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Vol. 80, No. 128
The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, May 14, 1965
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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.
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