Olympian Burgher's 51-6 $ _{1/2} $ in danger
Defending champ back to top triple jump mark
A history-making triple jump may be in the offing tomorrow when defending champion Lennox Burger of Nebraska and Kenny Gaines of Kansas tangle in a confrontation of the Big Eight's all-time best in the event.
Burgher, a member of the Jamaican Olympic team and the NCAA champion in the triple jump, flew a record 51' 6½" last spring to cop the Relays crown and he threatens to better that mark this time around. His 53' 1¼" effort in last year's Big Eight meet established him as the best ever in conference annals.
Gaines on the other hand need not shrink at the thought of these figures because they're clearly within his range as well.
The Kinsley Kangaroo captured the U.S. Track and Field Federation championships last summer with a 52" 5½" jump, surpassed only by Burgher's standard on league ledgers.
Close field in high jump
A fine supporting cast headed by Colorado's Bill Aeschlimann, last year's runner-up with a 48' 10¼" performance, will be around to push Burgher and Gaines. The Big Eight should hop, skip, and jump away with the top spots as Southwest conference contestants, who make up the bulk of the remaining entrees, seldom compete in the event.
The high jump record of 7'0"
set two years ago by Missouri's
Steve Herndon is not in danger but the competition could be even more heated than in the triple jump. At least seven jumpers have a shot at the title.
Rick Old of Pittsburg State leaped 6' 8" last week to finish second in the Texas Relays. Fourth place at Texas went to Kansas State's Ray McGill who also cleared 6' 8". McGill has done 6' 10" in indoor competition but has not reached that plateau outside.
Another Big Eight jumper to watch is Ken Cooper of Missouri who has gone 6'9" this spring
Bill Elliott and Barry Noble of Texas, and Mark Timon of Colorado have all jumped 6' 8" and Robert Ness of Texas Christian has rolled 6' 73%"
first in the pole vault if Bob Steinhoff can match his performance at the Texas Relays. His vault of 16' 6" was good enough for first place and a new school record.
Challenging him will be Larry Curts of Oklahoma State. Curts has won Big Eight indoor and outdoor titles in the pole vault and has cleared 16' 6" indoors this year. He took fourth place at the Texas Relays with a 15' 6" vault.
KU has a chance to pick up a
Dicky Phillips of Rice, who went 16' 0" at Texas Relays for second place, should fight Steinhoff and Curts for top honors.
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KU Relays order of events
Thursday, April 17
P.M. Track Events
2:00 440 Yard Relay-JC-Prelims
2:15 Distance Medley Relay-JC-Prelims
2:35 880 Yard Relay-JC-Prelims
2:50 6 Mile Run-Open-Finals
3:25 440 Yard Relay-JC-Finals
3:35 880 Yard Run-Women-Finals
3:50 880 Yard Relay-JC-Finals
Friday, April 18
A.M. Field Events
9:30 Shot Put-High School-Prelims and Finals
9:30 Javelin Throw-High School-Prelims and Finals
9:40 Long Jump-High School-Prelims and Finals
A.M. Track Events
8:30 120 Yard Hard Hurdles-High School-Prelims
8:35 100 Yard Dash-High School-Prelims
8:45 120 Yard Hard Hurdles-Univ.Col.-Prelims
8:50 100 Yard Dash-Univ.Col.-Prelims
9:10 Spring Medley Relay-University-Prelims
9:30 Sprint Medley Relay-College-Prelims
9:50 Sprint Medley Relay-High School-Prelims
10:10 440 Yard Relay-College-Prelims
10:25 880 Yard Relay-High School-Prelims
10:40 Distance Medley Relay-High School-Fina (Invit.)
