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\. J ..I ,, ( ,· - 'vol. s,· No. 20, June 3, t 19~9 ( ~ezhi-Mont~y $6per year by first das 's hla!-1. l) ,r j f' . ' 1 , h!- .• ; ' I,. ·\ \ ,i !7'1 I\ ' JI . , NEWS t I ' ' _. " 1 ,I CALIFORNIA REL.t\YS, Modesto, . May so/_100 Heats ; Nor-ton 9. 4;-Garton, :E¥t Tex. 9'5; 2nd-Co_9k, Ore, 9.4; 3rd :.;-Poynter,S~ 'Juse, .9.6. ,final: Co'bk 9.3, 1equal,s world record; ,_, 1 1 1 1 / - Nortorl 9,4; G~ton 1i ..4; Poynte ;i: 9. 4, -M~rrow .0. 5,Wooqhous~. \ 220 Morrow 2Q.,5; G,artq_n 8; !;fall~ Cal~oly, Iviimn,,.~c Fro sh, ~0.-0; 4~0D a:vis, O_r~, , 2; C~lsdn,~olo, , \ zo. 1 an'.d 1 ~ 4~~ , .,46.t'5; Spence,An~ St, 46-J; Johnsc>_n,NC, 46.8. ~8~Peake,qolo, 11:50.i2; Cqrd-~1 ,Ore St, _ 1: 50. 9; Spence, ~ riz St, 1: 51._1; Farlow, SC frosh, 1: 51. 5; 1J\1ile - • Bur~eson i OI'.elR;, ,, . 1 .. _;,t: 96.-·7; Depastas_, Stanfor9 f:ro_sh; ~4: 06. 9; Marden, YV; 4:,09. 1_;Sc~we:ikart, l:.1\St-,'" 4,0~f 7; , , .; , _... if , · , 6 mde Soth, Stnd<:,rs, .,.8:55. • 5.; ~awreps;e, Houstq,n, ,8:57. 3; E1senmru:i, · Okla _St, J~:'u3~6_; . · , Bennett { Oiy, 9:07. 4; Gaylord, Cal, 9:07. 4; HH -· Jones, E Mien 13. 6; Gilbert 1_;3.7; Robin- 1-, • ; • - , -- - ..✓• , \ , r ' 1 son -14. 0; Co)?b, OC, 14.,0; LH- Jones. •22. 5; vVhite,Cal, 22. 7; L'1wrence, Oxy, · 22. 9; Robin- , . :l,- son 23 •.1~ IH - Culbreath 52. 0; Arlt, ash St., 53. 4. i 440R - Texas 39. 6, world rec .ord; , · 1 vv 1 San Jo.se;39• 7; Abilen,~ phristian 3'9. 8; Occidental 40. 7. 880R- Spn.Jcisc 1:23.--~; Tex~ l: _ I!,'' 23. 3;"Occidental 1': 2'6.1. _ Mile RC alifornia 3: 09. 6 (Yerman 45.'7), Texas 3:--09._7, v$outhern' 1 ~Cal · Strid.era 3: ro. s:,.,....Occidental ' 3: 11. 3. 2 .tvlilc R - Stanford 7: 30. o; S€ ;7;48. 6.) SMR -- r J~'tride:i;s... 3:2i. 6; Cal 3:,22 •. 6. DMR :- Stridcrs 9:•18. 4, SC 9: 5~.1, UCLA 10: 08. 4. fil-Dum~s 1 ~ 6''9½"; tie , Wyatt, YV, Williams, SJ, Wyborney, Wa$hSt., 6'8". 1 PV-_·Bragg &Graham 15' ---i } 3";' Mattos &'Dooley 15'. }iSJ - Andrews, Strid!,:!rS, 52'5¼'', ne\v',nationcl. re9ord; Stokes, S, --. ~ 5'1.'6½;'; Laws-cm,S, 49'!' -'; ··,Bl-- Wiley, LA State, -26'2½;--Wisser,Bakcrsfieltl, 2p'6¾''; {ioI'Il, 1 • Ore '~t, ;~4',P~ Pr~sbef, 24'6'h; $hot O'Brien -61 '5; Butt, _Stdclers, .i?0'2"; \ Davis 57''11"; John- ,. son~ Oxy, 5_6'-2. HT- ·connolly--Zl9 15½; Pagani 183'; Jongew,aard 167'6. JI. Vbiles, S, 244' 1, 10"; Stcnslund, OreFr, 240'10½''., new frosh mid world junior record; Johnson,S, 240'7"; ,r ' 'Held 2-..4q'6½;, ,DT B~l~a ,175'1' t; Humphreys, S,' 168'll½"rJohnstone / Nor~ Phq~pjx HS, 16~'2; } 1 1 _ , J ') 1 ~ - • ( '· Lewi$, Oxy., ,163 .8; "',.., " \, ,1 < /!· /, _'- . J~_ior College Divis ion; _ Gro-S:s;'Sequ_gi~s, ~Q0~lO"-;)Cl(at"k, ~~ta ·Ana, 1: 12 •.,a f< 9: ~n9; , W1l~on, Barbo+, 24 1 5; Ramos,SaFramento, <16.D-; Monroe,Comptpn, _-17.2; B-u<;,hmian{ San r, Diego, 47. 5; McQhllogh~- MtSAC ,. ·47-~7; _Bates, East LA, 9. 7, 20. 7; Hendrix, Fresno, 14.. 1 1 ' . s¾",national JC record; " Ov(;rholscr; Glendale, H. •l; Belcher, 'contra Costa, i: 52. 9; .( : • I ' .s - . ' . - ,, 1 \ ,, _) Williams, Monterey, 20. 8; Rarn9s O; Perry, Oakland, / 23. ,5; ; --\c' - - _ . . . ,( 1 fl1. 1 1 1 1 ,- GULF COAST A.AJJ~ , ,Houston, i,May , 23 (rained befdre meet): "Houst~n T&F, 40. 6;· ) \., , Stewart, SMU, 6'7"; Cassell, ttouston, 47.2; Emmett,SMU, 47.2i Almond, Houston, , ;: 5~.7; , Gary, H,_ 21.f>t; La~rence, H, 8~57.0; Ma~y~ H, §:58.2~ Clohessy, Hofst91}, , 9:07.8; Smartt, H, 9:0!).0. Houst<::m3:14,6, AncJ;-e"";sHigh Sc~ool, ,'l;'exas;; 3:-l6.4t _, . . _ , _ , ,· , IC4A New Yqrk, May, 30: ;pennState 45-½, MBJJYland29, Boston 22, Villanova 18¼, ,:Manhatt¥1 l5½, Penn 15. , 100 Brown, --ps, 9. 9;-Cfollytnore, y, ; Givens,Cbnn; 220Collymo+e 2~. O; Ince:, Tufts; ,,Brown; 4407"Ince, __Tuft~, 46.9, MR;. Barnwel:l.:)'itt; E&\1ui1ds,-, Princeton; . · i !