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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday. April 16. 1957
Many KU Relays Marks In Danger
If previous outdoor times are any indication, KU's track team could set three new records in the 32nd annual Kansas Relays Saturday.
Olympic gold medal winner Al Oerter has bettered Archie Harris' 16-year old discus mark 12 times. At the Texas Relays Oerter set a new record with a 180 foot, $9 \frac{1}{2}$ inch heave. The only thing that could save the discus, the 880 and three sets of medley relay records Saturday is rain, windstorm or personal injury.
The distance medley seems to be'
The distance medley seems to be in just about as much danger as the discus. A Jayhawker squad clipped 13.7 seconds off the KU Relays mark, set by Michigan in 1950, in winning the event at Austin. Lowell Janen ran his best all-time half, a 1:49.5, and Jerry McNeal turned in a 4:12.5 mile, his career low. The Jayhawkers took '09:6 off the Texas Relays record in winning.
Kansas ran just one-tenth second behind Oklahoma in the sprint medley as the Sooners, with 6-5 Gary Parr anchoring in 1:50, hit 3:21.9 That gave Oklahoma .09 second better time than the KU Relays record set by Oklahoma A&M in 1955.
World Record In Half Mile
A Texas fourseason of Wally Wilson, Hollis Gainey, Eddie Southern and Bobby Whilden ran the half mile in 12.7', more than a second less than the existing world record. This group threatens to do away with Baylor's 1956 KU Relavs record of 1:24.6.
The same quartet could possibly erase the .401. quartermile barrier here Saturday, Texas chased Abilene-Christian to a world record- ting .402 at Austin, clocking .40.6 around two turns.
Kansas clocked 17:19.5 over four miles in the Texas event. This is barely a second over the 17:18.3 which the 1954 Jayhawker unit erected.
Other marks in danger will be Kent Floerke's 1955 hop-step and jump record and Alton Terry's 1937 savelin record.
Colorado's Ken Yob has twice approached Terry's record of 229 feet, $2_{1 / 4}$ inches. Yob threw the spear 222 feet, 10 inches for a new Texas Relays record after pitching 225 feet. $2_{1 / 2}$ inches in a dual the week before.
Can See Little Competition
Yob's only real competition will probably come from New Mexico's Buster Quist, a 214-footer and KU's Jim Londerholm and John Farker.
Londerholm and Parker both threw over 210 feet last year but the former has been bothered by a sore arm and according to Bill Easton, has been throwing only lightly this spring.
No one on the immediate scene seems able to come close to Les Bitner's 246 foot, one inch throw in the NCAA meet in Los Angeles in 1955.
In the high jump SMU's national freshman record holder Don Stewart exceeded the Kansas record at Texas by leaping six feet. 84% inches.
Kansas will have Wilt Chamberlain, the 1956 Big Seven freshman high jump record holder at six feet. $^{47}$ inches and Kent Floerke who is also broad jumping as well as performing in his specialty, the hop-step and jump.
Baseball Squad Back To Work
The Kansas Jayhawker baseball team, after a Sunday lavoy, returned to work Monday. Coach Floyd Temple divided the squad into two teams and directed the squad through a brisk workout.
Bob Shirley and Gary Fennity, Temple's number three and four pitchers, worked several innings against each other. Loren Martin came on and pitched the last few innings. All put in a good performance.
Rightfielder Eddie Dater and first baseman Jim Trombold highlighted the practice by hitting home runs. Dater's blow was over the left field fence while Trombold hit over the center field fence.
Chamberlain, according to Easton,
has jumped about six feet. $ 3 \frac{1}{2} $ inches
after only a very few workouts this
spring.
Easton said the KU squad will work out until Wednesday, weather permitting. Most high school athletes will begin arriving in Lawrence Thursday and will work out in Memorial Stadium.
Set-Ups Defeat Forbes, 6-0
The KU Set-Ups volleyball team easily defeated Forbes Air Force Base. 6-0 in a practice match Saturday afternoon. The game scores were 15-2, 18-16, 15-8, 15-12, 15-11, and 15-7.
KU has had 13 NCAA track and field champions since 1923.
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The major league pennant races start in earnest today after a presidential opener in which baseball put its worst foot forward.
Some 250,000 fans are expecte at the eight openers with primary interest focusing on the New York Yankees' attempt to make a fast getaway in quest of a third straight American League pennant and the Brooklyn Dodgers embarking on what is figured to be another season-long National League battle with the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Redlegs.
There are only a handful of newcomers in the opening lineups. New managers making their debuts today are Kerby Farrell, Cleveland Indians; Jack Tighe, Detroit Tigers and Bob Scheffing, Chicago Cubs. Al Lopez is making his first appearance as pilot of the Chicago White Sox.
The season got off Monday to a somewhat ragged start when the Baltimore Orioles scored an 11-inning, 7-6 victory over the Washington Senators.
Something more like big league competition is anticipated today and tonight from a schedule that has Washington at New York, Chicago at Cleveland, Boston at Baltimore and Detroit at Atlanta City in the A.L., and Brooklyn at Philadelphia (night). New York at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at Chicago and St. Louis at Cincinnati in the N.L.
CHICAGO — (UP) — The Chicago Cubs, with a 35-21 record, have the best mark of any National League team in opening games. The St. Louis Cardinals have the poorest record with 22 victories and 34 losses.
The all time KU high jump record is 6 feet $7 \%$ inches set in 1947 by Tom Scofield.
Cubs Have Best Opening Mark
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Wes Santee holds the half-mile, nile and 2-mile KU records.
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The Kansas team consists of Gene Elstun, Bill Sayler, Bill Tolson, and Bob Wood. Elstun will be playing his first varsity match of the year.
The Wildcats played Washburn Saturday and won, 6-0. Ron Young was the low man with a 75.
Dave Smith Ineligible
Kansas State will be playing without Dave Smith, who is scholastically ineligible this year. Last year Smith finished third in the Big Seven med tournament and defeated Bobby Richards of Kansas.
The Kansas Jayhawker golf team traveled to Manhattan today to meet Kansas State. The Jayhawkers will be seeking their first victory of the season after suffering four losses on a swing through Texas during spring vacation.
Three of the four members of the Kansas State team are returning lettermen.
Thursday the Jayhawkers will meet the University of Iowa in a 6-man match at the Lawrence Country Club. Iowa made a good showing at the NCAA tournament last spring.
Women's Intramurals Now In Full Swing
WEDNESDAY 4 DAYS
With spring come spring sports and in women's intramurals the spring sports are softball, golf and tennis.
Fifteen teams are competing for the softball trophy; Gertrude Sellards Pearson (U), Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Watkins, Delta Delta Delta, Gertrude Sellards Pearson (F), Alpha Delta Pi, Gamma Phi Bhi Di, Douthart, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Sellars, Corbin and North College. Pi Beta Phi was the hill champions last year.
The games are played at 4 p.m. on the intramural field below Malott on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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KU's fifth man in the Iowa match will be Jim Davis. The sixth man will be either Don Wilson or Lynn Kindred.
Oklahoma Also Weakened
An encouraging note was struck over the weekend when the Jayhawkers traveled to Norman for a match with OU. The match was cancelled because of bad weather but Kansas coach Mike Chalfant learned that the Sooners will not be as strong as he first expected.
One of the top Sooner players has been declared scholastically ineligible this semester and another has dropped out of school. This increases Kansas' chances of winning the conference championship.
Friday the Jayhawkers play Emporia State and Saturday they meet Nebraska.
Glenn Cunningham could win the mile run at the KU Relays only twice in six tries.
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