10:55 880 Yard Relay-College-Prelims
11:10 330 Yard Inter.Hurdles-High School-Prelims
11:25 440 Yard Hurdles-Open-Prelims (Cliff Cushman)
P.M. Field Events
1:00 Pole Vault-High School-Prelims & Finals
1:30 High Jump-High School-Prelims & Finals
1:30 Triple Jump-Univ.Col.-Prelims & Finals
1:20 Discus-Univ.Col.-Prelims & Finals
P.M. Track Events
1:30 120 Yard High Hurdles-High School-Semifinals
1:35 100 Yard Dash-Univ.Col.-Semifinals
1:40 120 Yard High Hurdles-Univ.Col.-Semifinals
1:45 100 Yard Dash-High School-Semifinals
1:50 Four Mile Relay-Univ.Col.-Finals
2:15 Sprint Medley Relay-JC-Invitational-Finals
2:25 Sprint Medley Relay-College-Finals
2:35 Sprint Medley Relay-University-Finals
2:50 Mile Run-High School-Finals (Invit.)
3:00 440 Yard Relay-University-Prelims
3:15 440 Yard Relay-Open-Finals (Cliff Cushman)
3:25 330 Yard Inter.Hurdles-High School-Finals
3:40 Mile Run-Univ.Col.-Finals
3:50 880 Yard Relay-University-Prelims
4:05 Mile Relay-High School-Prelims
4:15 Mile Relay-JC-Prelims
4:25 Mile Relay-College-Prelims
4:35 Mile Relay-University-Prelims
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A.M. Field Events
9:00 Discus Throw—High School—Prelims & Finals
10:30 Triple Jump—High School—Prelims & Finals
10:00 Javelin Throw—Univ.-Col.—Prelims & Finals
10:30 Hammer Throw—Open
A.M. Track Events
9:30 440 Yard Relay—High School—Prelims
10:00 Mile Steeplechase—High School—Prelims
10:30 Two Mile Run—High School—Finals
P.M. Field Events
1:00 Pole Vault—Univ.-Col.—Prelims & Finals
1:15 Shot Put—Univ.-Col.—Prelims & Finals
1:20 High Jump—Univ.-Col.—Prelims & Finals
1:30 Long Jump—Univ.-Col.—Prelims & Finals
3:00 Discus Throw—Open-Invitational
4:00 Shot Put—Open-Invitational
P.M. Track Events
1:15 120 Yard High Hurdles—High School—Finals
1:15 100 Yard Dash—Univ.-Col.—Finals
1:20 120 Yield High Hurdles—Univ.-Col.—Finals
1:20 100 Yard Dash-Women-Finals
1:35 100 Yard Dash-High School-Finals
1:40 Sprint Medley Relay—High School-Finals
1:50 Distance Medley Relay-College-Finals
2:05 Distance Medley Relay-University-Finals
2:20 100 Yard Dash-Open-Invitational
Glenn Cunningham Mile-Open-Invitational
2:35 440 Yard Relay-Women-Finals
2:40 440 Yard Relay-High School-Finals
2:45 440 Yield Relay-College-Finals
2:50 440 Yield Relay-University-Finals
2:55 3 Mile Run-Open
2:15 Two Mile Relay-High School-Finals-Invitational
2:25 Two Mile Relay-JC-Finals
2:35 Two Mile Relay-College-Finals
2:45 Two Mile Relay-University-Finals
3:55 880 Yield Relay-KC, Mo., High Schools-Finals
4:05 880 Yield Relay-High School-Finals
4:10 880 Yield Relay-College-Finals
4:15 880 Yield Relay-University-Finals
4:20 3000 Meter Steeplechase-Open-Finals
4:35 Mile Relay-High School-Finals
4:45 Mile Relay-Junior College-Finals
4:55 Mile Relay-College-Finals
5:05 Mile Relay-University-Finals
Apr. 17
1969 KANSAN 7
Rookie dumps Royals
It was Chicago's third consecutive victory and left the White Sox a half-game behind the Royals, leading the American League's Western Division.
CHICAGO (UPI) - Rookie Carlos May batted in three runs with his third and fourth homers and Buddy Bradford added a two-run homer to power the Chicago White Sox to a 5-2 triumph over the Kansas City Royals yesterday Lehind Joel Horlen's six-hit p.tching.
Hurien, winning his first game against one loss, walked Pat Kelly to open the game. After Jack Hernandez forced Kelly at second Horlen yielded a home run to Joe Foy for both Kansas City runs.
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