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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 1, 1960
BILL ALLEY . . . All America javelin thrower
KU Javelin Star Eyes Gold Medal
By Valerie Ring and Jim Gardiner
Few athletes can say that they have never been beaten in collegiate circles, but Bill Alley holds the distinction of being one of the very few who can claim this honor.
The javelin thrower not only has never been beaten at Kansas but he has only fallen short of the 250 foot mark here three times. This distance is what most javelin throwers aim at and it is usually good for first place in any meet, unless Alley is competing.
"My greatest aim is to represent the United States in the Olympics and win," Alley said in talking about the coming Olympics.
This weekend he will be defending his Texas Relays title at Austin along with the Kansas team which will be defending its title. Last year at the Texas Relays Alley set a national American Intercollegiate record with a toss of 270-1½.
This mark will be in danger if Alley keeps up his practice of breaking a record every time he enters a meet. Last season he broke every meet record in every meet that he entered. With a record like that Alley was a sure choice for Field-team of the Year along with high jumper Charlie Dumas. He also was named to the All America track squad.
Alley's average winning throw last season was 252-10 with his best trowr being the one at the Texas Kelays. These distances fit into Alley's personal motto of, "If what you did yesterday seems great, you haven't done much today."
Eyes 300 Feet
Having outdistanced his rivals already, Alley admits his desire to be the first man to throw 300 feet. This, too, would fit into the motto.
With goals such as these and the records that he owns, Alley has much to look forward to but it hasn't always been that way.
In 1956 he chipped his elbow and the doctors told him that he could never throw again, but he defied this prediction and now is one of the great track competitors in the world.
"I am deeply indebted to Coach Foster and Dean Nesmith for all the help that they have given me," Ailey said.
I think he has yet to reach his peak of potential," said Coach Bill
Freshman Baseball Meeting Friday
All men interested in freshman baseball should report to Coach Floyd Temple at 4:30 p.m. today in the K room at Allen Field House.
Easton. Easton went on to say that talent makes the average competitor, but desire and urge to win makes the great athletes.
Alley's first meet this year was at Gainesville, Fla., where he won the title with a $243-7\frac{1}{2}$. This throw came with no practice because of the snow in Lawrence.
Says KU Best
"I'm very proud to be a member of the Kansas track squad, and in my opinion KU will win the NCAA championship again this year," Alley said.
Hawkers to Defend Texas Relays Crown
The Kansas track squad defends its Texas Relays championship today and tomorrow at Austin, Tex.
The Kansas squad, led by returning winners Bill Alley and Clif Cushman, will be expected to make a strong bid for their second straight title.
Alley will be a strong favorite to
repeat in the javelin. It was at the Texas Relays last year where Alley set his American Intercollegiate record of $270-11\%$. Cushman will be defending his title in the intermediary hurdles. Cushman is not as strong a favorite to repeat as Alley is.
Charlie Tidwell will be out to gain for the Hawkjawers their first win in
By Chuck Clark
Don't blame ex-Kansan Bill Nieder if he becomes slightly edgy over setting records in the shot put. Last week the husky Army Lieutenant tossed the 16-pound ball 63 feet, 10 inches to break all recognized world marks.
But the thrill had just begun when youthful Dallas Long eclipsed that distance with a throw of 64- $ _{6 2} $ at Los Angeles.
It wasn't the first time for such a short-lived blaze of glory for Nieder, however. The former Lawrence High and KU stalwart became the first high school athlete ever to put the 12-pound shot beyond the 60-foot mark as a senior in the 1952 State Meet at Wichita.
But just a week later, Californian Leon Patterson — who died shortly after turning 20 — broke Nieder's prep mark by three-eighths of an inch. Just as a robin might be a portent of spring, so too might a Nieder record be an indication of even greater records ahead.
The Big Eight Conference likes to think of the circuit as ranking among the top nationally, and with good reason, too.
homa's success in football, the basketball feats of Kansas and K-State, the wrestling monopoly of Oklahoma, Iowa State and Oklahoma State, the national performances of the Kansas track team, and the high baseball finishes of Missouri and Oklahoma State (not to slight the championship Colorado ski team).
The basis for such claims rest in the well-known reports of Okla-
But there's one sport in which the Big Eight is so far behind the pack as to be humiliating. That's swimming. Consider the fact that Oklahoma annually routs the rest of the conference members in the league meet, outscoring the second place team by nearly 150 points.
Yet the Sooners this season were able to nab just two weak places in the NCAA finals at Dallas. Certainly a miserable showing.
The situation won't get any better, either, until the several universities — Kansas right up among them — recognize the need for suitable swimming facilities to give the program the needed boost. The Robinson Pool situation is like asking the KU track team to practice on the top of the Campanile, then defend a national title.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell
the 100-yard dash. The 100-yard dash is the only event that the Jayhawkers have not won at the Texas Rclays.
Tidwell will be facing the stiffest competition that he has run against all year. Paul Williams, Tidwell's stablemate, Dee Givens, the Oklahoma speedster and a field of the best sprinters in America will be on hand to give Tidwell a rough time in his attempt to bring in a first for the Kansans.
If the college sprinters do not find the going too rough in their own division and want to face an even rougher battle, they can enter the open 100-meter dash.
Sime. Morrow in Field
The entry list for the 100 meters consists of Dave Sime, Bobby Morrow, Bill Woodhouse and Orlando Hazley.
Sime and Morrow have tied the world's record in the 100-meter dash with :09.3 marks. Morrow is also a double gold medal winner at the 1956 Olympics.
All America Bob Russell led the victors. It was his cannonball slams from all positions on the court that were the deciding factors. The game scores were 15-6, 12-15 and 15-5.
Sigma Chi won the "A" Hill championship in volleyball yesterday by whipping the Hicks in three hotly contested games.
Sigma Chi Wins Volleyball Title
Phi Gamma Delta edged Sigma Gamma Epsilon for the "B" Hill title. It took the Phi Gams three games to dispose of the independent division champions, 13-15, 16-14 and 15-10.
Phi Gams Win "B" Hill
Two Beta Theta Pi teams battled it out for the "C" Hill championship. Beta II upset Beta I in three close games, 15-12, 13-15 and 16-14.