-;,_· 1 880 Moran; · P~Ipl'Sta~e ~ 1:50; Katter\11arin,P,; King~PS;:SJowik;:Y; Carroll, y; Mile Moran 1 t , _ 1:,09,3; Close,St • .Jolµi$, 4:0,9_.-3~; Lake, MS,, 4:11.6; 2 MileEnglebrin~,PS, 9:0J; Benjamin; ' ,v~ H,; Ke_r:r~ PS, HU, ,Jonnson ;~MD, 14. 6; Cohen, Col,; ReedtBoston;1 i,,H Szeyller, PS,,}S'al- , ,\L rnon,' Md; Lf111dau;a. 23; :1, ' MileR-Manhai:tan 3: :15. o;, yillfmova:; Bay stdte. II _fil-~uckley, V, t l 1 1 1 , ~ 2_5~6.½'' ; Herman, m:,,;~4'9¾; Gla~s, ..St. Jo~~;- Reed, , Penn. 12..3'½_"; ~~ -Tait, ~d, '6'4;, a. , PVAnde;sQn, MD, 13 9,_ Shot Shine,P, 57 71)}Monfofsky, N);'U, 54 3, March ~ony-, · 53 74 , c, , DT- Keerd, BU, 16,3'8½; Ramrning,Dart, -161''7; ~ Kovalakides, MD, 222'½"; ScJiw~ r,PS, ! '4" 1 ·•~1'9"; McGorty,Manh, , 220;1HT Lawlor~BU, ,2Q8 8i2"," equals collegiate<'rec9rd; Bagdonas~ ' , ' t l I I ;;-r,:_:--- / t _1' l'.'o , I . """- / 1 \J, __ 1 , ; Army, 19~ 92i K~rrd, BU, 188 8; Cross, Y, 172 8a; oty) H, 1~9 9 •. 1 - \ " /--" 1 ,4 ,; ' , ~ '/. ·. > l • l i ' \' , ,, -., I '- /. i . - \ NCAA Small Cqlleges ,Chico, -(!'al, May 23: Schweikart, L'A State, 4:09., 7; Kershaw; LA, 1:5'2.7; Hall, Cal ,Poly, '9.7, 21.4; Tave, Pepp~rdine, 24'!''; -Verdon,Redlan~s, 53'31". Triangular , _NYC, May16:Close, ,,St.Jolms, ~:09.2, , 1:52.7; Levin, NYU~ 9!22.9. -' NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATES, Storrs : conn, May 2~: L~wfo~,BU', 208'8½", / ' coll~giate , record; Irice, Tufts,. '21. ~ 46. 1·;,.'pini.si, -Brown, 14. l; . Keerq, BU, 53' 3½; '· MissouriValleyl)AU, Kru;isasCity, Kans;Tidwell, Kansas, 9.5, 20.7, 22.9_; Alley, Kansas, 249!4½"; Whiteley, KS, 4:08. 6; San Rommu, Wichita East HS, 4:10. 0; - ::__ · .Arizona AAU, Tempe, May 23: Long, SC, 59'10½" (first time under ,60 this 'year; flu); Rose, AS, 15'; "I:p1ex, 4~14~-5; Johnston, North Phoenix High, 168'4½i,, (177' on7th throw); , Robertson, :.t\S, 6'7; Mal Spence 47. 9; Mel Spence 1: 53. 6; - ~- ---.. - , · , , Manhattan 41 2/3 at Penn State 99 1/3 Engclbrink, PS, 4:11.5; Moran,1 PS, 1:49. 6; - -Brown, PS, Q.8, 21.4; Weber, PS, 9:21.9; PS 3:13.3; Marchiony, M, 55'6; Schwab;PS,223'11½. Miscellaneous Marks -Houston Frosh, 10: 02. 9 in DMR, national frosh reamd; O'Brien , 62'7! and +76 plus .iDiHonolulu; Erwin, Okla, 51'10½"; Collins, Denver, 20. 9; Neilsen, BYU, 14'½"; 'Jones-, ~E Mich, ·20.9; Gregory, ND,, ~:11.9; Reed,Penn. 25'2; Thompson, 'Md, 25'½'\ , Cruif State H.S. Meet, Bakersfield, May 29: Snidow,San Rafael, 176'1; Dunbar, West i:µoor,Daly ' City, 1:53.2; Farmer, Miramonte, C>rinda, 48.6,l~.~; Story, Or~e, Ll:11.0, _ new intersch<;>lastic record; five others wider ~4: 20; Looxi¢y, Santa Barbar a, 131 St; St ube:D,., '" t 1 .' "' I - ' Bellflower, 6 74; • _ , , , r, AAUMarathon, Yonkers, NY, May24: .John~Kelley, 2:21.54.•1; James Green, 2:29:51; r Anthony-, Sapienza, 2:36:14. -Four~ straight Wi:1for ~lley • .· 1EUROPEAN MARKS Delecour:, France; Hary,GerJnany; Radford, GB; Batschwarqff, Bulgaria, all ~o.3; , Zielsinski, Poland, 10·. 2;w; Rozs~volgyi, H~ ,S:44.2; Kovacs, H, 3:45.8; 3000.m..:.Qzog,P, 8:'07.0; Salvat,GBi 8:07.4; .Grodotzki, Germ ,any, 8:08.2; Ibbotson, GB, /r 8:08.4; Ja.."lkc,, Germany, ,'8:08.8; 5000m-Szabo,H, . 14:04.6; 10,009m-Bo16tnikov, USSR, _ "29:46·.s; ' Sacharqv, USSR, 29:48.2; Rumayruizev, USSR, ?9:55.8; Szabo ._29;56 •. 0;'Steeplechase: Rzhishchµl, 'USSR, 8:37.8; Sokolov, USSR, 8:39.8; Ponomaxyey, USSR, 8:42.2i ~ashkarov, USSR, 6'10¼;,Dr~oviski, P, 25'5"; Schmidt,P, 53'5½" H9J; M~cherczyk, P) 521110½; Michailov / U~SR,,.52'5"; Szecsenyi, JI, 187'6"; Buchanzev, USSR, 184'4½"; Rudenkov, USSR,,· 218'10"; Kolodi, USSR, 210'3½"; Zsivotzky, USSR, 209'11½'.'; Krivonosov, USSl{~~205'5½; - Kllznyetsov, USSR, 26Q'5½"; Kulcsar, Hungary; 257'8"; Sidlo, Poland, 257'. Valentin, - , Germany, ~uropcan record of 3:56.5 for the mile, from Gtodotzki '1:92.9, Janlce 4:05.6. Con_solini 178'5". Meconi, Italy, 60'1½", Eu;:opean record. I;Iorvath, 14'5¼". ' British Games, May 16: Rawson 1:50. 