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University Daily Kansan Thursday, May 18, 1961
University Daily Kansan SPORTS 'Closest Meet In 10 Years'
- "This should be the closest Big Eight track and field meet in 10 years," said track Coach Bill Easton of the conference meet to be held tomorrow and Saturday at Boulder, Colorado.
"There are four teams that could win the meet; Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Kansas are all possible winners. The point spread
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between first and second place should be six to eight points."
THE JAYHAWKERS HAVE been chosen by a majority of coaches and sports writers as the "team to beat" in the meet.
Herbert Faces Twins Tonight
Ray Herbert (2-2) will pitch for the Athletics, and Ray Kaitt (1-2) will be on the mound for Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL — (UPI) — The Kansas City Athletics will seek to extend their winning streak to four games tonight when they open a three-game series here with the Minnesota Twins.
The Athletics are currently riding a three-game winning streak, having beaten the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday and then sweeping a two-game series from the Los Angeles Angels Monday and Tuesday.
Should they extend their winning streak to four games, it would be their longest of the season.
Following the series here, Kansas City will return home for a double-header Sunday with the league leading Detroit Tigers.
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
American League
| | W | L | Pct. | GB. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Detroit | 23 | 9 | .719 | -- |
| New York | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5½ |
| Cleveland | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6 |
| Baltimore | 15 | 16 | .484 | 7½ |
| Kansas City | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7½ |
| Washington | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8 |
| Chicago | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 |
| Boston | 11 | 17 | .393 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 |
National League
| | W | L | Pct. | GB. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| San Francisco | 20 | 9 | .690 | |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 19 | 14 | .576 | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 13 | .500 | $5_{1/2}$ |
| St. Louis | 11 | 15 | .423 | $7_{1/2}$ |
| Chicago | 19 | 19 | .345 | 10 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 21 | .276 | 12 |
"We don't feel that we are favorites. Larry McCue, our top spinner, is not up to par. This is one reason why we should definitely not be favored. And I am not being pessimistic," added Easton, shaking his head.
"Our odds for repeating are slim. From last year's championship team we have only seven men back. This should be our toughest defense of the crown in the nine years we have held the title."
THE JAYHAWKERS WILL be shooting for their tenth consecutive championship.
Losses from last year's squad include performers who amassed 104 of the Jayhawkers 150 winning point total.
"The outcome will depend on the top individual performances of any one team's personnel." Easton continued. "If we win it will be because our performance will be our ultimate."
Outdoor Records
100; : 09.4 by Hubert Meier (IS);
1330, and Charlie Tidwell (K);
1959;
220; :20.4 by Keith Gardner (N),
1958 (for straightway); :20.9 by Orlando Hazley (OS), 1959 (on curve).
Race at Boulder will be around
curve.
440: :46.5 by Chuck Carlson (C),
1959.
880: 1:49.0 by Joe Mullins (N),
1959.
Mile: 4:06.2 by Gail Hodgson (O), 1959.
2-Mile: 9:04.8 by Miles Eisenman (OS), 1959.
120 HH.: 14.0 by Keith Gardner (N), 958.
220 LH: :22.5 by Rex Stucker (KS), 1960 (straightaway).
Mile Relay: 3:10.5 by Oklahoma State, 1959.
Broad Jump: 25-0$^{34}$ by Neville Price (O), 1954.
440 Relay: 41.0 by Kansas, 1959.
Pole Vault: 15-4 by J. D. Martin (O), 1960.
High Jump: 6- $ \frac {1}{2} $ by Bob Lang (M), 1956.
Javelin: 256-10 by Bill Alley (K), 1950.
Shot Put: 60-3/4 by Bill Nieder (K), 1956.
Discus: 183-5 by Al Oerter (K), 1956.
Pre-Meet Track Summary
Here is a brief summary of the individual events in the Big Eight track and field meet:
MILE — Kansan Bill Dotson will defend his title against Missouri ace Bob Hanneken and teammate Billy Mills. Dotson's winning time last year was 4:13.2. Gail Hodgson of Oklahoma set the record of 4:06.2 in 1959.
