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Vol. 5, No. 10, December 23, 1958 Semi-Monthly $6 yearly by ·first class mail

NE'r, •S A AU Jr. Cross Country, Detroff;-Nov. 2!>: TN Hal Higtlon, 38: 04. 4; Reynolds, MSU, 38:14; Eversole, \VM, 38:50; Jormakka, EM, 38:55; Hedgcock, UCTC, 40:06. \\inter AU-Comers , Stanford,Calli.,: Dec . 6, Mile-Depastas, Stanford frosh, 4:13.2; Wallace,Stanfortl, 4:16 . 3; Lanterman, SFOC, 4:17 . 9; Kelley,SanJose, 4:19.1. 2-mile, King, SCVYV, 9;18. 6. Dec. 13: Mile, Bowden,Cal, 4: 06. 3; Linn and Chilton, Palo Alto High School, 4:22. 4; Yaley, Serra High, 4:28 . 3. 2-milc - King, SCVYV, 9: 02. 3; Kelley,SJ, 9:10.6; Wallace,Stanford, 9:11.9. 880-Depastas 1:53.8; Lant erm.lll 1:56.0. Dec. 20 880- Bowden 1: 51. 1; 5000m -King 14: 53::r; Kelley 15: 06. 7; 13eaman, SFOC, 15: 36. 2. Mile-Price,Cal, 4:21 . 4; 440Larrieu, unat, 50.0. -- Australia: Melbourne, Dec . 16, Ian McAleese, 16, .f:21. 3. Dec. 6, Sydney, Morris, HT, 1!>217¾"; Birks, Jr, 223'1"; Perth, Dec . 6, Kelly, 8130, 1: 54. 6. Melbourne, Dec. 13: 880,Flemingl:54.5; Murrayl:54.9; HT, Leffler, 183'1}"; Sydney, Dec. 13: Waters 9. 5w; Bursill 9. 6w; Prince 24'4½"w; Penfold 50'9"w; Perty,Dec . 13: Reid 9. 6w.

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WIND SPRINTS Brian Hewson, European 1500m champ, will :run in the U.S . indoor season •• • running in the Sao Paulo midnight road race will be Amoros of Spain, 29:31.4 for 10, 000m and Baraldi of Italy, 3:42.3 for 1500m ••• entered in the Sugar Bowl track meet , New Orleans, Dec. 28, are: sprinters Bobby Morrow, John West, Jim Weaver, St.lll Levenson, Dee Givens, Ralph Al::paugh and others; 440, Glenn Davis, Dave Scurlock, Norman Jehl e, Ollan Cassel, Eddie Southern, Drew Dunlap, Jim Casteel, \'.'aly V-.ilson, Charles Rosemond . Mile--Max Truex, Miles Eisenman, Tom Rodda, Pat Clohessy, Al Lawrence, Fred Abington, Gail Hodgson, Ernie Kleynhans, Joe Villarreal. llurdlcs, Tommy Patterson, Don Styron, Don Beard, Buddy McKee ••• winter all-comers mt;?ct in NYC had a 12'6" vault lJy Bob Carroll of St. John's ••• Hayes Janes broke his foot in n bask etbrul game Dec. 15 ••• U. of\\ ashington had intra-squad indoor rnec:t Nov . 14 with Jack Larson (ineligible for c.c. on a technicality) running 3:03.6 for 1320; Ernie Brannon, 7:00 . 5, 1½ miles; Donlmocker, 165'4" , DT: Cliff LaBounty, 13'1"; 660, Bill Mo~r, 1:25 . 2; Burt Bender, 52'3½"; 300, Rick Harder 32. 6; 180, Dick Hobbs, l!>. O; 75, H bbs, 7. 7. n GUNDER HAGG

by Melvyn Watmau

Gurder Hagg was surely one of the unluckiest 1 although one of the greatest, middle

