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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1939
Kansas Relays In Rapid Growth Big Track Event Track Prominent Kansas Sport
Big Track Event Is 'Dream Which Came True'
- Doctor John Outland's Idea Looked Good to 'Phog' Allen Who Started 'Ball Rolling'; Nation's Outstanding Tracksters Now Compete in the Annual Event Which Originated 16 Years Ago
FRED WOLCOTT - RISE
BEEFUS BRYAN - TEXAS
By Larry Winn, c'41
Approximately seventeen years ago a colorful array of track and field stars were gathered in Memorial Stadium for the first running of the Kansas Relays. Ever since 1923 the Kansas Relays have been an annual affair and from near and far, many track stars have come to Lawrence and won fame.
In this memorable year of the initiation of the first Kansas Relays, a score of colleges and universities responded to invitations sent out. The entire membership of the Missouri Valley Conference was present; the Big Ten was represented; several teams were entered from the Southwestern conference and even a team from the University of Pennsylvania came to the initial performance.
The Kansas Relays had a slight release in 1927, with only 44 institutions entered. It was that year that Notre Dame won the quarter-mile relay race and broke the world's record of 41.6 seconds. The University of Iowa went back to Iowa City after the fifth annual Kansas Relays with nine white gold watches which they won here. It was after these Relays that Dr. F. C. Allen got the idea to place high schools junior colleges and universities in different classes by themselves.
One of the most successful of the Relays was held in 1928 when the de-
Again in 1926, the University insured the middle western track and field event against rain for $5,000.
Relays In Relapse
The Jawhawk team made a better showing than any of the others entered in the first annual Kansas Relays. They were under the guidance of Coach Karl Schlademan.
Outland's Dream Comes True
In 1923, Knute Rockne was the head referee of the Relays and in the same year, three world's records were broken. Kansas cracked the quarter-mile record when their quartet ran it in 42 seconds flat. Illinois broke the half-mile record and Texas splintered their own world record. In July, this meet was held on April 18 and over 90 institutions were entered. The meet was insured for $4,000 rain in rain.
Some years later Dr. Outland returned to the University and at this time he explained his idea to Dr. F. C. Allen, who received it with much enthusiasm. In the spring of 1920 plans were formulated for the beginning of the Kansas Relays and were made effective April 23, 1923. In co-operation with the University, the alumni of Lawrence started a Kansas Relays Club which each year helps in the promotion of the Relays.
Meet Insured Against Rain
The day that the Kansas Relays was inaugurated, the cherished dream of a new famous alumni was brought true. Dr John H. Outland, where home?
The day that the Kansas Re ished dream of a new famous John H. Outland, whose home' is now in Kansas City, Mo., had for years dreamed of a huge track and field meet in the middle west. He received this idea after he had attended school in the University of Pennsylvania, the home of the famous Penn Relays.
In 1936, “one world record was broken; one world record tied; one intercollegiate record broken; seven Kansas Relays records broken and one Relays record tied before a crowd of 8,500 people.” Fielding H. Yost打破了世界纪录，Sirthlin打破 the heavyweight boxer，was introduced to the crowd。The Nebraska half-mile relay team cracked the world record, Locke, Nebraska sprinter tied the world record of 9.8 in the 100-yard dash. The University of Kansas 440-yard relay team tied the intercollegiate mark in
in starting the Kansas Relays, Dr. Allen gave radio speeches, printed Relays stickers, and printed a $^2$ program in order to promote more interest in the middle western meet. At that time Coach Karl Schladenman was general manager of the event and he had representatives from the senior, junior, sophomore, junior varsity classes throughout his direction. This was the beginning of the Kansas Relays Committee.
The second annual Kansas Relays were held on April 19 and by this time the idea had spread to both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. There were 35 institutions entered in the second meet.
cathlon, a ten-event affair, and the marathon race from Topeka to Lawrence were added to the list of events on the program. Over 225 prizes were awarded the winners. Fourteen plaques were given, 13 challenge trophies, 50 gold seven-jewel wrist watches, 16 gold medals, 66 silver medals and 66 bronze medals were given that year.
The 1929 Relays were successful although a comparatively small field entered.
The eighth annual Kansas Relay (1330) was one of the most successful of all, but the weather was bad and no bird records were broken.
