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,VJ!Wrr " " Vol. 80, No. 128 The Daily Nebraskan Friday, May 14, 1965 0 raeik t yog yfr" fid w. k t . j E - - i t 1 it r r MILLER MOVES OUT Colorado's, defending high and. intermediate hurdle champion Jim Mil ler will go after both crowns again this week end. Miller, shown above winning the 400 meter in termediates at the Kansas Relays, sat out the first month of the outdoor sea son with a pulled leg muscle but is back at top strength. RUXXIV ROBIN Miz zou's Robin Lingle, below, who owns one of the top mile times in the nation, will go after the Big Eight record of 4:04.9 tomor row. He is defending champion in the event and also in the three-mile run. Program Honors Top Contributors The official program for the 1965 Big 8 Track and Field Championships at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium will be dedicated to three outstanding contributors to conference ath leticsthe late Don Pierce, former Kansas publicity di rector and loop historian . . . retiring Colorado athletic di rector Dr. Harry Carlson . . . and Bill Easton, Kansas track coach who will be making his final appearance as Jayhawk headmaster after a sensation al career. Four Nebraska coeds a 1 1 candidates for the "N- Club Sweetheart" title will serve as "Big 8 Track Sweethearts" during the conferene meet at Lincoln, May 14-15 . . . The quartet of beauties will pre sent medals to event winners on Saturday . . . The girls all Lincoln coeds are Kay Kramer, Georgia Merriam, Kathy Weber and Diana Focht. A track and field meet first will be established at Nebras ka's Memorial Stadium Fri day and Saturd.., when the 37th annual Big 8 champion ships unfold. Close d-circuit television, with instant play-back appar atus, will be used to film all the short races. Immediately after the races officials will be able to view the race again In slow motion to make sure of the finish order. This revolutionary process has never been used before, either in the Big 8 or any where else. University of Ne raska television station KUON-TV, Channel 12, equip ment and personnel will pro vide the closed-circuit facili ties and equipment. v-iiw-ijsr ' 1 Spring CI By Peggy Speece Track is a sport of lonely dedication, solitary interest and only momentary fame. And this weekend nearly 200 athletes will be vying for that momentary fame as the Big Eight track championships are launched this afternoon at Memorial Stadium. This year's meet could go down as one of 4be greatest as It appears that record after record could tumble particulary in the dashes and, the middle distances. But the winner of the team champion ship remains a big question mark. Indoor king Missouri, whose handsome aggregation caused one coed to comment, "Do they have to pass a test as well as have athletic screen test as well as have athletic talent?", will have a tough time adding the outdoor crown toitslaurels. The Kansas Jayhawkers, with fired coach Bill Easton working in a lame duck ca pacity, will cause the feath ers to fly before they concede victory to anyone. And Coach Ralph Higgins of Oklahoma State hopes his Cowboys can turn the affair into a cham pionship rodeo. But no matter which team wins, it will take peak per formances and outstanding ef fort to do so. The dashes, always crowd pleasers, should bring the fans to their feet this year. Colorful, unpredictable, but fantastically fleet Charlie Greene will be In his element.. Running on his h o m e track, this dynamic runner is more than capable of shattering the 35-year-old 100-yard dash rec ord of 9.4. Top challengers in clude Oklahoma State's Mick ey Miller who, with Greene, owns a wind-aided 9.4 clock ing. Oklahoma's Jim Jackson and Husker Lynn Headley with 9.5 times are likely to be in the traffic jam at th; tape. The 200-yard dash men will have a hard time getting at Keith Gardner's 20.0 record set in 1958, but all six places could easily be under Husker Kent McCloughan's winning. 