distance runners of all time . In the first place 1 there was no Olympic Games in 1944, the year in which he ran .two miles in the then fantastic time of 8:42. 8, and secondly, his brilliant career was cut short at the age of 26 when he, together with several olher distin­ guished Swedish athletes (notably Arne Andersson), was suspended for life for alleged pro­ fessionalism. That Hagg was capable of a mile inside four minutes cannot be disputed. His best time of 4: 01. 3, made in what was to be his last season of amateur athletics (1945) was only nine yards short of the goal and had just one race between him and Andersson been planned a la Bannister the recorhigh jump at 4'10" and pole vault at 7'2". He later ran 16:11. O for 5000 meters. Gunder's father, a keen track enthusiast, realised his son's potentit'.llities and gave him all the encouragement he could . Hagg built up his strength throughout the winter by training whenever his work as a lumberjack permitted. In addition to miles of running on forest paths and roads Hagg including much walldng and skipping in his training. He was rewarded in 1937 by covering 1500m in 4:13. O and 3000m in the highly pro­ mising time of 8:36 . 8. The improvement continued and in 1938 he had reduced his 1500m time to 4: 04. 6 and had run 5000m in 15: 00. 8 and 3000m steeplechase in 9: 28. 4(2nd in uation - a.ls.) It was expected that Hagg would break the elusive four minutes for 1500m in 1939 but after running 5000 in 15: 20. O early in the season he was afflicted with pneumonia . He was in a hospital for most of the summer and on discharge he was told to forget his running career. Hagg was not going to give up that early. Although he h3d punished himself severely during those hundreds of training miles he had enjoyed the exultation of racing and was de­ termined to make the grade. He resumed training in the aurumn and clthough called up for military service in December, 1939 he continued with his preparations . At the nge of 21 Hagg succeeded in cracking four mtrntes for 1500m at Ostcrsund in July, 1940 with 3:59. 6 and, as so often happens when a mainly psychological barrier has been surmounted, improvement came rapidly . In his very next roce, clso at Ostersund, he lowcre his personal record to 3:51. 8--only three eeco.cds slower than the Swedish record held by a certain Arne Andersson . The fans and newspaper editors were beginning to sit up and take notice of the graceful 6 foot, 150 pound flnxcn hair~d runner from the forests of Alb.2cken. The first o.f COWltless clashes between Hagg and Andersson took place over 5000m at Gothenburg on Aug . 7. After a close and thrilling r~e, Henry Jonsson-Kalorne, the former 2000m world record holder (5: 18. 4), won in a national record equalling 3: 48. 8 inches ahead of Hagg. The latt er was awarded the same time aud thus a third in the record . Hagg's defeat­ ed rivals included Andersson and the redoubtable Ake Spangert . Not bad going for his first important race. And so matters rested for the season. It was obvious that the Swedish record would be broken in 1941--but by whom? The odds were in favour of the experienced Jonsson­ Kalarne (third in the 1936 Olympic 5000m) and Andersson, but Hagg, too, had his supporters . Imagine the latter group's delight when Hagg clipped a fifth of a second off the old mark to record 3:48. 6 at Malmo on July 21, 1941. But the questioned remained, was he a competitor? This query was answered emphatically at Stockholm on Aug. 10 when Hagg outsprinted Andersson by seven yards to Win in 3: 47. 6. This was not only a Swedish record but the fast­ est time ever record~d, eclipsing Jack Lovclock's famous 3:47 . 8 ct Berlin five years earlier . Andersson was a gallant runner -up in 3:48. 6, which equalled Hagg 's prev ious record, and Jonsson-Kalarne w~s a good third in 3:49. 2. Hagg 's great season was completc.'Ci at Gavle on l\ug . 30 with a mile in 4:09. 2~ For the next nine months Hagg utilized the Fnrtlek method of training to the best advantage so that he wo.s fully prepared for wh~t was to be an astonishing 1942 sea.son. His very first race of 1942 was over a mile at Gothenburg on July 1. The time of 4: 06. 1 was a world record, beating Sydney \', ooderson 's 4: 06. 4 made in 1937 . Arne Andersson, in second , equalled the previous record. It was a case of "You ai.'l.t seen nothing yet, folks" , for just two days later at Stockholm he chopped over five seconds off Taisto Maki 's world mark for two miles with a timt of 8: 47. 