MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Shawnee Edges Wichita East In Final Event
Shawnee Mission is coming to value big Wally Beck more and more each day. The 6-foot, 3-inch speedster put on a dazzling performance Friday as he sparked A. P. Snoodgrass' Indians to a thrilling upset victory in the class AA Inter-scolastic meet.
Oddly enough it was F. M. Snootgrass, brother to the Indian coach, who bossed the rival Wichita East Blue Aces, the periennal favorites. The Shawnee Mission triumph ended a six-year reign by the Blue Aces. Final meet tabulations gave the Indians a $57\frac{1}{2}$ to 47 victory over the Aces.
It was not until the final event that the Relays championship was played. With both teams running neck and neck and the meet almost over the powerful Beck was jerked from the 440-yard run, his most vulnerable spot, to anchor the mile relay. The Shawnee Mission quartet won the event by a full 25 yards.
Beck was easily the outstanding performer of the day. The great star won the 100 and 220-yard dashes, and anchored the winning half-mile and mile relays. He tied Dick Overfield's record of 9.9 seconds in the century, but it was discounted because of a 10-mile-an-hour tailwind.
Fredonia, lead by stocky sprinter Dean Pryor, turned in another relay surprise, copping the class A title. Fredonia replaces Ottawa who won the title last year.
Pryor, who will win his fourth high school athletic letter, this year won the low hurdles in 20.8 seconds, finished first in the broad jump, took third in the high hurdles, and anchored the second-place Fredonia mile relay team. Pryor soared 22 feet, 9 inches in the broad jump. Sammy Bogart, Coffeyville, won the cont in AA competition with a leap of 21 feet, 2 3/8 inches.
Leon romped to a repeat victory in class B, piling up 25 points, easily finishing ahead of second-place Coldwater which received $17 \frac{1}{2}$
About 4,000 fans were on hand to witness the meet under almost ideal conditions—ideal until late in the afternoon when a spring shower sent most of them running for cover.
Four double winners were the stars of the Relays. The most outstanding, of course, was Beck. Chet Duncan, Emporia, heaved the shot 50 feet, $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches, and unfurled a 139 foot, 3-inch toss in the discus.
Byron Renner, East, did the 180-yard low hurdles in 20.4 and also took the highs in 15.1. Merlin Gish, Kingman, was a double winner in class A. Gish tossed the shot 47 feet, 9 5/8 inches and cleared the high jump bar at 5 feet, $10\frac{1}{2}$ inches.
Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pct. GB
New York 5 1 .833
Philadelphia 5 2 .714 1½
Chicago 5 2 .714 1½
Cleveland 3 2 .600 1½
Detroit 3 2 .600 1½
Boston 2 4 .333 3
St. Louis 1 6 .143 4½
Washington 1 6 .143 4½
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4 2 .667
Cincinnati 3 2 .600 ½
New York 3 2 .600 ½
Boston 3 3 .500 1
Pittsburgh 3 3 .500 1
Chicago 3 3 .500 1
St. Louis 3 4.00 1½
Philadel-ha 2 5 .286 2½
Roaring River Just A Drip
Roaring River, N. C.—(U.P.)-The village of Roaring River failed to live up to its name when it really needed to. A $10,000 fire struck the small community. Roaring River had to bring water by truck from a nearby city to fight the flames.
10,500 See Jayhawkers Win Two First. One Second Place
Read the Daily Kansan daily.
More than 10,500 sun covered trak fans watched the 24th annual run-
ning of the Kansas Relays Saturday afternoon and here is what the
They saw Jack Greenwood, slim Jayhawker high hurdler, pull up after a poor start to win the first event of the afternoon, the 110 yard high hurdles in :14.6.
They also saw Bob Karnes, K.U. track captain, pour on a thrilling last lap finish in the University four-mile relay to give Kansas its second first place win of the afternoon. Hal Hinchee, Dave Breidental, and Pat Bowers were the first three men to run, but it was Karnes' driving finish which brought the crowd to its feet as they cheered for a Kansas victory.
There were other thrills that the sun burned fans witnessed during the afternoon. Probably the outstanding was Don Gehrmann, 130 pound distance star from Minnesota, who outran Texas star, Jerry Thompson, to win the featured Glenn Cunningham Mile in record timing of 4:10.1. In equalling the nine year old mark. Gehrmann was content to let Thompson show the way during the first three quarters, but then strided ahead of the tiny Texan for the win.
Three other records took a trimming during the afternoon. Robert Walters of Texas, a 6-foot one inch junior, leaped 6 feet 8 3/16 inches on his last jump to top the old record of 6 feet 7 9/16 set by Gilburt Cruter of Colorado in 1938. Walters was selected as the outstanding performer in the RELays.
Another record was bettered by Oklahoma A. and M. in the university two-mile relay when the Aggies' nosed out Kansas in 7:41, .37 seconds lower than the old record set by Wisconsin in 1948.
The only other record to fall by the wayside was the Kansas milerelay, with Wichita East in 3:31.4.
The Big Seven fared well in the big track carnival. A Kansas State broad jumper Herbert Hoskins took honors in that event, making the jump in the history of the Relays. Hoskins leaped 24 feet $9\%$ inches.
Another Big Seven individual performer, Jack Todd, lived up to expectations when he won the javelin with a throw of 203 feet $41\frac{1}{2}$ inches.
Another Colorado field event man, Jim Allen, upset Byrll Thompson to win the shot put with a toss of 50 feet 10 inches.
That mark was the best throw ever recorded by the C.U. snear thrower.
The expected assault on the pole vault record failed to show, although two men tied for first place at 14 feet, just two inches below the record. Bill Carroll upheld the Big Seven against Harry Cooper of Minnesota, but both failed to make a 14 feet 3 inch jump that would have broken the record.
