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KU Track Squad Faces Stiff Test
Kansas will be shooting for its sixth consecutive outdoor championship Friday and Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., but the Jayhawkers may face the stiffest test they have had in several years if they are to accomplish this feat.
Never, since the Jayhawkers began their march to five consecutive outdoor crowns at Norman in 1952, have they been blanked in more than three events. And that occurred on only one occasion, in 1954, at Boulder. They missed the scoring summaries in only two events in 1952 and 1956. In 1955 they were blanked in only the pole vault. In 1953 they placed at least one man in every event.
KU Weak In Five Events
At Lincoln the Kansans face the possibility of being blanked in five events. The Jayhawkers are very weak in both sets of sprints and hurdles and the javelin. A series of misfortunes throughout the season has brought about this situation.
Scholastic troubles lifted KU's all-time best bprint-hurdles prospect, Charlie Tidwell, at mid-semester, Jim Londerholm, a 213-foot javelin thrower last year as a sophomore, has been out all spring with an elbow injury. His stablemate, John Parker, never has reported.
The final blow came when Wilt Chamberlain, a 6-foot 6-inch high jumper, was placed on the doubtful list because of a throat alment.
With so many problems facing the Jayhawkers, they must depend upon sweeping victories in the 440-yard dash and the distance races, a high finish for their three-man broad jump corps, a possible weight double from Olympic discus champion Al Oerter, and several points in the pole vault and high jump.
Coach Bill Easton will present his usual outstanding distance squad in Lincoln. Lowell Janzen clocked his all-time best open half last Friday against Missouri, 1:51.6. Grant Cookson also recorded his low in that meet with a 1:53.0.
Distance Races Strong
Bernie Gay and Hal Long reached their career low in the mile against Missouri with 4:12.6 clockings. Jan Howell finished third behind this pair in 4:15.0. No rival conference milers have run even as swiftly as Howell's time this spring.
Kent Floerke, Blaine Hollinger, and Frank Mastin are counted on to finish high in the broad jump. Floerke owns the high mark for the three-some at 24 feet 1 inch. Hollinger has leaped 23 feet 10 inches and Mastin has hit 23 feet 68 inches. These marks are the three highest in the Big Seven going into the conference meet.
In his first open race of the season, Jerry McNeal recorded the nation's fifth fastest 2-mile of the year, 9:05.3 against the Tigers, Sophomore Tom Skutka was clocked in 9:14.2.
Oerter is a cinch to win the discus and should be a strong contender for the shot put crown. He tossed the discus 184 feet 1/4 inches against Missouri for his second best throw of all-time.
Oerter Is Cinch
His 53-foot 58-inch throw of the shot put is second best in the Big Seven. Iowa State's Phil Delavan owns the league's best mark at 54 feet 9 inches.
Kansas also hopes to add a first place in Saturday's final event, the mile relay. The Jayhawkers are tied with the Colorado Buffaloes for the best time in the nation this spring. a 3:12.6. Oklahoma will also be a contender in this event. The Sooners have clocked a 3:14.4.
Dave Tams, who has vaulted 13-feet 9-inches this year, could help
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Phi Gamma Delta, with 50 points, won the intramural swimming meet Wednesday night at Robinson Gymnasium. Phi Gam won only one event but showed superior overall strength in their victory.
60-yard breaststroke-1. Don Hendrix, Sigma Nu. 2. Jim Ranson, Phi Gam. 3. Jim Suderman, Phi Gam. 39.0
A new intramural record of 37.6 was set in the 60 yard individual medley by John Thompson of Alpha Tau Omega. He broke the six year old record of 37.8 set by Dick Elfin of Sigma Chi.
160-yard freestyle relay—1. Beta.
2. Phi Gam. 3. ATO. 1:303.
60-yard backstroke—1. Loyd Ferrell, Phi Gam. 2. Dan Casson, Phi Gam. 3. Bob Lynch, Beta 4, Louis Bird, ATD. :43.6
Phi Gam Wins IM Swim Title
129-yard medley relay—1. Beta. 2.
Phi Gam.
The scoring: Phi Gam, 50; ATO,
32; Beta Theta Pi and Carruth-O'learv, 25; Sigma Nu, 17; AKL, 8.