5; Kruse, Germany, - 1:50.\7; Szentgali, Hwigary, 1:50; 8; Jakubowski, I?, 1:50. 9; Stracke, Germany, 1:51.1\ Valentin,G, 4:0:0;.8; Kovacs,,'H, 4:02.8; Iharos, H, •l:03.8; Jochman, P, 4:04.3 ( Brcnner,-O, 4:04.3; Ibbotson, 4:,06.6. 3-mile; Jame~ 13:36; Eldon t3:36; Woof\ 13:42. 2; N9rth 13: 116. 4; ,Tulloh 13:46.4~ HT-Ellis 199'9½; May 18: Six-miles: Hyman 28: 23. 4; _Norris 23:42; Knight 28:48. 4; Sando 28:49. 4. Kent- Smith 4: 05., 3; Anderson 4: 05. 3; Bales 4:·05.. 9; Berisford ~: 06. Dislcy 8: 5,1. 8 St, 2--miles: J Ibbotson 8:43. ~; )ochm1;1.,J1,P,8:43[2; Valentin, G, 8:4~. 4; Grodotski,G, 8:43. 8; Iha:r:ios, . 8::4'1. 6; Kovacs, H, 8:45. 4. 1
( . _ \ - ✓- B[-!LLETIN BOARD_ - 1 " . _ Next Newsletters Jwie 17, July 1, 15, 29. Track & Field News ,ma+lcd June 11. , Continuing features in this issue , are "Bes~ M~ks by Age" by TN En;iers9n Case and "Best ~- Shot Putters - 19,48-1958"· by Humphrey Long. _ "' . .1 Renewal Time is apprQaching, as_-most.suJ?scriptions end wJth the last issue of the Volume, _;c which will b~ the July 29 issue. Yoµr $6 ~r year renewal may be sent at any time. Drake Relays has published an annivei::sary book, 112 pages on ".slick paper, entitled "The t \ I Drake Relays. 50 G(?ldcn Years". 1lt's '' a ~oney and well worth the $2. oo.->Available from ) / Athleti.__cBusin -l just under -the p:tess box, and TNs desiring to1 join the party should mention .this when order- 'ing titkets. Do not wrfte-'f &FN)'about it. • . , , _' - _ _NCAA tickets dre not reserved and 'there is no need to get them in advance. Mce:t starts at -3:30 Friday (hlmmer trials) (5:00, next event); On'Satur~ay, harnfoer-and PV start at 4:30, HJ 5, rest later. . , , n ( J:C ~' ~ r i a 1 1 1 1' • •• \ l_ .' ~\ so· THEY TELL US ·,, -~ . - , '.>_,_~-f';'\)< ··•.j·~ 11 1 · • '-" , : •· 1 , . 1 TN PETER HEIDENSTROM, New ·Zealand: Bill Baillie lias ;run and V(On, e_ve:ry New 1 Z~ealan~ title from 880 yards ·to six miles _.. His best times , Qfe 1:52."3, 4:04. 2, 13:45 pnd , . ~! 1 . 1 .28:57. s·: In_addition he ran the marathoQ: in 2:23:41. Can any -of your reapers produce a man 1 ~to ~eat'that ~ 1_lie other d~y he ;r;rnthe fir,t half of-an~~2-m !le nr oi m,~ rJ ~ y ih'~3:~6:'58, x t '.W~1chmeans a mar~th?n m r 25: 2~ plus .another !4¾miles at the Sap\~ pac.,,e: \ ~So f~ '!3-SI <1 " r kn<>w,t?e fa&tes~ 20 miles yet recorded 1s 1:47,:5_3by Joe Lancaster ~~f ~ ngl~q. J 3aill_1_e•~ time · 1. , , at 40 miles must h?-ve been ·at worst ;3:36: 1·2, which means two ?Os m: 1:~8:06 each with ~ , , '. anothe~ mil_e to run, _If Baillie se~}les dow:nto the marathon he coY!'d do.j':fs! ,ab~ut J1ni J:11¾g, , 1 .but he 1s still too fond of the 880, , v - , . t · - . . (, , ·, . TN JOE GALLI, _Australia: ."Ge.off Watt, -who r8Ilin yo ur Bo.ston aJ\ld"AAU rharathons . ,. " and did well is 9n •what he hopes to be a 35,009 miles wqrld tour •.ov~r two ;year:s. He ,will ,,, 1 i ( run in Britain, Europe, Japan J'~d lSouth J\frica (the Comrades Marath9n). 'Gedfi.r·, 26, '5'?1½'", . i,, and 128 pounds, , is a a BS ill Op~om~try (it, took him eight years). He spoi\ s a. f';11!.,,r e.dtlish 1 if· ·\ ,. beard, likes to live close to'tfi'e earth. rHe ,Jias tramped arom1d Australia, carrymg"hi 1,s gear. , At Portsea he camps out , ,sl~ps in sl eeping bag~ e,ats simple foods, including lot 1 ;pf lcaw.J . ·· \ t. oatmeal and raw eggs~ -Mightrbe considered a "nut~' py m-anypeopic but is a very . fine 1 y;oung , man. Watt trained on 100 miles a week and worked as a brickla,yer's laborer to·1de:velop ms ar;111s,b g_ck ~d shoulders. Of Boston~ Geo!f' says: 'Fpr _,year .s,,I have )oolcecl upq!l itiv~ the r / world ,charllpipnship, 1 q11dl lool< fo:pvar c\50 rµnning _in' it. I know I_'ll be haPrpy, b.ecause mara- 1 thon rurihers ' I / ( ,._J i '---, ~ i\ ':l .',- / r , '41 ~ \ t) ) I'- ' I l· .,,,{ _1 ,' ~ ·J µ TOWERING GENIUS is what California coach lfrutus Hamilton c~ls the super athlete: "Two American athletes have impressed me as capable ,of reaching the height of the Tower- . ing Genius in h~ vent. One, was 1esse Owens in the broad jump and the other Rater Johnson in the -decathlon. ,.. .