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' : .• , >·NATIONAL NEWS . I,, .. SOUTHEASTERN AAU DECATHLON, Memphis .,. Tenn., June ' 16-17: Mulk:ey(un,a) ' i ') 1' (10.7, 2fl", 50 13f', 6 16½'', .51,0, 14.6, 154'3½",' 14'4¾", 22,1'3½'', ,4~43;8) 8,709 points (world tecor
(Salukis) 13:56r8; Clark (SCVYV) 13:59. 8; McGee (SCVYV) 14:15. 0; Moore (Abilene TC) 14:- \1. " y' 1 1 ' 25, 8'; Ashmore (SV. Mich) 14:38. 6. 3000SC 7 J011;es (Ft. Lee) 8:48. o; Yotµig (Ft. Lee), 8:50. 8; ( ;};. , Sc~ul (USAF) 8:53,6; Lawler (Abilene TC) 9:12.6; Martin (Mich) 9,:17,8; Higdon (UCTC) 9:- ►,, ·- '' 1 /, ' i 2L 8; Hoffman · (Orcg~n St) 9: 27, 4; Traynor {Villanova) , 9;128. 2, .22,0LH:t, Don Styron (Safokis) . ' _ 23. 2; Stucker (Kansas St) 23.3; Allen 23. 4; Luck 23. 7; Cephas 23, ·7; Lindgren (Utah) 23, 8; • Tyler , (Dayton AC) 23. 9; Tarr· 24:0. 2 Mile Walk; :Zinn (Green & Cotq-AC). 14r-46. 8; Vaicaitis \.J ·. (UCTC) 14:55,0; Mimm (Penn AC) 15:04.4; Laird (15:13.2; Omeltchenko (NYPC); Humcke . (NYAC). ' PV, Morris (Striders) 15'8'\Uclscs -.(Phila. PC)15'4"; ,Wadsworth (una) 15~4,''.; cfa mer (Everett Elks) 15'4"; Kimmell (SCVYV) 15'; tie, , Tork (Camp Pendleton), · Ros .e (Arizona . St)1 Gear (SCVYV), Cruz (Vj1fanova frosh) and Martin (Ok1aboma)'15'; Pratt (una)' 15'; Chase 1 " ,' (SC~V~ -J5' '; Bragg (Del. Valley'AA) 1/f; MurFay (Cornell) ·14'611, IiSJ, Sp~r,pe (P,hila.' PC) . . ~. ' ' . l I ' ' ' '. 'I . ·/ ( J -\ C ) ' ' ' \ \ ' . ') ' i I ' ,."i'' 1 , J ~ < :_-~ , ,,. ( CJ-,.- ~' ,r ! ', J ,/ { , , l i . , ' .' . ~\_) \. ' ,,, I I J- P~ge 180 .. July 5, 1961 . 52'4!"; Floerke (Ft. Riley), 52'2¼"; Hayes (Strider.s) ~1' '6"; Samuels (\Vest Iiidfes) 51~4f'; . • Stokes (Striders) 51'4¼"; Andrews (Striders) 5.0'11¾''; Cooper (NYPC) 50'¾"; Best (Bruce TC) 1 ' 49,'7¾". DT, Silvester 195'8"; Oerter (NYAC) 190'5½";Babka 186'6"; Humphreys (Striders) 1 l• 181'7"; Crane (Auburn) 176'6½"; O'Brien 171' '6½"; Weill (SCVYV} l'/1 3''; Santio (Hope AA) 168'3½". HT, Connolly (Striders) 213'6½"; Hall (NYAC) 197'6"; Pagani (NYAC) 194'8"; Backus (NYAC) 192'8"; Keerd (NYAC) 191'6"; McVv'illiams (Boston AA) 187/8½"; Engel (una) 187'5½". NATIONAL AAU DECATHLON;Albuquerque, N. M., June 30-July 1: P. Herman (\Vest- ' mont, Calli) 7,142pts.; Edstrom (EEAA) 7,048_pts.; Martin (Okla) 7,005pts,; Mulkey(una) , 1 6,807 pts. -; M. Herman (una) 6, 4$9 pts.; Jeisy (Arizona St) 6,406 p~s. 1 TORONTO. July 1: Kidd(EYTC) 8:46. 4; Tabori (SCVYV) 8:49. On; Truex (USAF) 9:10.8n_, ·
• I FOREIGN ' NEWS I FRANKFURT /MAIN, GERW.tANY, June 17-18: Lingnau 58.'3¼". · . . HELSINKI, FINLAND, June 14: Rintamaki 52. 0; Landstrom ··14'5¼"; Kuisma 245'8½". AUGSBURG, GERMANY, June 24: Pensberger 14, 2; Urbach 58'2¼". " EAST BERLIN, {une 22: Klimbt 46. 9; Valentin 3:42. 9; Herrmann 3:4S. 4n; A. Wukhailov 1 ," (USSR) 14.1; Beer 24'9 2 "; Bondarenko (USSR) 24'6¾"; Ka-ra~syov (USSR) 58 ; Lipsnis (USSR) 57'5¾' '; Bakarinov (USSR) 217'2½"; Samotsvyetov (USSR) 211 '5½". June 25: Osolin (USSR) , - 21. 2w; Matuschewski 1: 50, ,1; Grodotzki 1':l,:25. 4; Hin (USSR) 53. 4; Sokolov (USSR) 8:41. 6; , Buhl 8:48, 2n; Naroditskiy (USSR) 8: 58. 4n; ,Brumel (USSR) 7 'l "; Bolshov (USSR) 6 '10¼"; Duhrkop 6'10¼"; Preussger 15'",,i" (European record); Krasovskis (USSR) 15'1¼"; Laufer 1,1'9"; Ryakhovskiy (lJSSR) 52 '11! "w; Vyeresh,chagin (USSR) 52 '7¾"w; Vladimir Kuznyetsov (USSR) ,; • 268'10 11'; Bade 253'4½"; Kruger 250'5'\ · · ·· LEVERKUSEN, GERWJANY, June 25: Delecour (France) 10. 4; Schmidt 1:48. 9; Bak.le ,, , ·1:49. On; Klinkenberg 1:49. 2n; Ostach 3:·15. 5; Chardel (France) 14. 3; Janz 51, 6; Lingnau -i. 57'2½11. . , ,, . HELSINKI, FINLAND, June 15: Rahkamo -51 14"; Lindroos 179'½"; Repo 175'4½". TURKU, FINLAND, June 16:_Salonen 3:45.5; Watschke (Ger1nany) 8:04. 2; Hoykinpuro 8:06.4n; Hannemann (Germany) 8:09.2n; Ankio 14'6¾''; Lindroos 172'1", KAUHAVA, FINLAND.June 1$: Repo 178'7". .. . TAMPERE, FINLAND,June 20; He~lcn 6'7~·"; Malcherczyk (Poland) 52'4"; Rahkarno 51'6½"; Jokiniity 249'4". . _ LOfPI, FINLAND,June , 2.1: Liildroos 176'7½"; Repo 175'3". KEM!, -FINLAND, June 22: Schmidt (,Poland') 50''¼"; Sidlo (Poland) 263'7". ,HURLINGHAM, ENGLAND: D. Jones 20. Sy. . . OSTERSUND, SWEDEN: Asplund 2.17'1½"~ (national record), , L ROSIC KY MEMORIAL, Prague, June 24: Mandlik 21.1; Trousil 4.