Friday, May 17, 1957
The Dally Nebraskon
Kansas Favored:
Big Seven Track Meet
Features Ace Thinclads
By DEL RASMUSSEN
Staff Sports Writer
At 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon
th cbot put and Javelin events will
begin to commence a two day car
nival of track and field events for
Big Seven athletes.
At this time the 29th annual Big
Seven outdoor track and field
championships will get underway
for 1957. This year the University
of Kansas Jayhawks will be bid
ding for their fifth consecutive out
door title and if they should turn
the trick, they will become the
first team ever to accomplish this
feat. Nebraska won the two day
contest four times in a row start
ing in 1939 and continued through
1941 but failed to cop the banner
forheir fifth bid. This year Kan
sas will be attempting to do what
the Huskers could not do 15 years
go.
Memorial Stadium will host the
athletes from the rest of the loop
during the weekend and will wit
ness an unprecedented array of
stellar thinclad performers.
The 100-yard dash event will
have some very fast speedsters
from the conference in the compe
tition for the ribbon including Don
ald McDaniel of Kansas State who
has posted a :09.7 time in the
event which is the top perform
ance for that race in the outdoor
season, Larry Chance of Colorado,
Don Phillipps of Nebraska, and
Keith Gardner also of Nebraska.
Gardner has not pasted a top con
tention in the century running in
the outdoor season but he did
gather a second position in the run
ning of the 60-yard dash in the
Big Seven indoor this year and
should be in the money.
Mark Endangered
The winning time of the century
will not endanger the mark posted
by Hubert Meier of Iowa State in
1930 for that clocking is a sparkling
109.4.
The Big Seven mark in the 440
yard dash could suffer alterations
in this year's running of the out
door however, as Gary Parr of the
Oklahoma Sooners invades the
stadium. The record for the Big
Seven is :47.1 set in the prelimi
naries by Thane Baker of Kansas
State in 1953 and :47.9 by Frank
Cindrich of Kansas University on
two curves in 1954. Gary, however,
has blistered the track with a :47.0
time clocking of the cinder oval
distance as he ran a leg of a re
lay. This equals a mark of Me
morial Stadium in that event set
by Jim Lea of University of South
ern California in 1953,
Other runners who have posted
top contending times for the first
place laurals are Chuck Smith,
Colorado; Pete Orr, Missouri; Bill
Prichett, Oklahoma; and Jim Den
ton, Oklahoma.
Nebraska's entries to the 440
yard running are Keith Gardner,
Robert Niemann, Dan Farrington,
and Bruce Skinner.
The 220-yard dash top contender
is Husker sprint ace Keith Gard
ner. The Jamaican Jet has
scorched the cinders with a blaz
ing :21.2 timing of that event. Gard
ner has this time faster by four
tenths of a second than his next
competitor Chuck Smith of Colo
rado who has a :21.6 clocking.
Last year the Huskers did not
even place In the money in the
running of the 220, but Nebraska
could very easily place two men
as they are entering Dick Jahr,
Don Phillipps, Don House, Don
FIcke, and Dan Farrington in the
race besides the illustrious Gard
ner. Record Safe
The Big Seven record for the
220 seems out of danger and the
:20.8 time by Thane Baker of Kan
sas In 1952 during the prelimi
naries should remain on the record
books. The mark of Memorial Sta
dium which stands at :20.5 should
stand as Roland Locke of Nebras
ka left it in 1926.
The 880 spotlight falls to Okla
homa's Gary Parr again. The lad
from the Sooner squad has posted
a 1:50. flat time on a relay leg
which could endanger the mark
set by the fleet-footed Wes Santee
In 1953. Santee holds both the Sta
dium and the Big Seven marks
with a 1:50.8 clocking but if Parr
can produce as he is capable he
could rewrite the record book.
Lowell Janzen of Kansas has the
next best time with a 1:51.6 clock
ing as does Bob Greenfield of Colo
rado and in open competition these
two could give Oklahoma's Parr
a close race.
Nebraska will enter Knolly
Barnes into the competition to
gain a ribbon. Knolly has churned
out some fine performances for
Nebraska in both indoor and out
door competition and in the Big
Seven indoor race he nabbed a
third place position, finishing be
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of Kansas.
