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University Daily Kansan Friday, April 19, 1957
Nine Prep Marks In Danger
Nine records will be under fire when the state's top high school trackmen compete in the high school division of the KU Relays today.
Rex Stucker, Effingham's fin spinner-hurdler, will be favored to bring down two of the old marks. He reeled off three first place finishes in the Manhattan Relays, setting both hurdle records along the way.
He ran the 180-yard low hurdles in :19.7 as a junior last year, second best time in the state, and under his own KU Relays record of :19.9. However, he will have to beat Paul Bowles, Hutchinson, who clocked :19.5. last year, and got off to a fast start this year with a :19.7 clocking in his first outdoor appearance.
Stucker will be going after the Relays high hurdles record of 14.5 set by Newton's Henry Wiebe in 1955. Wiebe is now a member of Missouri University's track squad.
Stucker dipped to: 14:8 last year. He zipped through the 60-year high hurdles at the Manhattan meet this year in :07:5, taking an amazing .5 off the old record held by Bill Tillman, now a KU junior.
the 100-yard dash record, of :99.8,
set in 1950 by Dick McGilln of Imaculata of Leavenworth, and later a KU trackman, will be under pressure from Harvey Shannon of Sumner.
Half-mile Mark To Tople
Shannon ran the event in :09.9 as a sophomore last year and should dip close to the record if the weather cooperates.
Half-mile Mark To Topple
The half-mile record should be a cinch to go with two of last year's three best state high school half-milers back. Bob Groszek, Olathe, will be favored in the event, as he ran 1:56.9 last year in the Missouri AAU meet.
He was a late comer to the scene after being used for relay carries throughout the year. He will be pushed by Cliff Bear, Haskell's fine distance man who clocked 1:59.1 last year in the Relays.
One of the most durable marks on- the books, Bob Karnes' 4:29.9
mile, run in 1943, seems doomed. Billy Mills, greatest miler in Kansas high school track history, should erase this with little difficulty.
Although in every year for the past six years there have been entrants with times lower than the record, no one has run faster in the Relays. But Mills, holder of the state record of 4:23.3, should add this record to his growing collection without drawing a deep breath.
The pole vault record set in 1954 by Jere Potts at 12 feet $ \frac{4} {3} $ inches and tied by Shawnee Mission's Ed Whitcanack last year should fall. Ernie Longstaff vaulted 13 feet $ \frac{4} {3} $ inch at Manhattan and was a consistent 12 foot 6 inch vaulter last year.
The broad jump record, which has withstood assault for 17 years, will be threatened by three standout performers. The record is 23 feet $ 3 \frac{1}{2} $ inches set by Albert Woods of Coffeville.
Three To Vie For Record
Shooting for the new record will be Hillsboro's Jerry Harder, who soared 23 feet $2 \frac{1}{2}$ inches; Wichita East's Jerry Gardner, who jumped 23 feet 3-8 inch and Manhattan's Mose Richardson, who jumped 22 feet $9 \frac{1}{2}$ inches all last year.
Three men appear to have a chance to erase the discus record set last year by Shawnee Mission's Tom Jones at 156 feet.
Bob Vernon, Oberlin, tossed the discus 155 feet $ \frac{1}{2} $inches last year, which is near Jones' KU Relays record but almost 11 feet short of Jones' all time record of 166 feet $ \frac{5}{4} $inches.
Other potential record breakers include Lawrence's Jim Ragan, second in the Relays last year and holder of a 153 feet $7 \frac{1}{2}$ inch throw and Amena's Dale Getty who fired the disc 154 feet 9 inches last year.
Javelin Mark In Danger The javelin record of 207 feet $ _{4/4} $ inches set by McPherson's Ken Barber, now a freshman at Oklahoma University, is in danger but will take a tremendous cast to bring down.
Most capable of the spear throwers is Hayden's Therlo Conner, owner of the top cast in the nation last year of 209 feet $3 \frac{1}{4}$ inches. He will have competition from a surprising newcomer to the scene, Ray Bell, Leavenworth junior.
Bell unloosed a toss of 193 feet in the Argentine Relays and will offer a solid challenge to Conner.
One of the two oldest records in the books, the shot put mark of 58 feet 10 inches by Elwyn Dees of Lorraine set in 1930, appears to be safe for another year, at least.
The other record set in 1930, the medley relay record of 3:31.4 set by Elkhart and anchored by the great Glenn Cunningham, could go this year with Wichita East being the favorite, and considered a cinch to win if they "load up" for the event.
The other pre-1940 record, the high jump mark of 6 feet $5\%$ inches, appears to be in little danger. Winston Rogers of Independence, who set the record in 1939, apparently was well ahead of his time, as no high school jumper has approached the mark at the Relays since it was established.
KU Alum's Dream Ends In KU Relays
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was a record-breaking 3:17.3.
A special mile race between Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke drew 10,000 persons to the Relays in 1934.
Cunningham nipped his arch-rival to win in 4:12.7 and Emporia State set a world record in the distance medley with 10:32.7.
Eight world records fell in 1935; one of the best years.
Romani, in 4:14.1. The great Cunningham was slowing down.
Again 10,000 turned out in 1937 to watch Cunningham run. This time the Kansas great was defeated by the famous Emporia runner, San
Cunningham Defeated
Rain was falling again in 1938 but so were eight records. Then in 1939 12,000 gathered to watch Cunningham come back to win the special mile.
The Jayhawker miler ran his last mile in 1940 but was defeated by
ILL CATCH YOU YET—Glenn Cunningham edges Penn's Gene Venzke, with a tremendous 4:12.7 mile run in 1934. This was only one of the many fine duels they had during their college careers.
Blaine Rideout of North Texas State whose time was 4:10.1.
Indiana dominated the Relays in 1941 but war clouds were gathering and the Kansas Relays
were not to be held again under normal conditions until 1946.
Things perked up in 1948 when Bill Easton, Kansas track coach, took charge of the Relays. Records began to fall. Harrison Dillard, Baldwin-Wallace hurdler, and Charles Fonville, Michigan shotputter, established world marks.
Eight new records were established in 1950, Oklahoma's Bill Carroll was voted the outstanding athlete and the Sooner sprint medley team blazed to a new record of 3:24.3. Carroll soared 14-5 in the pole vault and, in winning the spring medley, Sooner anchor man, Bill Jacobs, ran the final lap in 1:52.6.
Nine thousand watched Santee win the Cunningham Mile with a time of 4:03.1 in 1954. Santee also anchored the medley relay team and won after KU was trailing by 80 yards going into the final lap.
Santee Sets Record
A world mark set that year by Texas did not hold up. The Texans shattered KU and world records in the 440-yard relay but the wind was behind the runners and the record did not hold.
In the high school division, Charlie Tidwell of Independence scored 15 of his team's 17 points as he won the 100-yard dash, 220-dash and the 180-yard low hurdles.
Thirteen thousand persons braved rain and hail in 1955 to see new marks in the decathlon, hop-step and jump, college sprint medley relay. university sprint medley relay and the university mile relay established.
Santee won the Cunningham Mile in a slow time of 4:11.4 while Kent Floerke, KU freshman, unattached, broke the Relays record in the hop-step and jump four times.
Smith Outstanding
Kansas won five firsts last year and Texas broke the 440-yard university relay record by knocking 2 second off their own 1955 mark. The new record was :40.1. Nieler's shot went 59-77% while Parry O'Brien's mark was $60-2_{1/2}$. Floerke again won the AAU hop-step and jump and a record-breaking crowd of 15,000 was on hand to watch.
Dean Smith of Texas was voted the outstanding performer when he set a record of :09.4 in the 100-yard dash.
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