TWO-MILE — Mills' fastest time this spring is 9:03.1, a full second under the league mark of 9:04.8. But because the high altitude at Colorado adds 10 to 20 seconds onto two-mile times the mark should remain. Missouri's Hanneken should also provide top competition in this race. Coach Bill Easton had indicated he might run Dotson and Charlie Hayward to pick up well-needed points.
POLE VAULT — This is the top field event on the agenda. The nation's top two vaulters, George Davies of Oklahoma State and J. D. Martin of Oklahoma, square off against each other once again. Davies is favored, having defeated Martin, the defending champion in the majority of their meetings. The Oklahoma State ace's best is 15-6 set at the Drake Relays. The record is 15-4 by Martin last year. Jayhawker Jack Stevens who cleared 14-8 at Drake, will contend with Colorado's Don Meyer and Nebraska's Jim Kraft for third place honors.
880 YARD RUN — Kansas should dominate the half-mile. The best time in the conference was posted by KU's Kirk Hagan in the Missouri dual. Jayhawkers Hagan, Dotson and Bill Thornton have taken turns defeating each other all year. Oklahoma State's Billy Stone won the event at the Big Eight Indoor in 1:53.3. Missouri's Jerry McFadden is also a contender having posted a 1:51.3 in a relay car .
SPRINTS — This year has produced one of the most evenly-balanced sprint corps in Big Eight history. Only one-tenth of a second separates Larry McCue of Kansas, Mark Sullivan of Oklahoma, Dick Sinclair of Oklahoma, Dave Butts of Missouri, J. W. Burden of Iowa State, Chuck Runger of Iowa State and Lane Patterson of Missouri. McCue won the indoor 60 yard dash this winter. But, the KU ace has been bothered by a pulled muscle all spring.
440 YARD DASH — Coloradoans have won the event the past two years and Buffalo Jim Heath will be shooting for number three. Heath has the second fastest time in the event this year with :47.0. Missouri's Jim Baker has turned a :46.9. KU's Gordie Davis has a :47.2 to his credit and will be in the thick of battle. Not to be counted out is Oklahoma State's Charlie Strong who won the event in the indoor meet. Strong's best is :47.5. Kansans Bob Covey and Bill Stoddart are dark horse candidates.
HURDLES — Rex Stucker, who was the meet's outstanding performer last year, will be favored in both events. He holds the league record in the highs. He will be shooting for
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Nebraska's Keith Gardner's :14.0 record in the lows. Kansans Charlie Smith and Dick Lee will push the K-Stater to the tape.
JAVELIN — Nebraska's Al Roots and Colorado's Dick Clark are the top contenders. Roots' best is 240-11; Clark has thrown 235-0. KU's Pete Talbott and Stan Ingram hold the third and fourth spots with tosses of 204-4 and 198-0.
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SHOT PUT AND DISCUS — Mike Lindsay will be shooting to become the third weightman to ever win the shot put crown three consecutive years. Lindsay is also favored in the discus. Lindsay's shot put competition will be Don Smith of Missouri whose best put is 57-7-14, compared to the OU ace's 58-10-14. Nebraska's Al Wellman's 164-10 is the next fartherest discus heave to Lindsay's 170-5½. Kansans Bob Albright and Jerry Foos in the shot put, and Foos and Barry Hanratty are entered.
BROAD JUMP — Colorado's Don Meyer's best leap of 25-31% betters the Big Eight mark of 25-04. Providing stimuli for Meyers will be teammate Bill Toomey, Oklahoma's Steve Swafford, Don Warrick and Tom Raley, Nebraska's Bob Knaub, and Kansas' Larry Cordell.
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HIGH JUMP — Oklahoma's Mark Brady's best, 6-8, is only one-half inch in shape of the record. Oklahoma State's Sammy Pegues has won the title the past two springs. The O-State ace, who won the Big Eight indoor, has hit $6^{3/4}$, second best this spring among Big Eight performers. At 6-6 are Iowa State's Larry Ellert and another Oklahoma Stater, Don Blakely.
THE RELAYS — Both relays records, 3:10.5 in the mile and 41.0 in the 440 will be in danger. Okla-
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