly who shared super-stardom as high school juniors back in 1964, successful midd le distance m en, Wilborn had not beaten four min reached new plateaus of effectiveness in the 79th national AAU title utes. He ran 3:56.2. · meet as they fashioned global bests in the pole vault and mile run. Fourth in another big break through was Tom Von Ruden , The 17' 8" sky climb was the first world record for Wilson who had a .bi g indoor season but fell out of shape . Just a year out of and represented a distinct breakthrough as the 19-yeai old sophenom Oklahoma State, Tom ran 3: 56. 9. to finish just ahead of Wilborn' s had missed all but the last month of the outdoor campaign. Ryun's better known teammate, sophomore Roscoe Divine, 3:57 . 2. Sam 3:51. 1 was his third world mark, and a bare fifth of a second better Bair ran 3: 58. 7 and Marty Liquori did 3: 59. 8. to rank third on the . than his accepted record, but it , too, was a breakthrough as Jim, all-time prep list behind Ryun and Tim Danielson, who was eighth sans rabbit, led all the way. in 4:00.6. Harry McCall a, three years out of Stanford , had a PR Ed Burke hammered 235' 11" for a national record and second 4:00.8 while Ed Dean, Notre Dame class of 1966, was last in 4;04 ; 5, on the all-time list , Wade Bell claimed a collegiate record of 1:46.1, 2. 2 slower than his PR. and mee t records fell or were equaled in half the events. But the Meanwhile . the vaulters were on their way up. Eight made ··ig talk, naturally enough, was of the mile and the vault, although a 16'6" but at 17'0" the field had narrowed to Wilson, Bob Seagren and '---' rama tic sprint showdown produced plenty of conversation, from Dick Railsback , the three leading contender a _ Railsback led the competitors as well as spectators . competition, Seag ren was second and Wilson, whose only · miss ·was A__ ) TI1e big mile was not at all unexpected. The pre-meet at 17'0 ", was third. But at 17'4" Paul took the lead as ooth he press was strangely quiet on the subject, and Ryun was not sticking Bob made it the first try while Railsback had to settle for third, as his neck out. . But it was his best opportunity, and quite likely his he did in the NCAA when the Sout hern California Heavenly Twins only cha nce under gocxl conditions, remaining this year. Favored also made 17'4". Only this time it took more than 17'4" to win for with an easy heat in the ho -hum tim e of 4:07 .5 and by good running Seagren and the recent world record claimant. at 17'7" couldn't conditions, the young Kansan dec ided to go for the record 30 minutes quite make it. Bob had three very close and very courageous tries before race time, after he finished warming up. but it wasn't his night. In a championship race it is every man for himself. Ryun Wilson achieved his long time goal on his first try. It was recognized the fact and creat ed th e first exc it e ment when he leaped a clean vault and there were two or three inches to spare. Paul is into the lea d at the gun. From then on it was Jim against the clock the undemonstrat _ive type and mi ght even be termed poker-faced . as the rest of the field. devoid of hopes of winning. trailed rather But when he hit the Port-a-pit he put on the greatest display of un cl osely in a tight pack. At first it didn't seem as if Ryun could de restrained, exuberant joy I have seen in 35 years of watching track. feat the inexorably tickin g watch. Hi s .first go-round took 59 . 