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DES MOINES, IOWA, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1957. n7 V7 fl uu 1 Lb LI Ex-Iowa Ace Wheeler Edges Tabori in Thrilling Mile Finish at 4:06.9 A Ml A WW I 17,000 WATCH MORROW RUN tV I I jf 'ri )m fi rf ,1, Hfc ''y Y'-T, VV (1 A "--p'H A -P )r 'i? A Missouri Hurdlers Beat U. S. Mark By Bert McGrane Wonder if it wasn't the gaunt, driving figure of Ted Wheeler, gunning down the stretch inches ahead of Laszlo Tabori, one of the world's first 4-minute milers, that left the most lasting impression as a most memorable Drake Relays program ended Saturday? It's hard to put a finger on any man or any event as a feature when you have a parade of stars who hammer down 10 major records in one afternoon, toss in a couple of new marks for Iowa colleges, and leave the scene of the two-day assault with a total of 13 important new marks. That wasn't all.

They beat down one Amerjcan collegiate record, tied the almost untouchable 100-yard dash time and in several events produced multiple fractures of records when as many as five ran under the old mark. Sunshine alternated with a light cloud cover, winds were noticeable but unimportant in the computations, the track was trigger fast following Friday's heavy rains, and a crowd estimated at 17,000 watched one of the great shows in the 48-year string of running and jumping carnivals. :13.8 in Hurdles In the very first collegiate event Willie Stevens, the latecomer from Tennessee A. and steamed through a flight of hurdles in 13.8 seconds by tar the tastest ever run in this area. That was the tipoff on the condition of the track and the mood of the contenders, perhaps, for from that moment on there was hardly an event that KING AND QUEEN Olympic star Bobby Morrow, world's fastest poses with Drake Relays Queen Carlotta Joan Hagen after sensational r' formance here Saturday.

Morrow equalled 100-yard dash record of 9.4 onds and anchored Abilene Christian to new marks in 440 and 880 relays. 8TAFP THOTO BY JACK BF.lNTuN With 220 to Plan Pays Off By Maury White It took Ted Wheeler about twice as long to recover from his narrow mile victory over Laszlo Tabori at the Drake Relays Saturday as it did to score it in 4 minutes brought anything short of a spectacular climax. They've been shoofing ot records on the Drake track for almost a half-century. They never had a better day. When they checked the wreckage of the book after the meet they found that the field had battered down the records in the university 440 and half-mile relays, in the high hurdles, shot put, javelin throw and hop, step and jump, in the college mile run and the open mile run, and the college two-mile relay.

Collegiate Mark The most lasting impact of all, possibly, resulted from RELAYS Cond'nued on Page Three 1 Drake Relays Saturday. 4 :08.4 set by famed Wes timed in 4:06.9. Tabori minutes. Both cracked record of Santee in 1955, both being has run mile in under 4 staff photo by bob long INTERNATIONAL FEUD Ted Wheclor, former Iowa distance star, hits tape instant ahead of Hungary's Laszlo Tabori after pair waged terrific 6tretch duel in special mile as climax to spectacular 2 Soo Homers Top Demons, 3-2 I I i DES AB.R.H.RBI.O. A.

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ternolh TB, Mrrardell; IV, Jonej (l-0; Schaffernoth (flit; K23. 1-0 lead, pounded one in the sixth for a 2-1 Those were two of only five hits off 19-year-old Joe Schaffernoth, who lost 6.9 seconds. The gaunt former Iowa star barely managed to stand and labor into his sweat pants, Ke was still sounding asth matic after he received his victor's award. "I haven't been running much lately," he explained. "I think this will be my last season 1 don't have 2 or 3 or 4 hours a day to give to running.

That's what It ta! Tall Theodore went into the race against the refugee Hungarian, who has done 3:59, with the idea of trying to win it. "I never run for time," he said. "Tabori doesn't have the speed that I do. I figured if I could hold on until 220 yards from the end, I could outkick him." It Worked The strategy was good by inches. No one could have asked for a better finish.

The early pace was too slow, Wheeler said. But he liked the finish! This was his fastest win ning time. Last June, Ted did 4:04.7 at Compton, and finished fifth. It was the third Drake Champs Special Events 1iO Mlh hnrdlr Willie ven. TennM A.

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jump Wilt Chamberlain, KnaB, and )nn Ituwart, Souchern Methodist. 6 6 '4. Shot put Dave Owen, Michigan, 57-5'A. Jmelln John Fromm, Pacific Lutheran, 232-0. Hop.

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Iow 880 Cornell, 1:25.4. A -J H. 4 k- Reds Film Burdette's 5-4 Victory CINCINNATI, OHIO MP) There wasn't the slightest lign of a protest Saturday night as fidgety Lew Bur-dette survived trouble several times and rv victory over -theRedlegs. Ten days ago Burdette was accused Red leg riRnETTB Manager Birdie Tebbetts of being a "cheating spitballer," so a crowd of 23,816 turned out in threatening weather to' see what would happen when they came together again. Burdette was operating under the eye of a slow motion movie camera, set up by General Manager Gabe Paul of the Reds in an effort to detect whether Burdette throws the Illegal ipitball.

