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its i I la I XT oY 1 By DON MAIINKEN W7HATS the most common spare shot in bowling? rtf a tvniral Ififl-avpr. Second Year for Murdoch, Javelin; Clark Old Hand at Distance Runs Terry Stint, Tresh Hits Beat Birds age mixed league, the ten-pin and seven-pm taps j.j ii n. hw thp five nin. 1 aajm.v'ain- BY LARRY HAZELRIGG "I don't like to run fast." That statement from Richard Hark of Southwest Missouri State College explains why he says, "The longer the race, the better I like it." Clark is the Thayer junior who doubles in the mile and two-mile runs for the Bears, and will make his first attempt in the 10,000 meter run a little over 6y miles Ill J-wor i 1 a- i a HaV 1 tl (a Newi and leader SUff Pheta Jim Murdock, left, and Richard Ciark headed for the Kansas RelaysV 1 Jl Trackmen Records events Southern scored an unprecedented slam of all six college baton events at Kansas last year and 15 of 17 at the Texas, Kansas and Drake relays, losing only to Florida at the Drake games. This year Southern started the grand circuit by winning all six college relay events at the Texas Relays a week ago.

The Tigers already this have sur- passed the Kansas meet records in three events the 440 relay with 40.7 seconds, the mile relay with 3:10, and the distance medley with 10:04.4. Led by Major Adams and lithe Ray Sadler, named the meet's top individual last year as a freshman, the Tigers will threaten all six relay records. The university class records are among the nation's best and surpass the college division marks in every event. None is likely to fall this time, although Southern Illinois returns three members of its winning distance medley quarter Jim Dupree, Brian Turner and Bill Cornell. But seven individual marks will be in danger, and an eighth the 100-yard dash could Be tied.

John Camien, Emporia State sophomore who was a surprise mile winner at 4:02.6 in the Texas Relays over two sub-4-minute milers, Dyrol Burleson and Bill Dotson, will run the Glenn Cunningham Mile at Kansas. The record in this event is 4:03.1. The high jump meet mark oi 6-8 3-16 has been surpassed twice indoors by Colorado's Leander Durley, with a high of 6-IOV4, and by two other entrants, including Charles Williams of Lincoln, the defending champ. Roger Sayers of Omaha, a 9.4 man in the 100, won the Texas-100 and could tie the meet mark of 9.4. Purdue's Nate Adams will challenge him.

Jayhawks Defeat 1NU To Win Series Edge LAWRENCE, Ka. (AP) The Kansas Jayhawks defeated Nebraska in a Big Eight baseball game Saturday 4-3 to take a 2-1 edge in their weekend series. Kansas scored two runs in the first inning on two singles and Keith Abercrombie's triple but the Cornhuskers tied it up in the second with three singles and a fielder's choice. Kansas scored a run in the fourth on four hits and Nebraska came right back in the fifth to knot the count with two hits. The Jayhawks went ahead to stay in the sixth, scoring the winning run on two hits and tn error." COlLEGt AT MAIM Springfield, April 14, 1963 Time Oul! "Tranquilizers, aspirin, antide- pression Sport Seens (CONTINUED FROM PAGE C-l) Methodist 9-0.

Warrensburg State trimmedansasityJJn t-i. Golf Mary ville defeated Grace-land lO'i to 44. Cape Girardeau State lost to Southern Illinois 13-8. On the high school scene: Track Nine stadium records fell as Carthage held its first night track meet last week, nipping Jop-lin by six points for first place in the quadrangular event. Camden-ton wen the Class division of the Lincoln Relays in Jefferson City, led by star hurdler Jerry Bell, voted the most valuable in his division.

Clinton remained undefeated by taking a dual meet from Warrensburg. Fayetteville, with no returning lettermen. failed to score in the Fort Smith Relays. Tennis Lebanon tripped Central 2-1. Joplin dumped Neosho 8-2.

