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Section B Sports LAN E COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 7. 1963 Oregon Track Era Ended USC Snaps Webfoot Home Winning Streak, 92-53 r-e : By JERRY t'HRHAMMER ftetliter-Guud Sporta Newi Editor An en in Oregon track his tory came to an end Saturday afternoon on Hayward Field. It was ushered out by Southern California which, perhaps remembering its fate at the hands of the Webfoots a year ago, methodically marched to a 92-53 dual meet victory under bright sun shine. There were 7,500 fans watching from the stands. And it was the first time in 15 years that those fans have seen the Ducks lose a dual meet at home. Since Bill Bowerman be came track coach in 1948, Oregon trackmen had com piled a record of 36 straight victories and no defeats at Hayward Field. The Ducks, in fact, had 15 straight wins both at home and away. But this record of straight An Upside'Down High T.,vv-T-vQVd Lew Hoyt (left), goes over at 6-11 to take JUnipeib first place. Hoyt tried at 7-, but failed all HIGHCLIMBER: By DICK STRITE Regliter-Guard Sporta Editor V Nearly 8,000 Oregon track fans sounded off with explosive boot at Havward Field Saturday during the final 330 yards of the half-mile race as Kevin Hogan, USC ace sought a double victory. The Trojan and Ray Van Asten : of Oregon tossed an assortment of elbows going into the final turn. It was the roughest race run on Hayward Field since May 18, 1957, when Bobby Seaman of UCLA was disquali fied for shoving Sig Wing of USC during the final 20 yards nf a mile race in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championships. , . . P. O. Sigerseth, referee for the meet, said the foul occurred coming into the back stretch of the race when Hogan and another USC runner boxed and roughed Archie San RominL , . . What most of the fans witnessed was elbowing, holding, etc., down the back stretch and into the final turn. No ruling was made regarding those incidents. USC coach Vern Wolfe and Oregon coach Bill Bow erman had little to say other than the usual "one of those things." and Wolfe assured me that while un fortunate, the incident cer tainly would not strain athletic rrlatinmhips between the two schools. . . . Van Asten apologized to Hngan immediately after the race. And you can add Van Aten, the junior col lege transfer, to the growing list of Webfoot "Tigers" by beating Hngan at the tape. . . . Hogan later apologized to both San Ramoni and Van Asten. , . . The B80 is usually a rough rare, hut nothing like the Raturday brawl, unusual on the Harvard Fi'ld track, but eurtomary when running the half-mile or BOO meters on wins was scuttled Saturday as the well-practiced Trojans, with seven meet victories al ready to their credit this sea son, unleashed an impressive display of talent and depth. In doing so, they gained a measure of revenge for the 1962 loss to Oregon at Los Angeles which snapped an even longer USC victory string. No single Trojan athlete was a stand-out. Only Dick Cortese, a 6-foot junior sprint er from Downey, Calif., emerged a double winner as he won the 100 and 220-yard dashes. Nonetheless, the Southern California team col lected 13 of the 17 first places. Oregon's four - first places were won by a quartet of three familiar names and one that's less well-known. Keith Forman let USC's Julio Marin set the early pace Three contestants cleared 6-9 in the Oregon Southern California dual track meet Satur day at Havward Field. One of them. USC's Mi BOBBY SEAMAN Lajt Track Villain litrt in the mile run, then surged ahead to win easily in 4:03.7, followed by Archie San Ro mani in second place with a 4:04.7. Marin who later showed his heels to the Ducks in winning the two-mile run in 9:05.7 ended in third place with a 4:06 clocking. But the biggest burst of ex citement during the meet came during the 880 as sev eral USC and Duck runners jostled each