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Vol,. 6, No. 2_ August 26, 1959 Semi-Monthly $·6 pe;r year, 1st class

NEWS , BL MONTE, ' CALIF. ALL COMERS July 24: Walters 1:52. 5; steeplechase, . Mwidle 9:20. 8; Seymour 245'5; Vliles ,23512; lamison 231 1 5; Frye 215'3; Lovelli 214'7; . Millis 212'5; Daugherty 210; Fuast, Fendler G'4; Butt 55'1; Dooley 13'6, Buchanan 13'6; Gear 13'6; Jul~3i: __Osborne 4;21. 3; 10. O; Steeple, ,Peck 9:33. 2, Mundle 9:34.0. Butt 56 4; Gear, Buchanan 13'6; Seymour 230'5; Covelli 216 '; Daugherty 213'2; Just 150'9"; , Aug. 7 Walters 4:23. 5; 51. 1; mile walk, Haluza 6:58. 6, Rothe 6:58. 6; 2-mil~, Truex9:20.2, Soth 9:30.6; Connolly 201'11''; Dooley 14'; Btibhanan 131 6; Just 153'3"; · Seymour 228'5½; Covelli 206'9½; And~ews 47'11½" HSJ. Women's discus: Connolly 158'9"; Au~. 14: O'Brien , 62'11¾" (series: 61 'll½, 61 '5½, 62'4, 62'3¼, 62'4¾, 62'11¼);\0'Brien 17911½; Gordien 177'9; Just 152'8; Connolly 203'6; Seymour 229'1; Covelli 218'2; Andrews 50'1; 3 mile-Soth 14:39.6; Yang 14.5; Truex 9;08.6., $0th 9:36.8. Steeple, Mundle 9:31~2; Aug. 21: 6 miles: Beeman 31:39. 6; Mundie 31:45. 2 (Soth ran 14: 34. O for three miles, then stopped). Mile walk: Haluza 6:55.2; Walters 1:56,3; Truex 9:28.2; Soth 9:32.8; Ryan 9:39. _2. Connolly 210'; Jamison 209'7; Covelli 204'7; Gordien 186'2½'\ 0-Srien 1?1$'11; Humphr ,ey.s 166'5; Just. 152'11; Carl 150'1½; (Gordien also 183',5). O'Brien ~2'4¼; Humphreys l4'7i; 12lb shot-O'Br1en 69'3!; Humphreys 63'7; ·· · • 1 STANFORD, CALIF., ALL COMERS: Aug. :8: Yerman49.2; Marden 4:13.2, ,. Larrieu4:15.7, McGee4:16.5, King4:16.8. 10,000m, Mills33:56.'3, Fisher34:0l.7; ' Hightower 14'; Aug. ZS: Llewellyn 6'6"; Hightower 14'. . BUFFALO, Aug. 23 Yerman 1:17. 0 for 660; Norton 9. 5 from Wooclllouse;Jones 13. 8 from Calhowi; Norton, Woodhouse, Jones, Poynter 40.1. . NEJV YORK Aug. 6~, Murphy 1:51. 6. MODESTO, CAL. Marden 4: 12. 3. . -- SWEDEN Sodertalje, Aug. 5: Pettersson 6'91"; Stockholm, Aug. 6: Wrighton, Eng-, 47.4; Orelle 1:50.8,Jolmsson 1:51.1; Lewandowski 3:41.1, Waem 3:41.1; Hewson 3;44.6; Williams 6'i>¾, Pettersson 6'6¾; Mora,Aug. 9: Westlund 10. 4w; Orelle 3:59. 5; Williams 6'6¾; Thompson 51 '2"; 163'3"; Karlstad, jiug, 9: Nilsson 6'7½"; Gavle,Aug~ 10: Orelle 3:43:9, Jazy 3:4-l.4, Jonsson 3:44.9; Torgersen 8:11.0, Jansson 8:12.4; Bogcy,Fr, 8:12.8; Pettersson 6'8¾; fromWilliams 6'8¾; Sidlo 251 '7¾; Asplwid 208'10!; lqbal ·2ol '7i''; Thomp­ son 182'2"; Vasteras Aug. 12: Norton 10. 5, 21. 2; Cawley 21. Sn; WI"ighton 47. 3; Johnson,G8, l:49.7; Carroll 1:50.3; Waern 3:59.2; J.,ewandowski 4:00.6; Hama.rsland 4:00.8; Orelle 4:01.0; , 'Jonsson 4: 03. 4; Raziqu 14. 4?Cawley 14. 4; Grahum 14'7¼; Williams 6:51;Humphreys 55'6"; ' Sidlo 267'4¾; Iqbal 203'1l;r, Asplund 202'10; Thompson 182'10½; , FINLAND Vammala, Aug, ,7: Iharos &:14.0; Vuorisalo 8:14.8; Huttunen 8:16.6, · Saloranta 8:17.6; Stieglitz 8:18.s. Steeple, Edelen, 9:18.8n; Salminen , 6'8¾; Naantali, Aug. -9: Rozsavolgyi 3:45. O; Saloranta 3:45. 4; Vuorisalo-8: i6. 6; Szabo 8:16- 6; Szecsenyi ' 184'2¾; LappcenrantaAug. 9: Jolmson 3:48.2, Iha.roe 3:49.2, Huttunen 3:49.6; Szekeree, ,8:12. ·s, B.antrua 8:21. 6; Rintamaki 52. 8; Salminen 6'7¼; . RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS,. Mo$cow, about Aug. 10 to 15: (?zolin 10. 5; Bartenyev 10. 5; Ignatycv 47. 6, Mazylevitch 4'1. 8; Mkhailov 14. 2, Chystiakov 1,1. 5; Slinov 14.6; Tex· Ovanesyan 25'9¾; Bondarenko 25'7}; Fcdosseycv 25'4; Ovscpyan 57'6; \Varanuskas 56"4; 1 Lipsnis 55~11¼; Bolotnikov 29:03, Virkus 39:16; Artinyuk 29:39. 6; Kashkarov 6'11¼; Shav- ' ' lakadze 6111¼; Chorocbilov 6'&1; Polchov 6'8¾; Christiakov 6'6f; Rybak, Popov 6'6¾; Grigalka , /' 179'7½; Baltusnikas .176'9¾; Metsur 175'11½; Bartcnyev 21 •.7; Konovalov 21.s; _Ozolin 21.8; - ICrivochiev 1:50. _5; Savinkov 1:~o.5; Tsimbalukl:50. 6; Rzhishchiu ~:42. 4; Repine 8:44. 4; .;: ...."r; t 3:-;: .., -·', -";' .., .....- ·. •• : '; ,~~~ . :, ..·:~ ·., ~-... ~·.. · .. .. ·' ·· ...,... •. .. >.. ·-·t,.r ..• : ~ •• \:- '·

