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Vol. 12, o. S September 8, 1965 Page 17

First Neg ro African Breaks World Record {unat) 4:09 .1. 5000, Larrieu (unat) 14:24 .8 {13:57 .6 3M) ; 2. (unat) 14:33.4 (14:05.2); 3. Higgins (unat) 14:50.0. HJ, Lowe from Sve n -Ivar Johansson 1 11 Halsingborg, Sweden, Aug. 27- -S ensational Kipchoge Kein o (PAA) 6 8 • PV, White {PAA) 16'0"; 2. Kirk (unat) 16'0 ". SP, Davis of became the first ever egro athlete from Africa to hold a (PAA) 57'3¾" . ITT, O 'Brien {PAA) 180'4"; 2. Humphreys {PAA) 171'1½"; world's record when he blazed to a 7:39.6 clocking for 3000-meters. 3. Carr (PAA) 171'1½ " . JT, Covelli {PAA) 258'4 "; 2. Red {PAA) Although the distance is not a standard event outsi de of Europe, 24 '11 "· 3. Ulrich (PAA) 233'6". 440, Campbell (Strid) 49 .8 ... 4. Keino's performance cannot be considered lightly. According co the Hilbe (unat) 53. 6. Portuguese Tables, only 's 70'7" sh ot put, 's BAY STATE RELAYS, Framingham, Mass., Aug. 28--HH, Liv­ 27:39 .4 10, 000-meters and ' 9 .1 hund reds are superior to ers (PPC) 14 .2. 3M, Buschmann (Spartan AC) 14:22.0; 2. Dulong this performance which is rated equal to Valeriy Bru mel' s 7 'sf' high {Mass HS) 14:53 .o. jump at 1036 points. In fact, the Tables consider that this 7:39. 6 is ALL -COMERS , Ventura, Calif., Aug. 29--HJ, Lowe (PAA) 6'10" worth a 13:17 .0 5000-meter time. ALL -COMERS, Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 4--JT, Covelli {PAA) Less than 10 weeks earlier the record stood at 7:49 . 2 until 273'5½ " (lifetime best, fourth best throw ever by an American, re­ cut two-tenths from his own mark during his world re­ tains third spot on US performe rs lis t). cord two-mile on June 23. On Aug. 5, Siegfr ied lowered the time to 7:46. 0. And now Keino, withou t appreciable competition, sliced the mark by another 6 .4 seconds. His splits were : 59.5 (400), 2: 01.5 ( 00), 2:33.0 (1000), 1:04 . 0 Foreign News (1200), 3:49. 5 (1500), 5:07. 0 (2000). Second in this race was Gerr y orth of Great Britain in 8: 02. 8. SCAND AVIAN CHAMPIO SHIPS, Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 15- 3000, Keino (Ken) 7:49. 6 (WR); 2. orth {GB) 8:02. ; 3. af­ 16-1 7--ITT, Haglund {S) 189'3"; 2. Repo 181 ' 2½". HJ, ilsson (S) tali {Ken) 8:02.8; 4. Tresher {GB) 8 :03 .4 ; 5. Larsson 8:0 .. 3000 6'9f'; 2. Lantti 6'% "; 3. Pettersson (S) 6'9!". HH, Forssander (S) St, Persson :38. 0; 2. Karlsson 8:41 . 2. 00, Kiprugut {Ken) 1:49. 5; 14.0. PV, Kairento 15'11"; 2. Mertanen {S) 15'9"; 3. Lagerqvist 2. Bogatski (Ger) 1:49.8. HJ, Schill.kowski (Ger) 6'11 .l" . (S) 15'7"; 4. Pehk oranta 15'7". 3000St, Persson (S) 8:40.0; 2. Siren 8:40. 6; 3. Kuba 8:41. 0; 4. Karlsson {S) 8:44. 6; 5. Bergqvist {S) 8:44 .8. HT, Kr ogh ) 210'11½". LJ, Stenius 25'10¾''; 2. Eskola 25'6"; 3. Manninen 25'1 ¼". 5000, ajde (S) 14:05.0. JT, Kinnunen Zsivot:zky Destroys Ha mmer Ma rk: 241 '11" 27l'll ½"; 3. Rasmussen (N) 264'10". Debrecze n , Hungary, Sept. 4--Hungary's Gyul a Zs ivo tzky, LAHTI, Aug. 18--SP, Matson {US) 67 '¼" . described by European observers as the fastest man in the hammer INKERIOS, F L D, Aug. 19--SP, Matson (US) 66'4½". ring, used the somewhat experimental four -t um style to unl eash a HOFORS , SWEDE , Aug. 20--800, Groth (US) 1:49.2; 2. Har- phenomenal toss of 241'11 " whi ch surpassed 's pending ris {GB) 1:49. 5. record of 233'9 " and his recognized mark of 231'10". KOJO, FINLAND, Aug. 23--PV, Cramer (US) 16'7¼" (PR; Scandi­ The mark was measured, remeasured and confirmed as a re­ navian all-comers best). cord. Zsivotsky, 28- year s of age and not particularly large as ham­ MALMO, SWEDE , Aug. 24--3000, Girke (Ger) 8:02.4; 2. Du­ mer throwers go at 6'2f', 209 lbs., leaped with joy and was ov erc om e tov (USSR) 8:03.2; 3. Bolotnikov (USSR) 8:04.6. HH, Mik:hailov {USSR) by tears. He said, "For 12 years, I've worked without let - up in a 13.9 ; 2. John {Ger) 14.0. HJ, Brume l (USSR) 7'¼"; 2. Schillkowski sole aim: to become the world record holder. Today, my wishes (Ger) 6' 10¾''. SP, Lipsnis (USSR) 59'6 ¼". HT , Klim (USSR) 22'7'6½". are fulfilled. " He later said he be li eved he was capable of hitting JT, Lusis {USSR) 266'0 " . 75-meters (246'½"). OLTE , SWITZERLAND, JT, von Wartburg 271'5½" ; 2. Wak.a­ His best toss prior to today was 231 '½" in 1962 but he exceeded lina {Fr) 255'3 ". it twice here. Although he forewent his last try after losing his con­ POTSDAM , EG, 800, May 1:46.3; 2. Holtz 1:47 .6; 3. Flehr centration, he had a series that certainly rivaled Connolly's series 1:48 .5. at Modesto this year: 229'4½ " {better than his previous best of the MOSCOW, USSR, 100, Suvorov 10.2. 10,000, Khuzin 29:28.6. year, 228'5½"), 226'½ " , 230'0 ", 241'11 " and 232'9 " {fourth best throw HT, Parkhomenko 213'5 ½"; 2. Shuplyakov 212'7 "; 3. Sheglov 210'11½". in history). UNIVERSITY CHAMPIO SHIPS, Budapest, Hungary--100 , (windy), Spectators who witnessed his record m this city of 70,000 lijima Uap) 10. l; 2. Ande rson (US) 10. l; 3. Jerome {Can) 10. 2; 4. people {about 124 miles from Budapest ) knew something big was in Maniak {Pol) 10.3; 5. Obersiebrasse (WG) 10.3; 6. Felsen (WG) 10.3. the offing after each of his practice throws exceeded 70 -meters JT, Herings (WG) 260 '½"; 2. Rodighiero (It) 254'7 " . 400R SF, USSR (229'8"). One was said to have approached 75-meters (246 '½"). 40 . 4. 400, Bello (It) 46 . 8; 2. Van Her pen (Hol) 46. 9; 3 . Saunders (US) 47 .2. 800, Crothers {Can) 1:47 .7; 2. Germann {US) 1:47 .8; 3. Klaban {Aut) 1:48.2. 