Fayetteville lost to Fort Smith 42. RICH HENDRIX, former Deep-water High School star who played with Missouri last season as a 6-foot 4-inch sophomore basket-baller, has transferred to War-rensburg State. -'r CAPE GIRARDEAU Central, defending state high school baseball champion, had a 24-game winning streak ended last week when crosstown rival Cape Notre scored a 2-1 decision. OUTWEIGHED in 18 of 20 games in the past two seasons, Kansas State's football squad figures to be considerably heavier this fafl. The first string line in spring practice averages 215 pounds and several of the starting backs top the 200 mark.

Bob Mitts, Carthage product who figures as the best defensive lineman on the squad, has put on some 15 pounds to tip the scales at 205. PHIL CLARK, a 200-pound halfback from Taylorville, 111., has signed a football letter of intent with the University of Missouri. LONG accused of trickery in the ring, the Great Bolo is even hard to catch in court. The wrestler along with Dandy Jack Donovan and promoter Bob Clay of Joplin was sued for $9999.99 in Jasper County Circuit Court recently by a Webb City man. had offered a reward of $500 to anyone who could find a weapon on his person.

Williams contended that he found such on object on Bolo but was assaulted by the wrestlers upon attempting to display it. However, the suit was dismissed by the plaintiff last week. Danny Hodge, the popular Oklahoma rnatman. hasn't had such good fortune. He's still sidelined by hepatitis.

KEN CHARLTON, Colorado's basketball All America, is a familiar figure around Neosho. The 6-6 star is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. O. W.

Vesper of that city and has visited there often. EARL JANSEN. whose 22-year career included many championships for Cleveland High School, is retiring as the school's basketball coach this year. Rumor has it that his successor will be Jack Mimliti, currently coach at Harris Teachers College. Jansen's Cleveland squad won the state championship in 1954.

PuiipA tpama tn third n'ar in the state meets of 1945 and 1952. FOR THOSE who like to look behind the scenes of big league baseball, an excellent book is Veeck As in Wreck, written by former owner Bill Veeck and released in paperback form this month. The colorful character "makes some pointed "comments about some of the game's bigwigs. ALL MOOTERS CHICAGO (ITU August 9. is remembered as the first Eight in major leapie basebaJl history when aU the scheduled games were played at night.

Total attendance was re. 930. Pete Runnels, the 1961 American League batting champ with the Boston Red Sox. batting ia night games and orJy in day contests. a.n trk, vihiU rp.

1 searching for its new automatic insetter. va nura situations occurred doing the three weeks, which is a surprisingly small 'number with 1023 possible are leaves. 1 mdI nftan uisa thfl vuuwie uK ten pin (333 times). The seven was left 332 times and the five 315 times. Next came the 1-2-4 times.

a i iAnMk that tKa Knolpra missed the head pin about half of the time, and the. 26th most common leave in the study was the 1-2 3-4-54-7-8-9-10, which came from more than 60 gutter balls. THE 200 average isn't an im- tccihlitv this SOnCfin hilt fill nr.ee iKlitir Kit? CaaCtlTt hilt fill 1VOJ1LH UJ a-. Springfield bowlers are beneath that mark by at least-two pins. However.

you'd, jievec, know by looking at the scoring. Heading a lengthy list of men i Tigers Clout 3 Seven Hitter Beats Tribe CLEVELAND (AP)-Home runs by Norm Cash, Billy Bruton and Dick McAuliffe, coupled with seven-hit pitching by Phil Regan and Terry Fox, gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians Saturday. McAuliffe belted a two-run homer off starter Pete Ramos in the second inning and Bruton hit a solo against Ramos in the third. Cash connected to left field off Gary Bell in the seventh. The homers were the only hits the fast-balling Ramos gave before going out for a pinch hitter in the fifth.

Pete struck out eight men. Regan tired somewhat in the going, yielding a homer to Tito Francona in the eighth. He was yanked in the ninth, after Willie Kirkland walked and John Romano singled, but Fox entered and madeMax Alvis hit into a force and, after walking Woodie Held, got Gene Green to rap into a double play. DETBOIT CLEVELAND ab bl ab bl Phillip eb 4 0 10 DavaUUa Bruton it 111 llartinei aa Kaluw rf 4 0 0 0 If 400 4 0 0 0 4 111 Colavita If 4 0 0 0 Whitfield lb 4 0 10 Cash lb 1111 Kirkland rf 10 0 0 McAal la 4 1 I 1 Romano 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 14 1 7 I Tirando 1 0 0 0 Tasby F'nandn 1 0 0 0 Alvia 3b Re(an 10 10 Held lb rox 0 0 0 0 Kamoa aLuplow Bell bburton Latmaa 4 4 Tatala Total. a Filed out for Ramoa in Sth.

