Tuesday, February 17. 1976
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Mason 6th on KU list
By KEN STONE
Associate Sports Editor
To really know how George Mason felt when he slashed his personal two-mile best Saturday at the United States Track Championships, you'd need one thing. championships, you'd need one thing.
But running is a different cookie altogether.
You'd need to be George Mason, University of Kansas distance runner. It's easy enough to experience the joy of a well pitched baseball or the satisfaction of a beautifully aimed basketball at a strike of an umph in bowling a strike is given when you can afford a line. And throwing a spiral in a pickup football game takes no more skill than making a batch of instant pudding.
Although running involves a little more effort than walking, it's something everyone has done: running to catch a bee or evading an oncoming rain storm.
BUT RACING TAXES the body to the limits of its endurance, and distance running, in particular, requires more or a large lung capacity and muscular legs.
"The first肘 or two, you're just trying to stay on your feet," said Mason in describing the start of his 8:54.2 two-mile run over the weekend. "It's pretty rough because everybody's really fighting and pushing, elbows are fiving."
To the average spectator, the two-miler simply rushes to a place somewhere in the pack of runners, finds a seat and runs near the end. It's much more involved.
"I REALLY WAN'T worried that much about the start," he said. "I never am. Just after the first quarter mile, I was just on my way. I started moving and passing people."
Of the 21 runners in his heat, Mason passed all but six, one of whom included KU teammate John Roscoe, who placed fifth in the 20-lap race with an 8.52-2.
The race become more dramatic for Mason when he realized, as he passed the mile mark, that he was on his way to an exceptional time.
"I came by him in pretty good shape: 4:24.0, which was the fastest I ever gone out. But it didn't bother me; I thought that I might die." Mason said.
As the tempo of the race picked up and the audience of nearly 6,000 people began to cheer more loudly, Mason put on a shirt that showed himself in a better finishing position.
HE.SAID, "I WAS still pretty far back, so I ran the next quarter really hard and passed about five guys."
Then the proverbial "beer" climbed on Mason's back. Lactic acid, a product of fatigue, was flooded his legs, urging his nervous system to slow down.
"At a mile and a half, the legs really started hurting, they really felt weak, sort of rubbery," said the 5-8, 130-pound junior from Clarksville. Ark.
The tremendous pounding, the ceaseless exertion on the wooden track, was taking its toll. But Mason did what the average Monday morning jogger
IT WAS THE SECOND highest finish of all a Big Eight runner at the Oklahoma State College ahead. Mason, who had walked on the KU track team with a mediocre high school rule best of 4:32, had just defeated most of the best distance runners in the conference.
down for everything I had, and I ended up leaning at the tone."
What brought the blonde-haired Arkansas to KU, where he knew making mistakes was a key part of the job.
"I just had confidence in myself.",
Mason said. "I knew the coach was good."
Staff Photo by JAY KOELZER
Only Jim Ryun and 4 usually fails to do: he kept on running, and running hard.
"I was just trying to concentrate and keep picking up people," Mason said. "I messed up in the place were yelling, too. I joked you wanting to run faster and faster."
**THAT HE DID.** With two dozen fellow track members in the stands screamed when his former record by eight seconds and became the sixth fastest two-miler in MKU history. The time was more than a quarter of a second his initial freshman year effort at 9:56.
Just before reaching the finish line, Mason said, he forced himself to quicken
"I looked back over my shoulder with three-quarters of a lap to go and saw this car."
His improvement would be considered remarkable by any standard. After his 9:56 as a freshman, Mason ended his first year of two-miling (Arkansas high) on two (in two) with 9:30. By the end of his senior year he had brought his time down to 9:24.
I just believed in myself and kept working at it."
And after several meets this year,
Mason had come to within two seconds of
running nine minutes; he ran a 9:02
at 8:43, and the 8:43 at 9:02 just
continued the progression.
University Daily Kansan
"I don't really consider myself that talented as compared to some other runners," he said. "I'll probably never consider my talent."
A few runners at last weekend's meet might disagree.
Timmons said, "Last Thursday he requested an opportunity to be put back on the team. After a discussion, it was decided he be allowed to return."
