TRACK IN GOOD SHAPE
Relays hinge on weather
By Alan Poland
Hopes are high that rain, hail, snow . . . etc., will not spoil the 41st Annual Kansas Relays which began this afternoon with six freshman-junior college events and the Julius Marks 10,000 Meter Run.
According to John Mitchell, assistant KU track coach, the recent rain has not hurt the condition of the track. "Unless there is a very heavy downpour Friday or Saturday, or during one of the races, the track will be okay," he said.
THE COLD WEATHER. however, Mitchell said, could affect the shorter distance runners and the 10,000 Meter Run, but not the middle or long distance runners.
"Temperatures in the 50's or 60's would be fine," he said. The
weatherman calls for temperatures in the 50's this afternoon.
The final team total entered in the three day meet reached the 112 mark yesterday.
STAR 1964 OLYMPIAN, Arnaldo Bristol, Texas Southern hurdler and spinner from Puerto Rico, was withdrawn from the Relays along with the other members of the Texas Southern team. The Texas school withdrew its entries yesterday because it could not get approval for the trip to the Relays from its Athletic Council. The reason given for the council's decision was that the team members were missing too much classwork.
Texas Southern will be missed because high jumper John Hartfield and sprinter James Hines were considered to be top contenders in their events. A girls' team from Texas Southern will, however, compete in the girls' 100-yd. Dash and 440-yd. Relay on Saturday.
FRIDAY MORNING will see Phil Mulkey, a 34 year old Memphis, Tenn., school teacher, begin his try to win his eighth decathlon title. Mulkey, a native of Birmingham, Ala., is the only "triple-crown plus" winner entered in the Relays this year.
The order of events in the decathlon are fixed by Olympic rules, and provides for 100-meter run, broad jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter run the first day. These events will take place Friday morning.
The other events—110-meter high hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1500-
meter run—are scheduled for Saturday.
THE DECATHLON is open to the top ten athletes in good standing to be selected by the Decathlon committee.
Besides the Decathlon, Friday's events will be mostly preliminaries for University and College, and preliminaries and finals for Freshman-Junior College and High School teams. The 400-meter hurdles, an open event, will also be held.
One high school distance runner who will be watched closely
during the Relay activities is Glenn Cunningham Jr. He is the son of one of the United States' great milers who ran for KU during the 1930's and for whom KU's open mile event is named. Glenn Cunningham Jr. is entered in the One Mile Run—High School Invitational which will be run Friday afternoon.
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