This same year, Paul Swift, Washington State College tied the world record in the 100-yard dash by running the century in 9.5 seconds. Three intercollegiate records were broken and six Kansas Relays marks were cracked. Edward Gordon, Iowa Negro, broke the broad jump record by leaping 24 feet 6-7-8 inches, which still stands.
Stagg As Head Referee
In 1931, the Big Six directors had a big discussion about dropping the Kansas Relays but it was agreed to continue the track and field meet. The ninth annual Relays featured 750 tracksters from 63 different schools. This was the year that the team won the decathlon after it was announced that Wilson Charles, Haskell star, had won the event. Bauusch was competing under the colors of the Kansas City Athletic Club.
Alonzo Stagg accepted the position as head referee of the tenth annual Kansas Relays which were held on April 23. John C. Grover was chosen as starter as he had been for several years. That was the year that Jim Bausch won the deathathon event by breaking his own Kansas Relays record in the 10-event division.
Ten thousand people saw the twelfth annual Relays on April 21. The special mile race between Glenn Cunningham, Gene Venzuke, Pennsylvania; Glen Dawson, Tulsa A. C.; and Harold Wanning, Wichita, was a feature. Cunningham won the race in the time of 4:12.7 seconds which set the Relays record for that event which stands. Delbert White, Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, won the decoration. Six hunts were scheduled to participate in this event that drew a crowd of 10,000 people. Five new Relay records were set and one tide, Sam Allen, Oklahoma Baptist, tied the high hurdles record with his unorthodox style of hurdling.
Bauch missed breaking the world record by 31 points as he scored 402.24 points against his opponents the former Kansan competing again under the K.C.A.C. colors won six of his ten events.
On April 22, the eleventh Kansas Relays took place with a fine field of athletes participating. Three members of the United States Olympic team of 1932 were features of the Relays. Glenn Cunningham, of Kansas, easily won the 1500-meter race. The Indiana one mile university relay team cracked the Kansas Relays in 1932 and Fuqua running third and fourth on the队. Both were in the 1932 Olympics.
Cunningham Set Mile Mark
A record crowd of 13,000 witnessed
the thirteenth annual Relays who two world records, eight Relays records were broken. The Iowa 440-yard quartet dashed the quarter-mile relay in 40.5 seconds to crack the old world's record of 40.8 seconds held by Southern California. The same team bettered the half-mile relay by six-tenths of a second to break another world record held by Southern California. J. C. Petty, tossed the disc at 369 feet (117 m) to the relay mast and his record still stands today Elwen Dews, Kansas, broke the shot mark. Clyde Colfman, Kansas won the diehom.
It was also in the year of 1930 that Glen Morris, Denver A. C., entered the decathlon, but he was not one of the favorites. Morris not only won the event but smashed the decathlon record of James Bausch. Morris then went on to win the same event in the 1936 Olympics at Berlin and to again break Bausch's world record.
In 1986, the fourteenth annual Relays featured Glenn Cunningham in the 1500-meters race and the Emperor Teachers College breaking the world record in the distance medley race. The Emperor team was anchored by Archie San Romani. Morris gets Start Here
In 1977, the fifteenth annual Kansas Relays, saw Jim Cunningham and Archie San Romano featured in a special mile race, which Romani won in 4:14.1 seconds. The famous Cunningham "kick" failed in this race. Alton Terry, of Hardin-Simpson, set a new American javelin record when he tossed the spear 220 feet 2.1-2 inches. Sam Franca, Nebraska, broke the shot put mask Stephens, Tennessee, and Stephens, Pittsburgh Teachers College, broke the high jump mark Tommy Deckard, Indiana star, ensmacked his own record in the 3000-meters race.
On April 23, 1938, the sixteenth annual Kansas Kanes Relays were held here with a fine day for record smashing. Although the track was a bit damp, Fred Wolcott, Rise Institute, sailed over the high hurdles in 14.2 seconds to crack the record held by Sam Allen, Oklahoma Baptist. The Riverside Junior College from California cut three-tenths of a second off the half-mile college relay. Beefus Bryan, Texas, vaulted 13 ft. 11.3-4 inches to break the pole vault record while Cruter, Colorado, high
jumped 6 feet 6-3-8 inches to better the high jump mark.
