APRIL 23,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Relay Weather Is Usually Good Check Of Records Reveals
After the bad weather at the Kansas Relays Saturday, some people were heard expressing the opinion that maybe the Relays were held too early in the spring to be favored by good weather and that the Relays date should be moved to some later time in the season. A check with those who have been associated with the Relays and the records of past events prove this to be untrue.
Usually Good Weather
Prof. E. R. Elbel, who has directed the running of the Relays for many years, says that he thinks the Relays have been favored with unusually good weather over the span of years he has served as an official. "I have been connected with the Relays since about 1930, with the exception of the war years, and I can remember only about three years that we had weather as bad as that Saturday. By and large, I think we have had good weather for the Relays most of the time," he said.
A check of Relays recorded for the weather angle proves Professor Elbel to be right. Although past records as to what the weather was on Relays day are incomplete, they indicate that the weather has been good more than 60 per cent of the time. Many accounts of past Relays showed that the weather was perfect.
Wind in 1942
At the 1942 running, there was a stiff wind blowing, but no mention of rain was made. 1938 seems to be the year that comes closest to duplicating the conditions which existed Saturday. The account of the Relays for that year says that a cold drizzling rain fell throughout the day. The years of 1934 and 1928 are recorded as having been cold
but with no rain. The only other year that was listed under the heading of rain was 1924. Most of the other years are described by such phrases "perfect track weather," and "balmy spring day."
On only one year were the Relays insured against bad weather. That was in 1925 on the third year of their running when they were just beginning to become nationally important in the track and field world. That year people were speculating as to whether or not one man would have to pay $4,000 for his seat at the carnival. He was the insurance agent. 1925, however, was one of the years that came under the perfect weather headline and both the Relays officials and the insurance agent were happy.
Arguments Against
Changing the Relays date has only the possibility of better weather in its favor, while there are stronger points to be made against it. Probably the serongest opposing argument being the running of two other nationally important relays in the weeks following. They are the Drake and the Penn Relays.
If the time was moved back, it would clash with the dates of these events and the quality of all three would probably suffer. The Kansas and the Drake Relays would probably feel the effect more since they are located closer together, both geographically and in the span of time between their running. Attend Several Relays
Tennis Team Beats William Jewell, 7-0
Nine different men played for Kansas as the Jayhawker tennis team defeated William Jewell college, 7 to 0, in matches here Tuesday. Coach Gordon Sabine used only one first string combination, Richard Richards and Roy Shoah take the victory. The touries consist of Kansas defender
Harold Miller of Kansas defeated Walter Binns, 6-2, 6-1.
Brinning
Frank Gaucher of Kansas defeated
Tom Brandon, 6-2, 7-5.
Hervey Macferran of Kansas defeated Jim Bercaw, 6-0, 6-1.
Lynn Greeley of Kansas defended
Gray Wilcox, 9-9, f-1.
Gray-Wilcox, 6-5 92'.
Mexico-Blazor, 6-1 90'.
Mexico-Blazor defeated Blazor, 6-1, 84'.
Brazor, 6-0.
Chick Benedict, 6-1, 0-0.
Richards Richards and Roy Shaof
of Kansas defeated Binns and
Berwau. 6-0, 6-0.
Bercerw, 0-8, 0-4
Sam Mazon and Bob Barnes of Kansas defeated Brandon and William. 6-1, 6-1
Saturday Kansas will play Washburn university on the concrete courts by Memorial stadium. The matches will begin at 2 p.m.
As the dates now stand, many teams from this section of the country attend both the Drake and the Kansas events. If the date of the Relays here was changed, hat might be impossible. Many teams, especially those from the South, travel some distance to attend these contests. Some of them, as Abilene Christian did this year, remain in Lawrence for a few days and then move on up to the Drake event before returning home. If the dates of these two carnivals were farther apart, the budgets of some schools might not permit two trips and they would be eliminated from attending one of the events.
United States' Olympic hopes have been receiving damaging bumps and bruises of late with at least three potential point winners—two of them virtually first place cinches—going over to professional ranks.
Olympic Hopes Are Hurt As Top Stars Turn Pro
Cornelius Warmerdam, the only 15-foot pole vaulter in track history, is an assistant track coach on the coast; Elmore Harris, National quarter-mile king, has turned to pro football, and Dewitt "Tex" Coulter, whose 54 foot, 7-1/4 inch shot put was the best performance of 1946, is with the pro football Giants.
Turns Fireman At Age Of 101
Turns Firemen At Age Of 101
Braintree, Mass — (UP)—When a grass fire threatened his home
101-year-old Abey Thayer grabbed a broom and joined firemen in putting it out.
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