other on the backstretch of the first lap. From the stands, it appeared that USC's Kevin Hogan and a Trojan teammate boxed in Oregon's San Romani and bumped junior college trans fer Ray Van Asten as the runners headed into the turn. As the fans erupted with a. prolonged barrage of booing, there was more bumping, grabbing and jostling as the runners reached- the mid point of the turn. Hogan and View of (Rtglster-Guard photoa by Phil Grenon) three attempts. Oregon's Terry Llewellyn (right) equals his all-time best at 6-9. Team mate Paul Stuber also cleared that height and was given second place on fewer misses. Elbow Duel in 880 Roughest Since European tracks. . . . Jim Bailey was a past-master with hl use of elbows, but he was much more polished than either Hogan or Van Asten. .... In the PCC mile in 1957 Wing was declared the winner in 4:08.7. With Seaman disqualified, Jim Grelle of Oregon was second in 4:09.4 and Ray Hatton of Idaho third in 4:16.4. . . . USC won the meet, by the way, with-67 points and Oregon was second with 39A points. . . . The mile that day was a two-man battle and Hee Ed mundson, veteran Washington coach and referee, ruled the foul against Seaman. ' i( There will always be a Hayward Relays! But It klnda' tears at the heartstrings to learn that the Portland Interscholastic League (P1L), the Metro League (in the Portland fringe area) and even some of the schools in our immediate area will not compete in the 28th annual Hayward Relays here ne.it Friday and Saturday. . . : Colonel Bill Hayward will always come at close to the Immortal classification as any athletic figure in Oregon. . , , If and when the University of Oregon builds a new football stadium, Hayward Field will remain as the Webfoot track-and-field stadium. . . . The Bill Hayward Banquet of Cham pions, held for the 15th time In Portland last February, will grow in stature. ... Bill Hayward't memory will live forever and during his 44 years at University of Oregon track coach one of hit greatest contributions to aspiring young runners and jump ers was the founding of the Hayward Relays. . . , The In augural meet in 1837 waa not Impressive, with the Chemawa Indian School winning the championship over a six-school field. ... Purpose of the relays, usually staged around the middle of April and many times on the weekend of the trout season opening, was to provide earlyseason competition for high school athletes and provide coachea an opportunity to evaluate their available talent. ... In the early dayt Colonel Bill had Ray Hendrickson and Fritt Kramer, then University High and Eugene High coaches, handling all of the details wilh Oregon physical education majors and varsity track squad members helping with the officiating. . . . I was shocked when the Portland area eoachea dwHderl to withdraw frntji the Hayward Relays. The ether day I talked to Paul MeCall of the PIL and Gene Freete of Bearer a teammate came out of the melee ahead, only to be greeted as they passed the stands with sustained booing. Although both Van Asten and the Ducks' Lew Powell finally regained the lead, Ho gan made a determined bid in the final quarter lap and surged ahead. Van Asten, however, put on a last-minute burst of speed and surpassed Hogan a few scant yards from the tape. Referees soon afterwards disqualified Hogan for his actions during the first lap fracas. With Powell thus mov ing up to second place, and San Romani to third, Oregon made its only clean sweep of the day for a single event. All-America track man Mel Renfro won the broad jump for the Ducks, as expected, with a leap of 24-6. But Renfro came in third in his only specialty, the 120 high Success I hurdles, as USC's Brian Pol kinghorne streaked to a 13.9 clocking and teammate Bob Pierce followed with a 14.0. Renfro's 14.1 was his best so far this season, but less than his all-time mark of 13.8 which carried him to second place in the 1962 