Santee Holds Mark
Wes Santee'i mark of 4:06.8 In
the mile run is more than likely to
remain on the books after the
week-end carnival and his Memor
ial Stadium mark of 4:03.7 is likely
as not to even come within close
time. Jerry McNeal of Kansas has
posted the best time in outdoor
competition this year with a 4:12.3
running followed by Hal Long and
Track Schedule
Track Prellmiiurlti
3:0O 440-rd Dash. Shoi-pui, Javelin.
3:2() 100-yard Dash.
3:30 120-yard High Hurdlea. Broad
Jump, Diicus.
4:00 H80-yard Hun.
4:20 220-yard Dh.
4:40 20-yard Low Hurdle
Saturday Flnala
1:30 Pole Vault, High Jump, Shot Put,
Javelin, IjIjcui.
1:.W fpening Ceremony,
2:00 One Mile Itun.
2:10 t'M-yard Dash, Broad Jump.
2:20 J 00-yard Dath.
2:30 120-yard High Hurdlea.
2:40 BKO-yard Hun.
2:50 220-yard un.
3:00 Two Mile Run.
3:1S 220-yard Low Hurdle.
3:25 Mile Relay,
Bernie Gay of Kansas with a
4:12.6 clocking. In this event Kan
sas could well place these three
men in the first three places. Husk
er Bob Elwood has a 4:20 time as
his best performance but he could
surprise and earn one of the upper
positions. He is the Husker's best
chance of scoring in this event.
Jerry McNeal, Kansas top-notch
distance runner seems destined to
win these long run events as, far
as the statistics show. Jerry has
been caught with a 9:05.3 time in
the two-mile run which reflects his
strong contention for the tape-
breaking laurals. The Big Seven
record for the event is 9:19 flat
and McNeal's "time should best
that by a good 10 seconds. Next
contender for the first place
ribbon is also a Jayhawk
Tom Skutka of Kansas who has a
9:14.2 time. Bob Elwood could
very easily finish in money in that
race. He proved his worth in that
distance during the running of the
1957 indoor when he gathered a
third place ribbon for the Sevigne
ir stored crew.
The Big Seven mark in th 120
yard high hu.-dles could easily fall
as Charilie Batch of Missouri takes
to the sticks. Batch has breezed
over ttie high sticks in a :14.0 time
which threatens the old Big Seven
mark of :14.2 set by Bud Garti
ser of Missouri in 1948 and Pat
Hindman, Colorado in 1954.
Husker thinclad Keith Gardner
will also be in the top contention
for the winning time as exhibited
by his outdoor running of the
hurdles with a :14.3 clocking.
Gardner's talents will also be ac
companied by those of Bill Hawk
ing and Bill Marten who will be
in contention with the , front run
ners,, Batch Favored
Charlie also stands in the 220
lows spotlight with his :23.3 clock
ing. This time is four tenths of
a second better than his next com
petitor, Gene O'Connor of Kansas
State who has posted a :23.2 time
to stand out in pre-meet conten
tion. Kansas mile relay team is picked
as the logical winner in that
event with a 3:22.3 clocking for
the race in the 1957 indoor meet
in Kansas City. Last year the
Jayhawks copped the top laurels
in the event with a 3:16.2.
Al Oerter, Olympic Games win
ner in the discus, will be on hand
over the weekend to display his
talents in the platter throwing con
test. Oerter has flipped the plate a
184-1 distance to far outdistance
his closest competitor, Ralph Yoder
of Iowa State who owns a 158-5
toss. Oerter owns the Big Seven
record with a 185-5 flip and could
easily break the mark. He needs
a little more distance to break
the Memorial Stadium mark of
190- set by Sim Iness of the Uni
versity of Southern California in
1953.
Nebraska's entries in the event
are Max Kitzelman, Clarence Cook,
and Al Fosen, Rosen has been
among the top contenders in pre
meet contests and stands a chance
to earn some points for the Scar
let and Cream.