0 and Wilson leaped high in the air, bounced out of the pit, sprinted up he was 1.1 seconds behind his 13erkeley pace. He still had a chance, the track. leaped into the a ir . paused long enough to accept a hug of course. but it seemed lost when the second quarter consume d from coach Vern Wolfe, a nd went on with his ecstasy. Destined to 59.9 seconds. Now he was a big 3.4 · seco nds behind, and instead of be a world re co rd man since he made 16' O" at 16 years- -the only being towe d for two laps he had done a ll the work. Still, Ryun strode man ever- to clear his age- -Wilson finally had realized a dream. on, hopin g for a good if not record clocking. At the gun he had · The rest was an anti-climax. ending in failure as the vault mad e no progress, running 59. 7 for 2: 58. 6 against 59. 8 and 2: 55. 3 . always does But it was still a good show. Still trying, Wilson had But Jim Ryun is something else again and he proved it once the bar hoisted ro a new record highest-ever-tried 18'¼". On his mor e at this point. Galvaniz ed into act ion at the report of the pistol , first attempt Paul got his feet and ankles over and knocked it off with Jim abruptly increased his narrow lead. Now he was all out and the his shins. The second e ffort was better and this time his thighs record happy crnwd cheered hiin on . A world record was impossible, brought the crosspiece down. On th e last chance he missed his step but Ryun has had some good last lap s · and a good time definitely was dropped the pole. and ran through the pit. ·, sight. All the way down the back stretc h and around the cu.rve the No records were se t in the 100 but it was the most talked '--- eterm ined 20-year-o ld poured it on . Entering the long home run about event of the meet, both before and after. It was a chips down ~, it seemed time to falter. It would take a 52. 7 lap to tie the record confrontation between Jim Hines and Charlie Greene, both with 9. ls ( _) a nd no one cou ld cove r ground that sw iftl y. Jim proved otherwi se of recent vinta ge and both quit e s ure .of their claim to number one as he moved s tr ongly and without hes ita tion toward the strin g and ranking. It was a toss -up between the world's fastest humans. more glory. One of his many stre ngths is the ability to move well, By luck-of -the-draw the rivals started in adjoining lanes , without losing form, when tired .and he displa yed it once again. Only Greene in eie;ht on th e outside and Hines in seven. As the crowd in in the last · 10 yards did he pause a little in his headlo ng° rush. Bakersfield College· s beau tiful stadium hushed, all eyes on the two !laving ripped off a 52. 5 last c ircuit of the crushed brick giants of the event. the field of eight can,e to the set position . But track, Ryun was home just barely under his 11-mo nth-old record. Hin es was a littl e too fast and the field was recalled with Hin es put Everyone knew he wou ld again break th e record and a fifth of a into the hole with a fals e start chaiged. In a situation which bugs second isn't much improvem ent for a year's work .. But Jim had most sprinters, Hin es is remarkably cool as evidenced by his 9.1 every reason to be pleased. I le had done it the hard way. Not on ly and 10 0, both coming after false starts. . had he mad e eve rv step of the pace. he had pulled himself out of a On the next start they were out evenly . Hin e s built up a hole with a brilliant last 440. Now Jim Ryun was the compleat mil er. s light lead in the ea rly going but was overhauled by Greene about able to ,,ccom pli sh what has to be done. no matter what the circum the midwa y point. Those who saw Greene blast off from Lennox stances. Miller in the NCAA th ough t it was all over. But they reckon ed No 1500- meter ti me W'1S taken. unfortunately, but an unofficial without Hines who edged ahead by the barest of margins as they tim er from the stands caui.,~1t him in 3:36. 