&,4; · Singh (India) · 46.4n; Parsch (Hungary) 1:49.7; Barabas (Rurnania) 14:01,2; GhouLein-li (China) 14.2; Berezutskiy (USSR) 14. 2w; Skouttis ' (Greece) 51.'9 (na;,honal record); Simon (Hungary) 8:56. 2; Oladitan (Nigeria) 24'11¼"; Anki.o (Finland) 14'10"; Szecsenyi (Hungary) 190'9"; Nemec · 176'9½"; Thun (Austria) 207'71'. June 25·: Man.9lpc 10.2 (ntaional record); Shavlakadze (USSR) 6'10i!J; Tsibulenko (USSR) 250'. ..• . , - . · · ITALY 109, YUGOSLAVIA 98,_Belgra~e _, June 24: Berruti (I) 10. 4; Cavell.i (I) 50'3£''; Meconi (I) 59'4½"; Radosevic , (Y) 175'6". June 25: Berruti 21, 2; Stan (Y) 8:52,.!_; Hafner (Y) 8:52. 4n. · . . . , . MISC. ENGLISH RESULTS: Rowe 60r3!,''; Harris ,1:49~ 0y; Purkis 1:49. 7ny; Wiggs 4:05. 8; Pirie 13:43. 6; Radford 9. • 6;' F airbrotl1er 6 18!"; Bullivant 13;34. 8. -- · MISC. SWEDISH RESULTS: Pettersson 6tl0¼lt; Waern 3:47.9. _HELSINKI, FINL.ANO, June 27: Rahkarno 52:'I¼"; E.epo !-80'11'.'. LODZ, POLAND, June 25: Piatkowski 195'10"; Foik 10. 3, 21. 0; Savirrkov (USSR) : 3:,15, 7; Zimny 3:46.-ln; Krzyszkowiak 8:0~. 5; Krever (USSR) ·52'7¾'', ·· . ZURICH, SWITZERLAND,June 27:"G~rmar (Germany) 21.1; Laeng A6. 8; Schmidt (Germany) 1:49. 6; . Valentin (Germany) 3:44. fi; Eyerkaufer (Germany) . 3:44. 7n; Cornacchia (Italy)' 14. 2; Mazza (Italy) 14, 2n; Idriss (France) 6 '1~" (national record); Koch (Holland) ·' 178'2½"; Thun (Austria) 207'4". . LONDON,June 28: Snell (New Zealand) 11•18,4y; Schmidt (Germany)'l:49~ 5ny; Zimny (Polanctf 4: 03. 3; Wiggs 4; 03. 4n; Haith 4: 03. Sn; Magee -{New Zealand) 13:18. 8; Tulloh 13: 25. On; Salvat 13:35. 6n; Taitt (British Guiana) 1l4, 2y; Janz (Germany) 50. 7y (European record); Dor ner (G~rmany} 8:45. 8; Herridt 8:46. On (30Q0SC); 4 x 1 mileR, North England-i6:28. 2; South . . ~ J • \ I , ·, •
• '.( . .-'j. ' ,.• .;,'._ ( ' ,)' - ·\.~ .,..._::_ f ~ [ { 1~ /l \ , c,Y: Page 181 ·1. r- , / .:..·~ July 5, 1961 -~ England 16:35'. 0;, M1dlands 16:52, /, O. , . VERSAILLES, FRANCE,June 28: 4 x 1500R, French national team (Clausse 3:?!9, 3,/ .. \ Bogey 3:45.1, Jazy 3:44,4, Bernard 3:45.4) 15:04.2 (world rec:ord). ·• · ·. · . I MONTBELIARD, FRANCE, June 25: Jazy 1: 50. 2y (national record):'Bernard 3:44. 6. PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, June 30: Piatkow~ki (Poland) 194'11"; Foik (Poland) ' --, 10, 4, 20, ,7; Mandlik 20. 9n; Baran (Poland) 1:48~4; Krzyszkowiak (Poland) 8:09. 4;· Malcherczyk (Poland) 53'¼"; Skobla 58'7¾''; Iylachowina (Poland) 243'2½". . , BREZNICK, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, July 1: Szecse,nyi,(Hungary) 192'7"; Nemec 177'4". · ZNAMENSKIY MEMORIAL, Moscow, July 1: l00m, Foik , (Poland) 10, 7; Oelecour '\. (France) 10. 8; Mandlik (Czech) 10, 8, 400, BrightweH (Gredt Britain} 46, ?;, Kinder (Germany)
46. 8; Singh (India) 46. 8; Kowalski (Poland) 47. 0. 51 000, Bolot11ikov 13: 58, 4; Bogey ' (France) . 13:59. 8; Power (Australia.)'14:01.2; Barabas {Rumania ,) 14~04, 6; Samoilov 14:08.4. ll0HH, A. Mikhailov 13, 9; Svara (faly) 14, 3; Berezutskiy 14. 4~ t1h,Shavlakadze 6'1~"; Kashkarov 1 1 11 6'10i·"; Bolshov 6'loi"-; Kukharyev 6 8¾'', fil.t_ Vauphas 24 112 ; Oladitan (Nigeria) 24'11¼"; Bondai;enko 24'1¾". DT, Piatkowski (Poland) 183'11½"; Metsur 183'2½"; Silvester (USA) 180'10½"; Bukhantsev 176'11½'', July 2: 200; Foik (Poland) 20, 8; D. Jones (Great Britain) 21. 0; Mandlik 21, 0; Delecour 21.1 (Plurpmer, USA,./eliminatcd in ·heats). , 800, Savinkov 1:49. 2; Krivoshcyev 1:49. 5; Bul,i.shev 1:,1n. 6. 1500,Jazy (F'rance) 3:42. 5; Baran (Poland) 3;-12, 7; Vamos (Rumar;iia) 3:43. 7; Sullivan (Rhodesia) 3:44. 0; Byelitsk:iy 3:44. 9; Matuschewski (Germany) 3:45. O• . · l'0, 000, Heatley (Great Britain) 29:01. o;·Za'kharov 29:03, 0; Virkus 29:07. 4; Yefimov 29:26.4; Litine 29:36, 0. 400H, Morale (Italy) 50, 5; Chevichalov 50, 7;, Korenycvsk:iy 51. 8. 3000SC, Buhl (Germany) · 8:,35. 0; Sokolov 8:38. 2; Narodits15iy 8:40. 6; Taran 8:44, 0; Rzhishchin 8:44. 0-; Yev dokimov 8:44. 2. PV, Krasovskis 15'1¾H;Petrenko 14 '9¼"; Preussgcr (Ge:r:many) 14 '9-¼". ~ Kreyer ·52'10¼"; Fyedoseyev 52'8J"; Tien (China) 52'3". SP, Meconi (Italy) 60'; S_ilve~ter . 59'11¼"; Varju (Hungary) 58'10;i"; Lucking (Great Britain) 58'6¼". "lli Macq~et (France} 258'2l"; Tsibulenko 250'1"; Vladimir Kuznyctsov 249'8½". HT, ,Rudenkov 22·6'1"; Bakafinov 225 '½"; Sarnotsvyetov 213'7"; Asplund (Sweden) 207'3", · - .- . ·, MISC. ENG'ISH RESULTS: Snell (New Zealand) l:50.4y; Halberg (New Zealand) ..c1;03.4; Tulloh 4:04. 6n; Rowe 57'9¼".
