U. S. Widens Olympic Lead; Cagers Batter Russia, 85-55
MELBOURNE — (UP) — Charley Jenkins of Villanovia College earned the United States its 19th gold medal of the Olympic Games today in the 400-meter run. Britain's Chris Brasher won the 3,000-meter steeple-chase gold medal after at first being disqualified.
In the gruelling decathlon championship, Milton Campbell of Plainfield, N. J., got off to a good start when he forged a 197-point lead over Rafer Johnson of Kingsburg, Calif., at the end of the first five events.
Jenkins' victory and a fifth-place finish by Lou Jones of New Rochelle, N. X., in the 400-meter race added 12 points to the American point total in the unofficial team standings. Russia scored only $5\frac{1}{2}$ points today, enabling America to widen its lead. The U. S. now leads Russia, 318 points to 219$^{1}$.
Brasher finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, but the judges disqualified him and placed him last because he had bumped into Norway's Ernst Larsen in the late stages of the race. Sandor Rosznyoi of Hungary, who finished second to Brasher, at first was announced as the gold medal winner.
Protest Upheld
British officials lodged a protest, however, and a special track and field jury held a conference a few hours after the race. In a seven-minute meeting, it was decided that Brasher's bumping had been "accidental" and he was declared the winner. Brasher was credited with a new Olympic record of eight minutes, 41.2 seconds.
Jenkins, a 22-year-old from Cambridge, Mass., came from behind to register an upset victory in the 400-meter run in the comparatively slow time of 46.7 seconds. Jones, the world record holder for the distance, led at the start but weakened and placed fifth.
Great Milers Qualify
The first five decathlon events held today were the 100-meter dash, broad jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter run. Campbell turned in the day's best performances in the 100-meter dash, the shot put and the 400-meter run. He was second in the two jumps. That gave him a total of 4,564 points to 4,367 for Johnson.
Four of the world's four-minute milers qualified for the 1,500-meter final on Saturday, but two others and the three American entries failed to make the grade. Among those who qualified were Australia's John Landy, the world record-holder; Laszlo Tabori of Hungary; Brian Hewson of England and Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark, all of whom have broken the four-minute barrier.
In swimming competition which begins today, Reid Patterson 60 Pineville, Ky., set an Olympic 100-meter freestyle record of 56.8 seconds in the qualifying trials.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—(UP)— Indiana University officials still are denying that anyone connected with the University has talked to Kansas track Coach Bill Easton about a job.
Athletic Director Frank Allen said last night he was sure no one had talked to Easton, although reports at Lawrence persisted that Easton talked to Indiana officials Wednesday. Allen repeated his stand that Indiana already has a track coach and has no need for a new one.
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Odds Even In Title Bout
CHICAGO-(UP)— Unexpectedly heavy support for Floyd Patterson today indicated the Brooklyn youngster would go into the ring Friday night a "switch-favorite" to beat ancient Archie Moore for the vacant world heavyweight crown at Chicago stadium.
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The Patterson boom started yesterday at least four hours before announcement that Mrs. Dolree Mapp of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and daughter Barbara, 12, had filed three suits against Moore in federal court for alleged breach of `promise`, assault and rape. Damages totaling $750,000 were asked.
Surprised bookies explained that "a flood of Eastern money" had hammered down yesterday's 8-5 odds favoring Moore to even money. But they had no explanation for the cause of the Eastern splurge.
And nothing occurred in 39-year-old Archie's final two rounds of sparring at the Midwest Gymnasium to cause loss of confidence in the heavyweight champion's condition. Patterson did no boxing yesterday. He tapered off with seven rounds of gymnasium exercises.
Basketball Officials Needed
Basketball officials are needed to officiate intramural basketball games, Walter Mikols, intramural chairman, has announced. The intramural office will pay officials $1 per game.
Following its third date with UCLA at Los Angeles Saturday, Kansas enjoys an open date before its 1956 football finale against Missouri December 1 in Columbia.
MELBOURNE — (UP) — Big Bill Russell led the United States Olympic basketball team to a surprisingly easy 85-54 victory over Russia today. But the one-sided score did not lull Coach Gerald Tucker into believing the Soviets are pushovers.
The Russians, who already had qualified for the final four-nation round-robin pool along with the Americans, used second-stringers most of the way in losing to the Yankas. Tucker interpreted the maneuver as a Soviet attempt to jockey for position in the final round-robin which starts Friday.
"We did not expect them to go all out against us today because we figured they were playing for a position in the ladder so that they could get back at us in the final." Tucker explained after the game.
In the Olympic pool system, the two top teams in each semifinal group qualify for the tournament final. The Russians' setback pitted them against weaker opponents in the opening games of the final round-robin, setting up a last-day championship showdown against the U. S.
Sets Up Showdown
This was the sixth straight victory for the Americans, although the point-total matched their lowest thus far. The defeat was Russia's second in six games, the first having come against France in the preliminary round-robin.
Tucker Has Complaint
Tucker expressed objection to the Olympic pool system which allows a defeated team to remain in the running for the championship.
"It's a poor tournament that can allow a team to lose two games and still get to the final with a chance at the championship," Tucker said. "It's possible for us and other finalists to drop only one game and thus lose the title."
The American team was off in its shooting during the first half of the game against the Soviets. But Russell and K. C. Jones, All-American team mates at San Francisco, led a powerful spurt early in the second half to break open the game.
After a first-half struggle in which the Yanks could manage only a 39-32 lead, Jones hit on his first three jump shot attempts in the second half to set the rout in motion. Russell contributed 10 of his 20 points during the scoring spree which widened the U.S. lead to 63-39 within a few minutes of play. From there, it was a romp. Bob Jeagerard, former Colorado star, scored 14 points.
Russell drew a loud round of applause from the packed arena of nearly 4,000 fans when he scored on one of his famed "stuff" shots in the second half.
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K-State Varsity Beats Frosh, 82-58
MANHATTAN — (UP) — Junior Center Jack Parr hit 21 points and nabbed 17 rebounds to lead the Kansas State Wildcats to a 82-58 win over the Freshmen Wednesday night.
The event was a warmup for Saturday's home opener against Houston, and wasn't as easy for the varsity as the final score looked. The Freshmen led until the last six minutes of the first half and were down only one point, 36-35, at the half.
Most of the Freshmen work was done by Sonny Ballard, Manhattan Guard, who tallied 18 points and
Senior Guard Eddie Wallace and Sophomore Forward Bob Boozer each hit 12 for the varsity. Glen Long, Topeka, who had- 12 points.