Timmons blames track team injuries in Big 8 title loss
By Diane Seaver
KU's track team slipped from defending the Big Eight outdoor track title to fourth place last weekend, and Bob Timmons, head track coach, said, "I am disappointed, but not in the boys.
"We knew that if certain boys were not able to compete, KU probably would not place at the top. One man, Art Cortez, was expected to capture 16 to 18 points. If you add these points to KU's total, you see we were not far out of the title.
"ART was not the only boy unable to do his best because of injuries. Tom Yergovich had mononucleosis and Ralph Light turned his ankle. Lawson has not been able to run a full workout all season because of his knee," said Timmons.
"Add all this up and you will see that we were not physically able to run well. The boys did a
Phi Delt men lead swim tilt
In the intramural swimming preliminary races held in the pool at Old Robinson Gymnasium last night, 44 swimmers qualified for final competition in six events.
Phi Delta Theta scored the highest with 12 qualifying points. Next came the Phi Gamma Deltas with seven points. Sigma Nu collected six points. Both Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Chi compiled 5 points; while Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Chi got 3 points each.
Bob Dalton, Wichita sophomore,
Phi Delta Theta, set a new record
in the 60 yard breaststroke with
time of 38.5 seconds.
Diving and relay events will be held tonight at 7, along with the finals in the individual events.
Owens quick on new letter
The national letter of intent went into effect yesterday and KU basketball coach Ted Owens lost no time in announcing that Chester Lawrence, a highly rated prep basketball player, has signed for KU.
Phil Dynan, KU sports publicity director, said the national letter of intent "is a letter honored by most universities all over the United States. It is different from the Big Eight letter of intent which is just honored in the Big Eight Conference."
According to Dynan, if an athlete signs the national letter of intent, which is honored by almost every university in the United States with the exception of schools on the west coast, he promises to attend KU rather than any other school in the nation. If a man signs the Big Eight Conference letter of intent, all he promises to do is come to Kansas and no other school in the Big Eight.
The recruiting will go on with added vigor, for, as Dynan said, with the coming of the national letter of intent, every day that goes by will see fewer good athletes for signing on a university squad.
Owens announcement of Chester's signature is an added asset to the Jayhawkers. The 6'-4", 185-pound champion from Vienna, Ill., received offers from 30 schools before deciding on KU.
great job,the best they could do."
THE KU trackmen are not spending much time worrying about last weekend's fourth place finish. Many post-conference meets are scheduled for the months of June and July, so track practice goes on.
The National Federation Championships will be June 10-11 in Terre Haute, Ind. The freshmen will combine with the varsity trackmen to form one Jayhawk Track Club representing KU.
THE CENTRAL Collegiate College Championships are scheduled for June 4 in South Bend, Ind.
June 16-18 will find the NCAA championships in Bloomington, Ind. To qualify, an athlete must be a champion in his conference or hold a collegiate mark in his event.
JIM RYUN, KU'S American mile titlist, has a schedule slightly different from the rest of the track team. He will run in the Compton Invitationals at Compton, Calif., June 4. Top track men throughout the country will be competing with Ryun on that date.
Ryun will also run in the Federation meet June 11.
Daily Kansan
Wednesday, May 18, 1966
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