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University Daily Kansan Friday. April 20,1962
ACC Jumper Poses Threat In Strange Relays Double
If he holds together, the most versatile performer in the 37th Kansas Relays this weekend outside the decathlon field, will be Abilene Christian's Jerry Dyes.
On the basis of his early spring efforts, Dyes will be a blue-ribbon threat in three events—an odd combination of the javelin throw, broad jump, and hop-step-jump.
DYES, A sophomore transfer from Northeast Louisiana, unwound a cast of 241 $ 4 \frac{1}{2} $ , as the annual gold medal harvest opened at the Fort Worth Recreational last month.
He proved it was no fluke by flinging 222-4½ to win the Border Olympics and 232-8 to annex the West Texas Relays. Even that leadoff heave isn't a career best. While sitting out a year of residence, in 1961, he won the Houston Meet of Champions on $243-6½$, a distance which would have placed him third in the NCAA had he been eligible.
His winning broad jump marks have spiraled upward, beginning with 23-7/4, then following with 23-8 3/4, and a wind-blown 24-6/1. He hasn't multiple jumps yet but
he won the Gulf Coast AAU last year on 48-0, and shows a career peak of 50-2 3/4, just a quarter-inch under the existing Relays record.
He hasn't multiple-jumped yet,but
Right here, it should be noted that there never has been a jump-weight double in a single year in Kansas Relays history. Paul Faulkner, another Abilene product, came close by winning the javelin in 1951 on 201-3/4, then annexing the pole vault in 1952 at 13-6, a title he shared with Colorado A & M's Gordon Riddell.
Blue-ribbon ability in two unrelated events, however, isn't Dvess' full story. At Fort Worth he also scored second in the shot put on $47-5\frac{1}{4}$. At Laredo, he was sixth in the 16-pound ball in 49-1, and led off the winning mile relay combine in :49.5. At Odessa he was second in the shot at $50-8\frac{1}{2}$ and fifth in the discus on $131-2\frac{1}{2}$. Coach Oliver Jackson then gave him a respite from the field grind by placing him in one of the 220 carries on his sprint medley team
Little wonder he has won trophies at all three stops. He was voted "Most Outstanding Athlete" at the Southwest Rec, and picked off high point awards at the following two meets on $1\frac{1}{4}$ and 15.
OSU Tough in Mile Relay—
(Continued from page 6) also should write one of the burning chapters of Relays history.
"I still think we can run 3:08," says Higgins (the Kansas Relays record is 3:09.1, which was an Intercollegiate mark at the time Texas established it in 1958). "But I don't know if that will be good enough to win."
Higgins' team lines up this way:
Higgins' team lines up this way:
No. 1, Gary Krause, junior
Pierce, Calif. Junior college grad
who led off with :49.3 at Manhattan.
Best open time is :50.3 last year for
Pierce. Son of Fred Krause, 118-
pound center on Higgins' first football team at Frederick, Okla., high school, which swept undefeated through nine games in 1926.
No. 2, Jack Miller, sophomore — ran :48.5 at Manhattan. Clocked :50.9 in open quarter as freshman.
No. 3, Billy Stone, senior — 1961
Big Eight Indoor 880 champion. Won
California Relays 880, 1960, with
carrier low of 149.6. Clocked :48.8 at
Manhattan. Also anchored strenu-
medley team to new American In-
door season at 3:24.0 with 141.4
He's managed all this on a lame foot, which pains every time he hits the broad jump pit.
Anchor, Charles Strong, junior — Clocked cleanup : 47.2 at Manhattan. Tied Big Eight Indoor record at : 48.6 in early March. Ran : 46.6 at Texas two weeks ago.
"He's the greatest competitor we've had since I've been here," admires Wildcat publicist Charlie Marler. "I asked him about jumping on that sore foot the other day and all he said was I'm gonna go on it as long as I can stand it."
"AT THE BORDER Olympics we needed to place third in the mile relay if Texas won it, which everyone thought they would," relates Marler. "Two of our regulars, Bud White and Earl Young (1960 Olympian) were hurt and couldn't run. Coach called the boys together and told them the situation. Finally Dyes said, 'Shucks yes, my foot is hurtin', coach, but I'll run.'
It was Dyes' first carry on a Wildcat relay team. Furthermore, he drew the outside lane, usually fatal for inexperienced runners, since they must fly blind, not knowing where they are in the race until the pack hits the home stretch. Dyes just gunned as hard as he could all the way. It must have been the best:49.5 Jackson ever saw since Dyes touched-off the second runner with a slight lead. ACC went on to win the race by 10 yards over Texas in 3:15.8, and with it the meet, 58-50½.
EXAMINING HIS history, perhaps it is logical that Dves would consider a sore foot a minor irritation. He is throwing the javelin with a oncebroken elbow which was operated on just two years ago. And he's jumping on a foot that he fractured last year in the NAAU hop-step-jump.
One of the worst breaks of all was shattered glasses at the Dallas Indoor Invitational last month. Dyes barely could see the takeoff board, but he fired down the runway for every one of his preliminary leaps. It would make a good story to say he won the event blind. The truth is he fouled every jump.
Welcome to The 37th Kansas Relays
Annual Relays DANCE
This year featuring George Winn and his 15 piece band
Sat. Night at 8:30 UNION BALLROOM
Enjoy truly one of the finest Dances on the hill. Buy your tickets tomorrow night at the door
ADMISSION $1.50 per couple
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