Dick Keown, senior at Colorado,
won the decathlon for the second
straight year after a close finish with
a score of 64.8. He is from Cali-
fornia. This year the 300-meter
Romani Beats Glenn
steeplechase was one of the most popular events on the program. It was won by Forrest Ehaw, of Oklahoma A. & M. It was also "Gleni Cunningham Day" but the Kansas failed to pull through, and he was beaten by Arphei San Romani in a feature mile race with Romani, Cunningham, Lash, and Venske finishing in that order.
And this year, on April 22, a fine galaxy of track and field stars came to Lawrence to participate in the seventeenth annual Kansas Relays. Beef Brynn, Texas, was the star of the show when he valued 14 feet 2 inches (45 cm) in his record. Elmer Hackney, Kansas State, shattered the Kansas Relays record when he tossed the shot 52 feet 1 3-4 inches. The North Texas Teachers College featuring the famous Rideout twins smashed the Relays record in the two-mile race, the western track coach, was the referee.
Glenn Cunningham trained in front first about four feet in front of Chuck Fenske of Wisconsin in a special mile race. E. Lee Todd, the decathlon, but he was far below the Relays record.
in comparison with the Drake Relay and Penn Relays, the Kannas meet has some of the best records to go up well against the two older meets.
Former Jayhawker Diamond Star Says Sport Has Slipped
Addison E. Houch, San Diego captain and second baseman on the 1859 University baseball team passed through Lawrence recently stopping to visit friends and also to call at his old fraternity house.
Mr. Housh performed at second for the teams of '97, '98, and '90 and the records indicate that he was good at bat and in field. Dale Gear, former, president of the Western League and well known minor league baseball magnate, was coach of the '97 outfit.
To give an indication of how much college baseball has fallen in appeal to collegiate sports fans, Houch told of a trip the 99 team on which it played a 10 game schedule from Manhattan to Chicago. There are no such trips nowadays for college baseball teams.
In 1914, according to the Kansan "falling on the ball and other diversions were the program at the first football practice of the season."
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Kansas Swept Conference Meets In 1934
- Recart Standouts Include Cunningham, Halt, Coffman, Bauch, Noble, Bird and Richardson
By Larry Winn, c'41
Track, the third major sport at the University of Kansas, has held a center of attraction for a good many years. The history of Kansas outdoor track is better known than that of the indoor participation, because of the famous Kansas Relays.
Every year, the Kansas trackmen participate in dual meets with all the schools in the Big Six. Victories in these dual meets mean little except between schools. All of the teams that compete in door meet which is held annually.
In 1932 Kansas finished third, behind the Huskers and Oklahoma, with 49 points. The meet was held at Lincoln and Glenn Cunningham was the star of the meet. The Kansan ran the mile run in 4:14.3 to break the Big Six record and then he came back strong in the half-mile to crack the conference record in that event. He ran the 880-yard run in 1:53.5.
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Again in 1933, the Connuskers ran off with the Big Six title, although Kansas won 10 of the 15
events. The Jayhawkers could not gather enough points in the minor positions to hold their lead, Cunningham was again the star of the meet when he broke his own 880-yard run record by running that event in 13.22 seconds. Kansas won a 450-yard run, the 880-yard run, mile run, two-mile run, both hurdle events, mile relay, pole vault, and shot put.
Ed Hall, famous Kansas sprinter,
won the 100-yard and 220-yard
dashes in the same meet.
Richardson, Fox Are Speedsters
1034 was the big year for Kansas when they won the indoor and outdoor Big Six track meet. The Jayhawkers won 10 out of a possible 15 firsts. Paced by Glenn Cunningham and Ed Hall, who won three events, the Kansas men scored 67 points. Glenn won the 800-yard run, mile run and two-mile run, while Hall finished first in both dashes and won the broad jump. Elwyn Dees won the shot put; Paul Harrington took the honors in the javelin throw with a toss of 208 feet, 113 inches. Figuring the total points for that season we find that 18 men scored an amazing total of 421 points.
In 1953 the Kansans had very little luck and did not come out so well in the final standings but in 1935, Kansas placed third behind the Huskers and Kansas State. Ray Noble won the pole vault with a leap of 13 feet, $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches, which failed to equal his mark set in 1935 of 13 feet, $8\frac{1}{2}$ inches. Dale Shannon tied for first in the high jump at 6 feet even. Jack Richardson placed second in the dashes.
Kansas placed second in the 1937
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