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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Distance Medley Furiously Fought
Most furiously-fought baton chase on the grand circuit of Midlands' foot-racing this season is the distance medley. The three principals, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, battled through the first round in that order at the recent Texas Relays and now are sighting the 33rd Kansas Relays here April 18-19 for a renewal.
Up to last year, the Jayhawkers helped themselves almost cafeteria-style to blue ribbons in this event at the three stations. Even including last year, they own streaks of 8-of-11 at Texas; 4-of-7 at Kansas and 3-of-6 at Drake. But they were no better than third in their 1957 start, even though clocking a good 10:01.2. Oklahoma, anchored by a 4:05.0 cleanup mile from sophomore Gail Hodgson pared almost two seconds off KU's Austin record at 9:54.4. The Longhorns were second in 9:56.8.
This marked the first time two teams ever had broken 10 minutes in the same race on the Texas-Kansas-Drake circuit. This was another realm in which heretofore private Jayhawker property was invaded. Only last year's Mt. Oread unit and the Wes Santee-anchored combine of '54, which established a then-inter-collegiate and American record of 9:50.4, ever had dipped below five-figures.
The current feud actually began last year. Kansas, getting a 4:12.3 final carry from Jerry McNeal, defeated Texas on its home track, 9:56 to 10:06.6. The Steers reversed this at Kansas, setting a record 10:04.3 as Wilt McNew defeated Hal Long badly in the 1320 carry. The Jayhawkers won the rubber match at Drake in 9:51.7 as Long contributed the finest three-quarters in Mt. Oread history, 3:00.7, to touchoff McNeal with a 65-yard bulge. Texas finished two-tenths faster than it had run at Lawrence.
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Now Oklahoma is crowding into the act with a fleet of exceptional sophomores. Ernst Kleyhans, Hodgson's South African company-
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The latter has done better, hitting 4:06.7 last year in open competition. Hodgson already has matched his 4:08.2 national fresh mark in a matched race this year. It is believed that Skutka can get down to 4:08.0. With the personnel each has available ahead of them . . . Bobby Tague ran a 1:50.5 for Kansas at Austin; Eddie Southern a 4:6.8 and Drew Dunlap a 1:51.5 for Texas . . . all three teams could smash the record here.
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Most bitter item of Kansas' defeat was not the fact that OU erased KU's meet record, but that the Jayhawkers led by 18 yards going into the anchor mile. Tom Skutka, a 4:11 Big Eight Indoor champion, could do no better than 4:17 that night and fell before not only Hodgson but Texas' great little distance hand, Joe Villarreal, who sped 4:08.9