LATE NEWS · ·.. .• , ., BALTIMORE MUNICIPAL GAWtES,June 18:Winder (Morgan St) 9 ..5; C'ollym6re ~uan I L, tico) 21.0; Weisiger (Quantico) 1:50.6; Stieglitz (USN) 4:12.6; Gutknecht (una) 9;08,3; BcthCJfl (una) 23. 2; Moore (BOC) 14. 4; Mayfield (Falcons) 24'3½". _ .. , ' ; . - , / NfiTIONAL AAU JUNIOR CHAlvIPIONSHIPS, Baltimorer . July l: Stauffer (una) 52. 9; 11 Cohen (Harvard) 54 '10¼ ; Lambert (Phila. PC) 9. 6; Bethea (una) 14.2; Zubrinsky (u.na) 6'7£ "; . OREGON AAU, Eugene, July 4: Morri~ (Stridcrs) 15'6,I''; Bllrlcson , (Oregon) 4:02. O; 1 O'Brien (Striders) 62 3", 178-'ll"; T?-rr (Oregon} 14. o, 23,-9i Otis Davis (EEAA) 21. 5t,; Bocks - .../} (US Army) 230'9"; San Romani (EEAA) 1:51.4. · · ·
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WIND SPRtNTS Nine athletes who qualified for the United States team to Europe this month passed up the trip because of various reasons. Many said ''they could not leave their jobs. · Those \vho , withdrew were shot putters Dallas Long and Parry O'Brien,· ctiscusmen Ai Oerter and, Rink Babka, hammerthrowers Hal Connolly and Al Hall, quarter-miler Otis Davis, _ javelin man . Bill Alley and pole vaulter Ron Morris, Replacements were Earl Young in the 400~ Gary G4b 9 ner and Jay Silvester in the s,hot; Bob Humphreys in the di_scus, · Chuck Wilk.lnson ' in the javelin, · Tom Pagani ·and Bob Backus in the hammer and Henry Wadsworth in the ,pole vault. Also -named ·· to the team were Jim Grelle and Bob Scht"l, who will help relieve the burden 1of th_~ middle dis - tance aQ.dqistance runners • .tylost of the team will leave the U.S. July 8 and will arriye in Mqscow the following day ..• · in a workout at Waltham, Mass~, on June 30, John Thomas , cleared 6'11 11 easily, then missed six times at 7'3¾", . · I .i .-· ' I ' • . ' '
{ I J \,,_ t , ,. Page 182 MEMORABLE MEETS OF THE PAST ' July5, 1961 ' .Part X of a Series , By Wally Donovan 1932 Eastern Semi-Final Olympic Tryouts
A steady rain -drenched the spectators in Harvard StadJum during the opening day of the 1932 Eastern semi-final Olympic Tryouts. An 18-hour downpour had left pools of water . on the track and runways and made a quagmire of the throwing circles. On this cold and ·damp day, Leo Sexton, 220-pound giant of the New YorkAthletic Cltlb, stepped into the circle and tossed the shot 52' 8!" for a world record. · ·· Sexton's great. throw was the highiight of the first day of this great meet, held in Cambridge, Mass., as America's track athletes battled for the right to compete in the final Olympic Tryouts in July. Under the conditions, many of the . performances made that day were sensqtional. Lawrence E. Johnson of the Boston A .A. , engaging in his first major competition, . threw the hammer ' 169'6½", the best throw in the world up until then that year. , Emmett Toppino 'of Loyola in New Orleans splashed through the puddles .i,nthe first heat of the 100 meters in 10. 6 to equal the best time ever made in the Olympics. Later that
\ \ day, he qualified with six others for the final by winning his semi-final heat in 10. 8. ,Little Ben Johnson of Plymouth High School in Pennsylvania won a heat of the 200 meters in 21. 6 . . , The only sprinter -to qualify in both the 100 and 200 was Ira Singer of the Millrose A.A. The only final of the day was the 5,000 meters in which three New Yorkers qualified. Paul Rekers of the New York A.C. was the winner with Lou Gregory of the Millrose A.A. second and George Lermond of the New York A.C. third, The next day, Lermond won the 3, 000-metcr steeplechase in 9:08. 4, surpassing a best on record ' of 9:21, 8 made by Toivo Loukla of Finland. Lermond took the lead at the half-way mark, shook off Walter Pritchard of Hamilton College and won by 65 yards with a dazzling sprint • .In the 1500 meters, Ward Hardman of the Naval Academy set the pace until the last lap. Gene Venzke of the New YorkA.C. then stepped out and opened up a five-yard lead in the next 60. On the backstretch, Venzke lengthened his beautiful stride and increased his lead to 10 yards .