0, a tenth under his Ameri s tr ea ked throu gh the tape. The time was "only" 9. 3 but it was can n·cnr d at lkr kclt'V. Nex t on his sc he,h,l e is the US vs . Common against a ·1. 0 mph wind a nd had th e run been rev e r se d in direction wc, ilth meet in Los A,;gelcs and an attac k on llerb Elliott's 3:35. 6 it might have been a legit imat e 9.1. re cord fnr 1:,00-mctcrs. The jude;es ca lled Hin es the winner and the fun began . Char lkll .ind Ryun there w;l:,;:: much action as A111erica's new ge nera lie couldn't believe it. I le, protested vigorously. lie fe lt the tape, tinn nf Ynurig·miil'rs Tcsp,,ndl'd It> Ji111's leadership. Of the 10 in th e he sa id. and he knew he had won. The photofinish pict ur e would final onlv thrc·c' farlcd "' 11iakl' l1fc:ti1rn: bests. and tlH,sc by smallish prove him right. But th e picture did not _bear out Greene's conten lll J.r~ 111:--: _llm Gre llL· w~l~ onL' of tllL' tritl, hut the veteran had raced tion. Neither t.lid it prov e him e ntirely wrong. Tak e n from Hine s · very 1111k siTKL' tiiL' i11dtHit· scas.1111 ~u1d did hin1se l f proud wilh a side of the tra ck . the photo s hows Hines blocking most of Greene Page 134 Jurte 29, 1967 from view. No part of Greene's torso shows in front of }lines' and foul. But Beamon and coach Wayne Vandenberg protested and Lodge Greene could not have won. Bu( the photo is hazy in some details who had not seen the jump, overruled judge Emil Breitkreutz who is and it is impossible to conclude that Hines had a definite edge. A widely regarded as the best in the country. Breitkreutz continued to second photo from the other side of the track would have resolved maintain it was a foul jump, as did many other observers, including the question. As it was, the photo showed Hines had not lost and some of the contenders, but Lodge refused to reverse himself and the judges who placed him in front saw no reason to change their Bill Miller, who would have been third had Beamon eliminated him decision. Taken alone, the photo would show a tie, but it was -not self, ·was knocked off the national team. to be used alone. Del McNabb continued to impress in the javelin with two ove, Nor was the photo the end of the rhubarb. Greene now real~ 260-feet, including his winning 268'3". A somewhat surprising seco ized he had not won but thought he had tied. And he claimed Hines at 261' 11". was an out -of-retirement Gary Stenlund while Frank Co, had beaten the gun. Starter Tom Moore denied it, stating they re elli completed a strong trio by throwing 260'9". Bill Floerke, who acted evenly but that Hines drove harder and created an early mar said he had practiced at 312' 5" , finished 14th at 236' 0". gin. And most observers felt the start was ·fair. They' II have Otis Burrell. who hadn't had an outstanding spring season, another chance in the Commonwealth me.et but Greene will come defended his high jump title by outjumping a still ailing Ed Caruth from Army camp and will be at a disadvantage. ers and Clarence Johnson as all made 7'¼". Burke's fine throwing came as no surprise to those who knew The _three longer runs were fine competitive races although he had bettered 240-feet in practice with six straight over 230~feet. the record book escaped changes. Lou Scot _t had an upset going in The steadily improving Burke had a fine series, including 235 '8" the three-mile, with Gerry Lindgren struggling to hold on with two and 232'3". He now is a challenger to the world record. laps to go. But Gerry mustered a sub-60 final lap, s_purting at the Bell collected his collegiate half-mile record with a now gun, to win in a near-meet-record 13:10. 