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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 194848
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Cinder Stars Converge On University
Olympic Hopefuls On Hand For Relay Classic Opening
Bulwarked by the mightiest shot put field in Kansas Relays history, American Olympic hopefuls from coast to coast will converge here at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow to unfold the nation's second major outdoor spiked-shoe carnival of the 1948 season.
Over 2100 athletes from 147 high schools, 33 colleges, 24 universities and 10 junior colleges will take part in the two-day jamboree He is expected to shatter the existing which opens in the prep class today. standard of 171 feet $6 \%$ inch here
Three factors are taking shape to make the meet one of the most attractive in the 3-year-old history of the Jayhawker Games. One is the promise of a rash of record smashing, the first since pre-war days.
Second is the collection of 11 national A.A.U. and N.C.A.A. champions who will match strides and stresses in the first step toward a United States Olympic berth. Designed for Olympics.
Designed For Olympics
Third is the fact that the nation's track bigwigs will get their first glimpse of the country's Olympic timber running over metric distances which will be provided by the Glenn Cunningham mile (1,500 meters), 3,000-meter steeplechase, and 400-meter hurdles. Two other Olympic events, the Hop-Step-Jump and Decathlon, also will be included in the 1948 card. Unless sectional tryouts are held, the Relays decathlon will be the only warm-up until the final Olympic trials in July.
In addition to 11 N.C.A.A. or National A.A.U. champions are three other performers: Harrison Dillard, Fortune Gordien, and Irving "Moon" Mondschien, who bagged titles in both of these meets.
At least 21 more entrants in addition to the above three have good chances of landing on America's 1948 Olympic team. This assures one of the classiest fields in relays history and certainly the best in the past decade. The fields in the 120-yard high hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, discus, and shot put will be especially glittering.
Dillard A Top Prospect
The four top Olympic bets are Dillard, the Baldwin-Wallace hurdling flash; Gordian, Minnesota's 205-pound weight tosser; Mondschien, the three-time national A.A.U. decathlon champ from New York university, and Charles Fonville, Michigan's explosive Negro shot-putter.
Dillard finished the indoor season with 53 consecutive dash and hurdles victories. His time of 13.9 seconds hung up the past year in the N.C.A.A., is the best of any high-hurdling Olympic prospect in the nation today. Unfortunately there is no low hurdles event in the Olympics, which eliminates the colored Ohio flash from that consideration. However, Dillard has done as low as 9.7 seconds in the hundred and a terrific 10.3 seconds in the 100 meters, the latter being the shortest Olympic dash.
No one is expected to upset Dilal lard in the high hurdles, but there are four contestants who may run the lithe Yellowjacket into a new record. They include John Smith, Notre Dame, the defending champ; Bud Gartiser, Missouri; Big Seven Indoor record holder; Clyde Scott, Arkansas, and Ed Taylor of Western Michigan. Every member of the quartet has run 14.4 or better.
Gordien Aliming For Record
Gordien already has grazed the world's discus record with a pitch of 179 feet and 6 inches last summer in Denmark and may snap the 180 feet $2 \frac{1}{2}$ inch mark erected by teammate Bob Fitch before the summer is out.
Fonville is being counted upon for another record performance in his specialty. He was consistently over 56 feet during the indoor season, which is more than a foot beyond the best expected 'by any other American putter. Only bad form reversals can keep this pair off the United States team which will sail for London
In addition to Fonville in the shot, Norman Wasser, his perennial rival from Illinois, also is a top prospect. Norman hit 54 feet $3\frac{1}{4}$ inches the past year to bag second at the National Collegiate. Two Big Seven performers, Mel Sheehan of Missouri and Kansas State's Rollin Prather must be considered in the discus. They finished two and three behind Gordon at last year's N.C.A.A.
Mondschien Stands Out
Mondschien probably will encounter little trouble here adding the Kansas Relays decathlon title to his three A.A.U. championships. Jack McEwen of Colorado will be back to defend his title and Mondschien also will get a chase from Oklahoma's Bill Weaver and Texas A. and M.s Bob Goode.
Ranking along with Dillard as Olympic dash hopes will be Charlie Parker of Texas, one-time National A.U. A.200 - 200-meter king, and Dave Bolen, Colorado graduate student. Parker will not be running his best distance in the Kansas Relay 100-yard dash here but should show to more advantage in the Longhorns' 440- and 880-yard relay teams, where a longer hail will show his true power. Bolen Hends 440 Field
Bolen, who will be a favorite in the 400-meter hurdles field, possibly is America's top hope in the 400-meter dash. He finished second behind Herb McKenley in both the 440 and 400 last year, but still ranks as the top U.S. threat. He will find out how good a hurdler he is over the 400-meter route as he will face competition from such worthies as Dick Ault of Missouri; Lee Hofacre of Minnesota; Gunther Katzmer of Baldwin-Wallace; Landon Westbrook of Oklahoma; and Art Bigley of Navy.
Of these, Hofacre probably is the most serious threat. He finished third in the National A.A.U. field the past year. Ault, Big Seven outdoor quarter-mile and 220-yard low hurdles monarch, and Katzmar, who ran sixth in the N.C.A.U. 440 last summer, certainly are Olympic timber. Stars In 1500 Meter
Middle distance and distance hopefuls are Cy Perkins, Illinois A.C.
