Friday, March 2, 1956. University Daily Kansan
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Kansas Favored To Win Big 7 Indoor Meet This Weekend
Kansas track coach Bill Easton has often made the statement that winning Big Seven track meets happen so often at Kansas that it is sort of a pleasant monotony.
Whenever he makes this statement he says the main project now is to get every Big Seven record in KU's possession.
Six Firsts Possible
The Jayhawkers, who already own outright or by virtue of ties six Big Seven indoor marks, may not add more than one or two this week end, but they are the odds-on favorite to win their fifth consecutive league indoor crown. Periliminaries for the meet in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium will get underway tonight, with the finals set for Saturday night.
Six First Possible The Jayhawkers have a good chance of carrying off six first places in the annual indoor meet.
Jill Nieder, Kansas' record-breaking shot putter, is a cinch to break his own mark of 53 feet 10$ \frac{1}{2} $ inches, set last year. Several heaves past 58 feet this season will center much attention on the brawny senior who is the best shot putter The Big Seven has ever produced.
Al Oerter, another Kansas shot
putter could win second place if he can squeeze past Bob Van Dee of Oklahoma, who has thrown past 54 feet recently.
Dick Blair, UK captain and Big Seven sprint champion both indoors and outdoors, will be pressed to defend his crown in the 60-vard dash.
Jack Davis, Missouri junior who doesn't compete outdoors because of playing on the baseball team, could be the thorn in Blair's side.
Although both men have been clocked at .62.8 in the distance this year, Davis nosed out Blair in the Tigers' dual loss to KU last Saturday.
Edged Blair Saturday
Kent Floerke, KU sophomore broad jumper, could win first place if he can extend his 24-foot plus jumps registered this season.
Another Missouri-Kansas rivalry may determine the winner of the 880-yard run. Lowell Janzen of Kansas was barely edged by Tiger Duane Kelly last week end in a time of 1:55.9. These marks are the best Big Seven times in the event this year.
As in the past, Easton will try to get a deluge of points in the longer runs with a capable group of veterans and sophomores.
Al Frame, the Summerfield scholar who has run the mile in 4:15.2 unofficially, can capture first-place honors in that event if he can continue to keep ahead of Missouri's Keith Bacon. Frame beat Bacon in the Missouri meet last week end.
KU's Jerry McNeal will be trying to win the twi-mile, which has been won by Kansas runners eight of the last nine years. Since Frame may double in the two-mile, he probably will be held back in that race because of his earlier mile effort.
McNeal Two-Mile Hopeful
KU's hurdling talent, now in a rebuilding era, is the weakest in recent years. Sophomore Dave Freeman may be able to land a few points in these events.
Other KU sophomores who will be running in the Big Seven indoor meet for the first time and are expected to help out in the longer hauls are Bob Nicholson, Hal Long, and Verlyn Schmidt.
McNeal has recorded four of the best five times for league runners in the two-mile this season. His low was 9:23.8 in taking second place to Ron Wallingford of Michigan.
Lou Strop, winner of the 440- yard dash against Missouri last
Stroun In 440
Kansas' swimming team will meet the Iowa State Cyclones at 2 p.m. Saturday in Robinson Pool in the last home meet of the season.
Tough I-State Invades KU Pool Saturday
In addition it will be the last dual meet of the year for both teams before the Big Seven meet March 9-10 at Boulder. After the Big Seven meet, the Cyclones will go to New Haven, Conn., for the NCAA meet March 29-31.
Baby Vasquez On TV Tonight
Saturday's meet will be the final dual meet for four Kansas swimmers and six Iowa Staters. Bowing out for Kansas will be Pete Thompson, of Lenexa, backstroke, Paul Burke of Kansas City, Kan., free style, Don Burton of Kansas City, Kan., free style, and Gene Buchanan of Muncie, breaststroke.
Final Dual Competition
Baby Vasquez on TV tonight
NEW YORK (UP)—Baby Vasquez,
Mexico, lightweight champion
Mexico promises "no stage fight
 tonight" in Louisville and Radium
 featherweight contender Carmelo
 Costa of Brooklyn at Madison
 Square Garden. The Mexican
 blamed "garden jitters" for his
 impressive eastern debut on Dec.
 23, when he was outpointed by
 Frankie Ryff of New York, third-
ranking lightweight contender.
Rams Sign Three Tackles
LOS ANGELES (UP)-Three giant tackles have signed 1956 contracts with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. They are Maury Woolford, of Louisville, Tom Jones of Miami, and Charles Dees of Trinity of Texas and McNeese State of Louisiana.
Ending their dual competition for Iowa State will be Jim McKevitt, Sandy Stewart, Jim Valleau, Loran Braught, Maurie McCullen, and Dale Lucas. All have earned three letters, except Lucas who has won four.
In a meet two weeks ago with Loyola of Chicago, the Cyclone swimmers raced to three new American and NCAA records. Jim McKevitt swam the 200-yard free style in 2:05, topping his own American record of 2:06 set in an Iowa AAU meet at Ames in 1953, and the NCAA record of 2:06.5 set by Wayne Moore of Yale in 1951.
Dale Lucas-swam the 200-yard breaststroke in 2.25.9. The American and NCAA record was 2.26.2.
broke in 2:25.9. The American and NCAA record was 2:26.1. The Cyclone relay team of Valleau, Jack Ryder, Stewart and McKevitt, broke the 400-yard free style relay record with a time of 3:24.6. I-State held the old record of 3:24.7.
Owned Long Winning String
Iowa State, coached by Jack McGuire, is one of the top collegiate swimming teams in the country.
Its long Big Seven dual winning
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The only other blemish on the Iowa State record is a tie with Michigan. The Cyclones posted another victory over Michigan State. Kansas, after losing to Grinnell and Nebraska last week end has a record of three victories and four losses.
Kansas and Iowa State have met three common opponents this year. The Jayhawkers lost to Colorado and Oklahoma and split with Nebraska while the Cyclones defeated Colorado and Nebraska, and lost to Oklahoma.
streak which dated back to 1941 was broken this season by the Oklahoma Sooners, who set eight new Robinson pool records in trouncing Kansas.
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in recent years, has cleared better than 6 feet 5 inches and could give a stellar performance.
Cannon hurt his foot slightly the other day but should be recovered now.
week end appears as the Jayhawkers' big hope in that event. KU's mile relay team also is showing improvement and should get at least a third-place medal this week end.
Bob Cannon, best KU high jumper
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