· Jesse's broad jump rbark of 26 1 8¾" established in 1935 is the oldest record on the books. But]esse was primarily a~p,rinter and broad jumped with a-yawn and only because J his ·teall} needed points. He didn 1t care mucµ for the event arid never practiced. , He gave up amateur track in his 21st ye~ and never took a jump after that. I'm .certain -in my own mind that Jesse could have1eaJEd ,at least ~,foot farther had he t.Aken a f~w weeks to con- centrate upon hi's event ~n his prime. ·· ~ . . ' I well remember Jesse!s jumping at the Berlin Olympics. He had just~on the event after a spirit¢ dual--iµ.s third :victory, He was buoyantly happy'. He was asked to talce a courtesy jump for the photographers. The three final jumps had served to warm him up proJBrly. He streaked __down the runw~y, hit the board just right, and sailed out into the pit. The photographers clicked \ t;beir, shutteis, the efficient German grounds keeper immediately smoothed out the pit and Jesse without glancing back trotted to the dressing room; I'm con- · vinced that must have been th~ greatest jump of all times and it was ncver ~measured--it must have been over 27 feet. ,I spoke to Jesse about it after his shaver and told him I thought it was his greatest jump~- -ul wouldn't be surprised" he said. "I felt_good, hit the boardjust right, and thought for a moment I wasn't coming down". It was the lc1st jump of , 1 his career. _,Rafef Jolmson is still vecy much in competition. · l;iis greatest achievements shruld ( ' still be in front of him. ·,He made his sp.cndid records in ll.958 despite the handicap of an injured leg which robbed him of at least 600 points which he could have added to his world's record total of 8302. If Rafer can fine time to train ~pi;-operly, if. he can keep his enthus iasm and ravoid injucy, the follo_wing decathlon marks should be Within his reach by tfie 1960 Olympics: 10.5, 47.5, 4:45, 14.0, 6'3", 13-'6'.'/ 25'6'1, 55\ 17<1, 240\ These marks, many ·of which he has alre _ady surpassed in open competiti?n, if ma;dc in the ~ecathlm would , put him over 9000 points and such a mark could stand for years. _ ) HERB ELLIOTT'S SCHOLARSHIP to an EnglislrUniversity has ·been a matter of ~ , conjecture and so the chancello .r of ~e International Olympic Committee inquife _d and re c~ived this reply from Lewis Luxton, 'IOC '1llembcr from Australia: _. "Elliott is an emp.oye pf Shell Chemical, of Which I am ,a direc :tor~ For some years .now it has been the -policy / of1the Shell Group of Companies in Australia and in other parts of the world to pck out young men on their staffs who show promise . of being able to carry heavy resifonsibility .in the future and award them .scholarships to go to the Universjties of Oxford and Cambridge. Elliott, ap?rt from his undoubted ability as a runner, has a first class academic recoi:d and has shown evecy -sign of possessing those talents which are so necessary to cn+cy a man, to high executive position. _ It is to develop these later talents that h~ has be~ awUfd,ed the scholarship--not ~to further his running or as a reward ~or 'what .