Distance men double up
By DON STEFFENS UDK Asst. Sports Edito
That well-guarded secret will be a well-known fact . . . but not until Friday morning.
"If we say now where we are going to place Jim (Ryun)," Coach Bob Timmons said, "the other teams will work around him."
So the decision of which event Ryun runs will be held until the last moment-at the Big Eight Track and Field Championships scratch meeting before the meet in Kansas City this weekend.
Second of a series
"It's best that we put Jim where he can do the most for his team since it is a team meet," Timmons said, "and he is a member of the KU team."
RYUN IS KU'S record holder, indoors and out, and has 1967 Big Eight bests in the four events from 880-yards to two-miles.
"Ideally it would be fine to put him in the mile only," Timmons added, "and there is a good likelihood he may run the mile, but he is definitely doubling."
Several circumstances point to Ryun's competing in the mile. First, he is the outdoor mile world record holder, and second, the 3:56.4 indoor mark is within his reach as he ran 3:59.3 in Kansas City last year.
Third, Ryun's chances of running two of the other three races—the two-mile, 1000 or 880—seems unlikely. All three are scheduled within 30 minutes of each other in Saturday's final.
But which events Ryun will run has been the big question mark.
The 880 is probable as the second place mark ranks nearly seven seconds behind his unacceptable 1:48.3, though competition for second should be spirited.
Six half-milers are bunched behind Jim Larsen of Missouri who has posted 1:55.0. Among those six is KU's lanky, 6-2 Mike Sheahon, whose high-flying elbows might be beneficial in a tightly-packed sprint for the tape.
MOVING UP to the 1000, KU has a definite chance to score with senior Tom Yergovich, who has the Big Eight's third best time (2:12.2) behind Ryun (2:09.9).
YERGOVICH'S long-time rival, Conrad Nightingale of K-State, splits the two Hawks with a 2:10.0 and should be the man to beat.
The smooth-striding Yergovich also has a chance to run and score in two events as he will join Olympian Ryun and thinlybuilt Gene McClain in the mile, 50 minutes before the 1000.
Yergovich shows the conference's fourth best mile effort this year of 4:14.8 while McClain claims 4:11.6 for third place, 0.3 seconds behind Oklahoma State's Chris McCubbins.
Rugby play opens
Kansas' Rugby Football Club kicks off its spring schedule at 4 p.m., today in an exhibition game against St. Benedict's College on the football practice field west of Oliver Hall.
Play will begin with a 40-minute B-team scrimmage followed by the A game.
Jim Brandon, Rugby Club president, said the exhibition will prepare the Jayhawks or their first game against St. Louis University Saturday.
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Phi Delts champs in intramurals
Fhi Delta Theta fraternity dominated the basketball finals last night in New Robinson Gym. The Fhi Delts, winner of the A, B, and C fraternity leagues, won the A and C inter-league play-offs, losing the B league title by three points.
In the C league game, Phi Delta Theta edged the K.C. Kids 36-34. Roy Holliday was high point man for the Phi Delts with 18 points. Al Slater paced the Kids with 10 points.
THE GUNNERS over-powered the Phi Delt B team 34-31. This loss marred the Phi Delta Theta power sweep of the play-offs. High point man for the Gunners was John Grantham, popping in 12 points and Greg Keucht scored 10 points for the losing Phi Delts.
The game that drew the most spectators was the A league game. The score was never more than four points difference between the teams all during the game. It looked like a victory for the Laws when they pulled ahead in the third quarter, but the Phis tied the game with 2:33 left.
The Law team grabbed a onepoint advantage with 43 seconds left to play. The laws kept possession and tried to stall the game out.
BOB McMAHAN of the Phi Delta Theta team grabbed for the ball and snatched it up as it bounced free and raced down-court to lay in the ball with 25 seconds left to put the Phi Deltos on top 42-41. The Laws didn't have time to set up an offensive drive as the Phi Deltos put on the heavy press until the buzzer ended the game.
The Phi Delta were presented the A and C league trophies following the A game. The Gunners were awarded the B league trophy.
CLEVELAND—(UPI)—'Former Cleveland quarterback Milt Plum, now with Detroit, passed 208 times without an interception during 1959-1960 to set a club record for the Brownls.
PASSING SUCCESS
Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 1, 1967
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—UDK Photo by Mike Okun
—UDK Photo by Mike Okun
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John Arrowsmith, Phi Delta Theta, looks on as John Wolfe nudges Bill Daniels (25) out of bounds during the intramural A league play-off last night.
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