• The New York A. C. veteran Ide ked home and won by 40 yards with Estes of Harvard second and Leo Lermond, also of the New YorkA.C., third. Venzke dispelled · all doubts about his rec .ent leg injury by setting an American record of 3:52. 6, breaking Ray Conger's mark of 3:55. o. In other events, Venzke's New York A.C. teammates came through in great style. George Bulwinkle won the 800 by a foot from Otto Rosner. Joe H,ealey, a sophomore at New York University running for the Winged Foot club, defeated national champion Vic Burke in the 400-meter hurdles. And, despite a turned ankle, indoor world record holder George , , Spitz easily won th~ high jump. .. Percy Beard, also of the New YorkA.C., had a real battle with Eugene Record of Harvard in the 110-meter high hurdles. Caught flat-footed at the start, Beard trailed Record " at the second hurdle, but by the fourth barrier was out in front and went winging home to win in 14. 4, tying the world record. .,. Two.rising stars from Yale University won their specinlties. Sophomore Karl Warner beat the veteran Pete 13owen in the 400 by a few steps. Warner's sprint wore down Bowen, who had led for 380 meters. Freshman Keith Brown topped the pole vaulters as he soared over 13'10". -1 · In the 100, Toppino, off like a flash, blazed to a 10. 4, a , time which tied the world mark first established by Cha:i;lie Paddock and later equaled by Eddie Tolan. In a sensation- ·.- al performance for a high school sprinter, Ben Johnson won the right to compete at Palo · Alto, Calif., by finishing third in the 2'00 meters, which was won by John Vvaybright of Navy. 100m, Toppino (Loyola, NO) 10. 4 (tics world record); 2. Widmeyer (Md); 3, Carr (Millrose). 200,Waybright (Navy) 21. 3; 2. Wilcox (Wesleyan); 3. Johnson (Plymouth, Penna., HS). 400, Warner (Yale) 47. 6; 2, Bowen (NYAC); 3. Adams (I?ates). 800, Bullwinkle (NYAC) 1:53. 0; 2. Rosner (NYAC); 3, Roy Smith (Asbury Park AC). 1500, Venzke (NYAC) 3:52.6 (American record); 2. Estes (Harvard); 3, L. Lermond (NYAC). 5, 000,Rekers (NYAC) 15:12, 6; 2. Gregory (Millrose AA); 3. G. Lermond (NYAC):. 10, 000, McDonough (Boston AA) 31:24. O; 2. · Pentti (Millrose AA); 3. Mundy (Nativity CC). -_ ~; 3000SC, G. Lermond 9:08, 4; 2. Highley (Navy); 3. Pritchard (Hamilton). ;1 llOHH,Bcard J(NYAC) 14. 4 (ties world record); 2, Record (Harvard); 3. McDonald (NYAC). ' .;J; j 400H, Healey'(NYAC) 53.0; 2. Burkc .(NYAG); 3. Mnlcolm ,(BostonAA). . . , :· i ' ' .. \ ,-' . -~: , / \ •· ) '- l ' '- .. ,_· , \ J :·1. ''f I • f ,,._·,~ ·J \__'-~·: ._ .i,\ , t Page 183 '~ ,\ \ _"' ) " _ ~. July5, . 1~6~i fil.t.Spitz (NYAC) 6'3"; 2. Newkirl< (NYAC); 3, Maynard • ' . , ,,
1 HSL Furth (Millrose AA) 48'1~"; 2. Romero (Loyo~a~ NO)_;" 3, Rogan (Loyola, New Ol;'!eans) _• . !!1_ Furth 23'6,i''; 2. T. Smith (Hollywood Club); 3, .Mc~al~y (Holy Cross). . · . ' PV, Brown (Yale) 13'10"; 2 •.. Sturdy (Los ·Angeles ~C); 3, Lee (Ya!e), . . _ SP, Sexton (NYAC) 52'8!" (world record); 2. 9en1awicz (Boston AA); 3. M1lbq1.ndt (N 1 eastern). DT,Anderson (NYAC) 16,3'5¾"; 2. Healey (Harv¥d); 3. Schneider (Millrose AA). s · , ·, ~ ffi_ M~tcalf (Dartmouth) 203''"; 2. Footrick (Springfield)~ 3 .. Robinson. HT. Johnson (Bo~,ton AA) 169'62':; · 2, Connor (NYAC);. 3. , Blaclc (B,oston AA). 1'-< 1 '
ARTHUR LYDIARD : By Herb Watts
. (The next coach of the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village . in California may be Arthur
Lydiard of New Zeal~nd. Here is a profile on Lydiard as it appeared ill -the June i~sue of J ' "Modern Athletics. ") . ,
Long before the .last .Olympic Garnes the name of Arthur Lydiard was well known in New 'Zealand ani::loverseas athletic circles but it was the splendid 1performances of his star athletes; Murray Halberg, Peter Snel _l and Barry McGee, which \ suddenly rocketed him to the heights of world fame. Since then he .has been much in the international limelight and his t • brilliant achievement of turning out two Olympic champions has brought him . ,world notice and acclaim, Let's take a glance at this virile New .Zealand er who is that nation's cqunterpart 6f Australia'sPercy Cerutty. , . . ' · - · · · . , It may not be generally !mown that Lydiard in his heyday was -a very successful rnara- thon runner. To quote P. N. Heidenstrom, New Zealan:l 's leading track and field expert and \ sports . writer, ''Before the pr~sent cra ' of marathon nmners , -- Puckett; Magee, Baillie and Julian : (all of whom are trained by Lydiard} -- Lydiard was -the shrewdest and most consJstent marathon runner this pountry has produced," . , ' · Twice he was nattonal champion, in 1953 and in 1955, and on ,both occasions, by a curious coincidence, he produced the same winning time -- 2:41:29. 