Page 10
University Daily Kansan Thursday, Feb. 13, 1964
Easton Expects Close Meet with Sooners
By Marshall Caskey Sports Editor
KU's track team, riding high after two consecutive indoor meet victories, meets Oklahoma here Friday night and Coach Bill Easton says the dual meet will be the closest on the Javahaws' schedule.
"We are looking forward," Coach Easton said, "to the Oklahoma meet.
It should be the top meet on the indoor schedule."
Easton said Oklahoma has a balanced team with a number of brilliant performers.
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST of the big guns for the Sooners is Olympic veteran, Anthony Watson. Watson won three events and anchored the winning Oklahoma 440-yard relay
team in the 1982 Big Eight championship meet. He was named to the 1960 Olympic team.
Scholastically ineligible last year, Watson returned to the Sooner squad for the current season and is expected to be as big a threat as ever.
Watson's specialties are the 60- yard dash and the broad jump.
BIG GUN—Anthony Watson, Oklahoma trackman and former Olympic team member is regarded by Bill Easton, KU's track coach, as a key opponent for Friday night's indoor meet here between KU and Oklahoma.
Coach Easton said, however, he expects Bob Hansen to give Watson trouble in the 60-vard dash.
"HANSEN AND WATSON should run a very close race in the 60," Coach Easton said, "and Glenn Martin is coming up in the broad jump. Watson will really have to be jumping or Martin will beat him."
Tyce Smith, Cherryvale junior, who set new Allen Fieldhouse high jump records in each of the last two indoor meets, said he feels he'll have to set another record in this meet if he hopes to win his event.
"I think," Smith said, "the winner of the high jump in this meet will have to go 6-9 or even 6-10. Oklahoma's Ray Nunley has jumped about 6-8 and he's sure to be up for this meet.
"Nunley is an old high school opponent of mine. He came originally from Topeka and we jumped against each other in competition a number of times," Smith said.
COACH EASTON SAID another close battle should occur in the pole vault.
("Floyd) Manning was off step in last weeks meet and he's anxious to come back with a win this week. Oklahoma has a fine sophomore pole vaulter, however, so it will be no pushover," Coach Easton said.
Manning said both his step and timing were off last week.
"It's just one of those things which happen sometimes," Manning said. "I felt great last week, but somehow things just weren't right. I'll have to be up to the competition this week because I want the record and want to win the event.
MANNING AGREED THAT the Sooners have a very good pole vaulter in sophomore Jim Ferrell.
Perhaps the most versatile member of Coach Easton's squad is senior distance runner Tonnie Coane. Coane could be asked to run the 600, 880, 1000 or mile, or some combination of the four.
Primarily a half-miler, Coone ran the best mile of his career last Saturday, 4:09.7. This time was almost two seconds faster than his previous best of 4:11.4 he ran in an outdoor meet against Southern Illinois last May.
"If our short distance men do well," Coach Easton said, "it will be very important to the outcome of the meet. We'll certainly do well in the distance events. The counter balance of the meet may well be in the field events."
He said the Sooners are three deep in hurdle talent.
Coach Easton said the Oklahoma team is very strong in the hurdles.
COACH EASTON SAID the meet depends on a number of events
Easton said the Oklahoma team has good strength almost all the way through and that the meet will most certainly be a close one. "We must get our points," Coach Easton said, "in the events where we are expecting them. This meet should bring out the very best in all our men. The meet will be so close, I wouldn't be surprised to see it decided in the mile relay."
When asked about KU's chances in the Big Eight Conference, Easton said his team is definitely in contention for the league title. He said, however, that the Big Eight is stronger than he has ever seen it before.
"Before when we had great teams here," Easton said, "the rest of the teams in the conference had to settle to run for second. Now, there are
PATRONIZE YOUR ADVERTISERS
at least four top teams in the Big Eight, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska. I've actually never seen the conference when it was any tougher than it is this year."
Coach Easton said he regards the upcoming meet with Oklahoma as an indicator of just how well KU will do in the conference championship meet.
TOMORROW!
EXTRA BONUS FEATURE
10:30 FRI. & SAT.
"Dakota Incident"
FRI. - SAT. - SUN.
Open 6:30 — Starts 7:00
Mitchell Pleased With Recruiting
NOW! Last 3 Days!
PAUL NEWMAN—ELKE SOMMER
"THE PRIZE"
Shows 7:00 & 9:25; Adults 90c
Jack Mitchell, head football coach, says he is "pleased" with the high school football prospects who thus far have signed letters of intent to play football at KU.
Leonard Glasgow – 225-pound full-back—Kansas City, Mo.
Mary Garden—190-pound guard—Hutchinson,
Bell Lynch—195-pound halfback—Hutchinson.
David Hugg — 210-pound tackle—Chandler.
Bob Kreutzer—220-pound tackle—Hays Cadets.
Harry Egbert—195-pound fullback-Dighton.
Jake Miller — 230-pound tackle—Wichita Kannan.
Joe McNell — 200-pound tackle—Willie Kahn.
Ron Abrogast — 235-pound tackle-Mound City.
Bruce Peterson — 195-pound end-Shawnee Mission Fast.
Craig Wilson — 185-pound center-Wyandotte.
Ron Franks — 205-pound taske-Willie Cornish — 195-pound end-Kansas City.
Harold Thornton—230-pound tackle-Parrons.
Ron Daggett—200-windfield.Ronnie McKay—210-pound tackle-Seminole. Okla.
Pete Davies — 225-pound tackle—Oliver Goebb.
Jack Goebb — 220-pound taske—Kirksville, Mo.
Jack Perkins—165-pound halfback-Cedar
Among the first players to sign were Steve Heck, a 220-pound tackle from Lawrence High and Levi Lee, a 250-pound fullback from Topeka.
Jack Perkins—165-pound halfback— Carthage, Mo.
Others players who have signed letters for KU are;
... Starts SUNDAY!
Bosley Crowther, N. Y. Times
"INGMAR BERGMAN HAS MADE A THOUGHTFUL, ENGROSSING SHOCKING FILM...PIERCING STARK AND UNSETTLING!"
INGMAR BERGMAN'S
CONTINUOUS FROM 2:30 SUN. — ALL SEATS $1.00
NOW! Last 2 Days!
DORIS DAY — JAMES GARNER
"Move Over, Darling"
Shows 7:00 & 9:00; Adults 90c
One da Kansan
M1 ca
guard 1
ing an
ciate. S
1957 C
turquo
autom
sonabl
Voightl
S2.8, 1,
split in
antee.
4 p.m.
Antiqu and m
Starts SATURDAY!
1959 I and tin Call V
3-spee with back's $25. )
1957 H and t Jeff M
One Good.
Final nylon Ray and T
Final Wash Stone Thurs
Type
Porta
Stone
Thur