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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
APRIL 11,1947
By BILL CONBOY
Harrison Dillard, the hurdle champion from Baldwin-Wallace, will be back at the Kansas Relays this year to defend his title in the high barriers. Dillard sped over the 120 highs last year in 14.2 seconds to tie the mark which Fred Wolcott of Rice rang up in 1938. The time was not allowed as official, however, since a wind of 7.6 miles an hour prevailed.
Porter trailed Dillard by less than a foot in the Purdue Indoor Relays. Blakely has turned in one 14.6 second performance in a dual meet this
Tharp of Minnesota, who took second behind Dillard in 1946, will also return. Added to this hurdle field will be Bill Porter of Northwestern, Bob Blakely and Floyd Gaultney of Missouri, and Frank Stannard of Kansas.
Allen Lawler of Texas will be back to defend his 100-yard dash title. A teammate, Charley Parker, has been turning in the better time, however, for the season so far. A third Texan, T.J. Hood, has sprained the century in less than the 9.7 time which won the honors here last year.
Bill Martineon of Baylor came in second in 1946 behind Lawler, but the Baylor Bullet has crossed the finish line ahead of Parker twice this year to indicate that he is even faster now.
The Relays record is a nity 9.4 seconds turned in by Cy Leland of Texas Christian back in 1300. Kansas Relay Sidelights
The first Relays back in 1923 attracted so much attention that high schools from other states sent entries for the prep division. Schools came from Oak Park, Ill.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Kansas City, Mo
The three big national relay programs began in the following years: Pennsylvania Relays, 1896; Drake Relays, 1913, and the Kansas Relays, 1923.
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Three world's records were broken at the 1925 Relays. Kansas set a new standard for the 440-yard relay at 42 seconds. Illinois won the 880-yard relay in 1.27. Texas captured the medley relay with a time of 7:35.6.
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While on the subject of the 1925 program, it is interesting to note that the world's record for the high school 800-yard relay that year was 1.322 minutes. Last year, Southwest high school of Kansas City sped the distance in 1.31. Eleven years before that mark would have merited international fame.
After the three world's marks were shattered in 1925, much paper work and a myriad technicalities were encountered before the records were officially recognized. A professor from the School of Engineering had to survey the track to legalize the results.
Cleveland Wins AAU Boxing Tourney
Boston—(UP)—Cleveland's clout-
ing Simon U. Pures holds the National
A. A. U. boxing tournament title
after a three-day slugfest in
which eight new champions were
crowned and all-time records set
for attendance and gate receipts.
Though boasting only one champion, the Cleveland team had enough contenders to pile up 12 points, one more than the second-place Pacific Coast Conference Ohio Association was third with 10 points, and last year's co-winner.
Individual honors in the 59th annual tournament went to a youthful Chicago truckman, Nick Ranieri, who floored his semi-final opponent in three rounds and then returned to put out Jesse Wilson, a Fort Bragg, N. C., paratrooper in two.
Ranieri, and the other 15 finalists will fly to Hawaii in June to compete in a special island tourney. In addition to the trip, the eight champions were awarded gold medals.
Prospective Line Strength Is Better For 1947 K.U.Football Squad
The 60-minute performers of the Kansas line will have relief by the time next football season rolls around. Coach George Sauer and his assistants are busy uncovering talent in spring practice which will give the Jayhawker forward wall the reserve strength which it lacked in 1946. The March 29 practice game gave many unheralded players the chance to show their wares in the heat of actual scrimmage.
By positions, the line picture shapes up this way:
The center spot is held by Howard Fischer, the rugged 60-minute batter from last year. Ed Bray, who played most of his ball on the "B" team in 1946 has been showing constant improvement and will see action this season.
The play of Dick Monroe, Oklas-
Sauer Watching Monroe
homa Aggie transfer, has been catching Coach Sauer's eye. The 205-pound, 6 foot, $1\frac{1}{2}$ inch ball-snapper has been pressing Fischer for the first string berth during the spring sessions.
Left guard finds Don Fambrough back in the harness. The East-West all-star performer of last season has been living up to his all-Big Six ratings in the scrimmages this spring. Jack Fink, 195-pound former full-back, has been impressive in late workouts. Fink played for the "E" team in 1946 but will see first team play this year if his play continues to improve.
Hawkins Attracts Bosses
Charles Hawkins, 187-pound converted center, is another "B" team veteran whose rough and tough play has attracted the attention of the Kansas football bosses. Jim Foulk has been switched from backback to guard and will give the others a run for their money if he continues to improve. Lewis Musick rounds out the left guard cast.
Right guard is in the hands of Joe Crawford from last year's team, with Kenny Sperry, Cheney Klose, and Dick Tomlinson all giving strong competition. Klose has been a standout in late scrimmages because of his aggressiveness. The 187-pound former Southwest High school star from Kansas City has been developing fast.
Johnson Is Tackle
Right tackle is once again in the hands of veteran Hugh Johnson. Next in line is Steve Renko, 27-year old former Wyandotte High school stalwart. Renko is strong and rough, but he faces the difficult job of getting back in condition after a long layoff from the grid game. He was a freshman at Kansas 10 years ago and last competed as an end on Gwinn Henry's 1939 eleven.
Wallace Rouse and Eugene Siler round out the right tackle staff. Rouse, in the opinion of the coaches has improved as much as anyone on the squad during spring practice Siler weighs 205 pounds and that rock-em-an"-sock-em attitude which wins ball games.
Left tackle is now being handled by Terry Monroe, brother of center candidate Dick Monroe and also a transfer from A. and M. The tackle half of the brother combination weighs 215 pounds and is a bear on defense. By the time he has brushed up on his offensive blocking, he will be a terror to any line. He played with the Aggies in the Sugar Bowl two years ago.
Monroe Is Left Tackle
Ed Lee, 202-pound former high school fullback and "B" team guard, is now stationed at tackle and has apparently found his real spot. Lee likes it rough and can dish out the punishment. Third candidate at the left tackle position is Dick Channell, 240-pound man-mountain, who has showed steady improvement all spring.
Schnellbacher At End
Right end is held down by Otto Schnellbacher, the all-Big Six pass catching star. He is backed by Bryan Sperry from last year's varsity. O'Neal, Mendenhall, Ellerts, and Dulaney round out the right end staff.
Left end is in the hands of Dave Schmidt, also an all-Bix Six terminal in 1946, and Marv Small, the glue-
fingered Alabama speedster who pulled in Ray Evans' long aerial to score against Missouri last year. Darrrell Norris, Bob Kline, and Hobart Taylor all have been seeing left action during the spring sessions.
Star Negro Player Joins Major League
New York-(UP)-Jackie Robinson moves into big-league competition today as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and most baseball men agreed that the lithe Negro not only will stay up, but probably will become a star.
The 27-year-old Robinson, who first won national athletic fame was an all-American halfback at the University of California at Los Angeles, was moved up Thursday from Dodgers' Montreal farm club to become the first Negro player in the major leagues and he was the first to admit that the pressure would be great.
He was confident that he could made good in the majors, thus opening the door for others of his race to compete on equal footing as they in boxing, college and professional football, college and professional basketball, and as jockeys in horse-racing.
He became the first Negro in organized baseball when Branch Rickey signed him to a Montreal contract last year, and was received with mixed emotions by his Montreal teammates.
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