21.3 of last year. Bill Calhoun of Oklahoma and Charlie Al len of Missouri both have times of 21.0. Miller, Jack son, and Jayhawker Ron Suggs have run 21.2 this sea son. Greene, wno nas yet 10 be clocked in this event, cer tainly is not to be counted out. Track fans might find a real surprise in this event. Nebraska's Dave Crook, de fending outdoor 440 champ, will be trying to make it two cn a row. Defeated indoors, he will seek to atone the loss. Cal houn, current chart leader, has a 46.7 time and Crook's best thus far is 47.2. Third among the leaders Is Iowa State's Steve Carson with the Tigers' Bob Kneile fourth. All will be after Colorado Olym pian Ted Wood's record of 46.1 set in 1962. Jim Miller from Colorado, who looks like he belongs on the football field Instead of on the track, flew over the 330 yard intermediate hurdles to an American record of 36.1. The only time approaching Miller's is that recorded by Missouri's lithe Ron Peters of 36.8. Miller and Peters ran 1-2 In last year's meet. The Cowboys's Jess Tier with 37.6 and Headley with 38.0 are next on the chart. Miller owns the record of 36.4 set last year. In the high hurdles, Cyclone speedster Darryl Green owns a 13.9 time to lead Mizzou's Cal Groff with a 14.1 and Bill Chambers of Kansas with 14.2. The record of 14.0 Is held joint ly by Nebraska's Keith Gard ner and K-State's Rex Stuck er. Oklahoma State will try to rope In points In the middle distances in their assault on the crown. Nebraska's 88 0 Indoor king, Jim Wendl, is the current leader with a 1:50.7. And KU's Lowell Paul Middle I not n noinnipDomislhiQp Daily Nebraskan has a 1:50.8. The Cowboys have been concentrating on a fabulous two-mile relay but the Perry brothers took time out to run individual clockings of 1:51.0 (John Perry) an'd 1:51.1 (Dave Perry). Howev er, both have run 1:50 or un der on relay legs, as have teammates Jim Metcalf and Tom Von Ruden. And while the Cowboys were building up to that record shattering two-mile baton team, their Big Eight cohorts have been doing dizzy things to the mile. Tiger Robin Lingle owns the best mile time in the country this season by virtue of his 4:01.7 time two weeks ago. Herald Hadley and Diminutive Miss Speece Sparks Sports Desk By Bob Samuelson Daily Nebraskan Sports Editor This semester, I have been fortunate to have as my 'man' on the track scene, a dimin utive, freckle-faced, carrot- topped female in the person age of Peggy Speece. Peg, a journalism major and former sports editor of the Daily Nebraskan, is a gradu ate C61) of York High School. Peg attributes her interest in sports to her father Roy Speece, and a seventeen-year-old-brother, Todd. Peg will graduate from the University this June, and will work for the Kansas City Star as a general assignment reporter. She hopes to work Into sports writing, however. 'That's where my real love lies," she grins. Like all girls, Peg runs fast est when being chased, but has only had one official clocking in the 100-yard dash. Charlie Greefne reported that her time In the clocking was a meager 12.8 seconds. "I had a bad start out of the blocks, and the track was slow," complained Peg. If not exactly an athlete herself, Peg has come Into ready acceptance by the ath letes around the Big Eight Conference once they get ov er the initial shock of a girl track reporter. I "I still get an occasional stare," says Peg, "but then the guys remember who lam and think no more about It." Peg has an Interest in all sports, but her true love is track. "Those big strong guys I running around just . . Oooooo!" says Peg like a true i sports writer. This spring, Peg was named recipient of th Nebraska BOB SAMUELSON Sports Editor John Lawson of Kansas fol low with 4:09.6. Runner-up to Lingle in the Big Eight indoor was Cowboy Von Ruden who isn't to be counted out of this race. The mile record, set by Nebraska's Ray Stevens in 1963, is 4:04.9. Lingle owns the unusual, if not unenviable distinction, of being not only the mile chart leader but also the three-mile leader. A 14:38.4 clocking was made the same day he ran his great mile. Colorado's Dave Wighton is second with 14:41 and KU's Hadley . is third with 14:47.1. As it appears on the pre meet charts, the only field event records in much dan- Press-Woman's Award for the outstanding senior women in news. She is the possesser of the James Lawrence Journal ism Scholarship, and has a 6.5 accumulative average about a B. I'd like to extend my per sonal 'hats off to Peg for her fine coverage of the Corn husker track meets, as well as the Kansas and Drake Re lays. She can be on my team anytime. LOlIQ S May By Bonnie Bowneau The old man strolled through the iron gates of Memorial Stadium ... He glanced at the weather weary walls of the concrete structure, but his main Interest was the newly cindered