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1 Kutyenko 75~3; Stelyarov 6753. Pipyne 3:45. 9; Okorobkov ·3:46. 6; Mornotkov 3:47. ,4; ijolotnikov ' ' • - 13:52. 8;, Artiniuk 1& 53. 0; Zhukov 14:12. 0; Petrov 24. 0; Tsihulenko 252'3¾; Va1mann; "· Okrairte 40. 9; Leningrad 3: ll/4 9; Popov 2: 21: 54. 2; Taikov 2: 25: 20; " • ' ; ' · 1 ' U.S. EUROPEAN MII.if ARY CH. Gample 10. 5 from Carper 10. 6 (10. 5 in.heat); Gamble 24 110", 21,. 2; Reeves48 _.,4; Perry 14. 2; 23-.Gt. . , EAST GERWJAI\1Y150, BULGARIA 80.Matuche\\lski l:49. ,~, Meinelt 1:49. 8; Herr­ mann 3:47. 6; Grodotzki 14;33; Freimuth 6'8¼; Christov 14'8",Bulgririan record; Frost .246'10. 1 · \·· POLAND 100, GREAT'BRITAIN 99, London, Aug •. 15 & 16: first day: Racft·rd - -~P .• 1,, Jqnes 9. 8, Foik 10. O; Jarzembowski.10. l;wind; Wrighton 47.'3; ~watowski 47. :7; _Kq~alski' 48. · Salisbury 48. 5; Orywal 14: 6; Lewandowski 4: 06. 2; Winch 4:9j)1.7; Stark 4: 11. o. ; Zi11;1~y 13: 15. 6 for 3 miles; Eldon 13: 27. 8; Jochman 13: 28. 4; Ibbotson 14: 25. 8; Matthews 14. 7; 1 r '. Bugala 15.1; BirrcU 15.1; Mµzyk 15.,1. Fairborther 6'6; Lewand9wsld 6 6; Fabrykowski 6'6; ~ . . .' ~,.., Mille+ 6'4"; )Schniidt 51'11½; Malcherczyk 51'9£; Wilmshurst 49'2£; Vlhall 40'1" • .Rowe I ' ', ' 61 ', European record; Lindsay 55'3¾; Kwiatkowski 55',1¾; Sosgornik · 53'6¼; Sidlo 270'9½; . i '. Radzi\\!onowicz 243'5i; Smith 235'7"; Loveland 228'8: Poland ~1, GB 48. 2nd day: Foik ,' . 21. 4;,Jones 21. 8; Radford 21. O,; Schmidt 22. 3; Hewson 1: 50. 8; Rawson 1: 50. 8; Jakubowski j J 1:51.1; ;Kazrn!crski 1:53. 1. Hyman & Bullivant 28:16. 2; Ozog 28:'51. 2;1Plonka 20:59. 6. · Goudge 51. 8; Farrell 51. ?; Froske 5,1. O; Kumiszcze; Krzyskowink 8:47. 2; Herriott 8:48. 6; " Chapman 8:53 •.0; Zbikows -ki.8:54. 2. Grabowski 24'9¾; Kropidlowski 24'1; Whyte 23·'3¼; . • I ' "' i...' · Bri~en'22'4"· Gt'onowski:'· 13'6; Janizewski 1316; Porter 13:'; _E~liptt ;J.3'. ~i~!wW.~,~ 1851l>½; ' ~~gj,~\-. ltt;'7~ 'Lindsay , ~67'6"; Cleave~ · 1?