SupplementingTRAC~c & FIELDNEWS twice monthly. ~,,~'1JS? -V-ol___ l_O_,_N_o __-24----------------------:-Ju~ly--::2-::-2-, ""'.'1796:-4:-----------------------np4g:::"._ =e:::-_1;;8;-;f'.ti National News Foreign News \~ NEW ENGLAND Af,.U, Hudson, June 16-:-HT, McWilliams 205'3". - LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY, JT, S8.lomon 268'8½". -:~i SP, Wallin 59'2". HJ, Thomas 7'0". 6 Mile, Sullivan (BAA) 29:47 .o. BUDAPEST, HT, Zsivotski 218'6". 200, Csutoras 21.0. 5000, -·~1_•_- BRUNSWICK, June 20--HT, Nason 183'½". Mecser 14:02.2. TJ, Ivanov 52'½". SP, Varju 61'5½"; 2. Nagy , •- NEEDHAM, MASS, July 4--SIP, Wallin 57'3". HT, Corsetti 60'4¾". 19'1'11½"; 2. Mc Williams 191'7". TOKYO 400 Hayase 47 .2. 5000, Iwashita 14:09.8. 3000St,.. ,:;";~ FITCHBURG, MASS., July 5--SP, Wallin 57'9". Aoba and W;kam:tsu 8:48.6. PV, Otsubo 15'5". TJ, Kawasu 52'½tf .. <:::,':ii,; GARDENA, CALIF., July 6--PV, Kirk 15'0". ORANGE COAST, CALIF., July 8--JT, Tucker (PAA) 254'8". 1:48 ~~:~~im!~J8 ~:R~i!p~:!;n i~~~ti~ ~=:b~h/i:~~~ ~ZJ~~! NORTHEASTERN MASS, Juiy 10--SP--Wallin 57'3". 1500, Krause 3:43.4; 2. NiephaF, 3:44.0. SP, Hensse 59'5"; ·2. :c•::t LONG BEACH, CALIF., July 11- -(first competition) JT, Stuart Hoffman 59'1½"; 3. Gratz 58'104". c :i 245'6"; 2 .Covelli 242'4"; 3. Polizzi 227'5". HJ, Rambo 6'7". 880, HELSINKI, 800, Tuominen 1:48.6~ 2. Alander 1:49.6. Pelster 1:50.9. (second competition) JT, Covelli 252'7½"; 2. Polizzi REGGIO, ITALY, HH, Mazza 13.9. ' <l 241'10". SZCZECIN, POLAND, 100, Maniak 10.3. )~ KNOXVILLE, TENN., July 12--BJ, Boston 25'1". (Boston also WARSAW, POLAND, 100, Foik 10.4. 400, Swatowski 47 .2. -=~ ran a 9.6 100, 22.0 220, and ran a leg on the 440 relay.) VASTERAS, SWEDEN, 400, Kalfelder (Ger) 47 .1. 3000, Tul- -,,,., SAN JOOE, CALIF., July 15--HJ, Lowe 6'10"; 2. Dobroth 6'8" loah 8:04.2; 2. Najde 8:04.6; 3. Larsson 8:05.0. HH, Forssander .,. PALO ALTO, CALIF., July 18--TJ, "\¥alker 48'5½". HT, Burke 14.1. HJ, Pettersson 6'91". PV, Ankio (Fin) 15'7". HT, Asplund "'•· 206'0>t. JT, Conley 234'5". 211'9" EAST LOS .AffGELES, July 17--SP, Mills 60'4½". DT, Humphreys TARTU, USSR, SP, Lipsnis 60'9½"; 2. Varanauskas 60'6½". }i ,''' 191'0". PV, Rose 15'6". JT, Stuart 238'7¾". HJ, Higgins 6'9¾". TROYES, FRANCE, HT. Husson 211'1". __ :TJ, Kemp 47'6". BERLIN, July 8--100, Carr (US) 10.3 (10.3 heat)~ 200t~ Carr (US) 20. 7w. 400, Trousil (Czech) 46. 5; 2. Reske (Ger) 46 .8; 3. :·.,: Schmitt (Ger) 47. 0. 800, Mitchell (US) 1:49. 0. 1500, (5. Tucke,;. Noted with Interest (US) 3:47.0). 5000, Clarke (Aus} 13:45.2; 2. Jazy (Fr) 13:49-.4;. 3. -_ _ Brian Sternberg has now been injured for more than a year. Clerckx (Bel) 13:57 .8; 4. Gamoudi (Tunisia) 14:07 .O; _5. Khahas·si )Here, Georg N. Meyers, sports editor of the Seattle Times, reveals (Tun) 14:01.2; 6. Flossbach (Ger) 14:02.0. 4001H, Wyatt (US)51.2; •l] ~- ·'"howhe has been getting along. 