5000, Sawaki Uap) 13:45.2; 2. Phillip (WG) 13:46.6; 3. Murray {GB) 13:52.6; 4. Orentas (USSR) 13:55.6; 5 . National News Johnston (GB) 14:04.8. HT, Skvortsov (USSR) 7'1¼". OT, Ha~lund {Swe) 188'2"; 2. Zemba (Czech) 184'5½" ; 3. Puce {Can) 184'4 2 ". INTER . ATIONAL, Singapore, Aug. 3--400IH, McCray (US) 52.6. Dec, Toomey (US) 7566; 2. Bakai {Hung) 7443 ; 3. Pflugbell (WG) 1 11 TJ, Tate (US) 48 6 • 7413; 4. Ortsle y (USSR) 7356 ; 5. Castang {Fr) 7198; 6. Sokol (Rum) INfERNATIO AL, Bangkok, Aug. 11--200, Tate (US) 21. 2. 4001H, 7089. 200 SF , Anderson (US) 21. 0. 200, Ozolin (USSR) 21. 0; 2. McCray {US) 52 . 2. LJ, Tate 25'½ " . SP, Wallin (US) 58 1 10½" . Anderson 21. 0; 3. Campbell (GB) 21. 2. HH, Ottoz (It) 13 .6; 2. INTERNATIO AL, Hong Kong, Aug. 20--l00m, Tate {US) 10.2; Cornacc hia (It) 13. 9; 3. Davenport {US) 14. 0; 4. Chistyakov {USSR) 2. Saddler {US) nt. SP, Wallin (US) 57 '4". 14.1; 5. Jeannet (Fr) 14.2. 4001H, Fr inooli (It) 50.5; 2. Poirier ALL-COMERS, La Jolla , Calif., Aug. 23- -6M , Miller (Le wis & {Fr) 50. 7; 3. Whitney {US) 51.1; 4. Kosakov (USSR) 51.4; 5. Sher­ Clark) 29:43. 6. wood (GB) 51.5. LJ, Ter-Ovanesyan (USSR) 26'10 ½''; 2. Davies {GB) MACCABIAH GAMES, Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug . 23-31--10, 000, 25'10¾ ". TJ, Kalocsai (Hung) 53'8; 2. Ivanov {Hung) 53'7¾ "; 3. Sauer Morgan (US) 30: 55 .8 ; 2. Silverberg {US) 31: 06. 0 . 5000, Morgan 14: 23. 6; {WG) 53'7¾''; 4. Gentile (It) 53'6¼ "; 5. Stoik.ovsk:i (Bulg) 53'5¼"; 6. 2. Silverberg (US) nt. 400, Shapiro {US) 4 7 . 3 . Zolotaryev (USSR) 53'4½ " (six triple jumpers leaped within 3½ inches ALL-COMERS, Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 2 -- JT, Covelli (PAA) at internatio nal class distances). PV, Pennel (US) 16'5 "; 2. Bliznyet ­ 268 '9½"; 2. Red (PAA} 254 '4 "; 3 . Polizz i (Strid) six fouls . sov (USSR) 16'1 "; 3. Fyeld {USSR) 15'9 "; 4. Torti (Jap) 15'9"; 5. SA TA MO 1ICA INVIT A TIO AL, Santa Monica, Calif., Aug. 2 -- Kila (Jap) 15'9 .,; 6. Papanik ol aou {Greece) 15'9 " . HT, Zsivotzky Mile, Garris on (unat) 4:04. 3; 2. elson (Str id ) 4:0 . 9· 3. Christmas (Hung) 222'3 "; 2. Kond rashov (USSR) 215 ' 9" . 400R, Germa ny 39.9; Page-18 September 8, 1966

2. USSR 40 .1; 3. France 40.3. 1600R, Italy 3:08.5; 2. Hungary 3:55.6; 3. Simpson (GB) 3:55 .7; 4. May(Czec h) 3:56.0; 5. Juza 3:08.7; 4. German 3:08.8. (Czech.) 4:00.9; 6. Whetton (GB) 4:01 7; 7. Wilkinson (GB) 4:06.4; STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. Aug. 25--(beavy rain) 5000, Keino (Ken) 8. Salinger (Czech) 4:07.8; 9. Kiprugut (Ken) 4:12 .0. (Official 13:29.4; 2. Roelants (Bel) 13:4-5.8; 3. Naftali (Ken) 13:57 .6; 4. Al- 1500m times: Keino 3:38.4; Odlozil 3:39.6; May 3:39.7; Simpson 1onsius (Bel) 13:57. 6; 5. Mecser (Hung) 13:59. 4; 6. I. Kiss (Hung) 3:40.6). 5000, Wiggs (GB) 13:52.8; 2. aftali (Ken) 14:02.6; 3. 14:00.0. 800, Kiprugut (Ken)l:48.0; 2. Grfth (US) 1:48 .5; 3. Bogat­ Wilkinson (GB) 14:05.4. 10,000, &xUivant (GB) 29:15.2. TJ, Alsop ski (Ger) 1:48. 8. ]T. Kulcsar (Hung) 259 '82". (GB) 52'8¼". DT, Danek (Czech) 200'2 "; 2. Zemba (Czech) 189'10". .KARHULA, FINLAND, Aug. 26--800, Juutilainen 1:58. 7; 2. Ce­ KINGSTO • JAMAICA, 100, L. Miller (18) 9.4. 400, Kahn46.7; der 1:48.7. PV, Cramer 15'11". LJ. Stenius 26'3¾". ]T. Kuisma 2. Bacchus 46 .8. 261'11-l". KOUVOLA,tfli . LAND, Jr, Kuisma 268 '0"; 2. Kinnunen 262'8½". SKOVDE, SWEDEN. Aug. 27--HH, Forssander (Swe) 13 .8; 2. LJ, Stenius 26'3¾' '. John (Ger) 13.9. 2M, Roelants (Bel) 8:37.8. HT, Asplund 21.1'3" . PEKING, CHINA, LJ. Wy 25'4". OULU, FIN.t.AND, Aug. 29--PV. Cramer (US) 16'3". ]T, Kin­ FRANCE 120i, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 91½, Charlety, France, HH-­ nunen 263'0". Duriez 14.1. HT, Matousek (C) 215'5 ". HJ, Sainte-Rose 6'9t". DT, FAGERSTA, SWEDEN, Aug. 28--800, Kiprugut (Ken) 1:47 .0 ; 2. Danek (C) 190'7½". 400R, France 40. 0. Groth (US) 1:47 .4; 3. Lind 1:49.0. 1500, Keino (Ken) 3:39.5 (1st EAST GERMANY 127, GREAT BRITAIN 110, Bast Berlin--800, 800 in 1:56. 5) . Carter (GB) 1:46.£; 2. May 1:46.8; 3. Boulter (GB) 1:47 .8. 5009, CHATELLERAULT, FRANCE, 3000, Jazy 7:55.0. HH, Duriez Wiggs (GB) 13:46:6; 2 . Wilpnson (GB) 13:47 .6; 10,000, Freary (GB) 12.0; 2. Chardel 14.1. 28:37 .2; 2. Alder (GB) 28:55.2. 3000St, Herriott (GB) 8:41.4; 2. BOMBAY. INDIA, HH, Gurbachan 14.0. 3000St, Nawab 8:45.4. Koehler 8:45.2. 400Ili , Cooper (GB) 51.2. PV, ordwig 16'5". LJ, FORBACH, FRANCE, 200, allet 20.9. 5000, Gamoudi (Tun) Beer (EG) 25'4¼". TJ, Ruckborn 53'7 " . SP, Hoffmann 59'7"; 2. 14:01.8. Jf, Macquet 255'9". 400R, France 39.9. Grabe 59'7½" (?). Jr. Stolle 259'9 " . HT, Lotz 216'10}". Dec, Wer­ CZECHOSLOVAKIA 112, ENGLAND 111, London, Mile, Keino fel 7250; 2. Langer 7132; 3. Clark (GB) 7002. (Ken} 3:54.2 (PR; third fastest mile ever run); 2. Odlozil (Czech) SWEDEN 210, FI LA D 200, Stoclqiolm, Sweden --800, Ceder (F) 1:48.3. 3000St, Kutta (F) 8:37 .6; 2. Persson 8:44.2. HJ, ilsson 6'9f'. LJ, Stenius (F) 25'4 ". 10,000, ajde 29:29.2. PV, Kairento (F) 15'9"; 2. Pehkoranta (F) 15'9". DT, Haglund 185'10". Jr, Kui­ Bulletin Board sima (F) 256'2". CASSEL, WG, 400R, GermanyA40.2. 5000, Sawaki Gap) 14:03.8. PV, Lehnertz 15'9". HJ, Scbilllcowski 6'1lf '; 2. Sieghart STATBMENTOF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION 6'9}". (Act of October 23, 1962: Section 4369, Title 39, Code) BUEHL, WG, HJ, Spielvogel 6'111". 1. Date of Filing: September 30. 1965. BARCELONA, SPAIN, TJ, Areta 53'1£''. 2. Title of Publication: Track Newsletter. ROME, 100m, Anderson (US) 10.3; 2. Dudziak (Pol) 10.4. HH, 3. F:reqaep.cy of Issue: 24 times a year. Ottoz 13. 7; 2. Lindgren (US) 14. O; 3. Cornacchia 14 .1. 400Ili,. 4. Location of Known Office of Publication: 331 First Street, Los Whitney (US) 51.3. ]T, Radman 265'4½"; 2. Sidlo (Pol) 263'5½ "; 3. Altos, Santa Clara County, California, 94023. Rodighiero 255'4½". 