NEWSLETTER Supplementing TRACK & FIELD NEWS Twice Monthly
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TRACKNEWSLETTER Supplementing TRACK & FIELD NEWS twice monthly. Vol. 8, o. 11 Jan. 17, 1962 Page 81 2. Houston 3:33 . 6; 3. TexasA&M 3:36.9; 4 . Texas 3:37.2. Gubner Throws 61' 4 1-4" 2 MileR, Howard Payne ables, Santiago, Reid, Petty) 7: 55. 9; 2 . ew York City, Dec. 16 -- ew York University sophomore Texas 7: 56 . l; 3 . Houston : 07. 5; 4. East Texas State. Gary Gubner warmed up for the indoor season by throwing the shot a personal best 61 '4¼" at a Metropolitan AAU development meet in Thomas Scores Double the 102 Engineers Armory. Gubner 's previous personal best of 60'9 " was set last May . The performance, which was made outdoors from Hanover, .H., Jan. 6 - John Thomas won two events and a board surface, places Gubner second on the all-time indoor shot placed second in two others but his efforts were not enough as put list . Another top performance came on the track when Cliff Ber - Dartmouth beat Boston University, 58-51, in a dual meet. trand, also of YU, won the handicap 500 in 57. 5, the second fastest Thomas won his specialty, the high jump, at 6-'6" but did not 500 ever run on a flat board track. Bertrand started from scratch. try to go higher. He also took the 50 high hurdles in 6 .6, and placed second in the shot put at 45 '9¾'' and the broad jump at 21 '11". He ..also ran a leg on the mile relay team. Boston University sophomore Gutknecht Runs 30:44.4 in Brazil Ed Tantorski set one of the top marks of the meet when he ran the Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 3 - American John Gutknecht ran 600 ip 1:12 .3. 30:44 .4 for third in the 10, 000 meters in an international meet that traditionally follows the ew Year's Eve Midnight race. Henri Six Vaulters Over 15 Feet Clerckx of Belgium won the race in 30: 2 9 . 2 with Osvaldo Suarez of Argentina was second in 30: 33. 0. Former Idaho State star Tom Houston, Texas, Jan. 12 - - Southern Methodist's Dexter 0 'Riordan, re~resenting µ-eland, placed second to Robert Bogey of Elkins, currently the top pole vaulter in the United States, cleared France in the 1500 with a 3:54.4 clocking. Bogey ran 3:53.2. In 15 '6½" at the first annual Bluebonnet Invitational to lead a parade of other events, Germany's Peter Kubicki won the 5,000 in 14:21. pole vaulters over 15 feet. and Georgios Papavasiliou of Greece won the 3, 000-meter steeple - Six, including Elkins, cleared that once magic height and chase in 9: 14. 0. all of them had done it previously with the exception of Baylus Bennett of Texas, who cleared 14 ' last spring . Elkins tried the world indoor record height of 15 '10½'' but missed on all three attempts. On his Elkins Climbs to 15' 4 1-2" first attempt he hit the bar going up. His second try failed when he San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 6 - The Texas indoor season tipped the bar off with his right foot and on his third attempt he bare - opened on a successful note tonight when Dexter Elkins of Southern ly brushed it off with his chest. Elkins was unanimously voted the Methodist pole vaulted 15 '4½" at the first Alamo City A. C. meet. meet's outstanding athlete. Elkins, whose previous best of 15 '¾"was set last spring, Fred Hansen and John Pennel battled Elkins but had to settle moved up to nwnber six on the all -time indoor list. Elkins did not for a tie for second at 15 '2 " . Tied for fourth at 15' were Bennett, try to go any higher recause the standards would not go higher. His Gerald Pratt of Texas Southern and Olympian Dave Clark. performance earned him the outstanding athlete award. Fred Hansen Although the meet produced some exciting races, the p;!r of Rice also set a personal best when he took second at 15 '¼" and formances