2. Hass (Ger) 51.8; Muller (Ger) 51. 7. PV, Reinhardt (Ger) 16~'5¾"· i A year ago today (July 2), Brian Sternbe:cg, world-record 2. Hansen 16'1 "; 3. Tomasek (Czech) 15'9". ur, Danek (Czech) :: ;:: pole vaulter, ceased to exist. The human being of the same name 200'11". JT, Stumpp (Ger) 264'7". _ _. __ _ _ }i survives on courage, confidence, indestructible faith. STOCKHOLM, HJ, Pettersson and Nilsson 6 'IO!". 3. Sletton (Nori.,2~l An immeasureable instant, which no one can calJ back, 6'9}". HT, Krogh (Nor) 204'5½". __ . _ _ _ · · __ leftBrian immobile on a trampoline, paralyzed from the neck POTSDAM, EAST GERMANY, 800, RichterJ_:48.5; 2. Holtz -:1; _---:-~- down. 1:48.6; 3. Fassinger 1:49.2; 4. Knornschild 1:49.3; 5. WeUa~ , •;~, 1:49.5; 6. Gorr 1:49.8. ,:;~ For months, a hospital contrivance cradled the dwindling WARSAW, PV, Sokolowski 16'5¾". HJ, Czernik 7-'1/'.5 ·,~, frame which had soared 16 feet 8 inches before Brian turned 20. LONDON, 100, Figuerola (Cuba) 9.4. 440/.:Brightwell- 4•i ...~5• ---~}~1 With gritted teeth, Brian vowed one day to walk from the hospital. 880, Crothers (Can) 1:50.1. Mile;' Simpson 4:01.1; 2.- Wiggs 4:01.6; : Vexed and disappointed, Brian eventually was wheeled horne i} '·in a chair. That was progress. From motionless insensitivity, he 3. Tucker (US) 4:02.3. 3Mi2le,2Bogu4szO~wR~czdan(Pol(lr) 13la:24d.)4;1322.8~8-ranIH ~-~_)._: (Pol) 13:26 .8; 3. Tulloh 13: 8. ; . 10r e n : • . , --', has squeezed out spare but treasured movements of the arms and Cooper 51.1; 2. Warden 51.4; 3. Wyatt (US) 5~.9. 3000St, Herriott - -~ shoulders. 8:40.0. BJ, Davies 26'1½"; 2. Mor~y 25·'6!'~.- SP, Varju··-(Hung) ~-~~i · Brian still does not "own" his fingers or his legs, he 61'9¾''; 2. Luckilig58'11"; 3.Lindsay58'6½". ;-;:;:'; · - pursues them with the dilligence which made him, as a University ZURICH, 400, Laeng 46.6; 2. Pennewaert (Bel)46.9. 80,0,· __ __;:z;;:; of Washington sophomore, supreme in the world at the sporting Rockaefts (Bel) 1:48.7; 2. Jaeger 1:50.0. 1500, Alonsius (Bel) 3:42._7.t;4- _competition of his choice. 2. Knill 3:43.3; 3. Jelinek 3:43.3~ 3000St, ·Roelants (Bel)·S:37.4~ =:Jl~ · Projections of the young man's future with a fiberglass pole TOKYO, TJ, Okazaki 53'3". BJ, Yamada 25!3¼' . - , - . were without calculable limit: In one year, from freshman to soph­ HELSINKI, TJ, Pedersen 268'4". PV, Ankio 15'9"; 2-. Nikula :-~ ·•_·"_\__ orno:te-, he had improved his performance by a foot. As the world - 15'5¾''. - · ·. recordholder, he hastily acknowledged that he was a learner in the FRANCE, 800, Lurot L49.3; 2. Pellez1:f9.5; 2. Durand art of levitation by fiberglass . , 1:49.6; 3. Jundt 1:49.9. 1500, Wadoux 3:43.5. 5000, Tijou 14:01.6. , _ What happened to Brian shook Seattle as catastrophe to no 2. Fayolle 14:05.4; .3. Vaillant 14:08.2, 4001H, Behm 51.4. HT, - .