Pole Vault
In the pole vault competition, the
big name is Undlin. That is Jesse
Undlin of Colorado and any of
spectators who are interested can
find the young lad Saturday after
1:30 p.m. trying for the 14 foot
barrier. Jesse has cleared the 14
foot ceiling, but has not been able
to go any higher in competition.
Nebraska's Ken . Pollard has
reached the 13-5 mark and has been
cossist'eatly, winning for
Coach Frank Sevigne. Pollard just
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missed scoring for the Cornhusk
er in the 1957 indoor but could
add points to the Nebraska point
total this weekend.
Dale Knotek, wearing a Nebras
ka uniform , could and should, win
some points for the Husker cause
this week as should another Husk
er, Goose Gausman. If the two
could jump as they started off the
season they may earn the second
and third slots in the scoring col
umn. Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas
seems the logical contender for
first place with a jump of 6-6V4 in
outdoor competition. Jim Green of
Missouri has a 6-5 bar clearing
mark but after that the Huskers
take over on top performances.
Bob Land of Missouri set a mark
last year of 6-8, that will be in no
immediate danger.
Shot Put
In the weights division, the snot
light is centered on Phil Delavan
of Iowa State who sent the shot
put sailing a 54-3 distance during
outdoor competition. Phil finished
a disappointing fifth in the indoor
meet with a 49-614 flip but he has
been steadily improving since then
and should take the laurels easily.
Neither the Big Seven mark nor
the Stadium record will be under
fire from the field of .athletes,
however, as the former stands at
6J-334 by Bill Neider of Kansas last
year and the latter mark is a 58-7V4
heave by Parry O'Brien of USC
in 1953.
Ken Yob of Colorado stands as
pre-meet favorite in the javelin
throwing competition. Yob is one
of the best throwers in the country
and the decision of the blue ribbon
should be determined before the
meet takes place. Yob has authored
a 222-10 Big Seven last year and
this year his best effort has been
a 226-6 toss. He could break his
own mark but the Stadium mark
is a 248-10 flip by Steve Seymour
of LAAC in 1947 and seems more
than likely to stand unmolested.
Husker entrants in the jevelin com
peition are Frank Nappi, Bill La
fleur, and Dean Brittenham.
Wollaston Contender
The final event, the broad Jump,
should produce more points for the
Husker cause. Chuck Wollaston
of Nebraska has produced the sec
ond best leap : in outdoor compe
tition with a 23-6 jump. Bill
Hawkins, versitile harrier for the
Husker squad also owns a top con
tention jump with a 23-6 effort.
The Big Seven mark of 25-
inches is out of danger for this
year, and even further out of reach
of the competing athletes is the
mark of Eulace Peacock, Shore
A. C. in 1935, for the Stadium rec
ord. After an overall look of the com
peition the Kansas Jayhawks seem
the ones to extend their string to
five consecutive outdoor titles. Ne
braska with ten titles holds the all
time high for titles won, Kansas
has eight, and Missouri has won
the classic six times.
The stellar array of tracksters
should produce some fine efforts.
It should prove worth your while
to watch the two-day annual affair.
Kappa Phi Elects
New Officers
Kappa Phi, Methodist service
organization, announced its new
officers at its Spring Banquet. The
new officers are: Donna Purbaugh,
president; Shirley Hirschfeld, first
vice-president; Myrna Richards,
second vice-president; Colleen
Schnitter, treasurer; Betty Heath
er, recording secretary; and Jo
Wecker, corresponding secretary.
Six pledges and one honorary
member have been initiated.. The
new initiates are: Irma Kluge, Ar
lene Johnson, Dolores Lovell, Janet
Mahlman, Sandra Bryan, and
Caroline Skopec. Mrs. Don Bliss
was initiated as an honorary mem
ber. Although Hi Gernert, Oklahoma's
freshman 440 runner, hails from
Casper, Wyo., his father, H. B.
Gernert, manager of a Casper oil
company,' graduated from high
school at Atoka, Okla., and attend
ed the University of Oklahoma,
ifoung Gernert is a petroleum en
gineering major. He is a former
schoolboy dash champ in Wyoming.
