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
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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
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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)