5. Location of the Headquarters or General Business Offices of the CANADIAN ATIONAL EXHIBITIO , Toronto, Sept. 6--(track Publishers: Sa.me. heavy and soft from day-long rain previous day) 100, Anderson (PPC) 6. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor and managing 9 .4; 2. Plummer (Strid) 9. 7; 3. ewman (Strid) 9. 7. 220t, Plum­ editor are Bert Nelson, Cordner Nelson and Dick Drake, all of Box mer 21.6; 2. Anderson 21.6. 440, Burnett (PPC) 47 .6. 880, Crothers 296, Los Altos, Calif. (EYTC) 1:50.6; 2. Carroll (Vill) 1:51.0; 3. G. Germann (Seton Hall) 7. The O'W'Ileris News, Inc., Box 296, Los Altos, 1:52.2 . Calif. Stockholders oolding more than 1% of the stock are Bert Nel - soo, Conlner Nelson, Lmda Nelson, Elizabeth elson, Rebecca Nelson, and Nancy Nelson, all c/o Box 296, Los Altos, Calif. 8. The known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders owning or holding 1% or more of the total amoUDt of bonds, mortgages, O'Brien Tells Track Anecdote or other securities are: none. by Maxwell Stiles 9. Paragraphs 7 and 8 include, in cases where the stockholder or (Reprinted from Hollywood Citizen - ews) secu..-ity bolder appears upon the books of the company as trustee Parry O'Brien bas said be found the hospitality in Israel the or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corpora - best and warmest fie' s encountered anywhere . He recalls an interest­ tion for whom such tnistee is acting, also the statements in the two ing story of bis 1953 trip as a guest of the Maccabiah Games. He was paragraphs shown the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the cir­ asked ·to go out on a strip of desert land called the egeb and perform cumstances and conditions tmder which stockholders and security before a group of Bedouin cbieftans. holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, He gave exhibiti ons of shot and discus hurling from a circular hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide platform that had been erected in the sand. Parry wore no uppers to owner. Names and addresses of individuals who are stockholders of bis track uniform. All around were huge goatskin tents of the Be­ a corporation which itself is a stockoolder or holder of bonds, mort­ douins. There was no wire backstop behind him . gages or other securities of the publishing corporation ~ve been in - "I whirled around in my usual style and let her fly," Parr y eluded in paragraphs 7 and 8 when the interests of such individuals tells the tale. "Just at this precise moment along came a Bedouin are equivalent to 1% or more of the total amount of the stock or se­ prince, just arriving in camp without having any id ea what a going curities of the publishing corporation . on. This fellow was riding on the back of a camel and be rode right 1.0• Not required. into my line of flight. The discus bit him smack in the bac and knocked him off the back of the camel onto the sand. For a m ment I certify that the statements made by me above are correct he was stunned. I was naked from waist up and I must have oo ed and complete. (signed) Bert Nelson, Publisher. very menacing to him as with due solicitation I ran out o er e sand Newsletters of Volume 12 will be mailed as follows: (A)= to see how badly hurt the man was . four page TN air-mailed. (8)=eigbt page TN by first-class mail. "He had been carying a long Turkish rifle. He p September 8 (8), October 7 (8), November 11 (8), December 9 (8), me. I beard him draw back the bolt. For a few stride January 13 (8), February 10 (A), 24 (A), March 10 (A), 24 (A). him until I realized be was really threatening to shoo April 7 (A), 21 (A), 28 (A), May 5 (A), 12 (A), 19 (A), 26 (A), June he had been attacked. I froze, holding up my arm · 2 (A), 9 (A), 16 (A), 30 (A), July 14 (A). signation from my purpose of moving towards bi . Next issues of Track and Field ews mailed September 16, til my interpreter was able to reach my side. Thi · e October 21, ovember 25, December 23 and January 27. aged to explain to the man that he had unwittin ly r middle of an athletic demonstration. TRACK NEWSLffiER "The fellow, who didn't have more than Second cla8s postage paid at Los Altos Calif. Published 24 times a mouth, finally smiled in understanding and re he year by Traclc & Field ews, Inc., P. 0. Box 296, Los Altos Calif. hand. Then he invited me into bis big tent o Join hl $6.00 per year by air mail or first class mail in the U.S., econd which we drank from the bladder of a g t. To class mail elsewhere. Diclc Drake, Managing Editor; Cordner elson, have been an insult, and I wasn't taki y cha Editor; Bert elson, Publisher. that to the injury already inflicted on the m " September 8, 1968 Pap 19 cident about our 9:06 steeplechaser, Bruce Simmons. Returning from Coach Predicts Marks For Future ew Zealand, he was full of a 100-mile-per-week bug. One week he by John Dixon had covered only 65 miles. He decided to make up the difference with (Reprinted from the Long Beach Independent) a 35- on Sunday. He reached his target but was out of action Just 31 years ago an eager young coach named Brutus Hamil­ for the next three days." ton peered into the future and predicted the "absolute ultimate II in On pain: "In the Elliott days, we heard so much about the pain track and field. in training. I don't believe in it. Training is a fettish with me--I Hamilton, now a greythatched coach at niversity of Califor~ don't like to miss any training session, but I wouldn't hurt myself. nia doesn't enjoy talking about those predictions today. His 100-yard The agony of pain in a race is a different thing. I always nm as hard dash frontier has been reached, all others passed. as I can. In every race there are moments when you feel like giving Is there an ultimate of human endeavor? up. All you can do is to say