·2•. Ru( 2~6'1:1½;, _qieply .200'7' .'i· ~).l,i~,.1'96,l~II;. Bain · t~~•'l~'::. GB 3: 12; Po4tnd -3: 16. 2. · Special . event~: Ibbotson 4: 03.1; Ande~~on-1: 0;3.6;~ Ke,_eling4:@4-iClark 4~07. GB 40. ~, Poland 40.8 (teams were disquru.ificcLon first day). . · ·. EAST GERMAN CH. Leipzig, Aug, 15 & 16:. Janke 30: 03. 2; Grodotzki 30:,o3. 8; Hinze 52.'7iit, record; Niebisch 202'10½; Buhl 8:46. 8; Matuyevsld.J:49. 6'; Valentin 3:44. O; Herrmann 3:45.0; Grodotzki 13:58.4; Janke 14:05.2; Zugeho,r 252'½";Qries~ 176'4½. · FINNISH CH: Helsinki, Aug. 16,: Huttunen 14: 17. 6; Saloranta 14: 17. 8; Rintamaki .53, 5; ~alminen 6'10i, record; · .f(.ekola 47. 4; Virtanen 8: 56. 2; Koivtillen 8: 56. 2;Laridstrom7¼" '' NORWEGL\N CH: Oslo, .Aug.16: Ha.inmarsland 3: 5.1;, Larsen 8: 56. 0; Rasmussen . 255'8¼; Danieisen 249'.3}; ': . ,. ,RUMANIAN CH: Bucharest, ,Aug.16: Vamos .3:43. O,· record; .Baruba 3:46. 4; Ardeleanu 14.6; Aioanei 8:50.6; Bizim ~61'61f, record; Rasca11escu 19!>'6½; ' · · SWEDISH CM: Stockholm, Aug. 16: Waern 11:49.7; 1 & 3:47. 8; Johnsson 3:49. 5; Hol ·-,_ mestrand 3:50.5; Kallevagh 14:16.8; Norber 8:53.6; Tjoernebo 8:56.2; PctteI'sson 6'7½; · . ... Nilsson 6'7!; Eriksson 51'5½", record; Prederiksson ' 249'6½; Asplund 196'2". \ · , . , , KARLS:CAD,Sweden, Dan Waern ").gainlowered ·ltj.s own 1000 meter wotld record 1 t: , with "2! 1'7• .8 -on 1mg. 21. M0ens 2nd; Carroll 2:20., 9; Markussen & Lundh 2:22. s. . , }- . ,i · , HUNGARUiNCH.Aug~ 22: ~vacs 13:47. 6; Kiss 10. 3, recprq; RozsavoJgyi '! ' ·· 3:43. 2; .Szabo 14:06; Varju 57'2½; ·Kulcsar 242'0; · . · , , · . o1 • · 1 MISC'E~LANEQUS: Helsinki, Aug. 22: Sillenpaeac 2~16'.5½; Salminen 6'9!; · Hell st en 47. 6. Cullinan, G, 1 o.4. Hoe~r; ~, 8: 15 ..4; Y okornizo, Japan, is:18. 4; Suarez, { /, Argentina, 14: 11. \6, South 'American record; Beras, Sweden, Aug.10: Pettersson 6'8¾; .Carr;oll 2: 22. 2; Gudbjocrnsson, 8: 2~. 7, Icelandic record; German · junib.r Ch:1 Gamper ,10. 4; Gerbig 14. 3w. Macqu9t 260'6!; Husson 202'10½;.· Paramanov , USSR,- 10. 3;" Varnos, Rum 2:23. 0, rec~rd.