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Lwrfnc 0-0; HBP. Pack" njcniil. BurdTt 3.34; 23,816. I Willie Stevens Lififning on Electrifying Day time he has run against Tabori. Mihaly Igloi, Tabori's coach, stood just inside the track, shouting lap times to his protege.

At the end, Igloi grabbed a camera hanging from his neck and snapped the finish. He had predicted just be fore the race that Tabori would run between "six and eight," manning 4:06 and 4:08. His post-race comment was "very good." Charley Batch was laugh ing after he had anchored COMMENT Continued on Page Two 15-81 8Y GOTOWSKI PALO ALTO, CAL. UP) Bob Gutowski of Occidental College Saturday cleared 15 feet inches to better Cornelius Warmerdam's world outdoor pole vault record. Warmerdam, who set that outdoor mark at 15-7 in Modesto, May 23, 1942, retains the.

highest vaulting mark on record. That is his 15-8V, Indoor world standard at the Chi- cago Stadium Mar. 20, 1943. (A year ago Saturday Gutowski broke the Drake Relays record when he vaulted 14-8. The com- petition was indoors be- cause of inclement weath- i er.) i After bettering Warmer dam's "miracle mark" on his 1 first attempt, in the Stanford- Occidental dual meet, Gutow ski failed three times to top 16 feet.

D. M. Plays Its Opener Today By Bill Bryson SIOUX IA. The Demons caught up with the Soos on Giles Setzer's eighth inning single Saturday night, only to surrender a decisive run in the same session. Sioux Citys 3-2 victory squared accounts between the clubs going into Des Moines' home opener at Pioneer Memorial Stadium at 2 p.

m. today. Not Exclusive The Demons, who won on two homers Friday1 night, learned Saturday that they have no exclusive rights to this weapon. Rog McCardell whaled one over the centerfield fence for the Soos in the fifth. Then Dick Cordell, whose error had given Des Moines an early National League l.

Pet. GB. 3Vi 4 ai'i 4Vi 5Vi 5 Milwaukee Brooklyn New Yck Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis .889 .773 ,500 .444 .400 .375 .300 .286 Saturday's Games St. Louis at Chicago, rain New York 10, Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 4 Pitchers in Today's Games 2 New York (Burnside 1-0 and Worthirgton 0-1) at Philadelphia (Htarn 0-1 and Sanford 1-0) Brooklyn (Di-ysdale 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Friend 1-2) 2 St.

Louis (McOanie: 0-0 and Cheney 0-0) at Chicago (Rush 0-2 and Poholsky 0-0) Milwaukee (Crcne 1-0) at Cincinnati lAcker 1-0) The a dragged-out duel to Sherman Jones. The fifth blow was Glen Phillips' single that started the Soos' eighth turn, After Cordell sacrificed, Russ Wingo was hailed from the bullpen. On Purpose Wingo, one of the few Des Moines veterans, dealt an in tentional walk to Artie Burnett. Frank Rice, acting manager of the Soos, flied out but Carl Bellotti lashed the winning single through the middled Phillips' double was the only hit off Schaffernoth in the first four innings. How ever, the nard-tn rowing youngster kept himself in trouble with wildness.

Jo? walked six. four In the first two innings, and was behind in the count DEMONS Continued on Page Five American League w. Chicago Boston 7 New York 5 Kansas City 6 Baltimore .......5 Cleveland 4 Detroit 3 Washington .....3 Pel. .750 .700 ,556 .545 .500 .444 .300 .273 GB. lVi l'a 2 2'i 4 4Vt Saturday's Games Boston 2, New York 1 Baltimore 4, Washington 0 Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 Kansas City 3, Chicago I Pitchers in Today's Games Boston (Sullivan 1-1) it New York (Ford 2-0) 2 Detroit (Lee 0-1 and Hoeft 0-1) at Cleveland (Garcia 0-0 and Wynn 1-1) 2 Wasnington (Abernathy 0-0 and 4Shifflet'.

0-0) at Baltimore (Ferrarese 0-0 and Brown 0-0) Chicago (Wilson 1-0) at Kansas City (Coleman 0-0) Baseball Scoreboard Western League W. Pel. Amariilo 1 0 1.000 GB, Va Va a 1 Vj Vt Des Moines Sioux City Lincoln Topeka Pueblo Colorado Spring .500 ,500 500 .500 .000 .000 .000 Albuquerque 0 0 Saturday's Games Amariilo at Puenio, wet grounds Albuquerque at Colorado Springs, rain Sioux City 3, Des Moines 2 Lincolti 7, Topeka Pitchers in Today's Ganes 2 p. m. Sioux City (Claset) at Des Moines (Pieretti) Lincoln at Tepeki 2 Amariilo at Colorado Springs 2 Albuquerque at Pueblo Home for Demon Opener In lineup at 2 p.

m. today when Des Moines Demons open home season against Sioux City will be two big hitters who return from 1956 team. Outfielder Ernie Johnson (left) hit at .320 clip and infielder Jerry Sheehan had .280 mark. A. A A A A A A A A.