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University Daily Kansan Friday. February 25, 1955
Jayhawk Indoor Track String May Be Severed by Tigers
By BOB LYLE
The threat of three blue ribbon performances by a fleet hurdler-dashman from Oklahoma and Missouri's solid team strength may spell the end of Kansas' three-year domination of the Big Seven indoor track and field championship when the league's 27th annual fray gets under way tonight in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium.
Preliminaries in most of the events will be held tonight with the finals in all but the broad jump set for tomorrow night.
Although a green Oklahoma team is a definite threat to topple Coach Bill Easton's men from the top rung, the nod will have to be given to Coach Tom Botts' Tiger squad to fight it out with Kansas.
Bob Derrick of Woodward, Okla., who doubled as a substitute half-back for the Sooners last fall, could provide the meet's outstanding individual performance.
In pre-conference meets he has equaled Big Seven records in the high hurdles (7.4) and the dash (6.2) and come within 1 second of the low hurdle mark (6.8).
The sophomore has a possible 15 points in his sights-first in the 60-yard high and low hurdles and the 60-yard dash.
Oklahoma also has other prospects who could help weave a surprise victory. They are Bobby Buchanan, who doubles in the mile and two-mile; Juel Swette, defending champion in the 60-yard dash; Ervin Cook and Leon Moore, two better-than-average broad jumpers; Johnny Dahl, 440-yard dash; Bob
Vandee. a 50-foot shot putter; Ron Reed, half-miler, and pole-vaulter Hendrick Kruger.
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Oklahoma Coach John Jacobs is not overly impressed by his chances of bringing home a victory.
"We've got a few pretty good sophomores but this isn't no country meet," is the way Jacobs puts it. "We need a lot more experience and didn't get it earlier this season."
Glaring weaknesses in the shot put, high jump, and broad jump may hurt an otherwise potent Missouri squad. The Tigers probably will
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pick up very few places in these events, but the rest of the picture looks more encouraging for them.
The Tigers will field a sleek bunch of lettermen and newcomers in every event from the sprints through the distance runs.
Almost sure point winners formU in the hurdles are Bill Constantine, who has run the highs in 7.5 seconds and on several occasions turned in the respectable time of 7.0 in the lows, and Jack Davis, a promising sophomore, who has run the lows in 6.9. Davis has beaten Constantine on several occasions. The two undoubtedly will run up against some strong competition against such talent as Derrick and Bill Biberstein of Kansas, the defending champion in both events. Levin Gray also may bolster the Tiger hurling strength if he is recovered from an injury.
Davis and Byron Clark will carry the load for Tigers in the 60-yard dash. Both have equaled the league record of 6.2 seconds.
Defending champion Kansas may not retain first place, but the Jawahaws are almost certainly assured of two first places.
Bill Nieder appears a sure bet to break the existing shot put record of 52 feet. $4\frac{1}{2}$ inches, set seven years ago by K-S tate's Rollin Prather. Nieder has put the shot more than 53 feet on several occasions, Al Fame, the
Al Frame, the plodding KU distance ace, will undoubtedly extend Kansas' victory skein in the two-mile to eight straight. Frame has turned in a time of 9.38.4 in the event, but has never really been pressed during this season's indoor schedule.
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Biberstein, apparently recovered from a foot sprain, should be able to go tonight in the high and low hurdles. The question is whether or not he is in good enough shape
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Kansas' chances of making it four in a row will depend a great deal on stellar performances by its sophomore runners and the possibility that dark horse material from other teams in the conference can rally enough strength to shade Missouri for top places in the meet.
Missouri's only returning indoor champion, Bob Massengale, could make it two in a row in the quarter mile. He has been turning in times in the neighborhood of 50 seconds all season.
to take on the likes of Derrick, Constantine, and Davis. KU's Dick Blair could help by placing high in his specialty—the 60-yard dash.
Botts analyzes his squad's chances this way:
"It all depends on whether or not we are up for the meet. We'd be a lot better off if we could trade some of our balance for brilliance."
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