8. And it was in this vein that Hagg continued throughout the 1D42 campaign . \I\ orld marks fell like ninepins . At Stockholm on July 17 he rau 1500m in 3: 45. 8 (taldng 1. 8 seconds off his own record); followed by 2000m in 5: 16. 4 at Malmo on July 21 (0. 4 faster than Archie San Romani' s 1937 mark) and 5: 11. 8 at Ost~rsund on Aug. 23. Then , at Stockholm, he ran 3000m in 8: 01. 2 (Aug. 28), 7. 8 seconds inside Jonsson-Kalarne I s figures; one mile in 4: 04. 6 (Sept. 4), beating the 4: 06. 2 Sl.!t by himself and equalled nine days later by Andersson; and three miles in 13: 35. 4 (Sept. 11), seven s~conds faster than Maki' s best . The finale came on a flooded track at Gothenburg on Sl.!pt. 20 wlth 5000m in 13: 58. 2, which wos more thmi 10 s~conds faster than the previous best recorded , and thr~c miles en rout\.! in 13:32. 4. Thus, Within the space of 82 days, Hagg competed in 26 races, Winning all and setting a total of 10 world records. Such a sustained exhibition of record breaking may never again be witnessed . Hagg did not break any world records in 1943 but his great reputation was bolstered still further by his extraordinary United States tour, during which he was christened "Gunder the v\onder" . llis first race was against Greg Rice in the National AAU 5000m championship at New York June 24, and Hagg romped home an easy winner in 14:48. 5. Nothing surprising about that? Well, the Swede had only arrived the previous day after a journ ey on an oil tanker lasting sever al weeks . His second appearance was ot Chicago July 2, and he had no difficulty in winning two miles in 9:02.8 . He cut his time to a U.S . record of 6:53. 9 at Los Angeles eight days later . at San Francisco July 17 he cruis,;!d to a 4:12. 3 mile victory . The highlights of his tour were the mile races :it Crunbridg..:, Mass., and Bcr~a, Ohio, on July 24 and :n. In the first race, Hagg ran the fastest mile ever recordud in the U.S . with 4:05. 3 ahead of the Rev . Gilbert Dodds (4;06. 5), the mnn who was to become king of the indoor milers a few years later . Hagg again get the better of Dodds at Berea, winning in 4: 05. 4, with Dodds (4: 06.1 ) being shunted into third place behind sensational Bill Hulse, whose 4: 06. 0 remai.p.cd as the U. s. national record until bunt~n by Wes Santee in 1953. Hagg compl~tcd his undefcoted tour , which raised more than $135, 000 for the; U. S. Army Air Force Aid Socic.!ty with an 8: 51. 3 two miles (an American record) at Cincinnati on Aug. 7 and a 4: 06. 9 mile at New York on Aug. 11. Meanwhile , Arne Andersson, the.!25-year-old schoolmaster, wns tcl\ooderson at Gothenburg on Sept . 9. After being a.yard down at 1500m he overtook \'/oodcrson to win by two y.rrds in 4:03 . 8, with Wooderson running his career best of 4:04 . 2. Hagg collcctl.!d a further world record when , runninf! anchor lee for Malmo Alim . ldr ottsforening , he helped set a. 4xl5 00 meters mark of 15:38 , 6 at Norrkoping on July 29. Hagg and Andersson were trainin g hard for the European championships to be held at Oslo in Au!JUSt1946 when the blow fell on November 8. They, to~ethcr •with 12 other famom Swedish athletes, were disqualified for life by the Sw~dish Amateur Athletic Association when the clubs they represented admitted they had paid the athletes concerned for their athletic services over a five year period (1940-45) . Of the two, Andersson took the decision the harder for sport was the most important thing in life to him . Both men agreed they had been treated properly W1der the existing regulations . Hagg (who is now a salesman cum journalist) is reported to have said in March , 1946, that he believed world records would be greatly improved if there were no rules regarding amateurism and athletes could compete Without any worries. "le would be better" he was report~d to have said, "if there was no hocus pocus about this professionalism, It is not easy for a poor boy who is a good athlete to refuse larg\? sums of money whun they arc offeriJd him for just a few minutes of running, " Although none of Hagg's world records has survived to this day, \.!ach was, in its time, a phenomenal one . The test of time is usually the best c1•iterion in judging s!lch things and cne finds that his 3: 43. 0 for 1500m lasted for 10 years; his 4: 01. 3 mile for nine years; his 5: 11. 8 2000m for six years; his 8: 01. 2 3000m for seven yen:rs; his 8: 42. 8 two miles for eight yea.rs; his 13:32 three miles for 12 years; ruid his 13:58.2 5000m for 12 years . Ile beat 4: 07. 0 for the milt! se ven times and 3:50 . O for 1500m on 15 oc.:casions . No further comment is required .