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ARTHUR JONA TH (Germany) 51 points ' 'i I ... .. ' I ' ~ ' . ' Arthur Jonath came '~o Los ,Angeles in 19~2 reputed to be pc:rhapf the f~stest ~00 , :,1 ~ ~, meters runner ever produ~ed m_"Euroi,e ' up to thc?,tt _lllle. On Jun<:5 ~f th.at year .1he.h~dt1{:}(} · £ PercyWilliams" wodd record of 10. 3. Along with Daniel Joubert of SQuth iAfrica 1and Tak.a- ,-

yoshi Yoshiokn of Japan he was known to be the orly seri0t1s· threi;j:t· to\the American. t_rio of , , 1 (the favorite), (who won) and George .Simpson (fourth). The Los ' ,, ' Angeles race ran true to fo3;m when all sixof these men reach~d the :ffual. Jonath was the 1, 1, ·, . first white man across the line, finishing third in 10. 4 and thus gaining a bronze niedal. , ,

Achievement Poillts: 50 4 Won German l00m championships, 1931 · 4 Made Germap ' Olympic 200m team, 1932 4 Won German ~00m championships, 1931 2 Made German Olympic relay team, 193,2 4 Won German 100m championships, 1932 5 ' Reached Olympic 100m final; '1932 ' 4 Won German 200m championships, 1932 . 5 Reached Olympic 200m final, 1932 (4th) ., I r32 8 Tied former• worldI l0Om record, 10. 3, 6 Ran third in Olympic l00m / 1932 1 4 Ma<;leGerman Olympic' l00m team, . 1932 l I J ,. 'I Victory Points: 14 Defeat .Penalties: · 13 Score: I )" • 1 George Simpson 1 George Simpson ' 50 .bP · \)

2 Christian Berger ) ,1 C hristiaan Berger ' 14 VP I { IV:: ~ \:. 2 lielmut Kocrnig 2 Helmut Koernig '6T • J I .- (,(~' i Da11iel'Joubert ' 2 Eddie Tolan -13 DP ,· 1 T. Yoshioka 5 Ralph Metcalfe ' 51 2 Carlos Bianchi Luti 2 Richard C orts 2 George Lammers . ,. ·2 . Erich Borchmeyer 1 WilliamWalters