Returning Winners
Univ. Mile relay—Texas A. and M. (same team)
Univ. two-mile relay—Missouri (three members)
(honours!)
Univ. four-mile relay—Drake (one mem-
liter)
Univ. Distance Medley relay—Texas (two
weeks)
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Univ.舜印 Medley relay—Oklahoma
(some Iam)
Univ. 480-vard relay—Texas (same team)
Univ. 540-vard relay—Texas (same team)
College Mile relay-N. Texas State (two members)
College two-mile relay—S. Dak. State (two members)
College Distance Medley relay—S. Dak.
State (two members)
members College Distances relay relay - Dak State (two members) Alabama - Bates College
State (120 members)
College Spor Medley—Abilene Chris-
ris
College Sprint Medley—Abdiene Christian (three members)
(145)
College 880-yard relay—N. Texas State
(flight members)
—KIDNAM LAWHER, **TEXAS** 120-vard high hurdles—John Smith, Notre Dame
High jump—Tom Scofield, Kansas, and Monte Kinder, Nebraska
Broad jump=Jump Meinlin, Nebaska
Justin Knapp, Missouri, Clarence
Justin Knapp, Missouri, Clarence
Kee, Colorado.
Shot put—Fortune Gordien, Minnesota
Discus—Fortune Gordien, Minnesota
Decathlon—Jack McEwen, Colorado
Bill Mack, Michigan State fresh; Bob Rehberg, unattached entry from Illinois; and Wisconsin's Don Gehrmann.
Jerry Thompson, twice N.C.A.A. two-mile champ and fourth place finisher in the N.C.A.A. cross-country grind the past fall, should be a distinct threat in the 5,000-meter Olympic trials. The Texas mite will be seen only in the relays Saturday, probably anchoring Steer bids in the two-mile and distance medley.
Forrest Efaw of Stillwater, the National A.A.U. titlist, has no American peer in the 3,000-meter steeple-chase, in which he will be a heavy favorite Saturday.
High Jumps Go High
There will be three high jump and one broad jump prospects among Saturday's entries. Kansas' Tom Scofield, a two-time All-American, Dwight Eddleman of Illinois, and Jack Heintzman of Bradley, are expected to push the high jump bar at least to 6 feet 7 inches, or an inch higher than the winning national leap the past summer.
John Robertson of Texas, N.C.A.A. champ in 1943, and runner-up to San Diego's Willie Steele the past year at the National A.U.L. will be near the top when American broad jump berths are parcelled out.
For the first time in Relays history the meet will boast two 14-foot pole vaulters, Tom Bennett, Wisconsin's Big Nine Indoor co-champion, and Don Cooper of Nebraska. Both have gone as high as 14 feet 2 inches, the present record held by Texas' Beefus Bryan.
Texas A. and M. will be shooting for its third straight mile baton crown. The Cadets hit 3:17.2 in winning at Austin two weeks ago. The standard here is 3:16.1 set by Texas in '35.
Traffic accidents injured more than a million and a quarter Americans last year. Drive carefully!
A Truthful Marquee
TOM SCOFIELD. National A.A.
U. junior champion, is Kansas'
strongest Olympic hope. He will be battling with Jack Hewitzman of Bradley and Dwight Eddie-
man of Illinois for the high jump
title in tomorrow's relays.
Lawrenceville, Ill.—(UP)—A theater manager here isn't afraid to do a little "editorializing" on his marques. Both the runners by H. E. Stevens carried this description of the main attraction: "Katy Hepburn, Robert Walker, in a stinker, 'Son of Love.'"
Gen. John J. Pershing's first assignment after graduation by West Point was to be military instructor at the University of Nebraska.
KU Relays Records
120-yard high hurdles (14.2) Wolcott of Rice, 1938
106'/yd dash (95.4) Land of T.C.U.
1930 Cumminsham plank (4,101) Ride:
1930 Glenn Cunningham mile (4:10.1) B. Ride-
1904
out. 1940
Shot put (52 feet $1\frac{1}{2}$ inches) Hackney of
K. State, 1939
Poule Vault (14 feet 2 inches) Bryan of
Texas, 1935
High jump (6 feet 7/16 inches) Cruter
Bronze
Broad jump (25 feet 4% inches) Gordon of Iowa, 1921
8½ inches, 6% inches, Harris of
of Iowa, 1731
Discus 171 net $6\frac{3}{4}$ inches) Harris o
discus, 1941
Javelin (229 feet 21/4 inches) Terry Hardim-Slimmons. 1837
UNIVERSITY CLASS RECORDS
Quarter mile relay (40:5.0) Iowa, 1935
Half mile relay (36:2.8) Texas, 1935
Two mile relay (74:5.7) Kansas State, 1935
Four mile relay (17:37.8) Illinois, 1931
Distance medley relay (10:12.7) K.S.T.C.
Emborgh, 1936
Sprint motor relay (325.2) Indiana, 1941
880-yard relay (1:26.7) Riverside Jr. college, 1938
Two-mile relay (7:48.4) Abilene Chris-
fian, 1940
tian, 1940
Distance medley relay (10:06.9) North
Sprint medley relay (3:67.3) Bitts, 1940
Milce relay (3:17.3) K.S.T.C. Pittsburg,
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