TRACKNEWSLETTER SupplementingTRACK & FIELD NEWS Vol. 14, No. 1 August 11-, 1967 Page 1 seconds in a few years. Tommie Smith i1, 23, I've just turned 20, US Runners Dominate Pan Am Games and all quarter milers a.re best when they are over 25. '.' Evans had little competition in the 1600-meter relay as he Winnipeg, Canada, July 29-Aug. 5--Led by double gold medal and Matthews each ran 44.9 legs after opening efforts of 46;5 by winners Van Nelson, Lee Evans and Earl McCullouch, the United Elbert Stinson and 45. 7 by Emmett 1:aylor. Their winning time of States track and field team overpowered the opposition in the fifth 3:02.0 has been bettered only six times. Canada, with runners from Pan-American Games. Southern Illinois, North Dakota State and Oregon State, and an­ Despite the absence of Charlie Greene, Jim Hines, Tommie chored by Bill Crothers ran a good 3 :04 .. 8. They were hampered by Smith, Jim Ryun, Gerry Lindgren, Art Walker and Ed &!rke, US ath­ .the loss of Domansky who was injured in "the 200-meters. letes swept the 200, 400, 1500, 5000, steeplechase, high hurdles, The short relay was even faster. The US team that ran 39 .O intermediate hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, . discus, jave­ against the Commonwealth was intact except for Willie Turner re­ lin and won both relays. In addition they won the 800, 10, 000, pole placing Jim Hines on the anchor position. After a 39 .1 heat, they vault, triple jump, hammer throw and both walks. However, the took the final in 39.0 but were disappointed. "We were shooting for · Americans faced good competition in most events, although it was 38.0", said Jerry Bright . Only Southern California and a French frequently provided by Canadians, many of whom had competed for National team have run faster. A surprising Cuban team, minus colleges in the US. Only the high hurdles, high jump, long jump and Enrique Figuero!a who was injured in his 100-meter heat, placed ,, -'1ot put were dominated by the US's two entries, although the story second in 39 . 2 as the first six tea:ms all ran fast times. ( ubably would h_ave been repeated i.n the pole vault . However, Paul Earl McCullouch, who led off the 400-meter relay team, ·~->-fl 1lson rniur ed himself before arnvrng here, . leaving Bob Seagren as registered his second consecutive victory over Willie Davenport the sole American vaulter. He won at 16'1"; a mark he has better ed while winning his second gold medal in the high hurdles. As in the in 33 meets (19 outdoors and 14 indoors) this year. The US was re­ A1nerican tri.:lls, they occupied the inside and outside lanes, and fused when it attempted to substitute Dick Railsback for Wilson, McCullouch had one fals e start charged to him. 1bis time, however, but Railsback will replace Wilson in the European meets. the finish was much closer. Davenport caught McCullouch at the Seventeen of the 24 meet records were broken and Seagren eighth hurdle and the two .ran together until the tape. The photo­ equalled the pole vault standard. Bill Toomey's 8044 points in th e timer was needed to determine the winner but hand-timirig gave Mc­ decathlon . smashed the meet record of 7335 points but a wind-aided Cullouch 1:1.4 and Davenport 13.5. high hurdles nullified the mark. However, he became the first ma n Both sprints we.re won in swift times with good non-winning to better 8000 points three times. C.K. Yang, Russ Hodge and Kurt performances. After Figuerola was injured, the 100 battle seemed Bendlin are history's only other 8000-point men . Runners smashed to be among Americans Willie Turner and Jerry Bright, Canadian 10 of 12 meet records on the track, the marathon and walk records veteran Harry Jerome, . and 0.1ban Hermes Ramirez - Cajigal, a 10 .2 all fell, but only four of eight field event standards were bettered. man. After a 10. 2 semi victory, Jerome got off to a good start in Twenty-one year old Van Nelson, who attends college in th e the . final and held off the closing rush of Turner as both clocked a state of Minnesota which borders this Canadian province of Mani­ wind-aided 10 . 2. Ramirez-Cajigal held off Bright for the bronze toba, was the only athlete to win two individual gold medals in track medal, 10 .3 to 10 . 