The Results:
60-yard freestyle-1. Karlowe Kohler, Carruth-O'Leary. 2. John Thompson, ATO. 3. John Curry, AKL. 4. Ted Ferrier, Phi Gam. 32.7
40-yard freestyle-1. Karlowe Kohler, Carruth-O'Leary. 2. Jack Uhlir, Carruth-O'Leary. 3. Ben Edwards, Sigma Nu. 4. Charles Moberly. ATO. :20.3
60-yard individual medley — 1. John Thompson, ATO. 2. Don Henrix, Sigma Nu. 3. John Curry, AKL. 4. William Michaels, Phi Beta. 37.6.
Diving--1. Jack Unir, Carruth-
O'Leary. 2. William Howard, ATO.
3. Bob Martin, Phi Gam. 4. Gene
Ekiss, Phi Gam.
the Japhawk cause. He will face strong competition from Jesse Undlin, Colorado vaulter who has hit 14 feet, Karl England, a 13 foot 8¼ inch jumper, and Bob Davis, who has cleared 13 feet $ \frac{7}{4} $ inches.
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By GEORGE ANTHAN (Assistant Sports Editor of The Daily Kansan)
The experts say it's impossible to dope out a track meet, especially one in which seven schools will be participating.
The experts are right. But can sportswriters boast of sporting blood if they are to continually hide and only record? Since we stuck out the proverbial neck we had just as well stick it way out.
We think KU will take first for the sixth straight year by scoring 131 points. Missouri, with 95 points is second and, contrary to logic, we doped out Colorado to finish ahead of Nebraska. 68-63.
K. Keith Gardner of Nebraska runs in the 100-yard dash he will probably defeat Colorado's Larry Chace although we think both will be defeated by K-State's Doland McDaniel.
Kansas First?
Missouri's Charlie Batch, with a time 4 second better than Kansas State's Gene O'Conner figures to finish first in the 120-yard high hurdles with Tiger John McIntyre third and Cornhusker Gardner fourth.
Kent Floerke, who has broad jumped 24 feet 1 inch should be No 1 in that event and Blaine Hollinger, who has shown he can score in the big meets, is our choice for second
Will Chamberlain Jump?
The question in the high jump is, "Will Chamberlain jump?" If he does he has a good chance to win but we pick Missouri's Jim Green anyway.
Colorado could pick up 10 points if Chuck Smith defeats Missouri's Pete Orr in the 440 while in the 880 KU's Lowell Janzen will probably finish ahead of OU's Gary Parr and Colorado's Bob Greenfield.
Colorado has a better than even chance of taking three firsts, javelin, 440 and pole vault where Jesse Undlin should take first over Tigers Carl Englund and Bob Davis and KU's Dave Tams.
Nebraka,on the other hand, might be limited to only one first, Gardner's 220 effort.
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Golf Team To Shoot For Conference Title
The KU golf team, boasting a 13-4 season record, will be shooting for the conference championship this Friday and Saturday at Lincoln. Nebraska.
The Jayhawkers started their season play by dropping four straight to Houston, Baylor, Texas, and North Texas State. These four Southwestern teams are among the countries' best.
After the spring vacation trip, Gene Elstun, who was playing varsity basketball, joined the golf team.
Elstun Helps Squad
Before Elstun came out there was not too much competition between the team members, but his presence made the other four members struggle to make the trips. This added competition has resulted in more practice and better scores by the entire team.
The team has gone undefeated since its April 16 match with Kansas State. The Jayhawkers won that match, which was played in a driving rain storm, 8-4.
Defending champion Oklahoma figures to offer the Jayhawkers their stiffest competition. The Sooners won the tournament last year with a team score of 890, but will be
Coach Mike Chalfant's team should be particularly hard to beat. For 17 matches the team has posted averages ranging from Gene Elstun's 74.6 to Bob Wood's 76.4. In between are Bill Toalson, 74.8; Bill Sawler, 75.2; and Jim Davies, 75.9.
This group averaged 72.75 in defeating Nebraska May 4 on the Hillcrest Country Club course, site of this year's 54 hole grind. Elstun shot a four-under-par 68 to lead Kansas to a $10\frac{1}{2} \div 4\frac{1}{2}$ victory.
OU Should Be Strong
weaker this year. One of their top players quit school and another is scholastically ineligible.
KU had a match scheduled with Oklahoma on April 12, but it was rained out.
Kansas hasn't won the championship since 1950, the last year it was held at Lincoln.
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