• , h~ has already accomplished. , . · ""· "After receipt of your letter I sp>ke with Ronald ,Aitken, who is President 'of the AAU ) \ · of Austzalia, who.informed me that his Union ~ees nothing unusual in any Australian tfiJ;m awarding a scholarship to one of its awn employees with a view to dcve~oping s'uch employ ee's potential. Foryour own information. I know that Elliott was offered numerous athletic schdarships to Americ ..an Universities, but rejected all of them as ,it is his desire to estab- 1 lish him self in the petro-chemicaLindustry as Elliott the execu~ve, not EJ!i6tt the athlete. I hope the foregoing .ma ssures you and that you d~ acc~pt my statcµicnt that this is not an athletic schola~ship as is known in the U. S. ", · · ~ " TEXAS RELAY RECPRD is compiled by publicisit Wilbur Evans: "" 1 . Texas has won more relay championships ;it major relay .meetsthan anyother school in the country. 130 wins are divided among Tl::xas (54), Kansas (32), Drake (22), ..California (10), Coliseum (8), .Penn '(4). Texas holds as --many records -,at these meets as · any two other schools--9 and a share of ancther. Records are -held at five of.the six meets~ - Texas holds the collegiate mile record of 3:09.1; formerly Jield world and collegiate marks for the 440 _and 880 (still has best 440 and, 880 times around 2 and 4 turns) (just broke the 440 record again at Mqdesto); formerly ~eld 'collegiate records in the sprint megley and sh\lttle h~dle relay. Coach Clyd~ Littlef~eld has been entering lollghorn rel~y teams for 36 y,ears. Also, Texas has won 21 of the 44 Southwest Conference championship meets and I ) holds or shares 7 of the 18 meet records~ , 'I r ' ~ ' I 1 1 11 7. ST AN LAMPERT Best Pe~formance: 59 5! - 'Achi.".eve.;;ent-Poirits: ~8 - \ - • ', '\ ~ ' . I • Stan Lall)perj: of thJJJnited States stands in 7th plJce due t~-his \ long career cover' ilig nine years of this achievement list decade. This career :NJ~-s, mo~tly ~ up an \ 2nd AAU 1949 3 points 2nd World List "' 1949 9 - 3rd AAU 1956 1 7th Vforld List , -1950 4 '\ 2nd NCAA 1949 2 8th World List 1952 3 . ' '3rd NCAA 1950 1 2nd World List 1954 9 ✓ r. , List 4. , 2nd u.s. 19~9. Puts over 57' 1 · 1 ... 2nd u.s. List 1954 ' ' 4 t, , ,. ~ Puts .ov_er 58' . 1 , 2 \ J , - ,., '•'\ ;,.- ,-.. 6th : All-Time WQrld List 1958 _ 15 ·, A, ' , \ ~ ) -· ,,-i..l• "'-' ' TOM JONES: 1' ~ ;Kc. Best Pcrfor'moncc: 59' _1" Achievement Points: ~7 -~------"_/ ~ " '- Eighth ~lace on our ranking Hst goes to big Tom Jones of MiamiUni;ersity, Ohio. A short carccrw:is highlighted by the fact that in six appearances m NCAA and AAl.J'final~ 1 ' he was never placed lower than third. In fact only O'Brien in the AAU prevented him from , gaining both titles in 1954. But after putting 59'1 11 for a personal best in -1955 Jones,. _a Negro, ~ turned to prof ~ssional football and rejectcc! the chance of Olympic honors in ~9.5~. · ,- 3rd AAU 1953 1 5th World List \ · .;J:95 ~ 2nd AAU 1954 3 7th World List ,, 1 ~' 1954 3rd AAU 1955 1 2nd World List "' 1955 3rd NCAA 1953 1 ,._3rd l). S. List , ,4 953 ist NCAA 1954 3 5th U.S. List '-..1954 - ,,!,- i , .,, 2nd"NCAA 1955 2 2nd U.S. List ;. , , ,, 1955 - 4 / \. 'j \ - \ Puts over 57' 1 1 9th All-Tin:le World tist 1958 / -,12 6 l ' , . 1:r Puts' ,_ over, 58' 3 r ~ " 11. DARROW HOOPER - Best Performance: 57'1-i" .Achievement Points: 50 "'· '>'. ..i- l r ..,,-.., . "' ,. , ·\. · .... "I< 1 . ; ,.,,, - , ·' • ...... ~ ' '\. - ( • " . (°'-,._ \ . I - The \intense rivalry·bet\veen Darrow Hooper ,an4 ,P~r_y: O'Brien h! the early ; 1~-60s , - was the talk of the s~ot put world. In NCAA, Al1U and Oly(i:pp}c'IGames-~ey joined battl<( _ ' with O'Brien just getting the edge in most of the contests. r 1:hE( big Tex,s won tli~ NCAA"'irt ~ 1' and years. the .AAU 1951 placed 2nd _in the two ,follow.ing · He never place_g.higher t11_anthird in 1 but won the Olympic trials in 1952 and we~t /:>nto get the silv_er m¢al, at ijel~ink;! ll\~ ,._, , thrilling duel with his Calif6rni~ rival. Less than _an inch sepq+:atcd th,enr at the 'end"'of-the competition. O'Brien must p~e ,s.