(Author Melvyn V,atman is a vetcra.n track and field writer at the age of 20 (1958). He is a professional journalist in his native London, England , nn

BOBBY MORRO\v (U.S . A. 432 Points

It's Bobby i,/!Orrow of Abilene Christian College--by a margin of 152 points the greatest sprinter who evex lived . iv'laybe not the fastest, but by this system's fiive-point measuring stick, the greatest .

The peerless Texas, 1956 Olympic 100 and 200 meters champion, piled up a veritable Everest of 432 points . By the end of the 1960 Olympics he may be well over 600, 700, or 800. V-.ho knows? This is a crushing defeat of all his opponents , past and present . And what a target for tomorrow's as yet unknown (and per haps unborn) sprinters the Magnificent Morrow has set up~

Second-place Ralph Metcalfe and third-place Jesse Owens, with their 280 and 224 points, along with Paddock's 199, arc moot! to look almost second rate--which, of course, they arc not. t-.1orrow, with at least two years of his career st ill aheado f him, has scored more points than Owens and Paddock combined .'

iviorrow's 349 achievement points r.rc 106 more than Mctccl.fe's 243 and his 102 victory points crush Ml.?tcalfc's 66 nnd Owens ' 64. Even Dave Simc's wonder­ ful totol of 182 poi.nts scored for spel.!d alone wcrl.! not sacred to Morrow . Bobby scored 231 !

rviorrow is the only sprinter of the more thnn 100 I have rated who places in the top ten in both spl.!eIra Murchison (108) . LaBeach and Owens co:nbined score 50 fewer speed points than iV1orrow.

Iv1orrow, o.s of the end of the 1958 campaign, stanJs equal fourth (with Hal Davis) in number of championships won. He and Davis each won 11 to 16 for Barney Ewell, 14 for lv'le::tcalfe, 12 for Paddock and 10 for both T. Yoshioka aud McDonald Bailey . It should be repeated here that an athlete who wins both the AAU and Olympic team trials in the same event is given credit for only one, not both . The reason is that many stars who could win the ).AU stay out o! it to concentrate on the trials. lu an Olympic year the AAU does not always mean very much because men have used the NCAA to qualify for the finnl team tricls .