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High Jumper
Dale Knotek will represent the
Huskers in the High Jump event
at the 29th annual Big Seven
Track Meet in Lincoln tomorrow.
More Action:
Linkslers, Welters Compete
For Conference Crovin
By STAN WIDMAN
Staff Sports Writer
Three teams are favored in the
Big Seven Tennis Tournament be
ing held today and tomorrow here
in Lincoln. Oklahoma, the peren
nial favorite in everything, Colo
rado last years champ and Kansas,
winner of eight straight matches
are expected to carry the results
right down to the wire.
Colorado will be hampered by
the loss of four of the five start
ers who last year won twelve
matches, Jim Landin is the only
returnee and on his racket the
hopes of the Buffalos rest. Landin
will be entered as the No. 1 singles
man and ot. the No. 2 doubles
team with Ren Latta.
. Oklahoma has last years sin
gles winner Barry Walraven to
bolster improve over their last
years third place showing.
Kansas will be . led by Bob
Riley and Bob Peterson. Riley was
the singles winner two years ago
and runner up last year to Dave
Stewart of Colorado. Peterson has
been one of the major factors in
the eight match winning streak of
the Jayhawks. In their first match
of the year they lost to Oklahoma
but have improved steadily since
then. The Jayhawks were fourth
last year.
Last year's runnerup, Iowa State,
has one of the favorites for the
singles title in little Ed Huffman.
Earlier in the year, he upset
Bob Riley of Kansas and figures to
be right in the thick, of the action.
The Cornhuskers will be led by
Uey Gang .
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Among Knotek's advisary's will
be Wilt Chamberlain, fabulous
Kansas basketball player.
Bill North and Art Weaver. North
was won 14 out of 17 matches this
year and should come quite close.
Weaver has performed quite con
sistently and could pull -several
upsets.
Six Big Seven golf squads have
hit Lincoln in quest of the Con
ference Championship running to
day and tomorrow at the Hillcrest
Golf Course.
Back to defend its crown will be
Oklahoma who won the meet last
year with a four man score of 890.
Low scorer was Sooner Bob Rich
ardson with totals of 69-72-73214
and he will be one of the favorites
in this year's version of the champ
ionships. Oklahoma is not the sole favor
ite however as the Kansas Jay
nawks, who were runners up in
last years meet totaling 901, have
a foursome who could be equal to
any occasion.
Gene Elstun is the leading Kan
san lingsman who is figured to pull
the Jayhawks into the title. He has
shot several sub-par rounds dur
ing the regular season Including
a 68 against Nebraska. He is fa
vored along with Richardson to
win the individual award.
The Cornhuskers will be out to
advance from the poor fourth place
of last year. Leading the Scarlet
linksmen will be Mike McCuistion
who has shot consistently low
scores throughout the season. John
Butterfield, who finished sixth in
last year's meet, will also carry
some of the Huskers hopes with
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Ziegenbein Hurls Today
By BOB WIRZ
Staff Sports Writer
Thursday morning's rain did not
help the baseball picture in Lin
coln one bit. The Huskers three
game series with Oklahoma start
ing this afternoon, provided the
weather man cooperates, is
another crucial one in the confer
ence race.
As Jack Baer, friendly Okla
homa coach puts it, "Both Nebras
ka and Oklahoma must play their
very best week end if they want
to stay in the race."
The Huskers currently are tied
with Iowa State in the conference
race only a half game behind pace
setting Missouri. Oklahoma is
fourth, a game behind the Husk
ers. A double loss for either squad
will virtually eliminate it from the
race.
The three game series should be
a real thriller between the two
squads that have good hurling and
fair hitting.
Tony Sharpe has nominated
Charley Ziegenbein to hurl the
Friday nine inning game as usual.
Ziegenbein pitched and batted the
Huskers to a 8-6 win over Missouri
last week end. He now has a record
of three wins and only one defeat.
Ziegenbein's opponent on the
bill will be righthander Eddie
Fisher. The six-two, 200 pound
letterman has had good success
for the Sooners thus far in the
campaign.
On Saturday Sharpe will probab
ly go with Dwight Siebler (3-1)
in the opener and possibly Jim
Kubacki will hurl the nightcap.
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