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Eighth Straight Crown Taken By KU Harriers
Opened the 1954 cross-country season enclosed with the belief that some Big Seven rival was going to break Kansas' cross-country dominance. The Kansans had lost two-thirds of their NCAA championship team of 1953 with the graduation of Wes Santee, Lloyd Koby, Dick Wilson and Art Dalzell. Not one senior returned and only two lettermen, Al Frame and Tom Rupp, were back on the squad.
The Jayhawkers not only retained their confidence flag by sweeping their eighth consecutive meet at Ames, Iowa, but they also crowned Frame NCAA champion while finishing fourth in the 4-mile grind at East Lansing, Mich.
Frame won the Nationals in 19:54.2, fourth fastest winning time in meet history. He opened a 35-yard lead over New York university's George Kelly in the final half-mile to score what amounted to an upset victory.
Frame's conquest at East Lansing was significant since it gave Kansas four individual NCAA championships over the past five years. Santee won in 1953 and Herb Semper in 1950 and 1951.
Behind Frame, every member of this autumn's team turned in maximum performances. J a n Howell, Lowen Janen, Tom Rupp, and Grant Cookson all ran well throughout the season.
Frame won easily in the conference meet at Ames in 15:16.7, a new course record, over a 3-mile course, thereby crowning KU's eight straight individual titlist as well as team champion. All of these have been accomplished under Coach Bill Easton, whose runners have never been out of the winner's circle since he took over in 1947.
Janzen came home a second, in 15:43.1, in the conference meet. Supp was fifth in 15:49; Howell sixth in 15:53, getting every Kansan in the top six.
High School Stars Promise Hot Duel
By KEN BRONSON Kansas Relays Prep Parader
A sensational early-season performance by Newton's Henry Wiebe coupled with the return of last year's triple winner Charles Tidwell of Independence, may unfurl one of the hottest duals in relays history here April 22 in the 51st running of the Kansas Inter-scholastic Relays.
Wiebe, who ran second to Tidwell in last year's low hurdles race here, came out of the paddock early this year at the Sterling Relays and the result was close to earth shaking.
The 6 foot 2 inch, 170-pound Newton flash, skimmed the lows in 19.3 in the preliminaries of the Sterling meet and to show the performance was no freak, came back in the finals to win in 19.7
That 19.3 clocking is one full second under the existing Interscholastic record set by El Dorado's Don Feller in 1950. It is also one-tenth under the Class AA state record, set last year by Tidwell.
Wiebe didn't confine his activities to the lows at Sterling, either. He turned in an equally fantastic time in the high sticks when he posted a 14.5 clocking in the preliminaries. That mark wasn't just a dream. either. He came back with a 15.0 effort in the finals.
That 14.5 timing is four-tenths of a second under the existing Interscholastic record set by Girarda Walter Revell in 1938. It's also a tenth of a second under the Class A state mark.
Wiebe won't have a picnic here, though. Tidwell won the low sticks last year with a 20.4 timing. He has hit a low of 19.5 in this event.
Tidwell will be back in the 100 and 220, too, and the record for each event can be considered in danger. While he hasn't seen as much action yet this spring as some of the other top sprinters, Tidwell can rest on his laurels and still get the nod from a great many observers. The slender all-around
athlete from Independence won the 109 here last year with a 10.3 elo-
cking and the 220 with a 22.8. He hit 9.7 in the century last year in his
best effort and hit a low of 21.8 in the 220. Both area below KU
records.
While the hurdle races and the 220 are the only events in which athletes have already excelled this year, it is safe to assume that several other records will be drawn into the sights of the state's best.
University Daily Kansan
In the pole vault, for instance, Warren Nephew of Haskell Institute may crase one of the two newest records in the book. Ottawa's Jere Potts, posted the existing record last year when he scaled 12-9%. That broke the 20-year-old record of $12^{-6}$ set by Ark City's Don Bird in 1934. Nephew hit his all-time peak this spring when he sailed 12-5 to win the Class AA vault at the State Indor meet at Manhattan. The frail little Indian could conceivably crash Potts' record if pushed.
Lincoln toured the distance in 4:35.1 title in winning the Class AA indoor title. He finished third here last year behind Jim McHenry of Shawnee Mission and Verlyn Schmidt of St. Joseph's Cadets of Hays, respectively.
Lewis won the indoor race with a 4:39.8 clocking but the little Indian has been as low as 4:34.9 in his career. Incidentally, Lewis is only a junior.
The mile record of 4:29.9 set by Bob Karnes of Overbrook in 1943 could go by the wayside. It's positive that a trio of fancy milers will be gunning for the mark. Leading the way is Topeka's Julius Lincoln and Haskell's splendid duo of Ted Lewis and Billy Mills.
Mills doesn't own an official mile clocking (he trailed Lewis home in the indoor meet) but he established himself as a distance runner of note last fall when he won the KU two-mile invitational cross-country championship in the record-breaking time of 9:22.0.
Year's Top Prep Times
Event Time
100-yd. dash 10.1
220-yd.dash 21.6
440-yd.dash 52.8
880-yd.dash 2.061
Mile run 4.351
High hurdles 14.5
Low Hurdles 19.3
880-yd.relay 1.344
Holder and School
Mile relay 3:34.5
Medley relay 3:42.1
Pole vault 12-5
High jump 6-2
Broad jump 21-2
Shot Put 52-82
Discus 140-9
Javelin 169-9
Holder and School
Ken Covert, Meade; Bill Tillman, Clay Center; Henry Waldschmidt, Ellis; Eddie Maack, Wichita West.
Henry Wiebe, Newton
Covert, Meade
Bob McVictor, Smith Center
Julia Lincoh, Topeka
Wbiebe, Newton
Wbiebe, Newton
Shawnee Mission (Newell, McCravy, Dunaway, Welch)
Shawnee Mission (Newell, Bradlev, Peppercorn, Welch)
Wichita East (team members not available)
Warren Newhew, Haskell
Sonny Ballard, Manhattan; Charlie Miller, Wichita East; Bob Hamilton, Highland Park
Don Greene, Coffeyville
Duane McIntire, Gardner
Tom Jones, Shawnee Mission
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