8., In addition, he was runnerup five times. Internationally he represented New Zealand in the 1950 British Empire Garnes in 1-\uckland, finishing in 12th place. It was w~en pushing his star pulil, Ra'y Puckett, to the Auckland marqthon championship in February 1958 that Lydiaro , recorded his fastest time ever in this grueling race, finishing second ili just und0r two hours, 38 rninut _es. 1 . Lydiard, now 44:, stands ~'61·"·and his racing weight was 136 pounds. It has been · correctly pointed out that this . specialized competitive running gives him a . great advantage . over coaches who have never experienced the rigors, trials and the feelings of the real ath lete. In private life, until very recently, he was manager of Zenith Footwear _Ltd., a .large manufacturing firm at Ellerslie, near Auckland. Lydiard running shoes are nearly as well known in New Zealand as Lydiard running principles. Lydiard is a family man with four young children, three boys and a girl. T:wicein the past New Zealanl season Lydiard children perfbrrned with distinction. His 11-year-old 'daughter, Fay, was the herione of Auckland 1s .first women's mile race and ran gallantly against · older and stronger - opposition to take 1s·econd place. In another Auckland meet, Arthur Junior, ,wearing the colors of his . father's OwairalRome there was a well worn path to Arthur's doorstep, after the Olympic triumphs of his men this path simply swelled into a road. The postman groaned under the weight of;corresppp.dence. ·How to continue coaching his st .able of champions and ' cope with the sudden influx of new talent, and answer piles .of letters and 1\leet all the obli gations of his ,business position were giv~g him a lot of hard and anxious thought. In short a crisis was brewing. . ' J Suddenly the press announc~d that h9 had received an -attractive coaching offer from f America ~ So the pressure was really on. New Zealnd(;rs wondered if they were going to •lose their coach to the United State,s. Then came the answer in early April. The press shewed a picture of Lydiard, complete witli running .shorts, jersey and rubber l;lhoes, delivering a . bottle of milk in an Auckland suburb. He. had resigned his manage~ial position, turned down the American coaching offer, and bccom~ a milkrnah, a joJ;>that would leave him free to '
devote much more time to the vocation nearest his heart - - the boa~hing :and trainingi ot his ' j - • ~ \ • ' ) J ' f I < i .. ~ve:r: mcreasi}lg stable of athletes. , " . 1 \ ' < . "\ . ' 1 / -Page 184 July 5, 1961 All the track world 'knows about Percy Cerutty's Portsea, Australia, training ground, .' but there are perhaps a few who still do not know how Lydiard's ttaining center works. His h0rrie is in Auckland, and therefor ,e this city (largest in New Zealand with a population of 422,900) is the hub of New Zealand's distance running as far as the Lydia rd setup is concern ed. Encornpa§sing Auckland on the West side are bush clad hills known as the Waitkere ranges and it is here that athletes of the Lydiard stable lay the foundation training of their running. All days of the week and alf weeks of the year his runners may be seen eating up the miles l - of this bush trainfr1g track. Lydiard also has a road course from his home to Wiatarua and then there is Stanmore Bay -- Arthur's private holiday residence -by the sea. For many years , his athlet~s have -availed themselves of his hospitality and used the -surrounding country-sea'- -"shore and clay roads to further their training. A typical day at Stanmore Bay would embrace a 5 to 10 mile run in the morning before brea)dast and then sometimes in the afternoon f;,ydiard comes out with his stopwatch and . from 3: 30 to 6 puts the boys through a , series of, stiff time trials. The athletes start on the flat then run