.l ' ' ) Points: 52 I • • • • I , I An Olympic gold n1edal winner in both the 100 meters and 11:0'.meters high hurdles, HarrisonD:µJ.ard goes down in _history as one of the most remarkable of all track athletes. · Dillard was good enough ~o qualify for the U. s. team for the 1948 Olympic 100m after he had hit a barrier and fallen to the track in the trials for his favorite event. Dillard then aston- '" ish<;d most of the experts by ~efeating ijarney Ew~U, Lloyd LaBeach and ttO win ; . "'- ( the l00m final at _London. Harl;'is0J1tlien waited four years to win his •gold medal in .the hur- ~ , dles at Helsinki, where he defeated in a tremendous race. "' Dillard not oilly held world records of 13.,:6 and 22. 3· in the high and ~ow hurdles. He ·also ran 100 yards in 9. 4 and 100m in 1o. 3. He goiS ,down in history as the greatest hurdler up to his ~y as well as an Olympic champion in an event that .came to ,him as a last minute substitution for his own c,\Omfiµi. Thel".e is no telling how great a spriJJ,ter Dillard might have become had he confined his career to,these events and neve,r rwi the hurdles. 7 ' ;' . Achievement Points: 50 , 10 W!lri Olympic l00m, 1948 9 Ran l00 'yards :in 9. 4 • • \ I ' I I; ~--~ ' 5 Reached finals Olympic l00m., ,1948 8 Ran 100 mete~s in 10. 3 , , J ·1 4 Made u ..s. · Olympic 100m team, 1948 4 · Ran second .in 1948 J:.AU l00m . J, - 2 Ma~e u. s. Olympic relay teamt 194,8

· · Victory Points: 8 Defeat Penalties: 1 Score: ' 1 ' >) \ 1 Ba,rney Ewell 2 , _ 50 AP I J 1 Mel Patton .1 _1 Mel Patton , 8 VP ) I 'f,' 1 LloydLaDeac _h 1 58 - 1 MacDonald Bailey (2) C hu~lcPeters l ' -6 I • {_. V 1 EdConwell I. 52 Z Bill Matt¥s

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H ._F. V. ED WA RD (Great Britain) 53 points

Born in B;ritish Guiana, _Harx:y F. v. Edward _performed nobly for Great Britain in the 19·20 Olympics. Be a~feated Jackson V.Sch~lz for the bronze medal in the 100 meters behind Paddock and , and in the 200m he .finished behind and Paddock and ahead of who had been left on his marks in the _106. ·- In his bo,ok on the , Harold M.Abrahams, honoracy president of the lnternationalAssociation of Track & Field Statisticians, asserts of that 1920 l00m: "Paddock was, I think, a trifle lucky to win the 100m final, in which there were three other Americans, a Frenchman, Ali Khan, and H.F. V. Edward, from British Guiana, represen­ ting Great Britain. The start was a .very bad one, and at his best Edwa~, who had bea~en " the Americans Scholz and Kirksey in the s~mi-final, was good enough to win."

Achievement Points: 56 6 Third in 1920 Olympic 100 meters 4 ,Won 1920 British 100 yard title 6 Third .in Hl~O Olympic -200 -meters 4 Won 1920 British 2 2> yard tide 4 Made British 100 meters team, 1920 4 Won 1921 British 100 yard title 4 Made British 200 Olympic team, 1920 4 Won 1921 6ritish 220 yard title 5 fteached l00m final, 1920 ;Qlympics 4 Won 19a2Britisli 100 yard title 5 Reached 200m final, 1920 Olympics 4 Won 1922 British 220 yard title 2 Made B_ritish

Victory Points: 7 Defeat Penalties: 10 Score: 1 Jackson V. Scholz 2 c. w. Paddock 56 AP 1 Loren Murchison 1 Allen Woodring · 7 VP 1 Morris Kirksey 1 Morris Ki,rksey 63 4 Harold M. bbrahams 2 W.A. Hill -10 (2) Lindsay 53 (2) D 1Ar~y

D. F • ., LIPPINCOT .T (U.S.A.) s3 wints ,- Donald F. 1Lippincott of the University of Pennsylvania wa_s the first man to set a world ,100 meters record of 10. 6 seconds. He did t~s jn 1912 and it was not tied~ offi.Qially, tmtil Jackson V. Scholz came along inl920. Paddock reduced it to 10. 4 in1921, though in - - that same year Paddock was clo.cked in 10 •.~ for 110 yards. Lippin~ott's sec01~ place in the 1912 Olympie Games -200':meters after his third in the 10-0places his name indelibly among the major sprinters of the early years of organized . ·, Achievement Points: - 54 4 _Won IC4A 220 ill 1913 7 Tied world 220 recQrd of 21. 2 in 1913 1· Second in U.S. 200m team trials, 1912 7 Set world l00m record 10. 6 in 1912 4 Made Olympic 100m team, -1912 4 Made Olympic 2 ·00 team, 1~12 5 Reached Olympic 100m final, 1912 5 Reached Olympic 200m final, 1912 6 Third in 1912 Olympic 100m 8 / Second in 1p12 Olym}Jic 200m