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1-0 I 1 Ramoa, 0-1 Bell ,1 Latman 1 ER BB SO 7 1114 0 0 0 1 0 113 10 1 1 0 1 1 Pitched to two men In Oth. Drummond, Dimuro, Hurley, Flaher ty. St. Louis Hawks Share 'Big Despite Losing ST. LOUIS (LTD -The St.

Louis Hawks, losers to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Division of the National Basket ball Association, had a $17,500 playoff pool to share today. Owner Ben Kerner said that checks will be mailed to those taking part in the money, 10 full shares of $1500 going to Bob Pet-tit, John Bamhlll, Zelmo Beaty, Cliff Hagan, Mike Farmer, Phil Jordon, Charley Vaughn, Len Wil- kens, Bob Duffy and coach Harry Gallatin. Bill Bridges, who joined the club in mid-season from Kansas City of the defunct American Basket ball League, was given $750; Gene Tohmohlen and trainer Bernie Ebert, $500 each; Barney Cable, $300, Bob Nordmann, $200 and the other $250 went for miscellaneous gifts. Barnhill prepared to leave for Cleveland where he will be a substitute high school-teacher until the end of the school year. Then he will be a playground director.

Gallatin said the Hawks "got to get some help." He said "we need that big, rough guy for the back court who can hit," but he didn't mention any names. Kemer said he was digging Into data for the draft meeting in New York, April 30. Sooners End Sweep Over Kansas Slate NORMAN, Okla. (LTD The high flying Oklahoma Sooner completed a three game sweep over Kansas State Saturday, 5-1, The win boosted Oklahoma's Big Eight conference baseball record to M. The Sooners Jumped on -State starter Jim Wesch for four runs in the first inning.

Shortstop Jan Christian was hit by a pitch. Dale Mitchell Jr. hit a double and Don Finkenbinder, Keith Shean and Eddie Peach followed with singles. Oklahoma's starting pitcher, Doyle Tunnell, held the Wildcats to five hits in gqjng the full distance. It was his first win of the year against two losses.

The Sooners took two games from Kansas State Friday, 3-2 and 6-2. 800s this week was 650 by Sum' Wilson in the Lollar Major Handi- cap League. RMtv Knieht shot a 238 and 607 in the Lollar Ladles Classic to set the pace for the women, Leaders: Slim Wllaoti J0 iLollar) and 04 Pla- Paul Koat 647 (Lollar). Dob Buff 45 Tpui) and 607 (Lollar); Palmer 644 Dooaid Tbompaon 6 tLoiun. w--fa 2 W.fSZt Uarfwi 'V'AVLTVJ; iCh'craaea), Lambart 614 (Loilar), Talbcrt a.rf, vi ficott Braaeal 623 (Pla- ta), Jjen league IU uujra u.na 1 7 fGr? WoJpIS "7rltt M.

KelJey 609 cpiaia), Keith Hunt sM (Plaia), Larry Rathbua 07 iPlaia), I Di.i. U)A iPlazal. Carl I tlla 605 (Holiday), John Warja 60S (Oiarli), un (UnliHtvk. Ewvrt 6M IIU mrt IIMI ud. Bob suu wjgjf.

miM tW WW a-rf-a Raiiv HmiM 607 (Lillian, riora miicnei 591 (Plaza), 590 (Cherokee), 51 (Ozark) jl ul moA iLollar). Mae laeminaer Ml (Cherokee) and (Ozark). Alma black Sol (wzarai ana we ivneroneri, Jiunita Mitchell 560 (Ozark), Dorla SUi- art xtl (Laniard ana 311 rimim, uhciii Alexander 555 (Plaza) and 525 (Lollar). Norma Mccarty 562 tOzark) and 541 (Lollar), Jo Buaby 552 (Holiday), Norma Grundy Ml (Ozark). Jant Mayera 550 (Ozark) and M3 (Lollar).

