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University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 21, 1955
Dalzell, Wilson Aid Santee's Record Bid
By JOHN McMILLION
BY JOHN MCMILLAN
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Saturday afternoon a trio of Kansas runners will make the most determined assault on the four-minute mile made todate. America's fabulous miler, Wes Santee, will collaborate with two former teammates, Art Dalzell and Dick Wilson, and make a concentrated effort to crack the magic barrier at the Kansas Relays.
If the mark is broken, as Santee believes it will be with any kind of break from the weather, much of the credit should go to Dalzell and Wilson. Both men will pace Santee as he goes after the record. Dalzell has paced Santee this year during the last part of the indoor season and two weeks ago at the Texas Relays, when the American mile record of 4:00.6 was cracked by Wes in 4:00.5.
"Wilson will run a fast first half to pace Dalzell." Santee said. "He'll try to make the first quarter in 58.0 and the half in 1:58. At the half Dalzell is going to take off as hard as he can go for as far as he can go in the third quarta.
"I'd like to hit the three-quarter mark not any slower than 3:00 or 3:01," he said. "If I can be relaxed by then I will still have a kick left for the finish."
The whole object of a pacer, according to Santee, is to have someone the runner can pull on without having the pressure of setting pace upon him. In Wilson and Dalzell, he has probably two of the best pacer in the country. Wilson hasn't paced for Santee in a race yet, but in a dress rehearsal he set the pace for the half perfectly.
There is no end to Santee's admiration for Daizell. "There are few boys in the United States at this time who would willingly give up their chance to place in meets and go out and set pace and run themselves completely out," he said.
"Most people fail to realize that Art is a great runner in his own right." he continued, "and if he and I hadn't happened to hit school at the same time Art would probably have set all but two or three of the records which I hold. He is definitely one of the better milers in the country and could do about a 4:10 mile, which would put him in the same class with the really great milers of the country."
"We're going to run to break four minutes regardless of the weather." Wes said. "If it rains we will still be trying for the mark and if the weather gives us any kind of a break we should have tremendous times. Heavy winds like we have had all week will hurt." he added.
An example of Dalzell's attitude was shown at the Texas Relays. "We hadn't planned to try for the record at Texas." Wes said, "but Art came up to me before the race and said, 'Wes, let's try for it today.' He had originally planned to run his own race." Santee ran 4:00.5, the fastest mile ever run in America in that race.
Santee isn't too happy about the 10 man field entered in the race and hopes some of them will drop out. "I have no desire to have a 10-man field because some boys who lack experience will get on and try to lead and clutter up the field," Wes said. "They would have better times if they would follow and everyone would benefit. A 4:15 miler isn't going to win anyway and has no business taking the lead."
Another factor that should add to the possibilities of breaking the four-minute barrier, is the frame of mind Dalzell and Wilson are in. "They are as interested and excited over setting the pace as I am in setting the record," Santee said.
ART DALZELL
Santee is far ahead of last year's pace. He attributes this to maturity, concentration, and the indoor season he has just finished, as well as to the assistance of Dalzell. "I learned a lot running indoors," he said, "but next year won't run as many meets and will space them better."
If Wes doesn't make it in less than four minutes this week he expects to do so almost any weekend. The next try will be at Drake and then at Miami, Fla. Later in the spring he will go to California and run on the clay tracks there, which are faster than the cinder tracks in this end of the country.
Dean Smith of the University of Texas, who will run in the Kansas Relays ran a :09.2 100-yard dash last Tuesday. The time, which bettered Mel Patton's world record of :09.3, was not accepted due to a strong wind.
Theta Chi, ATO Win in Softball
Three Fraternity "A" teams and one Independent "A" team won softball games yesterday to successfully open their seasons. Those posting first game victories were Theta Chi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Hernando's Nine.
Theta Chi 10, Triangle 0
Benny Coyle pitched two hit ball as Theta Chi easily downed Triangle 10 to 0. The winners scored four runs in the second and fifth innings and two in the third. Mike McConnell collected a triple and a single for Theta Chi.
ATO 4, Phi Kampa Pst 3
Trailing 3 to 0 entering the last inning, Alpha Tau Omega rallied to 4 for Kappa Pst 3 and defeated Kappa Pst 4 to 3. Fred Struble drove in the winning run with a double. Bob Mallory was the winning pitcher and Bob Anderson was charged with the loss.
APA 10, Phi Kappa Tau 8
Alpha Phi Alpha survived a last inning Phi Kappa Tau uprising and defeated its opponents 10 to 8. Phi Tau scored three runs in the rally The winners got 13 base hits.
Hernando's Nine 18. NSN 13
In a wild, high-scoring contest,
Hernardo's Nine won its initial start
by outscoring Nu SigmaNu, 18 to 13.
winners pushed across six runs
in the inning and scored the third for their big innings while
Nu Sig scored five times in the
first innings.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
"Fraternity "A"
Alpha Epsilon Pi-SPE (1)
Independent "A"
Pearson-Army ROTC (2)
Air Force-Sigma GE (3)
Stephenson-Political Science (4)
Games will be played at 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, 1 and 2:30
p.m. on Saturday and 2 and 3:30
p.m. on Sunday.
Trotters Release Goose Tatum Chicago —(U.P.)— Goose Tatum, the clown prince of basketball and at one time the highest paid player in the game, has been fired from the Harlem Globetrotters by owner-coach Abe Saperstein. Saperstein said yesterday he had unconditionally released the veteran center for going AWOL and would not renew his contract.
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Dodgers Tie Major League Record With Nine Straight
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Those jack rabbit Brooklyn Dodgers may be clear out of sight before you can say Jack Robinson.
Winners of nine straight games already, the Dodgers can establish a new modern major league record for fast getaways by defeating the Phillies today for their 10th victory in a row since the bell rang.
The Dodgers tied the record of nine in a row held jointly by the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and themselves when they came from behind to overtake the Phillies, 3-2, last night. They looked so winning in that even their ultra-conservative skipper, W a l t Alston, couldn't contain himself.
The usually solemn Brooklyn boss had ample reason to glow inasmuch as the World Champion Giants are now six games behind the Dodgers and the second place Milwaukee Braves are two-and-a-half games to the rear.
"This is the first time since I've taken over the club that it has ever played this well in the three important departments — hitting, pitching and fielding," Alston declared.
Bobby Thomson was the big man in Milwaukee's 9-5 victory over the fading Chicago Cubs. Thomson drove in five runs with a grand-slam homer and a single with the bases full. Lew Burdette was the winner but rookie Humberto Robinson came on from the bullpen in the ninth to strike out Hank Sauer with the bases loaded to save Burdette's second triumph.
Left-hander Luis Arroyo of the Cardinals made an auspicious major league debut, holding the Redlegs to five hits in the seven and two-
third innings he worked and getting credit for a 3-0 victory.
The poor Pirates apparently were on the road to their first victory of the season with a 3-0 lead over the Giants but rain postponed the game after Felipe Montemayor basked in the victory. Gomez had Gomez. Dick Littlefield had worked three scoreless frames for the Bucks and contributed a single, too.
Baltimore registered its first victory of the American league season after six successive setbacks by beating New York, 6-3, as Erv Palica and Ray Moore collaborated on a six-hit pitching job.
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