down hill for tvro miles to the river and back again -- often with repeats. Sometimes there will be a six or seven mile run at the bottom of the bill before tho athletes fight their way back to the top. As Barry Magee says, these time trials can be very exhausting but they are also very nee es sary. The S_tanmore Bay training ground is used only on holidays. In 11_isarticle on C erutty and his training methods in "Modern Athletics" for July, 1960, Rex Scambary crystallizes the basis of Ccrutty's system as the development of strength in an athlete through three principles, weight training, diet and rwming. Lydiard's system is muc,h simpler; the development of strength and stamina in an athlete , through rup.ning - - purely running. V✓ eight training has no place whatsoever in the Lydiard system. Halberg has never, for training purposes, lifted a weight in his life. And no special diets figure in Lyd .: 1 iard's system either. All his athletes cat plain wholesome food, And there in a nutshell you hiivc the basic principles and diff crences of the two great systems from Down Under - - - -Cerutty of Australia, weight training, diet and running; Lydiard of New Zealand, run-run- 1 --run. A lot more could be written but there is no need to elaborate more for a Lydiard book is coming. Lycliard is writing a book on his running system and principles. The book is designed · as a manual and will contain tJ:e gospel _of running, according to Lydiard, from A to Z. To date not a great tleal has appeared from his pen, although he did contribute a series of - articles through the New Zealand AAA Coaches As.sn. monthly bulletin. The book is being produced by an English publishing house and should be available about July or August. Lydiard is not without his critics and has quite a few in New Zealand. Some are for his ideas; some against, but the r,esults -of his systefn, as seen in the Olympic honors won by his men, take some answering, and have turned the tide in his favor. I, Finally a glance at the Lydiard men and their leader. A spirit of 'camaraderie exists ), and the athletes all hold their coach in the highest esteem and confidence. His home is, open
to them da,iy and night for discussion of athletic problems. Arthur still runs with his athletes / -and he uses his older and more experienced men like Halberg, Baillie and Magee to assist him with the coaching of the younger athletes. -- This quiet, frank and sincere coach, · who never seeks the limelight, but who wears it grandly when it COJil~S, has brought in a new era of athletic history in New Zealand and raised distance running t,o new and tremendous heights there. The future of his men and l! his methods will be watched with intense interest. l1 ..I - SO THEY TELL US M.J.KEARLEY, Mobeni, South Africa: "Looking through t~ack records is seems as if Davis is a good name to have if you want to be a trackman, for example: ·~ Harold 9. 4, I Wendell 9. 5; 100m, Harold 10. 2, Glenn 10. 3; 220 (straightaway) , Harold 20. 4; 200t, Ira and Glenn 21. O; 400; Otis 44. 9; 440 1 GJenn 45. 7; ll0HH, Jack 13. 4; 200Ht, Glenn 22. 5, .... Jack 23, 1; 400H,Glenn 49. 2; . 440H, Glenn 49. 9; fil,Walter 6' lli";_filt Ira 25 18", ' Willie 2~'3"; I HST, Ira ~i'3'10-"; SI:t Dave 62'8½". - t JOE GALLI, Australia: "Coach Bryce Mackay is confident Bob Vagg will go on to be - orie_of the world's best distance men. He says Bob's 'mission' in Europe in July is to break , 29: 00 over 10, 000 meters. Va:gg, Dave Power and Gary Holdsworth (sprints) will compete . ';,, · '-in ·Helsinki in'July and elsewhere for two or three weeks." _ ,~
• ,'" i \ Page .185 - BEST PERFORMERS BY AGE (OUTDOORS) - Jul>:;5, 1961 'I 23· '1:45,8 Tom Courtney (USA) O~lo 9 Aug . 57 17 Aug 33 24 1:46. 6 Derek Johns'on (Great Britain) Oslo 9 Aug 57 5 Jan '33, · 1 25 1:45.7 Roger Moen's (Belgium) Oslo ' ' _3Al,\g65 " 26Apr 30 26 1:45. 9 Audun Boysen (Norway) , Oslo 3 Aug 55 . 10 May 29 r · 27 1:46, 0 Roger Moens (Belgiurp) Oslo ,;n Jul 5-7 26 Apr 30 28 1:46, 2 Paul Schmidt (Germany) Cologne 20 Sep \59 9 Aug 31 29 1:46, 5 ' Stefan Lewandowski '(Poland) Cologne ,., , 20 Sep 59 30 May 30 30 1:46. 5 Roger Moens (Belgium) Rome : 2 Sep 60 26 Apr 30 *==intermediate time, -0r converted from 880 yards by subtracting • 7 seconds.
