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SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 18; 1940.
Jayhawker-Tiger
'Beefus' Bryan to Try
For Another Record
The greatest pole vaulter who has ever competed in the Kansas Relays,
Beefus Bryan of Texas, makes his final appearance here Saturday.
The colorful Bryan, a big favorite more than their share of thrills at the Kansas Relays, the past two years.
As a sophomore he went over the bar at 13 feet 11 inches 4-4 inches to surpass, by two inches a Relays record,
that had stood for eight years. It was
his best vault of the season.
Another Record Last Year
Last year he again turned in his finest performance of the season at the Kansas Relays. Vaulting brilliantly, Bryan soared over the bar at 14 feet, 2 inches to establish a new
with the crowd, has given the fame
meet record for the second consecutive year.
The Longhorn star is a remarkable natural athlete. He was a halfback on the football team his first two years. Beefus also was the pitching star of the baseball team as a sophomore, until it became necessary for him to choose between track and baseball as his spring sport. His decision to concentrate on track has paid dividends.
To Try Again
Saturday Bryan will attempt to perform the exceptional feat of breaking the record in his event for the third straight year. He won the pole vault at the Texas Relays in easy fashion and will be primed for a real effort here.
Stiffer competition than he has faced here recently will spur Bryan on Saturday. In Harold Hunt of Nebraska, he is up against a young star who shows even more promise than Bryan as a sophomore.
In the first two months of his varsity career, Hunt established himself as the finest Nebraska pole vaulter of all-time. This was despite the fact that he was vaulting indoors, something which usually handicaps most vaulters.
Hunt reached his peak at the Armour Tech Relays indoors where he vaulted 13 feet, 9 inches. Outdoors the Cornhusker star may reach 14 feet in his first year on the varsity. The Nebraska sophomore won the pole vault at the Big Six indoor meet handily.
Another big name in the pole vault is Northwestern's ace, Ed Thistlethwaite. The son of the former Big Ten football coach vaulted 13 feet 11 inches at the Big Ten indoor meet last year.
American Bowling Congress 'Rained Out' in Detroit
Detroit, April 18—(UP)—Two middle alleys at the American bowling congress last night were "rained out" for the first time in tournament history.
A heavy rain penetrated the roof of the coliseum, halting the play of two Bowling Green, O., teams. Although the Bowling Green quintets —Unkart's Lunch and Dorman's lunch— were given rain checks and will roll on today's card, a pair of Cleveland teams affected by the leaking roof were permitted to bowl on a midnight shift on another runway.
Earlier in the day, Vincent Murray of Schenectady, N. Y., became the focal point of the hottest argument of the tourney when scorekeepers changing reliefs erred in depriving him of strikes on two occasions. Murray finally hit 702 on scores of 243-257-202 for a tie for 10th position with Art Nordwall of Peoria, Ill.
Activity on the alleys tonight is expected to increase in preparation for the heaviest weekend barrage of the 62-day classic.
Only 2 More Days 'Til Kansas Relays
Featuring two of the world's best hurdlers. Boyce Gatewood, Texas, and Paul Cope, Colorado.
Game Rained Out Kansans Begin Practice For Iowa State Series
After dropping the first game to a fighting Phi Gam team, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon volleyball squad rallied to win the final two matches and the cup. The Alph's won by scores of 19-21, 21-13, and 21-10.
Men's Intramurals
The tournament has proceeded on a double-elimination basis and the Sig Alph team has been the class of the group and deserved to win. Their cooperation enables them to set up shots for their tall men to "kill."
If Jupiter Pluvius has a soft spot in his heart for Mike Getto's ball club, he certainly didn't show it yesterday, for with the Kansans itching for revenge and swearing not to commit the errors at crucial moments, which lost the first encounter with Missouri Saturday, the old boy turned on a shower of rain that fell long enough and hard enough to cause postponement of the
--game.
Today, the Jayhawks are back on Mount Oread, and as they prepare for their two-day series with Cyclones from Iowa State here next Friday and Saturday, one purpose will be uppermost in their minds. That purpose will be to improve their defense. In all departments of the game except fielding, the Jayhawks equalled or excelled the Tigers. The Kansas hitters kept pecking away at Carl Miles, the Missouri ace, until they finally drove him to cover late in the game. Miles can be compared to Charlie Mason, Bengal right-hander of two seasons ago, who this spring is on the roster of the Kansas City Blues. A major league seout was in the stands at Columbia Friday watching Miles, so Missouri may contribute another player to organized baseball.
Knute Kresie Good
As for pitching, Knute Kresie kept the Tigers at bay throughout most of the game, but errors with men on bases resulted in six unearned runs off his deliveries. Among strikeout victims of the Kansas right hander was Paul Christman, Missouri first baseman.
One of the stars of the game was Henry Horak, left handed pitcher-outfielder, who performed in right field Friday. Not only did Horak pull down several long drives which were labeled for extra bases, but he also smacked one of Miles' pitches almost out of sight. The hit, which landed on an embankment in deep right and was held to a double, would easily have cleared the right field fence on the Kansas field.
Napier Injured
Ray Napier, who was unable to play against Missouri because of a pulled tendon muscle may have to remain inactive for several more days. In the meantime, Bob Hunt, who filled the shortstop position at Columbia, will take Napier's place.
Stanford University, Calif., April 18—(UP)—Paul Moore of Stanford University claimed a world record for the three-quarter mile run today. He was timed at 2:58.7 for the distance during a dual meet between Stanford and San Jose State yesterday, clipping nearly two seconds off the official world mark of 3:00.6, set by Jules Ladoumegue of France in 1931.
Paul Moore Claims New World Record
Moore's run also bettered the unofficial world record of 2:59.5 made by Sidney Wooderson of England in London last June. It was the second world record performance by Stanford athletes in less than a week. Last Saturday, the Stanford mile relay team shattered the world record in 3:10.5 over the same track.
Women's Intramurals
By CECIL KING
Because of the rainy weather, first round scores of women's intramural golf are not due in the gym office until Saturday noon, Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor of physical education, announced today. As soon as the first round scores are in, the players will be placed in flights.
Scores cards for the first round in the archery tournament are due Friday.
When taking a stroll in the park these spring days, please don't step on the grass. When taking an airing in your automobile, please don't step on the gas.
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SPORTSCOPE By Larry Winn
Here are a few thumbnail sketches of some of the outstanding participants, who will be here for the Kansas Relays Saturday. Take a glance through these boys records, and try to have them in your mind when they show up on the cinders. . . . It will help you to enjoy the Relays more.
ELMER HACKNEY, Kansas State —Shot Put. One of the greatest weight men that ever lived. In the long history of track and field, only one meet has produced a better mark in the shot put than Hackney's tosses of 55 feet, 11 inches and 55 feet, 10 1-2 inches last year. That was in Oslo, Norway in 1934, when Jack Torrence put the shot 57 feet, 1 inch.
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