~mething ~o.Hooper ,for t1>ressing him during the formative ,:years ,from , which ~e went -on to great hpnors. For Hooper · three years of collegi~te P4'E!=ing , was enough and he bent his energics;and interest in other ,--dir ,ections just whE:n th'e future /" \ 1 lookaj so bright. '~ r , - • l ( , \ . ,/-,_, I '. .. ~ ..J / ·; . '1 '' 'I< ,, ' 2nd Olympic , G amos 1952 , ·7th World List 1951 · <4, -3rd AAU , _ 1951 3rd World List ( 1952 8 1st NQAA . _ :: , ) .. 1051 ' 3rd .World List 1953 . ' 8 .2nd NCAA 1952 4th u.B. List 1951~ 2 2nd NOAA \ - 1953 3rd U.S. , 'List 1952 3 , .,__. 1st Olympic Trials - 195~ 2nd U.S. List 1953 4 . 1 ( Puts av~r 57' I ' \ .,. ', ./ i ·,~ (' , 9, OTIS CHANDLER \ \ Bei ; Petfornfance: 57•~¾" ·Achievement Points: 52 ' ' ". '~, ' '\' ' ,.,., , 11-l, • .• ~ 9:s~~ h~ler .~f sf~~r~ isanother long sel'".ice vet~tan \of the sho,t pu~ ring and , :__, , , a pioneer of. sc1btif1c we1ghttrrunmg f(?r event. Am~ who .h~ worked hard m the 1 1 1 the cause . 0f shot put progre ·ss, Chandler ha:$ a personal best of 57'4i", his only mark over 57' .. Like ,Lampert, he was overshadowed by Fuchs and O'Brien and never achieved the highest 1 , honors, lµs best bejng 2nds fu.'the 1950 AA.U'and NCAA. . -·. ' ~ . c ' . ' ,. . - - \ . - { ~- ~· •t-i, fl, ''k 1~5p 1 'I, 3 · { 8th World List - ' 1948 - 3 \., ' ' ' 1949 , ' .1 i 3rd World List 1949 8 1950 ;,r\\' 2 2nd World List ' 1950 9 l 'V cJ ,. -. 2nd World List .,i'951 9 l 3rd U. $~ List r 1949 ' "'.3 7th World List 1952 4 \ r" 2nd U: S., Li,st ,:.1950 ~ . 4 I\ " ' I j 2nd t:J~s.1 List · 1~51 ' 4 Puts over 57' :i 1 5th u.·s. List " " , , 1952 1 ·l " , r, f ' i I ,. } I 10. DALLAS LONd :,;- , _) Best ·Perforniance; 61 ',½" Achievement Points: 51 1 • f- I ' 1\ '' .) ' , \ ' , '.The prog r ess of art other ·Shot putter~ pales bef-0re that of_the phenomenal Dallas Long. _A few ye~s ago no-one had ever reach~ -60Jeet but now alo11gcomes a 17-year old boy to reach 61 'l" in his first season with the 16 poun4,.:shot, , and while still attending high s9hool • . In one year Dallas scored 51 achi~vement points. He placed 2nd in the AAU \ \ ' · to O'Brien and toured: Europe where he w~s ,second orily to O~Brien again. Here is the man to.r~_ach 65' or70 \ ev,~ryone is saying ~d ~t?r his ,1958,performanfc p i,s .there_any dou~t this 1s so? L_qng y.,µlstill .be only 2.0 at the,Jqme ff the Jlo~e 'Olymp1cs ·and asius potential ). ' seems unlimited who cannot fail to wonder at \Vhat the future may1hpvc in ~tore for this \ talented young man. At least compet:itions ":wn ( not be dull with O':Bricn ', Nieder and-Long 111,-attendancc ; ., . .., . . I ,, I. :er 'r ,,\ · 2nd AAU :- 11958 3 2nd World List Jy 1958 9- . 2nd U.S. List j 1958 4 1 -~:.,,Puts over 57 j Puts ,over 58' "· 3rd All Time Wd:d 12. HihNO LIPP Best }:'crformance: 55'8½'' 1 Achievement Points: 49 J. r , .\ ' ,i 'f.;·, : (. ,~ '. 1 z,-- ,l \_ _; X j lil t~c immc~iate ,post-war ye::1rs the only' European to' place in the wor ld rankings ' ' was Heino: Lipp, the big blonde Estonian. Due to political unr e liability l}c was never allowed to compete putside'. Russia so his chanc,es 1of chan1piortship fame'were very limited. 'I ' H~ f?.et a European record of 5·5.'6-!",.,in 1~50 aitdr~v~ s urpassed this in the following year by ,2tt but tµis was ne~er rl;itified. 7 ~ipp :was also r~ ~cellent decathlon ~pe:rfo:llJer though ra~hen .on ·t:he he~vy1 side .. Th~ Rµssirur's career of six years came to:an end JU~t asthat t of·Skobla was starting so in'fact'the Europe~ Syene since 1948 has been dominated almos t' ,, entir ely by Sko:qla' anp Lipp.' ThoughJack:ing tan'opportunity such ~ other.mt;m ' had, Lipp I ) ' 1 I \ ) I ) ranks second amongEuropean putters •Onour ranking list. .1 , r_ , • • . . \; ' ! . I ' . • I' . Eµrop ~an Record . 