6. Awfully tired'afterwar typical race wherein he bolted fast and furiously on the backstretch. Lindgren admitted Scott could have had the race had he surged with He hung a little at the end and Dennis Carr, who had Bell boxed, two laps to go. Boh Day hung close most of the way but his injury on!y to _let him out and get a huge jump, closed some but never enforced layoff caught up with him and he faded to fourth behind a threatened. Only Ryun and Snell have run faster than this 1:46_. l. closing Van Nelson. Nelson's turn came in the six-mile the next Very impressive was Willie Davenport. Off NCAA perfor night. Lindgren passed it up and when Tracy Smith continued to mances it was thought Earl McCullouch and Richmond Flowers have a rare bad weekend (seventh in the three and ninth ia the six) might challenge the smooth Southerner. But it was all Davenport a close race finally boiled down to Nelson and Tom Laris. The as he skimmed to a 13 . 3 clocking, just a tenth off the world stand latter, .who favors the marathon, led off the final curve but Nelson ard, against a 3 mph breeze. He tied the collegiate record. McCul cut him down to win in 28: 18. 8 as Ron Larrieu finished thi louch, who hadn't trained since Proco, pressed Davenport only a The steeplechase produced two pleasant surprises L-.,__,.,1d little way before trailing home in 13. 5 while Flowers got off slowly Pat Traynor's expected win, in 8:42.0. Bob Price -of Cal was third and, fearing the soft track, decided not to try and·pick it up but play in 8:44. 8 and young John Mason of Fort Hays State knocked a huge ed it safe to make the Commonwealth team. chunk off his PR to register 8:48.0 in fourth. Conrad Nightingale Another meet mark fell in the 220 where Hines faced Tommie got the second with an improved 8:43. 8 while Chris McCubbins ran Smith in his second showdown of the meet. Hines owned the victory into hurdle and water trouble and was a disappointed sixth. of their lone meeting this year but it was Smith's night. Drawing Where phototimer pictures were available, non-winning tim the favored outside lane, Smith came off the curve only a yard back were adjusted, using the hand-timed winning marks in accordance· and was able to pull ahead by nearly two yards. It was 20. 4 against the approved.IAAF conversion factor. In cases where times differ a wind. A discouraged seventh was Willie Turner who drew the the adjusted mark is listed first, with the hand-timed mark in pare sharp, chopped-up inside lane three times in a row, against odds of theses. 384 to l! 10.0: Heats (6/22, four qualify), I (3. 0 mph headwind)-1. Greer For awhile it looked as if Lee Evans might not defend the 440 (Nebr) 9. 6; 2. Campbell (Athens) 9. 7; 3. Kuller (Strid) 9. 7 (9. 8); title he won as a frosh. The powerful San Jose soph trailed badly in 4. Masters (Atl1ens) 9. 7 (9. 8); 5. LeBlanc (Hous Strid) 9. 7 (9. 9); to the homestretch but his strength was too much for a very talented J. Lee (unat) 9. 8; 7 . Black (Trimble Tech HS, Tex) 9. 9; 8. M . Mi field. He ran a meet record 45. 3 as Vince Matthews did 45. 6, a ler (49ers) 10. 0 (10. 3). II (3. 0 mph headwind)-1. Hines (Tex So) 9 resurging Jim Kemp clocked 45. 7, and Elbert Stinson ran 45. 8. , 2. Ray (Ky St) 9. 7; 3. Dunn (Strid) 9. 8 (9. 