to yourself, 'Just one more lap.' There Jim Bush, an eager young coach who conducts a laboratory were times in my 10, 000-meter race at Oslo when I felt like giving course in the subject at UCLA, thinks not. up. The conditions, too, were not ideal for a fast time. The track "Improved equipment, faster tracks and better coo.ching have was bad and with running in the 5000 I had no serious op­ made possible a fantastic jump in accomplishment. I don't believe position. Someone was supposed to call the lap times, but once the race got on the way I had no idea how I was going. The shouts of the we will have such a deluge in the next few years, rut rather a steady penetration through the defenses posed by gravity, space and time. " crowd kept me going but I did not know whether they were shouting In 15 years &lsh may be as emmrrassed as Hamilton, rut because I was going fast or slow." gamely he hauled out the crystal mil and slide rule and p.rotted these On style and poswre: "It is probably of a great help if you calculations, circa 1980 (present world records in parenthesis): have a running action that pleases all purists but one cannot have 100 (9 .1) 'When rubberized tracks are commonplace in a few everything. Too many worry about the pelvic tilt. By the time they years, I believe two or three men will run 8 .9 . It's difficult to visu ­ correct it it is too late for running. I was told years ago that I had alize a faster time. It would tear the runners apart. " 220 (20 .2 ) an ugly style. One day, a couple of years ago, I decided that I had to "Call it 19. 9. The shorter the race the smaller the improvement. " do something. I worked hard on it. In about six months I asked my 440 (44.9) 'A new generation of supermen will reach 44.5. Records br other, Jack, to come along and take a film, feanrring Clarke, the --improvements--that 's the challenge of track. ' 80 (1:45.1) "A classic runner. Jade took one look and said, 'What's the difference?' sprinter who can extend his speed over a distance, ill nm 1:45.0." It was obvious that I was stuck with my style, so I kept it. How~er, Mile (3:53.6) ''I'm probably pessimistic, but 3:48 looks impregnable I have had my fun as well. I noticed at Helsinki this year a Finnish over the next 15 years. , and Tom O'Hara coach working with a half dozen young runners, who had high, natural are capable of running 3:50 this season." 5000 -meters (13:25.8) arm action. The coach had them all lower their arms a la Clarke. "Every distance record will fall, and by a big margin. V e are just The ~st, however, was to come at London, after my three-mile re­ learning how to train. Someone will cut at least 30 seconds off the cord. Shortly afterwards, I read a serious article about the great 5000 record. " Mile Relay (3:04.5) ' e'll run 2:59 by the 1968 O­ Australia runner- -that's me- -who had proven all past champions lympics. Our Tokyo Olympic team could have done it. Call it 2:50 wrong. 'Paavo urmi, Emil Zatopek, Vladimir Kuts, Gordon Pirie-­ in 1980. " High Hurdles (13.2) "A big boy, standing aboot 6'6 ", who you name him- -they were all listed to have exhausted their ene~ can step over the hurdles will run 12. 9. ' High Jwnp (7 "A fel­ with a hard pumping arm action. Clarke had proven that by lowering 's¾") the arms, all his power goes in the legs.''. low seven-feet tall, with springs in his feet, will jump eight feet. " Pole Vault (17 '4") "18 feet is as high as they can go, because they On his future: "I will probably try three events at Kingston (British Empire Games): three- and six-miles and the marathon. have to come down. This event takes guts. " Long Jump (27 '5 ") "A sprinter with great lift will go 2 feet. 11 Shot Put (70'7") "Randy And I would like a European trip in 1966. The rest will depend on circumstances. " Clarke feels that he has not reached his peak yet. Matson has thrown 70' and in the next 15 years, the record will be upped to 72 feet. " Discus (211 '9½") "220 feet in two years, 225 in He would not commit himself to any target on the stopwatch basis, 15. " Javelin (300'11 ") "320 feet. e have big men, fast men, per- but is confident of reducing his times from the six-miles up. His haps tre American weakness in this event is poor coaching." favorite event is the marathon, about' which he made a classical Records are made to be broken,, and trackmen are moving statement concerning the Tokyo marathon: "It was the only way to see the city. " with unseemly haste. About 20 months ago, I bad a talk with Ron and predicted a series of times to be expected from him in the next 18 months or so. This was based on a simple formula that he was capable of improving Ron Clarke Talks About Running at least one second per lap during 10, 000-meters. Allowing for this, from Bernie Cecins he could not fail to break 8:25 for two.:..miles or to run three-miles in­ Ron Clarke recently spoke over Australian television, and side 13:00. He did aH this and even better. We discussed this once emerged from the delivery as a much more aggressive and independent more, and I have a hunch that Ron, although he never talks about individual than generally believed. These are some of the points he times, is going to run faster yet. He may not win a gold medal, he made. may lose many races, but if he says that he will improve his times "If training is to be of any value, it must be consistent. One I'm sure he will. And Clarke i~ one of the very few runners who does day off a week is the difference between wasting your ti me for the other not think about improving by a second or two. Barring injuries, he six and achieving one's ambition ... Coaches are a great help to young should bring his 5000-meter time down to 13:15 and the 10, 000-meter