880 YARDS
14 1:55, 5 Gail Hodgson (South Africa) · I 53_ 1 Nov 38 15 1:53.8 Bruce Bess (USA) Compton, Calif. 23 Apr 60 4 Sep 44 16 1:54. 7 Tom Garron (US.A,.) New York City _ 30 May;56 12 Jul 39 ,17 1:50.6 Tom. .Carroll(USA) New· York City 2,Jun 57 12 Jul 39 18 1:49. 9 B_ol;>Seaman (USA) Compton, Calif. 4 Jun ·54 19 Jun 35 19 1:49,'3 Herb Elliott (Australia) . Melbourne 11 Mar 57 25 Feb 38
20 1:47.2 Don Bowden (USA) A ustin 1 - Texas 15Jun 57 s Aug 36 21 1:47. 5 Peter Snell (New Zealand) London 28 Sep 60 17 Dec 38 :.- 22 1:47,5 Lon Spurrier (l!SA) Berkeley, Calif. 25 Mar 55 27 May 32 23 1:46. 8 Tom Courtney . (USA) Los Angeles 24 May 57 . 17 Aug 33 iL' 24 1!47,8 Tony BluejAustralia) Brisbane 26 Mar60 2 Apr 36 l 25 1:48. 2 Ron Delany (Ireland)' Dublin 22 Sep 60 6 Mar35 f 26 1:48. 6 G~ar Nielsen (Denmark) C openhageJl ; 30 Sep 54 25 Mar28 27 1:48. 2 Gunnar Nielsen _{Denmark) Copenhagen 4 Aug 55 25 Mar28 ' ' 28 1:48.6 Mal Whitfield (VSA) Turku, Finland 17.Jul 53 11 Oct 24 29 1:48. 5 Stefan Lewandowski (Poland) Lund 10 Sep 59 30 May 30 30 1:48. 9 Mal Whitfield (U~A) Compton, Calif. 4 Jun 55 11 Oct 24 'I • 1 1500 METERS 16 3:53.4 Bruce Kidtj (Canada) London, Ontario 18 Jun 60 . 26 Jul 43 17 3:53.8 · Vic Reeve (Canada) 1 Jul 58 18 3:4-7. 7 Herb Elliott (Aus~ralia) Melbourne 2 Feb 57 25 _,-;;~b3~ '··19 3:44. 6 Archie San Romani, Jr. (USA) Houston, Texas 10 Jun ao_ 15 J-ll . 41 20 3:36, 0 H_c:z-:bElliott (Australia) , Gothenburg · -28 Aug 58 25 Feb -38 · - f ,, 21 3:41, 1 Jonas Pipyne (USSR) Moscow 4 Aug 57 30 Nov 35 22 3:35. 6 Hf!rb Elliott (Australia) Rome -6 Sep 60 25-·feb 38 23 3:39.3 Siegfried Valen~in (Germany) Oslo 17 Jul 59 23 Feb -36 24 3:38,4 Michel Jazy (France) Rome 6 Sep · 60 13 JU)l 36 25 a:'38.4 Murray Halberg (New Zealand) Oslo 25 Sep 58 7 Jul' 33 26 3:,38, 1 Stanislav Jungwirth (Czech) ' Stara Boleslav 12 Sep 57 ·15 Aug 30 27 . 3::38. 6 Dan Waern (Sweden) Gothenburg 18 Sep 60 17 Jan' 33 28 3:39, ' 0 Stanislav Jungwirth (Czech) Gothenburg 28 Aug 58 15 Aug 30 29 3:40, 3 Istvan -Rozsavolgyi (Hungary) Budapest 6 Aug 58 20 Mar 2'9 30 3:38, 9 Istvan . Rozsavolgyi (Hungary) Budape.st . -22 Aug 159 .-' ?OMa-r29
.ONE MILE . 15 4: 17. 5 Bruce Bess (USA) Palo Alto, Calif: 4 Jun , 60 4-S~p 44 16 , 4:16~ 8 Martin Heath (Great Britain) Houghton ' 26 Jul , 5.8 8 D,ec 41 17 4:11:7 · Tpm Sullivan (USA) , · ' · · Chi~ago ,, 18 Jun 60 ··, . 18 Jari 4~, . ' i ,18 4: 04. 3 Herb Elliott (Australia) · Melbourne 20 Feb 57 · 25 Feb 38 ; r 19 3:58. 6 Dyrol Burleson (USA) ._. Eugene, Oregon 23 Apr 60 27 Apr 40 20 3:54.5 Herl:> Elliott (Australia) Dublin, Irelan:! : 6 Aug 58 - 25 Feb 38 . 21 3: 58. 9, Herb Elliot( (Australfa) Brisbane 1.:J:Mar G9 25 Feb 38 22 3;57. 0 Herb Elliott (Australia) Dublin 23 Sep _ 60' 25 Feb 38 23 3:56, ~ Siegfried Valentin (Germany) ... Potsdam ..28 -May59 23 Feb 36 24 3:55. 9- Merv Lincoln _(Australia) ' ; - · Dublin ,, 6Aug 58 22 Nov 33 . \ \