NCAA ' championships. Oregon's other first-place winner was Dave Steen, who heaved the shot better than 60 feet in a practice throw and then proceeded to wrap up the event with a marking ' of 61-8 on the first put that counted. He thus broke his own varsity shot put record of 60-2 Vi set in the first meet of the season against Califor nia March 16. Renfro also competed In the 330 intermediate hurdles, ' a new event this year, and tied for second place with USC's Polkinghorne despite , a fall which saw the Oregon ace tumble full-length at the finish line. The Webfoots' next dual meet is next Saturday against Stanford at Palo Alto. 400 Relay 1, USC (Dick Corteae, Bob Pierce. Dave Morrta, Rex Caw ley, 41.7 (New meet record. New event). 2, Oregon (Dave Crowe, Al O'Leary, Mel Renfro, Dave Blunt), 41.S. Broad Jump 1, Mel Renfro, Ore ton, J4-8H. I, Max Johnaon, USC, 23H. 1, Carioa Do La Roaa, USC, 23-0. Mile run 1, Keith Forman, Ore Ron, 4:03.7 (new meet record. Old Mark 4:07.1 hy Jim Grelle, Oregon, 1950). 3, Archie San Romani, Ore son, 4:04.7. 1, Julio Marin, USC, 4:08. , Javelin 1, Larry Stuart. USC, S40-1H (New meet record. Old rec ord 23R-4V by Lea Tipton, Oregon, 18631. 1, Lea Tipton, Oregon, 22V-0. 3, Ron Gomel, Oreaon, 227-S. Shot Put 1, Dave Steen. Oregon, 81-8. 2, Dennla Wynn, USC, SS-2. 3, Dave Dornalfe, USC, 82-414. 4401, Kevin Hogan, USC, 4S.I. 2, Rex Cawley, USC, 4.0. 3, Al O'Leary, Oregon, 49.3. ' 1O01, Dick Corteae, USC, f.S (Meet record equalled, but not al lowed bncauio or oxceaalve trailing wind). 2, Dave Morrta, USC, 9.5. 3, Dave Blunt, UO, 9.S. '' High Hurdlea 1, Brian Polking horne, USC, 13.9. (Equalled meet rec ord, jet by Jerry Tarr, Oregon, 1962). 2, Bob Pierce, USC, 14.0. 3, ' Mel Renfro, Oregon, 14.1, 8801, Ray Van Alien, Oregon, 1:94.0. 2, Lewli Powell, Oregon, 1:84.1. 3, Archie San Romani, Ore gon, 1:58.2. (Kevin Hogan, USC, fin lahed aecond but waa dlmuallfled.) 2201, Dick Corteae, USC, 21. . 2, Dave Morrli, USC, U.S. 1, Dave Blunt, Oregon, 21.8. 330 Intermediate Hurdlea I, Rex Cawley, USC, 37.7 (New meet rec ord. New event. New field record. Old mark 39.7 by Rich Harding, California, 1983). 2, (lie) Mel Ren fro, Oregon, and Brian Polking horne, USC, 18.1. High Jump 1, Lew Hoyt, USC, 6-11 iNew meet record. Old mark 6 9H by Charlie Dumaa, USC, 1959), 2, (on fewer mlliea) Paul Stuber, Oregon, 8-9. 3, Terry Llewellyn, Oregon, 8-9. Dlicua 1, Mike Rowe, USC, 138 llvi. 2, Terry Mix, USC, 154-10. 3, Dick Brown, Oregon, 15M1H. Pole Vault 1, Mike Flanagan, USC, 15-0 (New meet record. Old mark I4-1H4 hy Mel Heln, USC, 1962). 2, (on fewer mlneal Mrrty Frank, Oregon, 144. 1, Bob Wation, Oregon, 144. Two-Mile 1, Julio Marin, USC, 1:05.7. 2, Clayton 8telnke, Oregon, 9:20.7. 3, Din Tonn, Oregon, 9:31.2. Triple Jump 1, Carioa De la Ron, USC, 48-6. (New meet record. New event). 2, Vernon Fox, Oregon, 4S-3tt. 3, Max Johnion, USC, 444. Mile Relay 1, USC (Rob Pierce, Ted F.ggleaton, Brian Polkinghorne, Rex Cawley) 3:17. 2, Oregon (Iew Powell, Jim Melnert, Keith Forman, . Al O'Leiry), 1:18.7. ton, head of the Metros, Involving a total of 21 schools. , , . it McCall, (he former Bradley All-Amerlcan and ex-Klamath Falls coach, said there were a number of reasons the PIL decided against the Hayward Relays: 1. The time element; 2. Cost of transportation; 3. Conflict with collegiate meets; 4. Restricting the number of entries. Freese said the Metros have taken action for much the same reasons. "I'm Interested in the development of athletes from the high school level and I could care less about the collegians," Freese said, "and besides I feel that we have natural rivalry in Portland that will provide competition for all of our boys ralher than a select few. We're interested in more participation." McCall pointed out that last year it cost between $1,200 and $1,500 to bring the Portland athletes to Eugene, "and we didn't return home until 11 p.m. I believe we