Morrow, Owens and Metccl.fe rate 1-2-~ in the

(continuw) BOBBY MORRO \'v (cont.) Achievement Points: 349

9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4, 1955 NAIA 10 Ran 100 yards in 9.1 (wind, add • 2s = 3. 3), 1955 6 V.on 1955 AAU 100 9 Ran 100 meters in 10. 2, Houston, May 19, 1956 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at Modesto (hea t), 1956 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at N1odesto (final), 1956 8 Ran 200 meters in 20. 6 on turn in 1956 NAIA 6 Won 1956 NCAA 100 6 Vvon 1956 NCAA 200 6 Won 1956 AAU 100 8 Ran 200 meters in 20. 6 on turn, 1956 NCAA 9 Ran 100 meters in 10. 2, 1956 AAU (heat) 6 V.on 1956 Olympic 200 meters trials 9 Ran 100 meters in 10 . 2, Olympic trials (heat) 8 Ran 100 meters in 10. 3, Olympic trials (final) 8 Ran 200 meters in 20 . 6 on turn, Olympic trials 4 Made 1956 Olympic 100 meters team 4 Made 1956 Olympic 200 meters team 2 Made 1956 Olympic relay team 9 Ran 100 meters in 10. 2 at Ontario, Oct . 20, 1956 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at Melbourne , Jan . 4, 1956 5 Made Olympic Games 100 meters final, 1956 5 Made Olympic Games 200 meters final, 1956 10 Won 1956 Olympic Ga.mes 100 meters 10 won 1956 Olympic Ga.mes 200 met ers 8 Ran 200 meters in 20 . 6 on turn, 1956 Olympic Games 6 Won 1957 NCAA 100 Score: 6 \,on 1957 NCAA 200 349 AP 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at 1957 Drake Relays 102 VP 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at 1957 Fresno Relays 451 9 Ran 100 yords in 9. 4 at 1957 Coliseum Relays -U> DP 9 Ran 100 yards in 9.4 at H>57 Compton lnvitationru 432 10 Ran 100 yards in 9. 3, NCJ,A (he~t) 1957 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4, NC/1/, (final) 1957 8 R::m 100 yards in 9. 5 10 Rtm 220 ynrds in 20.0 (wind, ~d .2s = 20.2), 1957 6 Best 10 0 man in world, 1957 6 Best 200 man in world, 1957 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at Modesto, May 31, 1958 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 nt Houston, June 7, 195 8 9 Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 at Occidental, Jw1e 13, 1958 0 Rl'.n 100 yards in 9. 4 at Bakersfield, June 20, 1:>58 6 \'.on 195 8 .AAU 100 6 Best 100 man in world, 1958 G V:on 1058 /,AU 200 6 Best 200 man in world, 1958 Victory Points: 102 - • Defeat Penalties: 19 5 Rod Richard 3 Hee Hogan 1 Rod Richard 4 Dick Blair 12 Wake l.1gostini 1 Dick Blair 15 Bill Woodhouse 2 Willie Vdlli::ims 3 Bill \.oodhouse 5 Ray Norton 1 Heinz Futtcrcr 1 Ray Norton 7 I:ra Murchison 1 Mcmfrcd Gcrmnr 3 Ira Murchison 6 Willie White 1 Jose T . d.:! Conce icao 1 V/illic Whil e 7 Thane Baker 2 Boris Tokorycv 1 Thane Daker 6 Leamon King 4 Ed Collymore 4 Lecmon Klng 2 Dave Sime 1 Dec Givens 2 Dave Sime 6 Andy Stanfield 1 Glenn Di!vis 1 Andy Srnnficld 4 John Haines 4 Dii!an Smith 1 Eddie Southern 2 Ar t Bragg 1 Jim Golliday STATS BEST COMBINATION 1, 2, 3, 6 MILERS (o.i:"inetric equivalent), compiled from IAAF Scoring tables by tN Ja1nes Powell .