track. He bent over, crumbled a few red cinders between his fingers and thought . . . Like a movie, scenes flahsed on his memory. Just 42 years ago they were building these walls and the deep foundation of this track was being laid. He stooped to examine the starting blocks more closely, they have not always been here in 1926 Roland Locke ran a :20.5 220-yard dash without the blocks and set the stadium record that is standing today. The new green rubbery Bur face of the broad jump run way brought the upset of '35 Into focus. Eulace Peacock did the impossible . , , out , -. . - Foil ashing AAeet; CSose Cooitest ger of falling are the h i g h jump, where a trio of jump ing jacks could better the cur rent 6-814 standard, and the javelin where K-State's Bill Floerke could put on the best show of the meet. Floerke hoisted the spear 266-5 at the Kansas Relays; Big Eight record is 256-10 by Jayhaw ker Bill Alley in 1959. Three high jumpers have al ready cleared 6-9 or better with Sooner Jim Johnson own ing the leading height of 6-9. Steve Herndon of Mis souri, indoor champ, has cleared 6-9Y4 but may have trouble with a muscle injury first incurred at the D r a k e Relays. O-Stater Russ Laver ty, last year's winner, has gone 6-9 this season. Looking at the triple jump, it appears Glenn Martin of Kansas, who owns a wind-aided 48-7Mi leap, has a chance to Husker Vic Brooks 47-7 47-7 record. Teammate Bill Chambers, Ken Harris of Ok lahoma and ISU's Larry Hills have all gone 46-11. Wildcat Bob Hines leads the broad jumpers with a 24-4. Farris and Calhoun, both of the Sooners, are second and third with leaps of over 23-6. Big Eight indoor winner in the shot, Missouri's Gene Crews, is the current favorite in that event. He has been con sistently throwing the shot over 57, his best being 57-8'4. The Buffaloes' Barry King has a 55-7 and his teammate Terry Ten Eyck has 54-11. However, it seems likely that the record of 60-334 by Kan sas' Bill NeLer in 1956 will stand. In the discus throw, Miles Lister of Oklhaoma State leads challengers with a 177-0 toss. Carl Pelligrhii of OU is right behind with a 176-3 and Gary Schwartz of Kansas has a 171-6. Oklahoma's Jim Fa r r e 1 owns the best pole vault of the season at 15-9. His near est competitor, Phil Manuel of Kansas, has cleared 15-0. Lots of excitement could be provided in the relay events. Nebraska tops the chart in both the 440 and mile relays. The Huskers have been timed I I If 11 PQQSOitS Lq&P Put f o 1 H I ; 1 . . I "' """' 11 tnrmmmof: . f -, , , j broadjumped Jessie Owens. A smile spread across the old man's face as he recalled being one of the few that took his eyes off the 3,000 meter steeplechase long enough to see Steve Seymour's 248 foot in 40.5 twice in the quarter mile relay the same time Colorado set a record with in last year's Big Eight meet. Running for Nebraska are Tom Millsap, Dave Crook, Lynn Headley and Charlie Greene. Giving the Huskers a run for their money will be Kan sas and Oklahoma whose ba ton crews own 40.7 clockings. But the last event of the meet, the mile relay could prove the most exciting. Ne braska has run the distance in 3:09.3 and Oklahoma State is just three-tenths of a sec ond over that. It could be quite a meet. Mile Run 1. 4:01.7 Robin LmKle (Msfsouril 2. 4:09.6 Herald Hadley (Kansas) 3. 4:09.6 John Lawson 'Kansas) 4. 4:10.0 Tom Yergovlch (Kansas) 5. 4:10. Charles Harper (Kansas State) 100 Dash -1. :09 4 Charlie Greene (Nebraska) :09.4 Mickey Miller (Okla. Slate) S. :09.S-Jim Jackson (Oklahoma) :09 5 Lynn Headley (Nebraska) S. :09.6 Charles Allen (Missouri) :09.6 Bstes Banks (Colorado) :09 6 Bob Hanson (Kansas) :0S 6 Ron Suees (Kansas) 440 Dasb 1. :46.7 Bill Calhoun (Oklahoma) 2. :47.2 Dave Crook (Nebraska) 3. :47.7 Steve Carson (Iowa State) 4. :47.9 Bob Kneile (Missouri )n 5. :48.0 DicK Strand (Nebraska) :4B.O BUI Selbe (Kansas State) 120 High Hurdles 1. :U.9 Darryl Green (Iowa State) 2. :14.1 Cal Groff (Missouri) 3. : 14.2 Bill Chambers (Kansas) 4. :14.3 Doug McDougall (Okla. State) :14.3 John Adams (Iowa State) : 14.3 Rich iveraon (Iowa State) 800 Run 1. 1:50.7 Jim Wendt (Nebraska) 2. 1:50.8 Lowell Paul (Kansas) 3. 1:51.0 Dave Perrv (Oklahoma State) 4. 1:51.1 John Perry (Oklahoma State) 6. 