defeated the purpose of the meet." So there we have it the reasons why at least 21 of the Portland area schools will not come here next weekend for this traditional relay meet. The Oregon Schools Activltiet Assn, (OSAA) has, at times, made some rulings contrary to the original Hay ward Relayt plan open competition to any school wishing to enter. . . , I'm lure Colonel Bill had long-range visions of the event developing into a Pacific coast edition of the famous Penn Relayt In Philadelphia that includei a bulky field with both collegians and preppen competing. . . . Vancouver, Wash., at one time during the history of the Hayward Relays, had outstanding entries and the OSAA then decided the Hayward Relayt would be confined to Oregon schools. . . . This was changed at a later date and several times Charlie DeAutremont, now Willamette High coach, brought entries from Crescent City, Calif. . , , Now the relays are again open to Washington entries. While the Portlandert appear to have sound rearons for wanting to stage their own relays, nevertheless "there hs always been greater honor in being the best in the state rather than king In your own back yard," the way Bob Newland of North Eugene High puts it. "After all, our North Eugene teams were pretty weak at the start, and actually it at somewhat embarrassing, but it wat food experience for our boyt," Newland concluded. Oregon'! next trick lent will b Saturday it ; 4 Oregon's Dave r v.,.- - m fKy .V;. Steen Goes 61-83A in Shot Put 1957 PCG Mile Stanford one of the strongest teams coach Payton Jordan has developed. "We're looking forward to having ' Oregon here and the kids are pointing for this meet and it should be a real fine affair," writes John Simmons, assistant sports publicity director at Stanford, He adds a note on the prograas of "your two fine Eugene boys, Harlan Andrews and Dave Deubner, on our track and field squad, "Harlan hat added valuable depth to our distance events on the varsity team, especially in the mile run. Two weeks ago, against Oregon State and Fresno State, he finished third in this event in 4:12 flat. Last Saturday, against Oklahoma and San Jose, he finished fourth in 4:13.9. These times make him the ninth beat miler In Stanford history, and as he it a sophomore there is every indication that he will go even higher. Right now he is the second miler on the team behind ' the great Harry McCalla, who ran a 4:04.4 last weekend. "Dave, as expected, has been one of the big start of our freshman track and field team. This last fall, as you may ' remember, he and McCalla were co-captains of the varsity -cross country team. Now Dave and Bob Stroecher are co captalnt of the frethman track and field team, indicative of ' the high regard In which he it held by his fellow teammates. "Last weekend in a freshman triangular with the College of San Mateo and Contra Costa College, here at Stanford, ' Dave won the mile in 4:22 and the two-mile in 9:293, both racea were run on a heavy track from raint earlier in the day." Both Andrews and Deubner graduated from North Eugene High. Don Llebendorfer, Simmons' boss man, informed me recently the weather man is predicting a break and there will h ennihlne Inr thai Oretfnn mwl . . . Met also added inn ine meet win dc ataxea in ine aiirriioon iiiaieau ui a previous experimental meet that started in the morning to eliminate the customary late-afternoon winds. ir Oldtlme local basketball fans will be sorry to hear that Al Westergren, two-time first-team All-State tournament player from Astoria In 1922 and 1923 and third team all-time Pacific Coast Conference selection from Oregon, It hospitalized at Twin Falls, Ida., with a mild heart attack. . . . Al it business manager, circulation manager and promo tion manager for the Twin Falls Timet-News. ... He recently returned from the Hawaiian Islands on newspaper promo tion trip. (Rffliter-Outrd photoi by Phtl Grtoon)