S. Iharos G. Pirie A. Thomas M. Halbers V. Kuts 3;40. Sm 4:0C. 9 3: 58. 6 3:38. 8 m 3:50, Sm 8: 33. 4 7:52. 8m 8: 32. 0 8: ,33. 0 8:01. 4m 13:40. 6m 13:36 . Sm 13:10 . 8 13: 15. 0 13: 35, Om 28:42 . Sm 29:17 . 2m 29:21. Om 29:39 . Sm 28:30.4m 5564 points 5439 points 5422 5373 5330 l• Chromik D. Ibbotson z. Krz:t:szkowiak M. Szabo F . Janke 3:44. Sm 3:57 . 2 3:49 . Om 3:16.0m 4: 06, 6 8: 33. 4 8:41. 2 7:58. 2m 8:03 . 6m 8:04. Om 13:51. Om 1:3:20. 8 13:53. 2m 13:51 . 8m 13:52 . Om 29:10. Om 26: 52. Oy 28:56. Om 29:28. 4m 29:21 , Om 5207 points 51·18 5099 4977 4950

MEN \\HO HAVE \'~ON 4 OR MORE U.S. NA110NAL TITLES (NCAA & AAU) IN ONE YEAR bv James Powell JESSE OWENS: 1936, NCAA-- 10 . 2m. 21. 5, 2~. l, 25' 1%"; AAU--10. 4m, 26'3" . 1935, NCAA--9.8, 21. 5, 23, 4, 26'1~" . RALPH METCALFE: 1932, NCAA--10. 2m, ~0. •1; /d.U--10 . Gm, 21. 5m . 1933, NC/,A--9.4, 20.~, .A/,U--10 . Sm, 21.lm. 1934, NC/,A--9,7, 20.9; t./1U--10.•1m, 21.3m . FRED WOLCOTT: 1938, NCAA--14. 1, 23. 3; 1,AU--14. 3m, 23. Gm. BILLCUMl\11INS: 1943, NCAA--14 . 6, 23. 9; ld,U--l-~ . 3m, 22.8m. HAROLD DAVIS: 19~2, NC/,A--9 . 6, 21. 2; A/,U--10. Sm, 20. 9m. 19112, NC/.t,--10. 0, 21. •1; l,/,U--10 . 3m, 20. 2m . CRAIG DIXON: 1949, NCA/1--13 . 9, 22. 7. /,1.U--13. Sm, 22. Gm. H/.RRISON DILL/~D: 1946, NCAi1--1·1 . l, 23. 0; /)/,U--1·!, 2m, 23. 3m . 19117, NCAt..--u . 1, 22. 3; Al.U--1·1 . Om, 23. 3m . JACK DAVIS, 1053, NCAA--1·1 . 0, 23. 3; /JiU--lj . !>, 23. 7.

15 HURDLERS WHO H/. VE BETTERED 1·1. 0 antl 23. C IN THEIR Cl,t<.EERS by James Powell Elias Gilbert J.ncel Robinson Harrison Dillard Jack Davis Lee Calhoun 13. ,1 13,6 1:.6 13. ·1 13. 5 22.1 23. 2 22. ::J ~2.8 22.8 2788 points 26J2 2600 2583 2520

Fran Washington Dick /,ttlcscy Fred \\olcott Craig Dixon Haies Jones 13. 8 13.5 13. 7 13. 8 13. 6 22.3 22. !) 22. 5 22.5 22.9 2506 points 2196 2492 ~ 2m

Bill Porter R afer Johnson Willard Thomson Charles Pratt Jim Gchrdes 13.9 13.8 13:-a 13. 8 13.9 22.5 22.7 22. 9 22.9 22.8 24013·points 2392 2J•fi 23·1~ 2326

SUB -3 : 14. 0 for 1500m and sub-4: 0-l. 0 for mile P\;rformru1c cs by James Powell Pre-1950 1!)50 1051 1!)52 1053 105·1 1955 1956 1!>57 1958 --Total 1500m 3 0 0 1 0 11 2·1 .;o (1 63 183