were generally poor. The 12-lap track features long Texas sophomore Steve Guynes set a personal best of 14'9¼" when straighaways and tight rends which gave even the experienced in he tied for third with Dave Clark. door campaigners trouble. Another outstanding performance came in the 60 high hurdles Dave Styron edged Ralph Alspaugh in a 6.2 60 with highly , here Ray Cunningham of Texas ran 7 .2 in a close victory over regarded Charles Frazier being eliminated in tre semi-finals. Bobby Bernard of Texas Christian and teammate Bob Sewell . Earl ~Dave Styron (una) 6.2; 2. Alspaugh (Austin AC) 6.2; 3. Timmons Young of Abilene Christian led all the way to win the 600 in 1:15.4. (Houston frosh) 6. 3; 4. 0. Williams (Texas Southern) 6. 4. ~Als a ugh (Austin AC) 6 .2; 2 . Sells (Houston) 6.3; 3. Timmons 600, Milburn (Texas Southern) 1: 16 . 3; 2. elson (una) 1: 17. 9. (Houston) 6 .4; 4. Mccroskey (TCU) 6. 6. 600, Almond (Houston) 1: 17 . 8; 2 . Gasaway (TCU) 1: 1 . 5; 3. Dunn 300, Miller (Austin AC) 33. 5; 2. Harlan (Houston) 33. 7; 3. Mason (Lamar Tech) 1:20. O. (Texas Tech) 35. 7. 1000, Cozens (Houston) 2: 17. 3; 2. Adams (Texas Southern) 2: 1 . 3; Special 300, Barnhill (Austin AC) 33 .2; 2. Alspaugh 33 .4; 3. elson 3. Bishop (H. Payne) 2: 18. 3; 4 . Menchaca . Texas St) 2:21. 2. (una) 34.5 . Mile, Elliott (Houston frosh) 4:24 .2; 2. Silliman (TCU) 4:24. 3; 3 . 600, Young (Abilene Christian) 1:15 .4; 2. Golden (Texas Tech) Mason (una) 4:33. 7; 4. Eschle (Austin AC). 1:17.3; 3. Roark (una) 1:17.5. 2 Miles, Clohessy (Houston) 9: 13. ; 2. Stewan (Lamar Tech) 9:20. 4; ~Davis (Texas) 1:59.7; 2. Van der Wal (Canada) 1:59.8; 3. Tay 3. Walker (Houston) 9:24.6; 4. Sikes (H. Payne) . lor (Austin AC) 4. Crooks (Texas A&M). 60HH, Allen (Texas Southern) 7. 3; 2. Bernard (TCU) 7. 3; 3. Cunning 1000, enchaca orth Texas St) 2: 18. 6; 2. Bishop (H. Payne) ham (Austin AC) 7. 3; 4. Sewell (Austin AC) 7. 5. 2: 19 .3; 3. Silliman (TCU); 4. Eschle (Austin AC). ~ Miller (McMurry) 24'1 "; 2. Harris (Tex. Sou) 22'11"; 3 . Mulkey Mile, Elliott (Houston) 4:2 . 5; 2. Eschle 4:29. 3; 3. Ener (una) 22 '9¾"; 4. Myers (Houston) 22 '5½". (Texas A&M) 4:31. 5; 4. Robinson (Houston). !:!L._Ridgway (Lamar Tech) 6 '5¾"; 2. Deaver (Texas A&M) 6 '3¾"; 3. 2 Miles,Clohessy (Houston) 9:31. ; 2. Walker (Houston) 9:39.0; Upton (TCU) 6' 1¾''; 4. tie, Beck (Rice) and Daniels (Texas A&M). 3. Bilgutay (Texas A&M) 9:41. 9; 4. Sikes (Howard Payne). PV, Elkins (una) 15 '6½"; 2. tie, Pennel (una) and Hansen (Rice) 15 '2 "; 60HH , Cunningham (Austin AC) 7 .2; 2. Bernard (TCU) 7 .3; 3. Sewell 4. tie, Clark (una), Bennett (Austin AC) and Pratt (una) 15 ' . (Austin AC) 7 .4; 4. Swafford (Texas Tech) 7. 6. SP, Roberts (TexasA&M) 56'1½ "; 2. Tieman (TexasA&M) 51'2"; 3. §L_Miller (McMurry) 24'10 "; 2. Haas (East Texas St) 23 '11 "; 3. Jordan (Austin AC) 50'6 "; 4. Groves (E. Texas St) 49'10". Myers (Houston) 22 '; 4. Robinson (una) . fileR, Houston (Harlan, Waterman, Cozens, Almond) 3:33.5 ; 2. !:!L._Upton (TCU) 6'5 "; 2. Deaver (Texas A&M) 6'3"; 3. Ridgway Texas A& 3:37. 6. Only entries. (Lamar Tech) 6 '3". 2 MileR,Howard Payne oble, Santiago, Reid, Petty) 7:59. ; 2. ~ Elkins (SMU) 15 '4½"; 2. Hansen (Rice) 15 '¼"; 3. tie, Clark (una) Austin AC : 04. 4; 3. Texas A& ; 4. East Texas State. and Guynes (Austin AC) 14 '9¼" . ~R oberts (Texas A& ) 55' "; 2. Tieman (Texas A& 1) 52'; 3. Gardner , Nourse Pull Upsets Jordan (Abilene Christian) 51 '7¼"; 4. Groves (East Texas St). Boston, Mass., Jan. 13 -- High jumper Bob Gardner and Duke Univ. ~1ileR, Texas Tech (Hart, Mason, Donelson, Golden) 3:33 .4; (continued on page 4, column one) 1e1 1 (3, :na _ensk:y [em. Jul 1 17e 1 2 (1) Po chefetroom Ear lo 19, 16 (1, ~orld J9?I:ee Jul€ 166 1 9.5 (1 So.African C~. 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