Spikers In Action
At Fresno Today
Hy tho tlrnf the chimes toll
midnight tonight, a quartet of
University of Oregon runners
may i«: the new holders of the
world record in the four mile re
lay.
And even if the world standard
eludes them, and it may be Juat
a bit out of their reach, they're
still almost certain to track the
American and collegiate marks.
All this is scheduled to happen
tonight during the 35th Annual
West Coast Relays at Fresno,
California.
IIIK IUJCKM are the heaviest
favorite In any event on the en
tire program, although they face
Oregon State, which last week
chased Western Michigan to a
new collegiate record, and a for
oign-staffed Houston squad. The
crack Texas learn is made up of
three Australians and a Pole.
Vic Reeve, a converted two
miler, will loam up with Dyrol
Burleson, Keith Forman a n d
George Larson, the nation’s three
fastest college milers, when the
Ducks try to set another world
record on the lightning-fast clay
trac k at Ratdiffe Stadium.
THROUGH THE long history
of the Relays, 31 world records
have been set or tied. And com
bining the best times of the four
Duck miters. Oregon would break
the world mark set by a Hungar-1
ian National team in 1959 by
nearly three seconds.
The spotlight at Fresno will
not shine on Oregon's four mile
relay team alone tonight. The
West Coast Relays, biggest track
and field carnival In the country,
annually attracts the world's best
athletes. This year is no excep
tion.
THE 17,000 or so fans who will
crowd into Ratdiffe Stadium will
la- holding their breath during
the 100 yard dash, hoping to see
the world record tumble at long
last.
Dennis Johnson, speedy San
Jose State sophomore, has been
the biggest news in track circles
this season. He’s tied the record
of 9.3 four times and run one
wind-aided 9.2 already this
spi mg.
Will Johnson crack under the
pressure of the great crowd and
equally great field of competi
tion? Or will he lie inspired just
enough to run an official 9.2 cen
tury ?
AMONG THOSE that Johnson
must outsprint if he is to win are
several other co-holders of world
sprint marks. Oregon sophomore
Harry Jerome has been clocked
in 10 flat in the 100 meters, a
world record, and has run sev
eral 9.4's in the 100 yard race.
And Ftoacoe Cook, who last
weekend showed signs of a return
to his old form, has equaled John
son's time of 9.3, although doing
so in 1959. Cook, however, usual
ly runs best in hot weather, and
the odds are fairly good that he’ll
like Fresno's Han Joaquin Valley
temperatures.
COOK AND Jerom* will team
up with Mike Gaerhtcr and Jim
Puckett, hoping for an upset vic
tory in the 410 relay. Puckett
has run the 100 in 9.5 and Gaech
tcr In 0 6, but Oregon still must
play the underdog role. Although
any of the three could win, Abi
lene Christian and San Jose will
be the co-favorites.
It will probably be a two way
duel for first place in the dis
tance medley relay between Ore
gon and Abilene Christian, but
don’t get any ideas about who's
going to win the meet. It won’t
be Oregon at all.
Nobody In Oregon needs be re
minded of the powerful Univer
sity of Southern California Tro
jans. USC has made a habit of de
feating everyone they've met for
the last decade, and they've got
13 straight West Coast Relays
titles to their credit. 1961 will
probably be the fourteenth.
SEVERAL other Webfoots are
entered in individual events, In
cluding agile hurdler Jerry Tarr.
He’ll be matching strides with
USC s three swift stickmen, Bri
an Polkinghorne, Rex Cawley and
Bob Pierce, plus a handful of tlie
nation s other top hurdlers.
Other Oregon entrants will be
Dave Steen in the shot put and
Jerry Stubblefield in the discus.
While both will be badly outdis
tanced by the winners in both
events, they've got a good chance
to place or show!
Flaming Mishap Kills
Driver Bettenhausen
A missing bolt, a touch on the
brakes, a fiery crash.
THIS is I!o\Y veteran speed
way driver Tony Bettenhausen
was killed at Indianapolis Fri
day.
The happy-go-lucky Tony nor
mally wouldn't even have been
on the track. But he was doing
a favor for a friend. Paul Russo
had asked Tony to test his car.
TONY, A veteran driver of 14
years at the speedway, had
swung Russo's car into the home
straightaway.
It was less than 21 hours be
fore qualifications were to begin
for the Memorial Day 500-mile
race at Indianapolis. Tony was a
favorite to win the pole position
in today's qualifications.
SUDDENLY, Russo’s car veer
ed. It headed towards the inside
wall at full speed. It climbed the
wall upside down, tore through
an eight-foot high wire fence,
then burst into flames on impact.
Bettenhausen was killed in
stantly.
HIC WAS THE fourth partici
pant in the 1960 Indianapolik
classic to meet death in the past
year.
Others were Johnny Thomson,
A1 Herman, and 1957 500-winner
Jimmy Bryan. The last driver to
die during the Indianapolis race
was Pat O'Conner in 1957.
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