athletes but a mature athlete, especiall y a distance runner, should time to 27:00. His real hunting grotmd, hcwever, is between 10, 000 know what is best for himself . . It is hard enough to run against a stiff meters and the marathon. opposition without worrying about obligations to another person ... Clarke has great respect for Michel Jazy and Don't attach importance to time trials in a training sess ion. Races in the distances up to the 5000-meters. But in the 10, 000-meters, he are not won in training. In training, run as much as possible but fears only Billy Mills . "Mills trains very much like myself and has not too hard or too easy. (Clarke trains thrice a day averaging about done relatively little competitive running. I'm sure he is capable of 22 miles daily.) Treat every race as a challenge and run hard, but much faster times in the future." don't worry if you loose: the minute the race is over, you start from On the Tokyo 10, 000-meters: Clarke was shootilg for 28:10, scratch again. This does not mean that the result is not important, but he had no idea about his intermediate times. He had a chance to but sulking and talking about quitting athletics will never do. " break Mohammed Gamoudi with six laps to go with a couple of 63 Asked he what considered the differences between his and Per­ second laps. Someone was to call him his time at this stage but he cy Cerutty's training methods, he replied, "There is a hell of a dif­ did not hear it. As it was, he surged every odd lap, beginning with ference. I don't know what he does, but hatever he does I don't. seven to go, and although he burned off , Pyotr Bolot­ However, I shall always give a great credit to Percy for what he did nikov and company, he was not aware of the real calibre of Mills and years ago. \,\ i thout him, Les Perry, John Landy, and Gamoudi. perhaps many others may not have met with a success. Talking about A great tribute to Clarke was born ma special meeting of the galloping horses and introducing his philosophy, be shocked Austra­ Executive Committee of the AAU of Australia in Melbourne, July 29, lians into reality.·• On Elliott: "A rare talent. I believe that Elliott which established The Ronald W. Clarke Athletic Foundation. An ap­ trained wrong! , he trained too hard. " peal has been made to collect $70,000 for a trust fund which would On training mileage: "There is no substitute for a consistent enab le four or five Australian athletes to go abroad each year to gain running. I run as often as I can and as much as I feel, but never on more experience. As Clarke says: "Going abroad makes all the dif­ the track. Track is for competition only. Some runners, lik e Gerry ference. It is almost the only way of turning a good athlete into an Lindgren, have co ered up to 230 miles per week. I have no such excellent one. If we could send Keith Wheeler to Europe for a year, target. Some athletes believe that they simply have to reach a cer­ the world would gain a great middle-distance runner. Ana there are tain target each week but this could be of no benefit. I recall an in- many oth ers here who would benefit greatly. " Page 20 September 8, 1965

The 16 lb. Putting Career of Randy Matson man sprinter. But, as he also the "greatest " dashman on earth dur­ compiled by Dick Drake ing this period? The answer to this quest ion, one feels, is not so Since Randy Matson first put the 16 lb. shot at the Lubbock In­ certain, for surely the would -be claimant to the title of he "greatest" ' vitational on Feb. 2, 1963 he has competed in a total of 62 competi­ speed merchant must possess the finest all -round sprinting abilities tions, including 11 indoor meets (through Sept. 7). Two years, three and in this respect Hayes' elegant team -mate and fellow champion on months and six days later he bad overwhelmingly outdistanced his the 1964 U.S . Olympic Squad, , appears to fill the bill nearest rival with a mark of 70 '7". He has recorded a raft of great almost to perfection. marks, having reached 63-feet in 38 meets, 64-feet in 28, 65-feet in Consider the fact that since 1962 this stately 6 '3" tall 1 5 lb. 24, 66-feet in 18, 67-feet in nine, 6 - and 69-feet in two, and 70- athlete has authentically recorded personal best times of 9 .3 for the feet in one. He has averaged about 63 '8' for all his best efforts- -a 100 yards, 10.2 for 100 meters, 20.1 for 220 ya rds straight, 20.2 mark only seven other athletes in history have ever reached. for 220 yards around a turn, 45 .4 for 400 meters, and 46 .0 flat for 53'5"i (1) Lubbock Invitational Lubbock, Texas 2/ 2/6 3 440 ya rds, and one realizes that here, surely is a man who must 58'8½" (1) West Texas Federation Abilene, Texas 5/18/6 3 rank higher than even the famed Jamaican, Herb cKenley, in ver­ 60'6" (1) USTFF Houston, Texas 6/. 8/63 satile sprinting prowess. 59'1" (4) AAU St. Louis, Missouri 6/21/63 Disregarding Carr's astonishing powers over 440 yards, 59'3" (4) US vs Poland Warsaw, Poland 7 /27 /63 there are those who maintain that his fabulous deeds at 220 yards a - 59'4" (2) US vs West Germany Hanover, Germany 8/ 1/63 lone must place him on a par with Hayes, since the furlong is often 58'8½" (2) US vs Great Britain London, England 8/ 5/6 3 regarded ·as the greater test of true sprinting ability. So prolific has 57'l"i (5) Los Angeles Invite Los Angeles, Calif 1/18/64 been the string of fast half-lap marks recorded by Henry that it is 56'¾"i (1) Albuquerque Invite Albuquerque, M 1/25/64 hard to believe that less than two years have elapsed since he first 60'¾"i (1) Lubbock Invite Lubbock, Texas 2/ 3/64 startled the track world by breaking the world's 220 yar ds turn re­ 61'6¼"i (1) Will Rogers Garnes Ft Worth, Texas 2/ 8/64 cord twice within four days as a 19 year old sophomore at Arizona 59'l¾"i (2) NYAC Garnes ew York, 2/1 3/64 State Univ ersity . 