Rayrna Spark, man 541 (Cherokee), E. McLaughlin 537 (Lollar). Nada Hanklna 530 (Cherokee'. Hope Soudera 528 (Cherokee), L. Dean 527 (Plaza), V.

Steela 527 (Plaza), Mary Hoboa 527 (Plaza). DONALD Thompson's 642 on a 168 average put him 138 pins over in the News and Leader League at Lollar's to lead the city in that department this week. Other leaders were Juanita Mitchell (1431, 131 over with 560 in the Ozark Monday Ladies; Flowers (130), 127 over with 517 in the Holiday Tuesday Twilight; Kelly Burd (166), .119 over with 617 in the Ozark Reserve; Rowena Eib (130), 118 over with 508 in the Cherokee Dale Street Methodist; Dwain Whitman (132), 117 over with 513 in the Commercial Friday Men's; Caldwell (144), 109 over with 541 in the Ozark Re-serve; Ben Teague (171), 109 over with 622 in the Commercial Friday Beutler. (146), 108 over with 546 in the Ozark Church; and Serls (157), 107 over with 578 in the Holiday Wednesday Twilight. IT'S COMMON in baseball, but tractions ot averages semom are required to settle things in bowling.

At the Hillbilly Bowl in Kim-berling City, the Thursday Sportsmen's League had to go into hun-dredths to determine the bowler most improved for the season. Frank Judah won the ABC belt buckle for improving his average 13.467 pins, compared to an Improvement of 13.457 for Ralph English. Reeds Spring's Modern Barber Shop won the league CHAMPION of the Cherokee Ball and Chain League Is and which won the second half and defeated first-half winner and 4-0, in the playoff. BILL DAMERON, practicing be-f the Ozark Businessmen League session this week; sharpened his eye by converting the big four split the 4-6-7-10. Shots nearly as tough that were picked up in league play included the 4-6 by Bob Hunt at the Plaza, the 4-6 7 by Gullett at Cherokee; and the 5-7-10 by Mur-nai Neuman at Holiday; and the 7-9-10 by Martha West at Lol-lar's.

Other difficult spares reported this week included: 4-10 Lucille Royston, Colleen Stockton, Mildred Gustin and Ann St acey (Lollar); Elsie Owen (Cherokee). 4-7-10 Helen Bengsch and Scot-ty Cox (Lollar); Eileen Nickles (Holiday). 6-7 Clee Kelly and Doyn Greene (Lollar); Wester and Paul Carlock (Cherokee); Helen Morton and Junior Baker (Plaza). 6-7-10 Nancy Kurz (Cherokee); Juanita Mitchell, ponies and Murray (Ozark); Margie Miller, Mickey Wright, Fontelle Cruse, Joan Lawson and Pat Jahn (Lollar). 4-7-9-10 Lisenby (Lollar); Jim Chalfant (Holiday); Dennis Sapp (Commercial).

International Set To Start Season NEW YORK AP)-The International Baseball League launches its 80th season next Tuesday with 10 clubs and amid predictions of the best attendance in a dozen years. "We're 80 years old and still growing," Tommy Richardson, the league president said Saturday, "We have two new teams in the circuit the Arkansas Travelers from Little Rock and Indian- apolis. "Little Rock already reports advance sales of $70,000. Other teams-in the league are also optimistic. I look for the best season we have had in a dozen years." The league is starting with 10 teams for the first time since 1887.

Jacksonville. Atlanta. Little Rock. Indianapolis and Columbus form the Southern Division while Buffalo, Toronto, Rochester, Syracuse and Richmond make up the Northern Division of the circuit. SWEEPSTAKES LONDON (LTD The concept of racing's sweepstakes competing for a cash award was popularized In England in 17C3 by the widowed Queen Anne of England.

The New York Yankees swept only three doubieheaders on their way to the 1962 American League pennant. They lost eight and split 10. By LARRY HAZELRIGG Jim Murdock lifted the slender shaft over his right shoulder, bent forward slightly and then thundered down the short stretch of eastern path. A few yards short of a board on the path, he changed his steps, going from a straight-on motion to a sidewise step in the same direction. Just before hitting the board he arched the shaft into the air.

