Coach Suffers Few Losses After First Dual Meet Here
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He was a quarter-miler at the University of Indiana. He gained prominence with winning track teams as coach at Hammond, Ind., High School.
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Then, in 1947, after coaching eight years at Drake University, Bill Easton came to the University of Kansas.
The Jayhawker distance team will be seeking its 40th consecutive league cross country dual meet victory against Oklahoma Friday afternoon at Norman.
A loss isn't encouraging to any coach anytime, but even more so when the loss is suffered in the coach's first cross country meet at a new school.
BUT EASTON had to experience such a defeat after KU lost a close meet to Missouri in its cross country season's opener in 1947.
Since his first dual meet here, however, Easton's cross country teams have not lost to another league opponent. In fact, only twice since then has KU lost to non-conference opponents.
Easton hasn't experienced a dual meet defeat in four years and 20 meets. The last loss was suffered to the Chicago Track Club in 1959.
ONE OTHER KU loss over the years was to Oklahoma State in 1955 before the Cowboys entered what is now the Big Eight.
The Jayhawks, who finished second in last year's league meet to Colorado, have won 14 of the last 16 conference cross country meets.
To date, this year's team has beaten Southern Illinois, Chicago Track Club and Drake. All three defeats were either by the maximum point spread or nearly the maximum.
THIS EVENING...
"They're a fine, well-balanced gang," Easton said of this year's team. "They're by far the best team we've had since our NCAA championship team in 1953, especially in balance.
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"WeVE HAD good teams, but I don't believe we'd had them as good in balance."
Paul Acevedo has finished first for KU in all three meets this season. He has been pushed hard in the last two meets by teammates Herald Hadley and John Lawson and Easton feels this is indicative of the team's balance.
"Last year, we were short on manpower and didn't really have down to earth good distance runners," Easton said. "This gang, however, has competitive spirit and desire and all seven men are battling for first place in each meet."
George Cabrera, team captain, finished first in every meet last year for KU. Against Drake here Saturday, Cabrera placed seventh.
"CABRERA WAS lucky to make the travel squad," Easton said. "The way it looks now, he'll really have to work to keep on the squad."
Easton feels Colorado will be the team to beat in the Big Eight meet here Nov. 9.
The Buffaloes returned their entire championship team from last year, but David Wighton, a sophomore, is their No.1 runner currently.
Easton earlier thought Missouri would be strong this year. Saturday, however, the Tigers lost to Oklahoma State at Stillwater.
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RUNNING FOR KU Friday against Oklahoma will be veterans Acevedo, Hadley, Tonnie Coane, Chick Fero and Cabrera along with rookie Lawson and either sophomore John Donner or another rookie, Ken Holm.
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The Sooners return five lettermen from 1962, including three of their top four finishers in the Big Eight Conference meet at Ames.
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Junior John English and senior Walt Mizell lead the Oklahoma cross country team this year. Mizell finished first in the Sooners' dual meet losses to Arkansas and Oklahoma State.
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