Mile 7 0 0 4 G 13 18 28 50 57 183 NOTED WITll INTEREST

SURVEY OF 1958 SEASON continues by Robert Pariente and Gerai·d Edelstein of L 'Equipe, Paris: 5000m: \.'orld Ranking: Halberg, Thomas, Krzyszkowiak, Zimny, Clark. Improved: Thomas (15. 1 seconds); Halberg (12. 2); Eldon(25. 4); Qark (33. 0); Zimny (10. O); Jochman (31. 8); Ozog (19. 0); Vuorisalo (18. 2). Station~: Krzyszkowiak, Janke, Pudov; lharos Decline: Ibbotson, Lawrence, Kuts, Szabo, Kovacs, Bolotnikov, Knight,Reed, Warren, Laufer, Hutnmen, Mugos a, Schade. Comparison: 1956: 14: 01. 8 (10th) 14: 07. 4 (20th) 14: 14. 8 (50th) 1957: 13: 58. 6 14: 06. 0 1•1:14. 2 1958: 13: 59. 4 14:0 4. 8 14:15 •.4

10, 000m : World Ranking: Krzyszkowiak, Zhukov, Eldon, Ozog , Bolotnikov, Pudov Improved: Krzyszkowiak (did not run in 1957); Zhukov (gain ed 21. 8 seconds); Pudov (17. 2); Eldon (41. 0, 6 miles); Ozog (48. O); Merriman (20. 6, 6 miles); Desyiatchikov (15); Virl,cus (28); Foord (19. 2); Hyman (71. 6). Stationary: Bolotnikov, Cherniavsky, Mimoun, Power. Declined: Lawrence, Kuts, Zatopek, Schade, K. Norris, Knight. Comparison: 1:l5G: 29: 21 . 6 (10th) 29: 37 . G (20th) 30: 05 (50th) 1957: 29:24 . 8 29:44 . ~ 30:1•1.G 1958: 29: 06. 4 29: 36. 0 2!>:5C . 6

3000m Steeplechase: World Ranking: Chromik, Krzyszkowiak Comparison: 1956: 8: 47 . 4 (10th) 8: 51, 0 (20th) 9: 01. 6 (50th) U>57: 8:49 , 0 8:54 . 2 9: 02. 0 1958: 8:1'-l.8 8:50.0 8:57,8

110m Hur56: 14. 0 (10th) 1•~. 1 (20th) 1•~. -.:: (50th) 195~ 14,0 1, .2 1~.~ 1958: 13. !> l •.!:. l 1,~. ~

400m Hurdles: V-lorld Rankin_g: Davis, Potgieter, Lean, Culbreath, Lituyev European Ranking: Lituyev, Trollsas, Janz, Yulin, Gallickcr. Improved: Davis (1. 4); Potgieter (1. 0); Lean {not run in 1957); Janz (. 6); Trollsas (1. 2); Goudge (2, 3). Stationary: Culbreath, Lituyev, Yulin, lV.Lildh, Gallikcr, Savel. Declined: llin, F o.rrcll, Lewis, Kane . Comparison: 1956: 51. 4 (10th) 51,9 (20th) $2.8 (50th) 1957: 51. 6 52.1 53. 2 195 8: 51. 2 51. 7 52.7

High Jump: World Ranking: Dumas, Styupanov aml Lansky; Dcltl, Holmgren, Kashkarov, Stewart and Thomes. Improved : ~cltl (gained 3! "); Shavlakadzc (3r'); Lansky (¾"); Pettersson (l f'); Thomas(o-j"); Holmgren (lf'); \', hctstinc (Si''); Rybak (3½)~Fabrykowski (4!''); Pull (2!"} . Stationary: Dumas, Stewart, Dew1is, Reavis, Porter Declined: Styepanov, Kashko.rov, Sitkin, Kovar, Shelton , Wilson, Smith, Nilsson, Thorkildscn Comparison; 1956: 6'9}" (10th) 6'8¼" (20th) 6'7" (50th) 1957: 6'9" 6'8"·" 6'7.i" 1958: 6'10!" 61 9111 6'7¾"