REMEMBER WHEN
By LAKKY KIJRTZ
Kmerulii Kditor
Saturday, May 5. 1956, at the I,os Angeles Coliseum.
3S.000 fans had come to watch one of the wolrd's greatest
mih r -, John Handy of Australia, attempt to break the four
minute mile in a race against six of America’s best runners,
tuo of them representing the l Diversity of Oregon.
I he day was warm, the track was fast, and the countless
millions watching and listening to the pre-race color over a
nationwide television and radio hookup, shared the mount
ing anxiety of both the runners and the eyewitnesses of the
event.
Handy, everybody's choice to win, was entered against a
field that included W ebfoot aces Hill Dellinger, a senior, and
junior Jim Hailey. I.on Spurrier, who had beaten Handy in
an race six months earlier, was also in the field, as was
Kon Delanv, the \ illanova flash, who sportswriters had pick
ed as America’s only hope to upset the Aussie.
I he others, not given much chance to win, were Jerome
Walters of the I .os Angeles Striders, and Danny Schwiekart
oi the I,A Athletic Club.
Delany takes lead
The gun sounded the start of the race, and the crowd be
gan buzzing immediately as Delany jumped out in front and
covered the fir-t lap in a swift 59.6, followed by I.andy at
f(0.6, and Hailey at 61.0.
Schweikart, Walters, Spurrier, and Dellinger trailed in
order.
Midway through the second lap, I.andv drew an ovation
when he pulled ahead of the Irishman, and gained more
cheers as he crossed the halfway mark in front of the pack
with a 2:02.3 time.
Delany still held second place, and Spurrier moved up
from sixth to third as the third lap began. Bailee, running
now in fourth place, led Schweikart, W alters, and Dellinger,
who, surprisingly enough, was dead last.
I he spectators (and probably the TV and radio fans, tooj
began to urge I.andy on as he opened up a comfortable lead
on the rest of the field and hit the three-quarter mark in
3:01.5. llis chances for breaking the “barrier” looked good.
Bailey gains
The final lap was 200 yards old before the pop-eyed view
ers realized that another runner—Hailey—had swept past
Delany and was closing in on Handy.
Handy was suddenly forgotten as the crowd watched
Hailey cut his fellow Australian’s lead down further with
each stride. Still, the world’s record-holder was out in front.
A- the runners hit the final curve, Hailey drew even with
Handy, slapped him on the rear end, and drew ahead by a
stride.
The roar was deafening as the two matched strides down
the final 100-yard stretch. Hailey wouldn’t give up the lead,
but Handy wouldn’t fall any farther behind, either.
The l'() ace hit the tape two feet ahead of Handy in the
time of 3:58/>— the first time in history that a sub-tour
miuute mile had been run on American soil. And it took an
unheard of 55.5 final lap effort by Hailey to do it.
Winner humble
Hailey, mobbed by newsmen, photographers, fans, and
other runners, humbly gasped, “lie (Lands) inspired me
to it."
Handy, himself surprised at the defeat, was a good loser,
“lie (Hailey) is the strongest man I’ve ever run against.’’
l-or the record, Dellinger finished fourth behind Delany
in the time of 4:05.5, with Walters, Schweikart, and Spurrier
following up, respectively.
It was a great moment in Oregon sports history—perhaps
the most exciting and unexpected victory of all time by a
Webfoot trackman.
• CAMPUS BRIEFS •
• The Christian Science Organization
will hold it' rrgulai testimonial meeting this
i 'tiling Sunday. However, due to the KK
\\ iclv banquet, the time of the meeting has
I teen changed from o:30 ]i.m. to J p.m. for
tins Sunday only.
• Aliens in the U.S. arc required to re
post their addresses to the government, ac
cording to Jams I.. Turner, of the immigra
tion service in Portland.
• Congregational Student Fellowship
will attend the banquet ojwning K.K. W eek.
Sunday at 6 p.m. at Huike Tiall (835 K.
12th Avc.).
• Wesley Foundation, 1236 Kincaid St.,
will have a candy-making party tonight at
7 : JO. All candy makers, tasters, and pan
washers arc welcome.
• The Student Union Board is calling
for petitions of chairmanships to the follow
ing Student Union committees: Dance, Ta
lent, and Coffee Hour. Sophomores, juniors,
and >eniors with a 2.0 (JPA or above arc
eligible for the position. Petitions are avail
aide on the third floor of the SU and arc
due at 5 p.m. today.
• Mrs. Hazel Mori will speak on “Baha’i
Faith Solution to Man’s Dilema” at
Friendly House, 2445 Kincaid St.. Satur
day at K p.m. All are welcome. Mrs. .Mori
was a delegate to the International Baha’i
Teaching Conference at New Dehli in 1V58.
• Because of extreme interest in inter
views for Portland Public schools, inter
viewers from that district w ill he on campus
Jan. J7, as well a* all day the Jhth. All in
terested teacher candidates should register
for these interviews at the Placement Ser
vice, Room 124. Education.