Victory Points: 3 Defeat Penalties: 5 Score: ,___ 1 G. H. Patching 3 Ralph C. Craig 54 AP 1 C harle _s Reidpath 1 Alvah Meyer 3 VP 1 William Applegarth 57 , -4 J' 53

a .,. ;/ BY Dick Bank Competition •in the ·ni will be surprisingly . good. Excepting the throwing events, the cowitries to the ·North and ~outh of'the United States will provide · ex-- . cellent competition for . the U.S. athletes. .c · · · A total of 19 nations 'have entered the track and field competition beginning Aug. 28. J ; 1 ,, and concluding Sept. 2 _at Chicago's Soldie.r Field. Though complete entry lists a;re. hot \ .. · , available, most¢ the top athletes of the Southern Hemisphre are e.>..-pectedto ,participate . . i ,). Some of these mentioned here will ,not be in Chicago but they are included so that nopotential . ·'.le winner will be ignored. No area of the world is harder to· get track informa .tion from th~ . ·. ,' ' South Amerjca. · · · ' '-<,, The competing countries include: Argcrttina.,Brazil, British Guiima,Canada, Chile ., ,,, - , Cyba,DominicanRepuplic, Ecuado.r, Guatamala; Haiti, , Netherfa ,nds · , .' Antilles, Peru; , Unlt~d,States. Uruguay, Venezuela and theVlcst'Indies ' Feder-:­ ation, a new entity which combines Antigua,Barbados,Grandada, , Tobagol. Trinidad, and other smaller Caribbean islands...... ,: "., Best sprinter ,of the group could be Jose Telles da Conceicao. This 28'yoar old Brazil,. ,',. >'.i i~ has best -pcrfor.mO.J1:CCSof 10~ 2, and 20.s, both ,South-American...rcco;rd~. : His 200.mar L _,,.\ 4 w~s made in_a heat of the ,1955 PanAmcricanGames • .He was sixth in ~his evel¢ -at Melbourne. , : ;i At'Hclsinld in.1952 he:placed thi~ in the high jump with 6'6" and luid jumpe~ 6•6¾. 'His par~ · . .'';'' ticipation-in these games is doubtful. Others who figure ,,~trongly_';ncludc 1 18.year old'Harry ' Jerome of Canada, Dennis Johnson of Jamaica, Manuel Rivera of Ri ert:o Rico and Wilton Jackson of-Trinidad. ot Jamaica rcc¢11tly'"underwent· anJi.ppcndectomy · and is out while :vthoonce ,con:ipetpd for hisnative Trinidad, thfu wcntcto'two,schools ·' !',. , in t!,leltS. and finally ran for Canacta, didnot make the Ca11q.diantpam~ . Perhaps he.'11 ~ven turn up on the WIF squad. . , ' · · . Jerome won the Canadian champicnships in 10. 4 on a sub-par track in Winnipeg and •i / has times of 9. 5 and 21.1., the former made in the Oregon-A.AU meet. Johnson narrowly ,.'t defeated Gardncr,British Empire Games winner, inlO. 4 inl the Jamaican championships lo.st f'.:, -·:: mpnth anq.is considered arr excellent prospect by Herb McKenley. Rivera has . run :10 •.4 .and · ", -~ ,21; 1 this year but is still anwiknown quantity as is Jackson, who has o.6 and 2'0.-8 to his · / ~ .. credit. Tom ~obinson, BEG 2,?0· champ, has not fully recovered from a leg injury ,a, Michigan _:,'· ,1 and will not compete for . · For the U~S. it will be Rc.y Norton, Bob Poynter and Bill Woodhouse.in the 100 and Norton, Vance Robinson and Les Carney in the 200. , · , Opp9stton will be extremely stiff in the 400 with four runners who hnvG bettere4 47., Easily the best is of Jamaica. /~t Illinois he ran 46. 3 fo:r the 440 and on ·a 385. meter grass track in thcnamaican meet he returned 46. 4 to confirm his bxcellent condi~fon, Basil'Ince cf Trinidad, also .American trained at Tufts College, did 46, 7 and won the IC4A. ,, He was only three meters behind Kerr's recent 46.4. IvanRodrigucz of PR v,;as fourth in the . <· '· . 1:958>NQAAap.dbad fu.fine double this spring of 46. 5 and 21. 1. Mal Spence of Jamaica, com: , peting for Arizona "'state College, did 46. 7~· Ciui.ida 'sTerryT obacco will bc•mfssiq.g~For' -the · -:-r U,S. it will be Eddie Southern Dave Mills and Jack Ycrµ1an'.. . · . . 'c' 1 Despite his ability at1the s_hortet distance, K_crr is the fastest 800 meter man -in the .world for 1959. He won the NCAA championships in 1:47. 8 for t480 and in the Drake Relays "' 1J ra;n a 1: 46~6 michor leg. Seco11din the NCAA was Tony Seth of Michigan, ,wh , o will represent \; British Guiann in' the Pan-Am. Seth ran 1:49. 7~ Mel &lence,, twin brother of Mal, turned in a lh~e time best of 1:49. 9 in this year's AAU. Not to be overlooked is Ramon Sandoval qf