62'5 "i (1) Dallas Invitational Dallas, Texas 2/1 5/64 Both these times were accomplished at Tempe, Arizona in 61'4½" (1) Exhibition College Station, Tex 2/29/64 respective dual matches against Utah and Southern California on arc1 61'4½" (1) Exhibition Laredo, Texas 3/ 7 / 64 19th and March 23rd, 1963. In the first meet Carr tore around the 62:'2½" (1) Exhibition Odessa, Texas 3/14/ 64 curve in 20 .4, but was to learn later than upon remeasurement the 60'10¾" (1) Triangular College Stati on, Tex 3/21/64 course was found to be l inches short. He had, in fact, run just o­ 62'9¾" (1) San Angelo R/Open San Angelo, Texas 3/28/64 ver 200 meters. On the second occasion, there were no such errors 62'11½" (1) Texas Relays/Fr-JC Austin, Texas 4/ 3/ 64 in groundsmanship as Henry blasted round the curve in a sensational 63'4 ½" (1) Triangular Abilene, Texas 4/11/64 20 .3 to knock a fifth off the offical world mark then held jointly by 64'1" (1) Drake Relays/Special Des Moines, Iowa 4/25/64 Britain's Peter Radford and America's . At each of 64'10½" (1) Triangular Houston, Texas 5/ 2/64 these meets Carr, it should be remembered, contested five events; 63'5¼" (1) Southwest Conf / Frosb Lubbock, Texas 5/ 9/64 the 100 and 220 yards sprints, the long jump and a leg in both 440 63'6¾'' (2) Coliseu m Relays Los Angeles, Calif 5/1 5/64 yards and one mile relays, full details of which are listed below: 62'3.2." (1) California Relays Modesto, Calif 5/ 23/ 64 March 19th: lOOy 9.6, 220y 20.4, LJ 24 '1¾", llOy relay 62'9½" (2) Compton Invite Compton, Calif 6/ 5/64 leg, 440y relay leg. 64'11" (1) AAU ew Brunswick, J 6/27 /64 March 23rd: l00y 9.5, 220y 20.3, LJ 23 '9 ", llOy relay leg, 6Q'9¼" (2) Olympic Semi Trials Randalls Island, Y 7 / 3/64 440y relay leg 46. 0. 62'11 " (3) US vs USSR Los Angeles, Calif 7 / 25/ 64 Since then this handsome youn g man from Alabama, who was 65'5½" (1) All -c orners Long Beach, Calif 9/ 5/64 born the ninth child of a family of twelve in ontgomery on 'ovemb er 63'10" (2) ·us Olympic Trials Los Angeles, Calif 9/12/64 27th, 1942 , bas put together the finest set of 200 meter/220 yards 66'3¾ " (2) Olympic Garnes Tokyo, Japan 10/17 / 64 perfonnances in track hist ory including authentic full turn marks o - 63'11¾" (1) US vs Commonwealth Osaka, Japan 10 / 25 / 64 ver the full furlong of 20.2 , .20.3, 20.4 (three times) and 20.5 (three 62'10" (1) Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 1/ 1/65 times), plus a 20.3, a 20.4 and two 20.5's at the metric distance . 63'4"i (1) Examiner Invite San Francisco, Calif 1/ 9/ 65 • The high water mark--from a stopwatch point of view--w as, 65'6.2."i (1) Lubbock Invite /Exh Lubbock, Texas 1/30/65 of course, his world "220 " record of 20 .2 on his favorite track at 65'8¼ "i (1) Will Rogers Games Ft Worth, Texas 2/ 12/ 65 Tempe on April 4th, 1964, where he was matched against no less a 66'2¼ "i (1) Dallas Indoor / Open Dallas, Texas 2/1 3/65 person than , the world's record holder at 440 yards, 66'8½ " (1) VS Baylor College Station, Tex 2/ 27/65 and yet won by almost six yards. Equal to approximately 20 .1 for 63'2½"i (1) CAA Indoor , Michigan 3/ 12/65 200 meters, it is interesting to observe that according to the Portu - 65'7" (1) Triangular Houston, Texas 3/ 6/ 65 guese Tables this mark merits a total of 1, 035 points and is thus 63'7" (1) Border Olympics Laredo, Texas 3/ 13/ 65 worth the equivalent of running a 100 meters in 9.9 or, to take an­ 63'9 " {l) Triangular Baton Rouge, La 3/ 20 / 65 other of the momentum events, 110 meters hurdles in 12 .9. 66'¾" (1) Corpus Christi R Corpus Christi, Tex 3/ 27 / 65 Beaten only twice (in finals) throughout 1963 and 1964 , once 67'9 " (1) Texas Relays Austin, Texas 4/ 3/ 65 by Bob Hayes who won in 20 .8 (220y) to 20 .9 at the 1963 Coliseum 67'11¼" (1) Quadrangular College Station, Tex 4/ 9/ 65 Relays in Los Angeles and once by Paul Drayton in 1964 when he 67'¾" (1) Triangular Waco, Texas 4/14/65 slumped alarmingly to 4th place in the U.S . Final Olympic Trials 65'1M " (1) Kansas Relays Lawrence, Kansas 4/17 / 65 in Los Angeles last September (Hayes being 3rd), Carr's competitive 63'111 " (1) Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa 4/24/65 record left little to be desired . Probably his most serious rival was 69'¾" (1) Triangular Austin, Texas 4/30/65 Drayton who actually tied with Henry for the 1963 ational A .A. U. 70'7 " fl) Southwest Conference College Station, Tex 5/ 8/ 65 220 yards championship in a windy 20 .4. Yet the win -loss tally 67'11 " (1) Coliseum Relays Los Angeles, Calif 6 / 14/ 65 shows that Carr won 7 of their 9 races over 200m/220y during 1963 66'½" (1) Sou them Federation Houston, Texas 5/ 29/ 65 and 1~64, as the following detailed list shows: 67'8¾'' (1) Exhibition/Unofficial Houston 7 / 10/65 1963: 65'2 " (1) ational Team Meet Wichita, Kansas 7 / 23/65 AAU Chrops., St. Louis 220y Carr t20 .4w Drayton t20 .4w 66'6 " (1) US vs USSR Kiev, USSR 7 / 31 / 65 USSR v USA, oscow 200m Carr 20. 9 Drayton 21. 3(2) 66'¼" (1) US vs Poland Warsaw, Poland 8/ 7 / 65 Poland v USA, arsaw 200m Carr 20. 8 Drayton 21. 0(2) 64'10½" (1) International Oslo, 'orway 8/10/65 Gt. Britain v USA, Lond . 200y Carr 20. 9 Drayton 21. 2(2) 67'8¼ " (1) International Umea, Sweden 8/12/65 1964: 67'¼" (1) International Lahti, Finland 8/18/65 AAU Chmps., ew Bruns 200m Carr 20 .6 Drayton 20 .6(2) 66'4½" (1) International lnkerios, Finland 8/19/65 Olympic Semi-Tr, ew Y 200m Carr 20. Drayton 21. 0(3) 66'7½" (1) World University Gms Budapest, Hungary 8/25/65 USA v USSR, Los Angel 200m Carr 20. 5 Drayton 21. 0(2) Olympic Trials, Los Ang 200m Drayton 20. 