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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
APRIL 9,1947
By BILL CONBOY
A true Olympic flavor has been added to the forthcoming Kansas Relays with the announcement that the decathlon will once again appear on the program. Two former decathlon champions at the Relays went on to capture the world title in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics.
Big Jim Bausch of the Jayhawkers won the event here in 1932 and went on to take top international honors at Los Angeles the same year. His Olympic total set a new world's record.
One story has it that a Denver schoolboy watched from the sidelines as Bausch performed in Los Angeles. The boy was Glenn Morris. He commented:
"I can do all those things as well as he can, and some of them a little better."
Four years later, Glenn Morris proved his claim. He won the 1936 decathlon championship at the Kansas Relays. His mark of 7,576 points under the revised Finnish rating system still stands as the K.U. record.
The Olympics of that year were held in Berlin. The 1500 meter run was the last event on the decathlon card. The 24-year-old Morris led all competitors through the first nine events by a wide margin.
He had an outside chance to establish himself as the greatest all-around athlete of all time. To break the listed world's decathlon record the official announced that the American iron man must cover the 1500 meter course in 4 minutes, 32 seconds.
This time would give Morris the highest point total ever amassed in decathlon competition. But Morris had never run the 1500 meters in less than 4 minutes, 47 seconds. He was now called upon to clip 15 seconds off his best former mark at the end of a grueling day of physical exertion.
Darkness had fallen and floodlights brightened the field as the contestants lined up for the final race. More than 110,000 spectators were in the stands, unmindful that the dinner hour had passed in their preoccupation with the effort Morris was about to make.
The American sped off with the crack of the starter's gun, a step ahead of the field. Pushing his tired muscles to the limit, he held the lead till he was pounding down the home-stretch. Then Boulanger of Belgium drew abreast and threatened to pass him.
Though the point record depended solely on time, the crowd booed the Belgian runner. Morris fought his way into the lead and the spectators cheered frantically as the American crossed the finish line in front.
While the spectators sat anxiously, the judges checked their watches. Then came the announcement:
"Time, 4 minutes, 33.2 seconds."
Morris had failed by 1.2 seconds to set a new decathlon total point mark. The crowd started to the exits in disappointment.
Suddenly the officials began waving their hands and running around wildly. Morris found himself swarmed under by athletes and judges wanting to shake his hand. A voice was suddenly heard over the loudspeaker with an announcement which sent over 100,000 voices into cheers and whistles. The voice said:
"The judges have found an error in the computation of points: Glenn Morris of the United States wins the decathlon and sets an Olympic and all time world's record with a score of 7,900 points."
If such past records mean anything, the next Olympic decathlon champion will be the man who captures the title at the Kansas Relays April 18 and 19.
Some gladiatorial shows in Rome lasted 100 days. One emperor boasted that more than 10,000 men had fought in these shows during his reign.
Baseball Team To Open Season Against Cornhuskers Friday
The Jayhawker baseball team will open its 1947 campaign in Lincoln Friday against the Cornhuskers. Only two lettermen are slated to open the game or head coach Vic Bradford. Ray Ocamb, southpaw pitcher from Junction City, will be on the mound. Verle Anderson will hold down the right field assignment.
Coach Bradford selected 15 men to make the trip from the list of over
100 candidates who reported for diamond practice this spring. Five freshmen are scheduled for starting duty on the Kansas nine.
Lists Players
The first year list includes: Harold May at third base, Lou DeLuna at first base, Bob Shaw in center field, G. A. Gorman in left field, and Walt Diehl in the catching spot.
Charles Medlock, sophomore from Halstead, will take over shortstop duties. John Woolcoot, a junior complete the lineup at second base.
Hogan, French Out
The two lustiest hitters on the Kansas squad will not be available for the pair of contests in Lincoln. Red Hogan, who clouted 400 in the last year, and Bud French, sparkling cleanup slot for the Jayhawkers infielder, will still be out for spring football practice during the early season baseball, games.
Hogan smashed out three hits to account for all his team's runs as his side won a 3 to 1 victory in the last intra-souad clash.
the first home appearance for the Jayhawker nine will be on April 16 and 17 against Kansas State.
USLTA Suspends Amateur Net Stars
New York—(UP)—Suspended as amateurs because they were considering professionalism, tennis stars Pauline Betz and Sarah Palfrey Cooke were expected today to turn pro for a summer exhibition swing.
The U.S. Lawn Tennis association announcing the supersions, said that the two stars could appeal to the association's executive committee, which does not meet until September. Thus Miss Betz, U.S. and Wimbledon champion, cannot defend either title, nor can she participate in any of the other big summer tournaments.
Mrs. Cooke, at New York, was indignant to the USLTA action, although she pointed out it made no difference to her.
She was enroute today to an unclosed destination in Switzerland. She said she expected to be in Paris within a few days.
Baseball Coach
This is Vic Bradford who does double duty as head baseball coach in the spring and backfield coach for Jayhawker gridders in the fall. He will lead the Kansas diamond crew in an invasion of Nebraska University this weekend.
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Phi Kappa defeated the Delta 13-12 and the Die Hards overcame the Phi Pisis 5-4. Other game results were Sigma G, Gamma Delta 7, Gamma Delta 4, T.KE 21, Sigma Nu 11; Phi Deltar 20, PiK A.6.
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Bowlby, Die Hard pitcher, chalked up seven strikeouts and two hits in leading his team to victory.
TKE, trailed Sigma Nu two runs in the fifth but a 13 run blitz in the sixth inning was more than the Sigma Nus could overcome.
Heavy hitters for the day were Dewell and Debus of the Phi Delts, who each got four base blows, and Rueschoff, A.T.O., who hammered out four hits in five trips to the plate.
China Has Most Members In Cosmopolitan Club
Pullman, Wash. — (U.P.) — China has the largest membership in the Cosmopolitan Club at Washington State College, which includes students from 14 foreign countries. Members from other countries include four from Turkey, two from Czechoslovakia, and one each from India, Egypt, Norway, England, Holland, Germany, Australia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Columbia and Panama. China has 11 members in the international club.
Louis 'Interested' In New Title Bout
Los Angeles—(UP) Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis and his manager, Marshall Miles, were interested but non-committed on a proposal to meet Melio Bettina in a 10-round title bout at Salt Lake City, Utah. Aug. 12 for the title.
Miles said Jim Downing, Utah sports promoter, guaranteed Louis $200,000 to meet the former world light heavyweight champion, now listed as a heavyweight contender.
"This all sounds very interesting." Miles said.
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