Waddell Smith, who quit the University of Kansas track team two weeks ago, last week decided to return to the team. Bob was in UU head track coach, reported yesterday.
A top-ranked spinner in the 440 and 600, Smith already has qualified for the NCAA indoor championships in the 440. Fellow sprinters Randy Benson, Nolan Cromwell and Jay Wagner also have qualified in the longer dashes.
Benson lead the nation with his 47.6 mark in the 440 yard dash, and Cromwell and Wagner lead the Big Eight in the 600 with times of 1:10.0 and 1:10.1.
Following the USTFF meet at Saturday at Oklahoma City, KU had qualified 10 individuals and two relay teams for the NCAA meet March 12 and 13 in Detroit.
Waddell Smith returns to team
Here are the kayakers, guardians and their events with the following skiers: 60-yard skiier Larry Smith and Kevin Newell, 60-yard skiier Warren Smith and Kate Smith, 60-yard run - Noa Cromwell and Adrian Smith, 800-yard run - Noa Cromwell and Adrian Smith, pod hit - Rob Gydera.
Hayes has said little in public since the 23-10 Rose Bowl upset by UCLA that cost the Buckeyes an undefeated season and probably the national championship. But he also had the opportunity at Demonstr to lash out at college who cheat to recruit high school athletes.
Pole valunt—Tad Scales.
Mille relay and distance medley relay.
"I most certainly will remain in football as the head coach at Ohio State," Hayes told a Denison University Hall of Fame audience.
Hayes, who turned 63 Saturday, has been the target of criticism for dismissing star defensive tackle Nick Buamonic from the team without telling him. He also was pressed by the press for skipping out on a postgame news conference at the Rose Bowl.
GRANVILLE, Ohio (AP)—Despite criticism from Ohio State University students, Woody Hayes insists he will coach the football season this fall with the Buckeyes.
Hayes to stay at Ohio State
"This is the first time I have spoken on this recruiting thing," said Hayes. "But I am getting sick and tired of some colleges cheating in recruitment. We don't chest at Ohio State. We report any cheating by any college if knew it to be true."
The Ohio State Lantern, the campus newspaper, has called for Hayes'
Hayes is a Denison graduate. He also coached football there.
Buy a large Coke and keep the glass.
Collect your set of 6 or 8.
While They Last!
Winter Olympics in vintage year wished auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Taco Grande
By WILL GRIMSLEY
9th & Indiana—New
1720 W. 23rd
AP special correspondent
INNSBRUCK- AWD Wiedersehen, Inns-
nuck Good-bye. 12th Winter Olympic
Games.
You sent us away smiling. Everyone was intrigued by your medieval charm, your weather, the excellence of your organization and production.
We came in, doggy and suspicious. Your 5,000 cops, snarling dogs and electrically wired fences promised a "Gestapo Olympics."
It never happened. Your gendarmerie was super, blending with the scenery, never over-bearing, never discourteous, finely刻画 represent-a warning to any potential leperism.
And the sun shone beautifully almost throughout.
The ladies will always love you. You were a landmark for women's lib.
the women's figure skating gold medal and captivated the world.
The "Most Valuable Player Award" was a tie between two women: the indefatigable Tatiana Averina of the Soviet Union, with four speed-skating medals, two gold and one silver, the laughing skier, Ross Mittermaier of West Germany, with two gold and silver.
No male on the premises could match that.
Dorothy Hamill, a cute, dark-haird lashed of 19 with magic in her skates, showed
A poised, graceful and dynamic child, she will have us watching her for years. She is wearing the three gold-metal explosions of the greatest Hiene of Norway in the 1920s and 1930s.
And it took a woman to lead the way for the American team -Sheila Young, with medals of gold, silver and bronze for the red, white and blue. Never in history had a United States female-or male-athlete done so much in the Winter Games.
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BOWLING: All-Hill Championship Tournament, May 14. Contact Jayfay for more information.
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CHESS CLUB: Meetings at Kansas Union, 7:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. Tournament planned for Feb. 23 and will run for six weeks. You are info given at meetings. Beginner wears.
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This is the second year Student Union Activities has devoted a complete focus on Indoor activities. With more emphasis on these activities, they should be better than ever. Many fun and active events are being organized, and we hope KU students will participate.
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