4 Carr 20. (4) , Tokyo 200m Carr 20.3 Drayton 20.5(2) Despite the fact that Hayes did finish ahead of Carr in two of Henry Carr: King of the Furlong their three half- lap clashes, any supposition that Bob held the edge by Jack Barlow even at this distance was surely dispelled in their revenge 200 me­ (Reprinted from Athletics \i eekly) ters race at the 1964 Coliseum Relays where Carr came from two fost track fans agree that during the past two years or so yards down at the head of the stretch to finish t\ o yards up at the Bob Hayes proved himself beyond any doubt the world's "fastest" hu- (Continued on page 21) September 8, 1965 Pap 21 Detroit, Michigan 5/11/61 HE RY CARR (Continued from page 20) 47. 440y 1 Dual l0Oy 1 Triangular Detroit, Michigan 5/18/61 tape to clinch a classic victory in 20. 6 . 9.4w Detroi~ Michigan 5/18/61 As a valid 9.3 100 yards / 10.2 100 meters performer "Old 20.0w 220ys 1 Triangular Detroit, Michigan 6/ 2/61 Henry " would no doubt have ruled supreme over these two shorter 20.6 220ys 1 League sprint distances in any other country bar his own , a fact which 9 .6 l0Oy 1 VS Ariz, Ore St Tempe, Arizona 3/17 / 62 ma,kes it $eem all the more incredible to relate that it was over the 20.9 220ys 2 vs Ariz, Ore St Tempe, Arizona 3/17 /62 quarter-mile that his most exciting future possiblities lay . The (1. H. \ atson) first indications ofhis potential here were re vealed in rela y stints 9.5 lOOy 1 vs Colorado Tempe, Arizona 4/ 5/62 for in the spring of 1963 when it was found (2 . Watson) that Carr was actually nmning his "440 " stages, as fast or faster 20.5 220ys 1 vs Colorado Tempe, Arizona 4/ 5/62 than the team 's crack man, Ulis \ illiams, the 1962 and 1963 AAU (2. Ted Woods) champion. The Arizona squad 's illustrious feats that season cul­ 9 .5 10oy 1 vs ew Mexico Tempe, Arizona 4/18/62 minated in a world record one mile rela y mark of 3:04. 5 at\ alnut, 20 .4 220ys 1 vs ew Mexico Tempe, Arizona 4/18/62 California in April, to which Carr 's contribution was a nifty 45 .1. 9 • 5 1 UOy 1 Mt San Ant R lys Walnut, Calif 4/28/62 Henry 's personal culmination as a quarter-miler, however, (2. Dtmn; 3. Smith; 4. Poynter; 5. Collymore) came later when he was called upon to run in both the individual 400 9.4 l0Oy 1 vs Arizona Tempe, Arizona 5/ 5/62 meters and in the 1600 meters relay against West Germany in Han­ (2. Dunn; 3. \i atson) over. The result, to say the least, was illuminating. In the "440 " -­ 20.1 220ys 1 vs Arizona Tempe, Arizona 5/ 5/62 his first and only individual race at the distance that year--he out­ 10 .3 100m 3 Coliseum Rlys Los Angeles, Calif 5/18/62 classed Germany 's sub-46 sec. man, Manfred Kinder, to win in (1. Hayes; 2. Budd; 4 . Munn) 45 .4 and set the world 's .fastest time for 1963 . The follm ing day 9 .4h l0Oy 1 California Rlys Modesto, Calif 5/26/62 in a hotly contested relay won by the U .S. in a fast 3: 02. Carr (2. Jerome) romped the final circuit in a fantastic 44. 3 to bring hi s team home 9.5 l0Oy 2 Compton Inv Compton, Calif 6/ 2/62 within 0. 6 seconds of the then stancJing world mark. (1. Budd; 3 . D. Jolmson; 4. Smith; 5 . Dunn; 6. Drayton) As events have turned out, Carr, potentially perhaps the 6.2ind 60y 3 Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles, Calif 2/ 9/63 greatest quarter-miler the world has ever seen, was only twice more (1. Carper; 2. Cortese; 4. D. Johnson; 5. Beaty; 6. Morris) to show his paces over one full lap - -as anchor man in that stupendous 6.2ind 60y 2 Golden Gate Inv San Francisco, Calif 2/15/63 Olympic 1600 meter relay in Tokyo and, finally , during a short Aus­ (1. Carper; 3. Hermen; 4. Moody) tralian tour last ovember when be almost nonchalantly won a 46. 0 9.6 l0Oy 1 vs Ariz, Oxy Tucson, Arizona 3/ 9/63 440 yards ( 45. 6 at 400 meters) in elbourne. (2. Haas) In Tokyo it was interesting to observe that the U.S. coach, 20.6 220yt 1 vs Ariz, Oxy Tucson, Arizona 3/ 9/ 63 Bob Giegengack, was persuaded to reverse the American team 's or­ (2. Haas) der of running in the final by allowing Carr (who ran first in the heats ) 9. lOOy 1 to take the "so as to be sure of winning " . Such was the 21.5 220y 1 faith bestowed upon a man who, after all, was never reall y anything 9 . 5 l0Oy 1 vs ew Mexico Albuquerque, ew M 3/16/63 more than an occasionally converted 200 meter specialist, and yet 20.6 220yt 1 vs ew Mexico Albuquerque, ew M 3/16/63 who, had not the offer of big money lured him awa y from track to 9.6 lOOy 1 Tempe , Arizona 3/19/63 professional football, might well have approached to the very thres - 20.4 1 Tempe, Arizona 3/19/63 hold of an "even time " quarter mile. (short course-218 yards 6 inches) · Listed below are Carr's sub-21 sec. 200m / 220y marks, con­ 24 'l ¾" LJ 1 Tem_pe , Arizona 3/19/63 verted to the metric distance: 9.5 l0Oy 1 vs USC, Ariz Tempe, Arizona 3/23/63 20.1* Tempe 4 / 4 / 64 20 .8*sf Alruquerque 6/ 14/ 63 ( 2. Cortese; 3. Morris; 4. Hester) 20 .2* Tempe 3/ 23/ 63 20 .8*h St. Louis 6/ 21/ 63 20 .3 220yt 1 vs USC, Ariz Tempe, Arizona 3/23/63 20 .3*h Tempe 5/ 24/ 63 20 .8* London 8/ 5/ 63 (2. Cortese; 3. Hester; 4. Robbins; 5. Morris) 20.3• Salt Lake City 5/ 23/ 64 20. Sh ew Bnmswick 6/ 28/ 64 23'9" LJ 2 vs USC, Ariz Tempe , Arizona J/23/63 20.3* Tempe 5/ 30/ 64 20 .Sn Los Angeles 9/ 13/ 64 9.8 l0Oy 1 vs Oklahoma Tempe, Arizona 3/26/63 20.3 Tokyo 10/ 17/ 64 20. 9* Tepipe 5/ 16/ 64 21.3 220yt 1 vs Oklahoma Tempe, Arizona 3/26/63 20.4 Tempe 3/ 19/ 63 20 . 9* Des oines 5/ 25/ 64 9.5 l0Oy 1 vs Striders Tempe, Arizona 4/13/63 20 .4* Tempe 5/ 25/ 63 20.9* Tempe 5/ 2/ 64 (2 • Gilbert; 3 • W . Williams) 20 .4* Alblquerque 6/ 15/ 64 20.9 Moscow 4/ 21/ 63 10.0w 100m 2 Mt San Ant Rlys Walnut, Calif 4/27 /63 20 .4*h Salt Lake City 5/ 22 / 64 20. 