Chile, holder of the South American record of 1:49. ,o. Third 1at the Mexico City gan;ies of \.,.,, • 1 1955, Sandoval has been . prepared by Fred Wilt~ Sig Ohlemann of Ganada, a ·freshm3.11-at • Oregon, lias run 1: 51. 9y and could surprise. Canadian Joe Mullins, 1:49. Oy at Nebraska, did not try out for ·the team. , Je,rome Walter.s 1 (not in the best of shape) apd Ernie CW1liffe (just out of summer camp) will represent the u.s~ . . , ' . · · ,I Sandoval is the one who seems capable of extending the U. s. entries (, ' JimGrelle, Ed ,Moran) i.nthe 15Q0 but he'll probably choose the . ~orter race. He holds the 1 Sputh Am~rican record- of 3:48. 4. At 5000 mctc~s it .is a different story. Osva~do Sual'.'ez . .1 '- · of Argentina lµs been running quite well in Eurdpc ~ breaking his own South American record -... . at Viennawith 0 14: 14~4. _ Americans Bill Dcllpiger ~51Lew Stieglitz looked poor against the . , Russians ~nd ~s still well below par after suffering heat prost ,ra~j.on at Philadelphia ·(he ran 9:08.in his last' all-cotners outing.) If 'Suarez sets a hot pac~ (and the wearher is s:ure ,. ' , ,-. tobe a fa:ctor-.throughout the Games) he miglii: be a winner. · · . ~ :"'"·' ·i ( !~ ,- f \ ' ..,. 'I ~ (' \ ~ ~ \l \; . _ ----, _ , 1 , l 1t is quite possible Suarez will attempt a double in ,the 10,000 meters as well. _'This comes ,two days before the 5000. The 25-year-oid Arg~ntine has run 2~:39. G, also a South )American record, and about a minute aheap of of _the U.S. who wiU be backed by and Russ Bennett since Truex withdrew. Soth was left' ¥1w9r&: shape -'IS than Truex afteJ; the Philadelphia debacle. Suarez 11s ·strongest -opposition will come from countryman 'Walter Lemos -whose best performance is only two-tenths slower. Canadian < P,oug Kyle, who has run six miles in 29: 22. 8, is another contender. _ , -../ "' .\ Both Suarez and Lemos are possibilities and it is quite sure that one of them I ,-1, will beentered but it has not been dec~ded at this time. Favorite among the non-U. S. has t;o - i be Gord Dickson of Canada. He confirmed his excellent condition in

Overall, "'.hilc the 1 United States team should dominate the Games- it should get fine competition from these athletes • . The other countries will make it interesting .on the track and in the jumps. True, it is winter now in South America but if 'Suarez' record run in Vienna is any indication, these -Latins will be in excellent condition; The entrants from Jamaica, Trinidad, Puerto Rico and C~da have confirmed their fillc form in iecent weeks • . The 195_5 Games produced world records in the hop ::step-jUillp (54'4} -and 400 meters (45. 5 by ) and greet broad jumping, but so fast is track moving that most of the ~et records are in danger. Only the weather, which can be hot, humid or wet, presents , a problem although the 5rack is new and uritdcd. -