• The SU committee of coffee hour
talent recorded classics and jazz apprecia
tion is open for new members. Petition for
one committee only ; use one petition only
and do not specify second or third choices.
Petitions arc due Friday before 5 p.m. at
the third floor of the SU.
• Architects' wives will meet at the home
of Mrs. Robert Ferenn, 1945 Woodlawn,
Jan. 2<* at 7 :30 p.m. Dean Walter ( Jordon
will speak on “Word to the Wise,” Tickets
for the Architects’ Wives Dance cost $1.50.
• Bids for Frosh Snowball can be ob
tained free Boys get them m dorms, from
dorm presidents. Girls get them at main
desk in dormitories. Town students pick
theirs up at the main desk of Carson Hall.
• The University Opera Workshop
under the direction of Edward Zambara
will present Humperdinck’s three-act opera.
“Hansel and (Jretel.” tonight at 8 p.m. in
the Music Auditorium.
• Crew Meeting today at 3 p.m. in the
SU. John Hanson and Bill Riker head meet
ing. All interested are asked tu come out
for the team, RAH ! !
• The Hillel function tonight has been
canceled. All members are urged ta attend
the Religious Evaluation Week kickoff ban
quet Sunday night.
Tonight in Seattle ...
Webfoots battle UW
Ky AL HYNDINO
Knurr aid 8 port* Editor
Heading into the roughest seg
ment of their 1960 basketball
schedule, the Oregon varsity eag
er* square off this evening with
Washington’s hard luck Huskies
in a one game stand at Seattle.
THK !» U C K 8, currently the
most successful basketball squad
in the Pacific Northwest, arrived
in Seattle yesterday minus the
serivees of reserve guard John
Mack and star forward Charlie
Warren. Warren, the club's sec
ond leading nearer, was sidelined
earlier in the week with a bad
cold but is expected to join the
squad today if his condition im
proves.
Also down with a head cold is
Denny Strickland. Strickland,
however, is expected to see full
action this evening. The rest
of the Webfoot team, including
center Glenn Moore, is ready to
perform at full tilt in an attempt
to improve on the current 13-3
mark.
The Ducks will run into a hard
; 1 u ck Washington quintet this
evening in Seattle. The Huskies,
in their last two home encounters
battled USC's strong Trojans to
the wire, bowing on both occa
sions by one point.
THK I960 HUSKIES are young
in both team and coaching ex
perience. Coach Johnny Grayson
is in his first year as the head j
basketball coach at Washington, i
having stepped in for veteran
Tipp Dye, who has moved on to
Wichita.
IM schedule
Friday, January 22
’B’ basketball
3:50. — D e c o u vs. Morton
(Court 40»; McClure vs. Nestor
(Court 43).
4 :35 — Dyment v s . Stafford
(Court 40»; Sheldon vs. Young
(Court 43).
5:15 — Phi Delta Theta vs. Tau
Kappa Epsilon (Court 401; Theta
Chi vs. Phi Kappa Psi (Court 431. j
Handoaii
Dyment vs. Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon.
Use Emerald Classified Ads—
Grayson will be working with
primarily a young squad that has
a sprinkling of seasoned talent.
At one point in their recent game
with Oregon State, the Huskies
had five sophomores in action.
The leading figure in the Hus
ky attack is a 6-8 sophomore
named Bill Hanson, who current
ly carries a 16 point scoring av
erage and leads the team in re
bounds.
SECOND TO HANSON in the
scoring department is senior
guard George Grant who is ev
eraging 12 points a contest.
At the forward posts, the Hus
kies are staffed with two sopho
mores, Roger Niva, 6-5, and Lyle
Bakken, 6-0. Niva is averaging 8
points a game.
Paired at guard with Grant in
the Husky starting 5 will be ju
nior Clint Names.
THE PROWESS of the Hus
kies’ youthful forwards is point
ed up by the fact that veteran A1
Murphy, a starter on the club
that won 18 out of 26 last year,
is riding the bench. Murphy has
failed to jell in the Husky attack
this year but is a mighty asset to
the Husky reserves.
The Huskies come home from
an unsuccessful two game road
trip to the Bay Area where they
lost to Stanford and California
last weekend. The Bears humili- .
ated the Huskies last Saturday
evening 79-39 and the W'ashing
ton quintet can be expected to
make it tough for any club that
tries to add insult to injury.
THE WASHINGTON record,
although not impressive, has been i
run up against some rough com
petition, and the Huskies are a
better squad for the experience.
They have managed 7 wins and
8 losses so far, but four of those
losses have been by one point and
one by two points.
The Huskies face Stanford, Sa
turday evening at Seattle, while
the Ducks remain idle until next
Friday evening when they meet
California’s defending NCAA
champions at Berkeley.
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