9 Cologne 7 / 8 / 64 9.6 l0Oy 1 vs Arizona Tucson, Arizona 5/ 4/63 20 .5*sf St. Louis 6/ 22/ 63 ~ ind -assisted 20.5 220yt 1 vs Arizona Tucson, Arizona 5/ 4/63 20. 5 Compton 6/ 5/ 64 20.3* St. Louis 6/ 22/ 63 20.8 220yt 2 Coliseum Rlys Los Angeles, Calif 5/17 /63 20. 5 Los Angeles 7 / 26 / 64 Half-tum or outsize tracks (1. Hayes; 3. Cortese; 4. W. Williams; 5. Beaty; 6. Harris) 20 .6*h Albuquerque 6/ 13/ 63 20 . 4* Tucson 5/ 4 / 63 20.4h 220yt 1 WAC Tempe, Arizona 5/25/63 20.6* Tucson 3/ 21 / 64 20. 5* Tucson 3/ 6/ 63 20.5 220yt 1 WAC Tempe, Arizona 5/25/63 20 .6* Tempe 3/ 24 / 64 Straight Tracks (2. Plummer; 3. Robbins; 4. Hester; 5. Freeman) 20.6 Los Angeles 5/ 15/64 20.0* Tempe 5/ 5/ 62 9.4h l0Oy 1 WAC Tempe, Arizona 5/2-5/63 20.6 ew Brunswick 6/28 / 64 20.3*n Tempe 4 / 18/ 62 9 .3 l0Oy 1 WAC Tempe, Arizona 5/25/63 20.6sf Tokyo 10/17/64 20.4* Tempe 4/ 5/ 62 (2. Robbins; 3. Hester) 20 .7*n LosAngeles ~/17/63 * 220 yards time less 0 . 1 9 .4wh l0Oy 1 CAA Albuquerque, New M 6/ 13/63 20. 7* Tempe 3/14/64 'Actually 219 yards, lit., 6ins. (2. Del Vecchio; 3. Mattis; 4. Frische) 20.7 ew York 4/ 4/64 9.5sf l0Oy 1 NCAA Albuquerque, New M 6/13/63 (2. Bltmt; 3. Frische; 4. Del Vecchio; 5. Tyler; 6. Cortese) 20.7h 220yt 1 NCAA Albuquerque, New M 6/13/63 (2. Adams; 3. Worbnan; 4. Morris; 5. Wynne; 6. Browi;i) Ca reer of He nry Carr 20.9sf 220yt 1 CAA Albuquerque, New M 6/14/63 compiled by Peter Matthews and Don Potts (2. Strong; 3. Frische; 4. Bums; 5. Harvey; 6. Orr) The following is believed to be as complete a chronology of 9.7 l0Oy 2 CAA Alb.tquerque, ew M 6/15/63 the track and field career of H~nry Carr as is available. Only his (1. Questad; 3. Adams; 4. Del Vecchio; 5. Morris; 6. Blunt) major feats are known during his high school days, but the record of (Decision reversed on .finishing places) his competition from 1962 (when be became a student at Arizona 20 .5 220yt 1 CAA Albuquerque, New M 6/ 15/ 63 State) on i s assumed to be complete. (2 . Questad; 3. Adams; 4. Strong; 5. Burns; 6. Frische) 20. w 220ys 1 Dual Detroit, Michigan 5/ 7 / 59 20.9h 220yt 1 AAU St. Louis, Mo 6/22/63 21. Oh 220ys 1 Detroit Cy Clnnps Detroit, icbigan 6/ 2/ 59 (2. Middleton; 3. Youn g; 4. Mattis; 5. Hebauf; 6. Hester) 9. 7 l0Oy 1 Detroit Cy Chmps Detroit, Michigan 6/ 2/59 20.6sf 220yt 1 AAU St Louis, Mo 6/22/63 9 .6h l0Oy 1 HS Championships Detroit, Michigan 5/ 2 / 60 (2. Webster ; 3. Middleton; 4. Young) l0Oy HS Championships Detroit, Michigan 5/ 28 / 60 20 .4w 220yt lT AAU St Louis, Mo 6/22/63 20.6 220ys 1 Detroit Cy Chmps Detroit, Michigan 6/ 9/ 60 (lT. Drayton; 3. oon; 4. \ ebster; 5. Questad; 6. Young) 4 .3 440y 1 Dual Detroit, ·cbigan 4/28 / 61 10.3 100m 1 \i omen's AAU Inv Dayton, Ohio 7 / 6/63 23'4½" LJ (2 . Tyler; 3. urchison; 4 . McCoy) 9.5 l0Oy 1 Dual Detroit, 1ichigan 5/ 4/ 61 (Continued on page 24) Pap 24 September 8, 1965

HENRY CARR (ContinueOtis Davis 9.5 20.9yt 44.9m (2. Stebbins; 3. Drayton; 4. Dwm; 5. Webster) 20. 7 200mt 1 Cologne 7/ 8/64 Carr's Win- Loss Record (2. Piquemal; 3. Delecour; 4. Genevay) lOOy/lO 0m 220y / 200m 10.3h 100m 1 Cologne 7 / 8/64 Opponent Beat Lost To Opponent Beat Lost To (2. Laidebeur; 3. Knic~r~ 4. Liederbach; 5. _Paraiso) ate Adams 1 Seraphino Antao 1 10.3 IOOm 1 Cologne 7/ 8/64 Gerry Ashworth 3 1 (2. Kruckenberg; 3. Luitjes; 4. Laidebeur; 5. Antao) _ FrankBwd 2 Paul Drayton 7 1 9.5 l0Oy 1 Dublin, Ireland 7 / 15/ 64 Ed Collymore 1 Larry Dunn 4 (2. Carson; 3. Kinlan) Paul Drayton 1 Marion F oik 2 21.2 220vt 1 Dublin. Ireland 7/1 5/ 64 - John Gilbert 4 Bob Hayes 1 2 9.6wh I0Oy 1 AAA Champs London, England 7/10/64 Bob Hayes 1 2 Harry Jerome 1 (2. Cheskin; 3. R. Jones; 4. Grace) Dennis Johnson 1 David Jones 1 21. 5wh 220yt 1 AAA Champs London, England 7 /10/64 John Moon 1 John Moon 4 (2 • L. Carter; 3 • McDonald; 4 • Carson) 1 Sergio Ottolina 1 21.-2\l.sf220yt 2 AAA Champs London, England 7/10/ 64 Bobby Poynter 2 "' Adolph Phunmer 2 1 (1. Campbell; 3. Ronay; 4. Smooha; 5. McDonald) Larry Questad 1 Bobby Poynter 2 9. 7sf l0Oy 1 AAA Champs London, England 7 / 11/ 64 Bernie Rivers 2 Larry Questad 2 (2. Meakin; 3. Campbell; 4; Frith) Die k Stebbins 1 Peter Radford 1 10.3 100m 1 vs USSR Los Angeles, Calif 7 /25 / 64 Paul V inder 1 Bernie Rivers 5 (2. Moon ; 3. Ozolin; 4. Kosanov) Ed Roberts 2 20.5 200mt 1 vs USSR Los Angeles, Calif 7 /25 / 64 400m / 440y Roger Sayers 1 (2 • Drayton; 3. Z ubov; 4 • Sa vclu k) Only 2 races, but he beat: Heinz Schumarm 2 20.8 200mt 4 FOT Los Angeles, Calif 9/ 13/ 64 Manfred Kinder, Ray Saddler, Dick Stebbins 3 (1. Drayton; 2. Stebbins; 3. Hayes; 5. Moon; 6. Dunn) Peter Vas sella and Hans-Joachim Hubie" atson 1 1 21.lh 200mt 2 Olympics Tokyo, Japan 10/ 16/ 64 Reske. Paul Winder 1 (1. Schumallll; 3. Delecour; 4 . Moreno; 5. Sow; 6. Okantey) 1 S S R • U S ME ET (All photo courtesy (Top to bottom, beginning upper left) 1) CA ~'LEY (3) who ventual the in tenth back wa RO . ',VHI 1), v printer EDVL\ OZOLE. l ·:ith h placer- in the Lt d her 4) port.:ca 'te R teni 66'6 ... 5) Offi . RALPH a pecial !so ed · turn at ch m left, R won the c 3 points, were hin 'I) Five R KOS IKO, A.IT ROJ.. rower). duri ·tion, which so ) . • ·c\\ paper of R:ga, Latvia, USSR) YA. 'I L 1OV (~) i moving up on REX e hurdles bY a tenth in 50. 2. F ive- O UY KOS,\ rov trailed. 2) Ru i GA\'RIIL KOROBKOY. 3) The fir t no : V. ILIY . '1S1, 1OV and REX CA\\ LEY. Y /1.L.\TSO.· aft(.r he won the hot pu at \inning 1 ,ng jump ffort of 26' 11 · .. throu h mpic Game. . 6) Decathloner take their :.rE (4), 1 fiKH.\IL STOROZHE. "KO, \'ho , 1EY, and REL· • ·. ' . Both .-\merican tch the competition: from left, GU • IA. OV, EDVI'.\ OZOL!i\ (all printer ) and E, .• EL walks he d of IGOR FYELD •:a- ble to in frum Gennadiy Blizny -