NEWSLETTER Supplementingtrack & FIELD NEWS
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.
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