1:51.6 Bill Rawson (Missouri) m Dash 1. :21 .0 Bill Calhoun (Oklahoma) :21. Charles Alien (Missouri) 3. :21.2 .Mickey Miller (Oklahoma State) :21 2 Hon Suees (Kansas) :21.2 Jim Jackson (Oklahoma) 330 Intermediate Hurdles 1. :36.1 Jim Miller (Colorado) 2. : 36 .8 Ron Peters (Missouri) 3. :37.6 Jess Tier (Oklahoma State) 4. :38.0 Lynn Headley (Nebraska) :38.0 Darryl Green (Iowa State) Three Mile Run 1. 14:38.4 Robin Linele (Missouri) 2. 14:47.1 Herald Hadley (Kansas) 3. 14:48 1 Norman Yenkey (Kansas state) 4. 14:53.2 Larry Farmer (Okla. blate) Pole Vault 1. 15-Jlm Farrell (Oklahoma) 2. 15-0 Phil Manuel (Kansas) 3. 14 Mike Burdiek (Kansas) 144 Nick Koerner (Colorado) j. 144 Ron Feeht (Nebraska) Discus 1. 177 Miles Lister (Okla. State) 2. 176-3 Carl Pelligrini (Oklahoma) 3. 17)-6V Gary Schwartz (Kansas) 4. 169-5 Bob Amnions (Oklahoma) i. 162-1 Barry Kins (Colorado) JaTelin 1. 266' Bill Floerke (Kansas State) 2. 230 Tom Purma (Kansas) 2. 277-6W Glen Arbeau (Colorado) 4. 219 Bud Roper (Kansas State) 5. 212-0 Henry Bell (Oklahoma State) Knot Put 1. S7-8V4 Gene Crews (Missouri) 2. 55-71 Barry Kin g(Colorado) 3. 54-11 Vi Terry Ten Byek (Colorado) 4. 524 Tom Veller (Iowa State) 5. 51-8V4 Jim Beltier (Nebraska) HMrh Jump 1. MWi Jim Johnson (Oklahoma) 2. 6-9V4 Steve Herndon (Missouri) 3. 6-9 Rlss Laverty (Oklahoma State) 4. 6-7 Ar tCortez (Kansas) i. -6 Tyce Smith (Kansas) 6-6 Jack Cramer (Nebraska) Hroad Jump 1. 24-4 Rob Hines (Kansas State) 2. 2S-7 Ken Karris (Oklahoma) 3. 23-6V4 Bill Calhoun (Oklahoma) 4. 23-444 Glenn Martin (Kansas) 5. 23-4 John Waener (Iowa State) Triple Jump 1. 48-7Vi Glenn Martin (Kansas) 2. 46-11 Bill Chambers (Kansas) 46-11 Ken Farris (Oklahoma) 46-11 Larry Hills (Iowa State) S. 46-04 Art Cotez 'Kansas State) 440 Relay 1. :40.S Nebraska 2. :40.7 Kansas :40.7 Oklahoma 4. :41.4 Missouri Mile Relay 1. 3:09.3 Nebraska 2. 3:09.6 Oklahoma State 2. 310.2 Kansas State 4. 3:10.5 Oklahoma ten inch javelin fly. That '47 meet was almost like a circus. He remembered the stadium before the south section with it's peak-a-boo tunnel w a s added. The whole track is visible as the best niiler in I "We'll be in the top di vision!" predicted Okla homa State coach Ralph Higgins. And part of the reason is shown above. He's senior Dave Perry who only last week an chored the Cowboy two mile relay team to a world's record. Their time of 7:18.3 toppled the old mark of 7:19 held jointly by Oregon State and Villa nova. Leading off the team was Jim Metcalf, followed by another Perry, John, and Tom Von Ruden. All four runners should help the Cowboy cause consid erably this weekend. Gov, Morrison To Referee Gov. Frank B. Morrison of Nebraska will serve as honor ary referee of the 37th annu al Big 8 Track and Field Championships to be held at the University of Nebraska Memorial Stadium, Friday and Saturday. Ward Haylett, retired Kan sas State track coach, is the official meet referee, while Willard (Bill) Greim is the of ficial starter. Recall starter will be Gene Gross, while Woody Greeno will be the head field judge and Jim Thorell will be clerk of the course. Clerk of the fin ish will be Bob Hanner, Fred Biele will be in charge of wind measurement, Dick Haas will be in charge of medals and the scorers will be Al Papik and Orval Bor gialli. Joe DeNatale, veteran track meet announcer at Memorial Stadium, again will man the microphone. Other officials: Timers (Head) Gerry Ros enberger; Kent Sherman, Don Betts, Bill Jennings, Jack An drews. Judges of Finish (Head) Harry Meginnis; Bob Berk shire, Dean Kratz, Dean Wal lace, B. E. Bell, Bob Ross, J. Winston Martin, Don Berg quist, Charles Wright, Bob Burton, M. G. Volz. Bob Lund. EdDosek. Inspectors (Head! Frank Karnes; Jerry Bush, Clarence Mitchell, P. M. Anderson- Gene Murray, Max Polsky.- the '53 Big 7 ran liisTapnT, He saw a close up of a little boy looking up as his father shouted "Go Wes! Go!" As the fan examined the pole vault boxes and noticed the sinking sun, that dark night in 1959 became clear. With the aid of the fire de partments generator for the upotlights, Jim G t a h a m vaulted into the night to a rec ord height of 15 feet two inches. There were cheers from a distant crowd as a blurry pic ture of a man running a :09.2 hundred, 1:48 half mile and a sub-four minute mile flashed across the screen. These are memories of the future, but maybe he can see t h c m perhaps tomorrow .. . . . As the shadows lengthened on the field, the old man waundered out, while the sta dium rang with unheard thunder. i(" v k i- . rttH a b 4V Jr' dMW p,.inifJiil. Ms--. 4..