4. In the 200, Bright and Jerome faced American and field competition. In the 10, 000-meters, held in bright sun­ John Carlos. Carlos had run a 20 .3 for 220-yards plus 20 .4 for 200- shine and 79• temperature on the opening day, he was forced to set meters twice in major meets this year, yet he had been overlooked the pace for ·most of the distance. Canadian D,lVe Ellis, American in the crop of great sprinters. After a .20.8 heat an<l a 20.5 semi, Tom Laris and Mexican Juan Martinez follow ed him and eve ntually both wind-aided, he ran his usual strong race, pulling away from finished in th at order. As the runners reach ed the backstretch on Bright in th e stretch to win 20. 5 to 20. 9. 1bis time Carlos was the penultimate lap, Ellis suddenly darted into the lead, causing th e credited with a meet r eco rd, as the wind stayed below 4.473mph. •. pack to strin1_; out. The short Canadian running with a choppy stride Jerome injured himself during the race and jogged .in last with a increased his lead to 10 yards on the final backstretch. Nelson, at 31. L Jamaican Lenno:, Miller anq T.rinidaclian Ed Roberts were this point, claimed he had conceded the race to Ellis, but when he attending summer school at American Universities and were unable ~aw that Laris was only a fe,v steps behind him, he decid ed to sprint to compete. ( "' ) save second place. He closed on Ellis around the turn and then, The 800 and 1500-meters were both tactical .races. In the < ~ with a kick that looked like Billy M.ill 's finish in the 1964 Olympic shorter event American Wac.le 13cll abandoned his tactic of a back ­ 10,000, sprinted ;)ast him 40 yards from the tape . The winner said, ·strctch bur st . He fol lowed the sl .ow pace for 600-meters, but when "I never thought I could catch Ellis. I gue ss I went into a s uper­ Canadian Brian MacL a r e n of North Dakota State spurted, he .reacted high , I'm not a .real strong finisher." His last lap was under 60 and shot into the lead. Bill Crothers started his kick too late and seconds. could only run 1:49.9 to Bell's 1:49.2. However, he was suffering In the 5000-metcrs run ··an·.:a rainy evening four days later, from an ups et stomach. Canadian Dave Bail ey led for most of the Nelson won in 13:47 .4 as the battle this time was for second place. 1500 final but American Tom Von Ruden moved into the lead on the American Lou Scott outfoaned Martinez after the t\vo had changed final turn a nd teammate Sam Bair passed Bailey in the la st 50 yards. positions at least six times on the last lap. Scott claimed that he Von Ruden's 3:43.4 shaved .1 second from Jim Grelle's meet reco.r, was lucky even to finish. He was at his home in Detroit when the and Bair's 3:44.1 was a personal best. riots broke out and was not permitt ed by the National Guard to work Another personal record was set by Chris McCubbins who out. He only arrived he.re four days before liis race. improved hi s best for the third tim e this year·. His 8:38.2 easily Lee Evans also collected two gold medals but one of his was defeated teammate Conrad Nightingale who could only run 8:51.2. on a relay. In the 400-meters he was opposed by teammate Vince Ralph Boston turn ed in the outstanding performance on the •Matthews who had run 45.3 in a semi-final race and Canadian Don field. His winning jump of 27 '2½" was his best of the year and Domansky who had run 44.G on a relay thr ee weeks earlier. Doman­ marked th e 11th meet in which he has Jump ed 27-feet or better. Tot sky was in lane six, Matthews in la ne seven and Evans was on the winning effort came on his first attempt. He said, "I'm not in the outside. Unlike previou s .races where he sta rted slowly then won best of shape so I wanted to get a good one ea rly. This is not the with his kick, Evans st ayed even with the qui ck-s tarting Matthews year to be in your best condition. I'm saving it for next year . " for the entire lap. His strong finish nipped Matthews 44.9 to 45.1 Am e rican Ed Caruthers, whose only loss es in 22 outdoor as Domansky equalled hi s best of 4G .8. After the .r ac e, Evans called meets this year we.re seco nd places in th e NCAA and A/\U meets, the Tartaq .track "the be s t I've ever run 01;", and ·revealed that he increased his chances of being ranked number one in the world in till plans to co,itlnue to go out fast in hi s .races.