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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1972)
For fifth straight Olympics each Connolly, Hall try again By F.VAN SMITH of (hr Kmerald Other athletes come and go but llyl Connolly and A1 Hall are ever-present—especially in Olympic years. Connolly and Hall have represented the U.S. in the Hammer Throw at Melbourne in 1956, Rome in 1960, Tokyo in 1964 and Mexico City in 1968 They begin their quest for a fifth Olympic trip at Howe Field, the baseball stadium just south west of Hayward Field, where the qualifying round for the hammer begins at, 12:45 p.m Connolly, Hall and other top American hammer throwers should have little trouble qualifying for the finals scheduled for Sunday at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, however, could bring he end of the Olympic trial for he two veterans A look at best narks and competitive records or 1972 shows the old timers ankmg in positions four and five imong American throwers jehind George Frenn, All ichoterman and Tom Gage. Frenn. is the leading American hrowrr of the year (231-5) and he fourth best ever (232-7). He & as AAU champion and the ration’s top ranked thrower in 1970 and '71 Schoterman, from Kent State Imversity and the New York Athletic Club, is the' United stales' bright young hope in the jail and chain event In only his hird season of hammer hrowing, he has won the NCAA ind AAU championships and has hrown 231-3 to rank second for he year and fifth all-time in the ' S. Gage is the third ranking American thrower of the year :230-31 and of all-time (233-6). He eon the AAU in 1969. These three must rank as the avorites to make the team, but unnolly will make it close. He is he country’s number four hrower of the year 1224-1) and lumber two of all time (233-9'-,!). He won the Olympic gold medal ray hack in 1956 and has broken he world record on several oc casions. most recently in 1962 Carnival Theatre "On Campus Under the July 7, 8, 12-15 best MUSICAL 1970 call early 686 4191 (Full color o P L O Y S M T P E I R C S Poster A Track 6c field jj Poster B Olympic stadia Prices $2.00 each, including postage and handling (shipped unfolded in protective mailing fube) $3.50 for both posters 0rt,f*r from Track & Field News Box 296. Los Altos, Ca. 94022 Hull has to he rated a long shot. Among Americans he ranks fifth for the year and sixth all-time (220-7). His one advantage is his reputation as a man who always comes through in the Olympic Trials. In 1968 he came out of three years of relative inactivity to keep Frenn and Gage off the team Frenn, in fact, was expected to make the U S. team in both ‘04 and ‘68 hut last to Hall in the final trials both times. This past record makes his role as favorite somewhat suspect. Only one other entry has topped the Olympic qualifying standard of 216-6 lie's Frank Bredice, a Southern Connecticut State College student throwing here for the New York AC. who has a best of 216-11. The best of the rest are Bob Narcessian <216-3) and Oregon Staler Steve DeAutremont (208 :t), both former NCAA champs, and Larry Hart of the Army who has thrown 205-11 this year and 215-7 two years ago. Sixteen throwers will compete today for twelve spots in Sun day's finals. The sixteenth ranked thrower in the competition is a very young man in this old man’s event. He's Alvin Jackson, a recent graduate of Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island, the national high school record holder with both the 12- and the 16-pound hammer His recent 191 II with the larger hall and chain came in only his second com petition with the international implement. Among today's 16 hammer throwers will be eight of the nine leading throwers of all-time. Official entries 12:45 p.m., Hammer throw Top 12 (or any over 216-6( qualify for FINAL FLIGHT I 1 (185) 2 (201) 3 (441) 4 (583) FLIGHT 2 1 (80) 2 (586) 3 (103) 4 (704) FLIGHT 3 1 (560) 2 (210) 3 (295) 4 (200) FLIGHT I 1 1286) 2 (76) 3 (439) 4 (298) THEODORE BREGAR FRANK BREDICE WILLIAM DIEHL ANDY BESSETTE ALBERT SCHOTEKMAN ALJACKSON STEVE DEAUTREMONT ROBIN BOEDER WILLIAM SHUFF ROBERT NARCESSIAN ALBERT HALL TOM GAGE LAWRENCE HART GEORGEFRENN DALE CASEY HAROLD CONNOLLY 197' 0” 216’ 11’ 196’1” 188’ 9” 231’3” 191'11’ 208' 3” 192’ 9” 201’ 1" 216’ 3” 217’7” 230’ 3” 205’ 11” 231’5” 194’4” 224' 1” OPEN SUNDAYS FOR YOUR BIKINO CONVENIENCE 10 SPEED AZUKI ^ E.Z. TERMSI A new standard of excellence in tbo bicycling world . . • sat up . . . ready to go $10095 Plut ... fun 1 yor ttrvk* warranty and lifatima framal " OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9 P.M. Immediate Delivery When You Choose Your Bike at National Cycle Service . . . Absolutely no waiting . . . and . . . never longer than 1 day service on repairs (usually 1 hour) * WE SERVICE ANY NIKE MADE . . . INSTANTLY! NATIONAL CYCLE SERVICE 608 Willomette Phone 686-8 500 TODAY’S ARMY IS JOINING YOU at the U.S. Olympic Trials. BE AN ARMY COMPETITOR contact army recruiting service 1111 Willamette Eugene 342-5141