- ·other athlete ever has done. Sainte-Rose 6'9i''. PV, D'Encausse 15'5". TJ, Battista 52'8¾". The community shock and compassion rippled world-Wide. HT, Husson 215'7½". ;,,_ ·By thousands, messages of hope and cheer flooded Brian. He JENA, EAST GERMANY, 1500, Valentin 3:41.4; 2. Holtz 3:43.0;' , accepted them with surprise and the modesty which was his most 3. May 3:43.8. 5000, Herrmann 13:55.6; 2. Janke 14:05.8. 30()0St, distinguishing trait as an athlete . Doring 8:39.0. HJ, Pfeil 6'9}"; 2. Koppen 6'9}". BJ, Beer.26'½-"; ?•>~,, Invitations took him, as honored guest, to Philadelphia, Gollos 25'8". 100, Erbstoesser 10.4. 10,000, Herrmann 29:16.4; <:if ~- -Milwaukee, San Francisco, Compton--scenes of personal triumph 400lli, Singer 50 ~ 9. PV, Pr~usswer 16'1". HT, Losch.211 '~'~. -~-;:~i , inhis march to the pole-vaulting pinnacle. WARSAW, POLAND, HT, Cieply 221'5½''. >; 1tff·. _ Finland flew him there as a figurehead of indomitability to DUBLIN, IRELAND, 3Mile, Graham 13:18.3. 100, Carr '(US) {?''-illumine its Olympic Games preparations . 9.5. 220t, Carr (US) 21.2. 440, Kerr (Jam) 47 .1. 880, Kerr (Jam) :•::-<'· In all the travels, pain was a constant companion. Another 1:48.0. ~--·was the stamina to bear it. ANNECY, FRANCE, 400, Samper 47 .2. 800, Lurot 1:49 .7. :,~ · ' · -·:_ it hasbeen, for Brian, a year of public joys, private fears 1500, Nicolas 3:43. 7; 2. Wadoux 3:43 .8; 3. Bernard 3:43 .. 8;-4. ~/,:{ :.ind -secret tears . Bianchi (Italy) 3:44.0. HH, Ottoz (Italy} 14.0; 2_,.Duriez 14_.2, 3. ~~~~ ___. Toe friends rnade known to him through adversity have Cornacchia (It~y) 14.2. IH, Frinolli (Italy) 50.5. BJ, Lefevre (!~t,-'dl,_lutedhis grief but never diminished his resolve one day to walk 25'8". SP, Meconi (Italy, 58'5½". HT, Husson 209'6". JT, Macquet ~~-fi,· · (Continued on Page 186) -· (Continued on Page 187) ·\~~~-\·::- '•. ;•tlfT:Bk ~ST (Conti~ue<tf:izgmJ~g'l{t#t· -:· ·· · 0-go~1Fokyo :- Hi~ ·b'.ompen-satfmt,\Qf coo~, will bttstoppoo ·j:~:{~ ,never tuts succumbed to paffeiice;.Resfgnati9tt--' 0 . ;Mnt:· durinJ-~bii~ ~dunl1ii~~peri~d;iri)FjfiJandIru1rvelous .. tk}i~ ff]n~libyinch, Brian has watched hi$ y,i;,rid record stripped ... was cold 0 but the people are quite remiirkaw-e. Even living nexi.tq -"'~ .. :·Jt nowis 17 feet 2 inches, the property.of a former com- ' -Rueisia, the people are not afraid, artd,they:a:re su:q>rised that we-...0·}1'l~ 3:J~1'iiortincompetition, Fre<l Hansen, a Rice University dental are. Of course, because of their proximity t-0:R1:1ssia;they rluist~ ~;;i'i -~,student. be neutral, but they have won the respect o'f:eye:ey co.untiy,: · · . Brian has cheered each assault on his achievement. But "If you were in Helsinki in 1952 for the Olympics}•·jou . \:o no mancan see his masterpiece excelled without a qualm. wouldn't recognize it. They've made great strides.·. l nev~r saw The past two weeks have been, in the dark of night, bitter any poor people while I was there.