Daily Hansan
52nd Year, No. 130
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, April 22, 1955
30th Annual KU Relays Open Today
THERE SHE GOES-Bill Nieder, Kansas' great shot-putter, uncorks a practice toss. Nieder has gone over 56 feet twice this season and has the longest collegiate toss this year. He is a heavy favorite to win the KU Relays crown.
By SAM JONES
Santee Renews Assault On Four-Minute Mile
With the outdoor season well underway, the greatest mile runner in Kansas' history, Wes Santee, will have everything and everyone working for him in his attempt to run the first under-four-minute American mile this spring.
Already surpassing the all time record of Gil Dodd's 27 mile runs under 4:10, Santee is on his way to establishing a new mark which is liable to stand for a long time. During the 1954 indoor and outdoor season, he ran 14 times under the 4:10 mark.
KU track coach Bill Easton: "Wes is ahead of schedule and has a stronger background than either Bannister or Landy. He's not afraid of work. He has good basic speed and tremendous desire."
Of his ability to run the magic mile, two prominent people have this to sav:
And the first man in history to break the four minute barrier, Dr. Roger Bannister, says: "Santee, I think will run a four mile in the near future. He has perhaps the greatest record for times of any middle distance runner today, but has not been getting the stiff competition which will enable him to join Landy and myself. I think he can do it."
And certainly Santee believes he can do it. He bettered his own American mark two weeks ago at Austin in the Texas RELays when cutting the time 1/10 of a second for the new 4:00.5 mark.
He set the former American record at the Compton invitation- al in California last year. For his performances last year during the summer months, Santee was named the outstanding athlete of the Marine Corps. He spent several months with the corps in summer camp.
After a grueling indoor season against his two big rivals, Gunar
After this spring, Santee enters the Marine Corps for a three year active duty stretch. If the Kansas miler doesn't break the four minute barrier this spring, he might be out of track for good if the Marines don't let him run in competition.
Nielson and Fred Dwyer Jr. the wide open spaces and cinder tracks of the great outdoors should be more appealing to the 23-year-old Kansas miller.
Golf, Tennis Teams Also Play Today
Though the KU Relays occupies the spotlight on the campus this weekend, the other KU athletes are not idle. The tennis team opens its season tomorrow in a match with Nebraska on the courts southwest of the stadium, and the golf team is on a two-day road trip, meeting Omaha today and Nebraska toorrow.
Favorite's Role In Shot Event Goes to Nieder
Although Kansas' husky weight man Bill Nieder is not conceded much of a chance to erase the Kansas Relays shotput record of 58 feet 2 inches set in 1948 by Michigan's Charles Fonville, the 215 pound junior from Lawrence is almost a cinch to become the second Jay-hawker to win the shot crown in the 30 year history of the Kansas track carnival.
It has been twenty years since Elwyn Dees brought home the one and only Kansas title in the event with a toss of 51 feet 38 inches.
Nedder's toss of 56 feet $ \frac{3}{4} $ inches made at the Arkansas Relays is the best collegiate toss in the nation to date. The big former all-state football player for Lawrence High, also came up with a heave of 56 $ \frac{1}{2} $ in a dual meet with Oklahoma A&M.
Nieder's best throw this season is a quarter of an inch better than the best effort of Ray Martin. University of Southern California's giant.
The Lawrence junior is expected to draw his fiercest competition this Saturday from two Texas Aggies, Tom Bonorden and Herman Johnson. They both were close to 53 feet in finishing second to Nieder's winning cast of 53-10 in the Texas Relays April 2.
Minnesota's Gordon Holz, defending Relays champion in the event will be hard pressed to take the crown two years in a row.
Cunningham Mile Is Feature As Santee Makes Record Bid
Relays Schedule
Event No.
Theater Hurdles (Decathlon)
Discus Throw (Decathlon)      9:15
Pole Vault (Decathlon)      9:50
Shot Pole (Decathlon)      10:50
Ludder Hurdles (minimu-
maries
1. Javelin Throw (Prelims. & Finals)
10.00
100-vard Dash (Prelims.)
10.20
A.A.U. Hop, Step, & Jump
10.45
Javelin Throw (Decathlon)
10.50
A.A.U. Hop, Step, & Jump
A.K.U. Hop, Step & Jump
(Preliminaries) 11-00
2. Discus Throw (Preliminaries &
  Finals) ... 11:00
120-yard Hurdles (Semi-
Finish) ... 11:00
100-yard Dash (Semi-Finals) ... 11:05
1500-Meter Run (Decathlon) ... 11:25
Opening Ceremony- ... 1:15
K.U. Band
120-Vowel Titles (Finals) 1:30
Cyclic Titles-Hurle Relay 1:40
Relays 2.30
9. University Quarter-mile 3.40
Relay 2.40
10. A-KV-400-Meter Hurdles
(Fluores)
0. A.A.U. 400-Meter Hurdles
(Finals)
11. Preservation of Queen ... 2.50
12. Glenn Cunningham Mile ... 3.05
3. University Two-Mile Relay ... 3.15
14. College Sprint Medley
lay 3.25
College Invit. Sprint Medley
15. College Invit. Sprint Medley Relay 3:35
16. University Sprint Medley Relay 3:55
Mediation
16. University Sprint Medley
Relay ... 3:55
7. J. College Spirits Medley Re-
Relay 4.10
8. College Distance Medley Re-
Relay 4.10
18. College Distance Medley Re-
lay 4:20
Mid Half Relay 4:35
19. University Half-Mile Relay 4:35
20. A.A.U. 3000-Meter Steeple-
4:35
21. University Distance Medley
Police 5:05
22 Kansas High School Mile Re-
5.20
23 College Mile Relay
5.25
4. University Mine Reilly
25. Outstanding Athlete Award
Closing Ceremony
Field Events
25. Pole Vault (Prelims & Finals) 1:30
26. Shot Put (Finals) 1:30
27. Shot
28. Brood Jump (Prelims, & Finals)
1. 30
29. High Jump (Pedals & Flippers) 2.60
30. At least Step, Step and Step 3.30
Jumping
Drake Relays Next Weekend
The next major college track meet will be the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa next weekend. The entire University of Kansas squad, as well as most of the other teams which will be present at the Kansas Relays, will be on hand at the Drake Relays.