25 ;3:57. 2 Derek Ibbotson:· (Great Britain'.) London 19 Jul ,5.7 17 Jun 321 26 . 3:58, 6 John Landy (Australia) Melbourne 7 Apr ' 56 , 4Apr30 - l ' • ,\ . ' ,~ ,, /, !. ' ' Page ' 186 . Juli 5, 1961 3:58. 6 Jiln Bailey {Australia) Los Angeles 5 May 56 21 Jul 29 27 3:58. 9 Roger Moens (Belgium) Malmo, Sweden 4 Sep 57 26 Apr 30 .,,: . . ,~ 28 3:59.1 Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark) Compton, Calif. 1 Jun 56 25 Mar 28 29 3:59. 9 Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) Dublin 23 Sep 60 10 Feb 31 30 4:00.4 Ingvar Ericcson (Sweden) ·· Malmo 4 Sep 57 31 Aug 27 '--" ., '· TWO MILES \~ , 15 9:25. 0 · Bruce Kidd (Canada) Atherly, Ont, 30 May 59 26 Jul 43 / \ l' 16 ,9:22. 8 Bruc .e Kidd (Canada) Tpronto 4 May60 26 Jul 43 17 9:07, 0 Bob Vagg (Australia) Sydney l0Nov 57 2 Feb 40 · 18 ;, 9:01. 0 Herb Elliott (Australia) Melbourne 14 Feb 57 25 Feb 38 19 8:;50.8 D~nis Moore (Australia) Sydney , 17 Dec 57 10 Aug 38 20 8:37. 6 Herb Elliott (Australia) Dublin, Ireland 7 Aug 58 25 Feb 38 ' 21 8:45. 8 Brian B~rrett (Great Britain) London 30 May55 17 Jun 33 22 8:46.8 Kaz~mierz Zimny (Poland) London 5 Aug 57 4 Jun · 35 23 8:32, 0 · Albert Thomas (Australia) Dublin, Ireland 7 Aug 58 8 Feb 35 24 8:33. 8 Olavi Vuorisalo (Fi:n.land) Turku 17 Sep 57 5 Apr 33 25 8:33. 0 Murray Halberg (New Zealan:l} London 3 Sep 58 7 Jul 33 {.,, 26 8:39.0 Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) Turku, Finland 17 Sep 57 l0Feb 31 27 8: 37. 0 Michel Bernard (France) Rennes lJun 60 21 Dec 31 28 8:39. 0 Gordon ' Pirie (Great Britain) London 3 Aug 59 10 Feb 31 29 8:44. 6 Sandor Iharos (Hungary) London 18 May 59 10 Mar 30 ; 30 8:50. 0 Gaston Reiff (Belgium) Stockholm 7 Sep 51 4 Feb 21
/ THREE MILES ,,....,,.-..... 15 14:2?, 0 Bruce Kidd (Canada) Toronto 27 May 59 . 26 jul -43 16' 14: 07. 6 Bruce Kidd (Canada) Toronto 4 lylay 60 26 .Jul 43 17 14: 24. 0 David Chapman (Great Britain) Ashton, . ,England 18 Aug 54 21 Aug 36 18 14:02-.4 Herb Elliott (Australia) Melbourne 23 Feb 57 25 Feb 38 . 19 13:53. 7 Pa·t Montague (Great ~ritain) London 9 May59 ...._,, 20 13:34, 8 Roger Dunkley (Great Britain) Glasgow 9Jun 56 20 Nov 35 .. 21 13:35. 7 Max Truex (USA) Compton, Calif, 31 May57 4 Nov 35 22 13:23. 0 Stan Eldon (Great Britain) London 2 Aug 58 1 May 36 . 23 13: 10.8 Albert Thomas (Australia) Dublin 9 Jul 58 8 Feb 35 24 13; 15; 6 Kazimierz Zimny (Poland) London . 14 Aug 59 4 Jun 35 25 13:14.2* Sandor lharos (Hungary) Budapest 23 Oct 55 10 Mar3o · 26 13: 11. 4 _Murray Halberg ' (New Zealand) Auckland 13 Feb 60 7 Jul 33 27 13;26. 4* Vladimir Kuts (USSR) Prague 23 Oct 54 1 May27 28 13:25, 0 Gordon Pirie (Great B·ritain) London 30 Sep 59 10 Feb 31! 29 13:28. 4* Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) London 1 Aug 60 10 Feb 31 30 13:43. 4 Dave Power (Australia) Hobart 2 Mar59 14 Jul 28 *=made in 5, 000-meter race. • t ' ' '/ 5,000 IvIETERS 16 14:29. 9 Bruce Kidd (Canada) Saskatoon 16 Jul 60 26 Jul 43 ~
J 18 ,14: 36. 6 _Saburo Yokomizo CTapan) Tokyo 5 May 58 9 Dec 39
19 14:14.8 Saburo Yokomizo(Japan) Turin 6 Sep 59' 9 Dec 39 ·1,j/, 20 14: 16. 7 Max Truex (USA) · Los Angeles 1 Nov 56 4 Nov 35 i--\' I ' . 21 13:57. 8 . Miroslav Jurek (Czech) Moscow , 4 Aug 57 28 Oct 35 I 22 ,13:52.2 Miroslav _Jurek (Czech) Gothenburg 28 Aug 58 28 Oct 35 23 13:47. 8 Stan Eldon (Great Britain) Turku 15 Sep 59 1 May 36 24 13: •14.4 · Kazimierz Zimny (Poland) Berlin 5 Sep 59 4 Jun 35 25 13: 36 . .8 Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) Bergen 19 Jun 59, 10 Feb 31 \. 126 13:46, 6 ,· Sandor Iharos (Hungary) Stockholm 1 Sep 56 ' 10Mar30 27 13:4,3, 4 Murray Halberg (New Zealand) Rome '2 Sep ·t;o 7 Jul 33 - 28 13:42. 4 FriE:grich Janke (GermanY,) Berlin 5 Sep 59 _ 19 Apr 31 , ' 29 13: 39. 6 Vladimir Kuts (USSR) Bergen 19Jun 56 1 May27 _;30 13;35. 0 Vladimir Kuts (USSR) Rome ··- ' \ 13 Oct 57 1 May 27 ✓ ·,,-, .
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