1950 ,·, 5 -~1st ]3ur ope~ Lis LJ i 1948 5 5th W~rld List · 1948 6 '· 2nd European List : 1949 4 -..I 10th Wqrld List ' · .1949, ' 1 ' · 1st EuroP,ean' List c ./ 1950 5 . 3rd World ,t.ist 1950 8 1 1st •European List ..,.,t 1951 5 . 4th WorJd List ' 1951 7 , 5th.Eu+opean List 1952 l r ,. \ 10th \i\for1d List . 1953 1 ' 5th European I..,ist C 'I 1 1 r" 1953 1 , -' ( , ... . t_ r ·· ~,. ,;. ' : ':'\ /. I { , ,' . ' . \' ( ; ' i ( f ( ' 'l, ,· \ , I ( ,· -~'; 1 I -<,_ ( I' , 1/ - ·, ( r\ j \ '-' ,)· C ( J ~ J( ,. / " / I ' / . r 1 ~, ' ' f ~ -, I \ r ( ! ,/, ' ) '' I \ I I;-', I ) ) \ r I ( ' c,\ f ' ~ \'( • 440 YARDS ~ Time Name Place Date Born 15 49.5 Wilson Parma (U.S.) ,,-,,.56 ~r / - 16 49.2 Jim Railton (G. B.) Blackpool 14 Jun 52, 12 Dec 35 17 4'7. 2 Eddie Southern ( U S. ) 5 Austin~-Tex~ 7 May. p6 4 Jan 38 18 47.0 ~Eddie Southern (U.S.) Modesto, Calif. -26 May 56 ,,, 4 Jan_ 38 19 46, 6 _ Russ Ellis (U. s.) Compton, Cal.if. 3 Jun 55 16 Jun 35 ( ; ' Dq,ve Mills (Canada) Columb~, Ohio - · ...24 May 58 , Jack Y erm an (U. s. ) Berkeley, Calif. 14 Jun. 58 5 Feb ' 39 20 45~8 Eddie Southern (U. S,) Bakers,fiel~ Calif. 21 Jun 58 r' 4 Jan 38 21 _ 46. 6 Jim Lea (U, s.) St, Louis, Mo. 19 Jwi · 54 6 Nov 32 22 ,;46.-5 J. W. Mashburn (U~S.) Compton, Cal. 3 Jun,' -55 14Feb 33 23 45; 7 Glenn Davis_(U.S.) ; Berkeley, c~. ' 14 Jun 58 12 Sep 34 24 ,46.1 Charlie Jenkins (U. s.) Bakersfield, Calif. 21Jwf 58 7 Jan ) 34 25 ' 46,0 Herb McKenley ijamaicii) , 'Berkeley, Calif. 5 Jtn14~ 10 Jul 22 26 ' 46~5 ' Herb McKenley (Jamaica) Compton, Calif. 3 Jun 49 10 Jul 22 27 47.2 Mal Whi~eld (U.S._) London 9 Aug 52 ' 11 Oct 24 28 - 46, ,2 (U 16 53 -11 Oct .: 24 Mal Whitfield .:S.) Bsk:Qstuna, Sw. Aug 1 29 47.2 · Arthur Wint Oail1 aic a) · 0 London 6 Jun- •.l:9 25 May 2.9_ 30 47. 2 M~ WhiJfield (U.S. ) Boulder, Colo. 24 }Wl 55 , llOct 24 - b I --- I_ SOO.METE~ ' 14 1: 54. 8* Gail Hodgso!]. (So. Africa) / _53 1 Nov 38 15 1:53.3* Gail Hodgson (So.Africa) .5-4 , 1 Nov 38 16 · 1:54. 0* Tom Carroll (U.S.) , New York City 30 May p6 12 Jul 39 17 1:49. 9* Tom Carroll (U.S.) - New York City 2 '57 12 Jul 39 18 ,~ Jun 1:49.2_ Tom Carroll (U.-S.) Cologne, Germany 31 Jul 57 12 Jul 39 1:49. 2* Bob Scaman (U.S.) , Compton, Calif. ''· -, 4 Jim 54 19 Jwi 35 19 1:49~ 6* Arnie Sowell (U.S.) New York City ·- 29 May 54 · 6 Apr 35 , 1 20 1:46. 5* Don Bowden (U.S.) Austin, Tex. 15 Jun 57 - , 8 .Aug36 21 1:46. 7. Arnold Sowell (U.S.) Berkeley, Calif. 16 Jwi 56 6 Apr 35 22 - · 1:46.4 _ Tom Courtney (U.S.) Los Angeles,Calif. 30 Jun 56 ) 17 Aug 33 123 1:45.8 Tom Cour:tney (U.S.) Oslo, Norway · · , ~ AlJ,g 5!1 17 Aug 33 24 1:46. 6 Derek Johnson (G.B.) Oslo _ "" 9 Aug 57 "'' 5 Jan · 33,' 25 . i: 45. 'i Roger Moens (Belgium) Oslo 3 Aug 55 - 26 Apr 30 · - 26 . 1:45.9 ' ' Audun Boysen (Norway) Oslo , 7 .. 3 ·Aug 55 · 10 May 29 , 27 1:,46. 0 ~oger Moens ( Belgium) Oslo 31 Jul . 57 26 Apr 30 · 28 - 1:47. 3 Audun Boysen (Norway} Oslo 9 liµg 57, _ 10 May 29 29 1:47. 6 Audun ·Boysen (Norway) Oslo 17 Jul 58 10 May 29 30 1:48.2* . Mal 'Whitfield (U.S.) Compton• Cal • •: 3 Jun 55 ·11 Oct 24·· * =-interme4iate 'tirne, or converted from 880 yards by subtracting o. 7' sesonds. :: ' \. ~ /" . \ 880 YARDS ,14 1:55. 5 Gail Hodgson (So. Africa) , · , 1 53 1 Nov 38 • 15 1:54. 0 Gail Hodgson (So.Africa) 54 1 Nov 38 16 1:54. 7 Tom Carroll (U~S~) New York City 30 May 56- _12 Jul 39 · 17 1:50, 6 Tom Carroll (U~s= ) Nevl York City 2 Jun 57 12 'Jul 39 ,, 18 ' 1:49. 9 " Bob Seaman (U.S.) '<) _. Compton, , Calif, 4 Jun 54 19 Jun 35 , 1'9 1:49.3 , - Herb Elliott (Australia) '- M~lb9urne ' 11 Mar 57 25 Feb 38 20 1:47. 2 Don Bowden (U.S.) ; Austin, Tex.) 15 JlDl 57 8 Aug 36 21, 1:48. 0 Tom Courtney (U. s.) ' Boulder, C.ofo, • 25 JWi 55 17 Aug 3_3 22 1:47 ;'5 Lon Spurrier (U.S.) Be:t;"keley~Calif. , 25 Mar 55 2_7 May _32 :2~ 1:46. 8 _ Tam Couxtney (U. s.