7); 4 . Carlos (Hous Stri Two meet marks were set in other throws. Randy Matson 9. 8 (9. 7); 5. Pollard (USA) 9 . 9 (9 . 8); 6. Gray (SCVYV) 10. 0 (9. 8) was off form and managed a poor -for-him 66' 11" but it maintained 7. Mathews (Athens) 10. 0 (9. 8); 8. Hilbe (Par Sham AC) 10. 1. III his perfect outdoor record over challenger Neal Steinhauer, 65'5]''. (3. o mph hcadwind)-1. R. Smith (Strid) 9. 6; 2. Dugan (PAA) 9. 7 The discus produced one of the few upsets of the meet, and it was (9. 8); 3. W. Turner (Ore St Fr) 9. 7 (9, 8); 4. G. Anderson (Hous not a big one. Veterans Jay Silvester (195'9"), Rink Babka (i95'2") . Strid) 9. 7 (9. 9); 5. Bright (Ariz St) 9. 8 (9. 9); 6. Sims (Athens) 9 . ( and Al Oerter (193' 2") fought it out to finish in that order. But 10 (10.0); 7. Peach (unat) 9.9 (10.0); 8. Maxwell (BOC) 10.0 . IV (3.C feet ahead was collegian Gary Carlsen, at 205'10". Carlsen's second mph headwind) - 1. Nash (So Afr) 9. 7; 2. Pender (Phila PC) 9. 8; 3. best effort (196'6") also topped everyone else's best. Matsen, who Gaines (Penn AC) 9. 8; 4. Randolph · (Phila PC) 9. 8; 5. Richburg (Pl owns the best mark in the world this year and who.beat Carlsen in PC) 9.8 (9.9);. 6. McNeil (unat) 9.9; 7. Caminiti (unat) 10. 1 (]0.0 then NCAA, sat thi"s one out. 8. Dennis (SCVYV) 10 . 7 (injured) Upsets took place.in botll lwrizontal Jumps. Ch:irlie Craig Semis (6/22. four qualify), I (2 . 0 mph headwind)-1. G~ i1e 9. outdistanced favorite Art Walker narrowly but consistently in the 2. R. Smith 9. 6 (9. 5); 3. Nash 9. 6 (9. 5); 4. Gaines 9. 7 (9. 6); 5. triple jump, winning 53' 1 ~" to 53' t·. And in the long Jump the Bob Ray 9 . 8 (9 . 7); 6. Masters 9. 8; 7. Kuller 9.9 (9. 8); 8. Randolph Beamon-Ralph Boston duel went to Boston but the win went to Jerrv 9.9(9.8). 11(2.0mphheadwind)-l. G. Anderson9.4; 2. Hines 9. Proctor, the recent high school graduate. While Boston was bucking 3 .. W. Turner 9. 6; 4. Dunn 9 . 6; 5. Pender 9. 7; 6. Carlos 9. 7; the wind he d_islikes so much -Proctor was jumping a high school re Dugan 9. 7; 8. Campbell 9. 8. cord 26'l', good for a win by a half-inch. Beamon was third after Pinal (6/22, ,J.0mphheadwind), l!.ines9.3; 2. Greene9.3; making the finals on a strange ruling by meet referee Hilmer Lodg,;_ N.1sh 9.4; ,J. W. Turner 9.1; 5. G. Anderson 9.5 (9.6); 6. Dunn Beamon had two ,fouls in the trials ancl his third effort was ruled a 9.5(9.6); 7. Gaines9.6(9.7); 8. R. Smith9.6(9.8). 220 : Heats(6/23, four qualify), I(0.0mph)-1. To . Smith(SC VYV) 20. 8; 2. R. Smith 21. 0 (20. 9); 3. Campbell 21. 0; 4. Randr 21. 1; 5. Dunn 21. 2; 6. Hilbe 21. 7; 7. Trit:hter (Long Island AC) 21. 8. 11 (9,0 mpf1)-l. !lines 21.0; 2. Richburg 21.0; 3. Moon (N Astros TC)-21. 2;' 4. J. Brown (Ky St) 21.4; 5. Hyman (NYPC) 21. This is your next-to-last issue of Track Newsletter (unless you sub 6. Peach 21. R. [I[ (0. 0 mph)-1. Carlos 21. 0; 2. W. 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Von Hofwegen (Cerritos . Davenport (Sn) 13. 6; 2 . .C,oleman (unat) 13. 9; 3, .,Rockwell (Athens) JC) 48. 0; 7. Dunn (ACC) 48 . 6. 11-1. Kemp (49ers) 46.4 ; 2. V. Mat I 1. • '14.1; 4 .,, Lind~en (Strid) 14. l ; 5. Kerry (-1nat) 14. 2; 6. Byers Uay thews (NYPC) 47. 1 (47 . 2) ; 3. Olis on (Jayhawk TC) 47 . 5; 4 . Thomp hawk TC)' tl.4. 2; 7. Pomphrey (Athens) · 14S ; 8. Power (Strid) 14; 8. son (ACC) 47. 6; 5. Gall (unat) 48 . l; 6. Newton (Strid) 48. 2; 7. II (2. 5 mph headwirid)-1. McCµllouch .(49ers) 13. 7; 2. Livers (At Ward (Athens) 49.1. III-1 . Stinson (Ark AM&N) 46.~; 2. Young hens) 13. 8; 3. Copeland (unat) '13. 8; · 4. Neiswender (Tenn) 14 . 0: 5 ~ls