Team champions were not recognized at the Relays this year, but the University of Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma Aggie, and the Kansas Jayhawkers registered double victories. The Tigers copped both the University half mile in 1:27.1, and the mile relay in 3:16.5.
Major Leagues
New York 9 Boston 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 9 Boston 4 Philadelphia 8 Washington 3 Detroit at Cleveland, postponed
cold weather
Chicago 2 St. Louis 1 (1st game)
Cleveland St. Louis 0 (2nd game)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 6 Boston 2
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 4 (1st)
gante Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5 (2nd
Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 2 (1st)
(game)
Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1 (2nd)
Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1 (2nd game)
St. Louis 5 Chicago 4.
She's Earlev And Late
Wheeling, W. Va.-(U.P.)-Naoma Earley was 10 years late but finally got the divorce for which she applied in May, 1938. Final action was delayed because she was ill and unable to pay costs when the decree was entered.
University 4-mile Relay -1. Kansas,
(Hinchee, Brothersthal, Bowers,
Karnes); 2. Missouri; 3. Oklahoma
A. and M.; 4. Iowa State. Time
17:51.7.
High Jump—1, Walters, Texas, 6 feet 8 3/16 inches; 3. Heintzmant, Bradley, Biffle, Denver; Smith, Iowa State; Simmons, Fort Hays (Kansas) State; Williams, southwestern (La) Tech, 6 feet 8 3/16 inches. (New relays record. Former record of 6 feet 7 9/16 inches by Gilbert Cruter, Colorado, 1938.)
Kansas Relays Results
University Half - Mile Relay —
Missouri (Klein, Ault, Phillips,
Vanet); 2, Oklahoma A. and M.; 3,
Nebraska; 4, Oklahoma. Time: 1.27.1
Discus Throw—1, Thompson, Minnesota; 2, Pelts, Missouri; 3, Krames, Texas; 4, Prather, Kansas State. 161 feet $10\%$ inches.
Junior College Sprint Medley—1
Hutchinson (Ludwig, Wall, Smyth,
Dixon); 2. Arkansas City; 3. Cofe-
feyville; 4. Fort Scott. Time: 3.403.
College Mile Relay—1, East Texas State (Hurst, Williams, Ochoa, Mercado); 2, Oklahoma Baptist; 3, Abilene Christian; 4, MacMurray. Time, 3:21.2.
University Mile Relay —1, Missouri (Schuster, Phillips, Klein, Ault); 2, Minnesota; 3, Oklahoma A. and M.; 4, Wisconsin, Time; 3.16.5
College Sprint Medley -1, Oklahoma (Jacobs, McConnell, Gray, Cary); 2, Oklahoma A. and M; 3, Colorado; 4, Missouri. Time: 3.30.3.
College Invitation Sprint Medley—
1. Washburn (Fletcher, Smith,
Schaef, Wolter); 2. Drury; 3. Baker;
4. Ottawa: Time. 3:38.3.
University Distance Medley—1, Wisconsin (Whipple, Jensen, Urquhart, Gehrmann); 2, Colorado; 3, Arkansas; 4, Kansas State. Time, 10:16:2.
Broad Jump=1, Hoskins, Kansas State; 2, Biffle, Denver; 3, Fambro, North Texas State; 4, Kailas, Wisconsin. 24, 9% inches.
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High Schools
120-yard High Hurdles—1, Greenwood, Kansas; 2, Robertson, East Texas State; 3, Elliot, Kansas State; Rod McClay, Kansas State. Time, 14.6.
Shot put—1, Jim Allen, Colorado; 2, Byrl Thompson, Minnesota; 3, Dick Piderit, Nebraska; 4, Rollin Prather, Kansas State. 50 feet 10 inches.
University 2-mile relay —1, Oklahoma A. and M. (Mincher, Brandeberry, Teakell, Tarrant); 2, Kansas; 3, Nebraska; 4, Oklahoma. Time 7:41 (New meet record. Old record of 7:44.7 by Wisconsin, 1948.
Two-mile College Relay—1. Abilene-Christian (Middleton, Terry Sikes, Lepard; 2, Emporia State; 3, South Dakota; 4, Fort Hays State. Time, 7:57.
Glenn Cunningham mile—Don Gehrmann, Wisconsin; 2, Jerry Thompson, Texas graduate student; 3, Tarver (Cy) Perkins, Dekalb, Ill. Time 4:10:17. Ties relays record by Blaine Rideout, North Texas State, 1940.
Pole vault—1, Carroll, Oklahoma and Cooper, Minnesota; tied; 3, Bateman, Colorado and Bennent, Wisconsin; tied; 14 feet.
100-Yard Dash—1, Biffle, Denver;
2. Pettie, Drake; 3. Rice, Minnesota;
4. Panuells, Texas. Time. 09.8.
Half-mile college relay —1, North
Texas. State (Howell, Renrofro, Teagasc,
Oklahoma, Howard Payne;
Oklahoma Baptist 4, McMurray
(Texas), Time 1,24.7.
Kansas City high school 880 yard relay—East (Vinson, Jacks, Slocum, Pryor; 2, Southeast; 3, Central; 4, Northeast; 5, Manual. Time 1:32.7.
University quarter-mile relay-
1. Oklahoma A. and M. (Bowers,
Aldridge, Vioght, Stople); 2. Missouri;
3. Oklahoma; 4. Nebraska.
Time: 4:13.
Kansas high school mile relay- Wichita East (Dunlap, Valdez, Roper, Peters); 2, Shawnee-Mission; 3, Wichita North; 4, Fredonia Time, 3:31.4. (New record).