Many Records Set in Past Relays
Bv LEO FLANAGAN
Even with the great array of stars entered in this year's 30th renewal of the Kansas Relays, performances which will equal those of past years will not be easily attained. The list of outstanding past Relays feats is almost unending.
For instance, back in 1926 at the fourth Relays, Nebraska's Roland Locke equalled the world 100-yard dash record of :99.6. Only six men have surpassed that time in the en-
largest professional baseball land of Texas Christian in 1930, and Carlton Terry of Texas in 1941, tied the present world record of :99.4.
In 1931 Illinois' Lee Sentman completed a three-year domination of the 120-yard high hurdles, and in doing so, became the first man to score a triple in the Relays. Also that year, Ed Gordon of Iowa set a broad jump record of 25 feet 4 3/8 inches which still stands.
Olympic champion Glenn Morris, representing the Denver AC, established an American decathlon record of 7576 points in 1936. The following
earned for Cooper the award as that year's best performer.
The 1952 games saw the entrance of Wes Santee onto the Relays scene. The Kansas sophomore was selected as the top athlete for his work in the four-mile and distance relays, both of which Kansas won.
Oner stars were Arkansas' Lee Yoder, who set a 400-meter mark of 52.2, and Jim Gerhardt, who topped the mark with a 47 feet 2 inches lap.
In 1953 Darrow Hooper of Texas A&M became the first man to win twin triple-titles, when he won the shot put and disc events for the third time. Hooper was the games' outstanding star.
And last year, Wes Santee returned to the limelight with a 4:03.2 mile clocking that may stand for some time unless Santee smashes it tomorrow. Rich Ferguson of Iowa established a 3000-meter steepeleash record of 9:20.4, and the University of Texas dashmen lowered the world quarter-mile relay mark with an unofficial :40.3.
year, Hardin-Simmons' Alton Terry threw the javelin 229 feet 2/1 2 inches for an American record, and a Relay's record that still stands.
After a wartime layoff, the Re-lays' performances climbed back to their prewar level in 1948, as two world marks were broken.
Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallace turned in a 13.6 in the 120-yard high hurdles, and Chuck Fonville of Michigan heaved the shot 58 feet 3/8 inch. That was the year that the Most Outstanding Performer award was begun, and Dillard was the first recipient.
By DICK WALT
Kansan Sports Editor
In 1949 Bob Walters of Texas surprised everyone by winning the high jump and establishing a Relays' record of 6 feet 8 3/16 inches. For his feat, Walters was voted the games outstanding star, nosing out Don Hummann of Wisconsin, who marked Blaine Riedo's 410.1 mile equiv.
The 1951 Relays saw Nebraska's Don Cooper set a national collegiate pole vault record of 15 feet 1/8 inch. This remains a Relays' record and
More than 15,000 persons are expected to be on hand in Memorial stadium tomorrow to witness the 30th running of the Kansas Relays, with attention centered on Wes Santee's attempt to break through the four-minute mile barrier.
Santee, running in the featured Glenn Cunningham mile, will go to the post at 3:05 p.m. in an attempt to crack his own record of 3:03.1 set in last year's meet, even if he does not crack the mythical division line which would make him the third man in history to run as fast.
The lean Ashland product will be paced by Art Dalzell and Dick Wilson, both of whom ran on the same KU track team with Santee in 1953. Dalzell paced Santee through a blazing first two laps in the Texas Relays as Santee lowered his American record to 4:00.5.
Although Santee will be the top attraction, he will be forced to give up a share of the spotlight to seven other defending champions who picked up gold medals in last year's track carnival.
However, more than 13,000 high school athletes will get a head start on the college and university men. The high school entries began at 9 a.m. today with preliminary heats, with finals in the Interscholastic classes set for this afternoon.
These include such standouts as KU's Done Sneegas, last years javelin winner; Jim Podoley, Central Michigan, decathlon; Bob Van Dee, Oklahoma, discus; Wesley Hight, Rice, high hurdles; Jay Chance, Oklahoma Baptist, 400 meter hurdles; Rich Ferguson, Iowa, 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Erwin Cook, Oklahoma, hop-step-and-jump.
WES SANTEE