} Los Angeles , 24 May '57 ~ 17 ,Aug 33 24 , 1:48. 6 ~ang Stanley (U.S.) -- Boulder, , Colo. 25 °Jun 55 ) 10 :Apr 31 25 1:48. 3 Roger Moens (Belgium) . ,_J3russels -- 14 Jul 55 -• 26 Apr 30 ,,,. 26 1:48. 6 Cwinar Nielsen (Denmark) -Copenhagen -30 Sep 54 25 Mao:-28 1 27 l: 48. 2 Gunnar Nielsen ·(Denmark) Copenhagen . ,4 -Aug' 55 25 Mar 28 c\ is 1:48. 6 MalWhitfield(U.S.} , -Turku, Finland _17Jul 53 llOct . .24 't ,29 1:49. 8 Mal Whitfield (U.S.) Compton, Calif. _ 6 Jun 54· 11 Oct 24 30 1:48. 9 Mal Whitfield . (U.S.) Compton, Calif. 4 Jun 55 11 Oct 24 ' f ' r -rr ' ) - r - I .,i , ' \ , .i n -, 't 1500 METERS' '.; l he ~ ·Time Name , · Place ' ' tD~ . Born \ \ ,u 16 3: 57. 6 Edvin, Wide (Swedenf , J r ' ' I 1 StockhO!m ','' - 12 22 Feb 96 ' ' )~~ 17 ,· 4:04.8 ' ,"• RonC 1larke ,(Au\ttalia) ' I Sy<;iney ' I ; ')l ~ r ' 12 Mat ~$ · 27 Fen 37 18 .3:47. 7 Herb -Elliott (Aus~allaf Melbourne ' c .._ 2 Feb 57 -25 Feb 38 19 ·.: 3:45. o ~ ,He'rb Elliott (AustralAa) Melbourne ··;;_ 19 Mar 57 25 Feb 38 20 3: 33. 6 ·Herb . Elliott !(Australia) .. · Gothenpurg, Sw. 28 Aug ,5·8 1 "" ?25 Feb 38 r 21 3: 4~.1 . "· Jonas Pipyne (USSF.) Moscow ,. , r 4 Aug 57 . . •30Nov 35 22, 3:42. 0 · \ l ,,. I ! ONE l'vIILE ~,, 15 4:22.4 ~ Mike Chilton (U.S.) , i Palo Alto, Calif. 13 Dec 58 12 Jan 43 - ' 1 . 16 -4:io, 8 ··~ ,¥artin Heath (G. &.) 1 London 58 8 Dec 41 17 4:13. 2 · Dyrol Burleson (U;-s.) Corvallis, Ore, 25 Apr 68 27 Apr ·40 ' \ . 18 4: 04. 3 ,• , , Herb Elliott (Australia) · Melbourne 20 Feb 57 25 Feb 38 . ·19 3: 58. 7 , ~erb Elliott (Aµstralia) Melbourne 30 Jan 58 25 Feb 38 20 3: 54. 5 ' ' Herb : Ellib~ (Australia) Dublin 6 Aug 58 ·- 25 Feb 38 . 21 ,3:59. O RQn Delany (Ireland) Compton, Calif, l Jun 56 6 Mar 35 "' ( I 1 22 3: 58, 8 ,Ron Delany 1 (Ireland) London , 19 Jµl 57 6 Mar 35 23 ; 3: 57. 5 Ron Delany (Ireland) Dublin 6 Aug 58 6 Mar 35 . 24 3: ?~•9 .- Merv Lincoln (Austr ,alia) . Dublin ~ ' sf · / 6 Aug 58 _22 Nov 33 25 -3: 57. 2 Derek Ibbotson (G. B. ) , London 19 Jul 57 17 Jun 32 1 26. • / 3: ss.6 John1L~dy (Austr,ali a ) ~lbourne , . 7 Apr 56 4 Apr 30 _;-,.1 27 . r •3:58.6 "Ji,mB ,ailey lAusiralia) Los Angeles, Cal. , 5 fylay 56 29' J 28 3:59.1 GUIUlar Ni ~lsen 1(D~mark) , Compton ~ Calif ., 1 Jun 56 25 Mar 28 - 29 - '4: 02. 6 ilngvar 1Ericcsoh (Sweden) Sf<>ckholm 14 Sep 56 27 30 · . 4:00~4 , • Ingvar Ericcson (Swefien), Malmo . 4 Sep 57 27 \ ' ) l t ~ ) ' _,, " ' ' r TWO 1MIJCES , 1• ll> 1 9: 48. 5 Mike Lehner .,(U. s.) . · B_urling~<:: ., .cal, 58 8 Noy , 42 1 ' l~ ~ 9: 47" 4 Mike Lehner (U.S. ) ,,,, Palo Alto, Cal. . 13 Dec 58 , a,Nov 42 17 9: 07. 0 \ Ron V agg (Australia~ r: Sydney · 1 O Nov 5 7 2 feb 40 I is . 9;.01. o Herb Elliott (Austral!~) Melbourne 14 Feb S7 25 Feb 38 1 /. -19 : 8:56. 2 Ron Clarke (Australia) ' MelboUme, 25, ~,far 5,6 27 Feb 37 20 ' 8: 37. a· ' :Herb Eiliott (Australia) t Dublin, Ireland 7 Aug 58 . ' 25 Feb _ 38 ' . 2i · '8:45.8 - '. .Brian Barrett ' (G.B.) ,. . London ~0 Ma-y,,55 17 Jun 33 1 22 8:46. 8 ' Kazim 1erz Zim;;iy (Poland) London . - 5 Aug 57 - , : ·4 Jun35 23 , 32.-0 (Australia) . 8 :a_:1 Albie Thomas ;Dublin,, Ireland , · 7 Aug 58 Feb 35 24 8:33. 8\ Ola:vi VuQrisalo (f4tland) : 'Turku -- ·17 ~~P 57 ' 5 Apr 33 25 8: 33. O MurrayHalberg (N. ~- )✓ • London , , 3/Scp 58 ' 7 Jul 33 26 8:39. 0, : cGo~on f!irie (G. B.) Turku, Finland · 17 Sep 57 10 Feb ·31 27 8:33>4 ✓ Je,rzy Cliromik (Poiand) r London , r -3-~cp 58 15 Ju~ 31 8:43. 8 Johri Disley (G.B. ), ,,,, Tu;rku, FinJ;and \. ,, 17 Sep 51 20 N, ov '28 :as f ' 29 8:52. 0 -, ,pave PO'fer (Aus_!r~a) x Sydney '), "; i ~. , lOr ~ov 57 , 14 Jul 28 1 3,0 , 8:•.45. 8 , Dave Power (Austrit!_ia) Syd.hey ~ :,14 Jun "' 58 °14 Jul 28_ - " ....,) <'...., ..f -1 1\ ,) J ) ) ' ) , ) , l .,- ' , _ ; ') I ,, \ t' I' • t,· \ r I l ,) ) I r, ) ' ,;, ' 1' ' 1:· i ( ;.'. \ 1t !' t' l f ,, '- ": e ( \ ) " •