Another javelin throw was on the way. At the other end of the South west Missouri State College foot ball field, discus throwers paused to watch the flight of the spear. It climbed steadily, then the nose dropped, to wind up quivering in the ground. Murdock, a 6-foot 1-inch 180- pound junior at SMS, ran retrieve the javelin and check his distance. The Seneca High School grad uate is beginning to turn heads in his track andJMcLspecialty.

Recently he wiped out the SMS athlete and stadium records with a heave of 213 feet 11 inches. Next Saturday he will be going for an even-better mark in the Kansas Relays at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. "My goal this year is 220 feet, but if I hit that I'll raise it. By next year I'd like to hit 235 he said in his soft voice. He knows the competition at the Relays will be tough, and it will include a personal dual for him.

"Jim Nicholson of Pittsburg (Kan.) State beat me 17 feet this year in our dual meet, so I hope I can beat him there, he said. Nicholson, also a junior, master ed Murdock last year by 61 feet, but the SMS hurler has come along fast since that time. Last year he threw 191-8, his best at that time, to win the MIAA conference outdoor event. He also won the SMS College Relays with a toss Of 186 feet. "I just started fooling around with the javelin last year," he said." He credits SMS Coach Aldo Sebben wiyi vital help in the event.

Murdock started lifting weights last fall to strengthen his arms and shoulders and started to throw outside in early March. "I don't throw over 10 to 15 times in practice and sometimes less than that if I'm just working on form," he explained. He warms up for practice by running and then sticking the javelin in the ground a short' distance away. Then he lengthens this distance before taking four or five practice throws. He has his steps" figured correctly, so the only thing he must watch about scratching running past the release point is to start his approach at the correct point.

Murdock prefers throwing on a windless day, because a wind behind him pulls the tail of the javelin down and forces resistance against the entire length. "The same thing happens if I throw too high. But the Javelin stays up longer if I throw into the wind." He said his. first three tosses in competition are usually his best of the day. but his 213-11 record breaker came on his fifth attempt.

"I like to get keyed up in a meet. I think you always do better with competition." i doubles in the discus for the Bears, and laughingly explains that "I usually get third place. Gary McDaniel of SMS beats me, and our competition usually has a top man who also throws farther." Murdock, who is 20, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murdock of Seneca.

Missouri Depth Overcomes OSU STILLWATER. Okla. AP)-Missouri's depth and distance strength overcame a fine individual effort by Oklahoma State's Charles Strong as the Tigers posted an 81-64 victory in a dual track meet Saturday. Strong figured in five of Oklahoma State's eight victories. The Cowboy senior star won the 220, 440 and broad jump, and an chored Oklahoma State's two re lay teams to victory.

Missouri's Greg Pelster' set a stadium record with a 1:50.4 clocking in the 830-yard run. The Tigers butscored the Cowboys 23-4 inlhelhree-distaacejacesto guarantee victory. Preston Holsinger and Mickey Bailer of Oklahoma State tied the stadium record in the pole vault as they deadlocked at 15-34. Kansas Softball Meet Accepts Topeka Bid TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) This year's annual men's state softball tournament will be held in Topeka, Jerry Stremel, Kansas cfm-missioner of the Amateur Softball Association, announced Saturday.

The tournament will be held Aug. 22-25 and Aug. 30-Sept 1 under sponsorship of the Greater Topeka Softball Association. Clay Center will be defending champion in the 16-team tournament. The winner goes to the western regional tournament at Springfield, Sept.

6-8. The world tournament will be held at dear-1 water, Sept. 20-27. NEW YORK Tommy Tresh patted in four runs with a home run, a pair of doubles and a single and Ralph Terry pitched a five hitter Saturday as the New York Yankees inflicted the first defeat of the tseason upon the Baltimore Orioles 6-1. Orioles-Yankees (header) The Yankees got all but one of their runs and six of their seven hits off Steve Barber, an old ilemesis, as they registered their third victory in four starts this season.

It was the defending champions first triumph in their last 11 meetings with the Orioles, who -whipped them the last snrtimes they met during the 962 campaign, three times in spring ex hibitions and in their first league The Yankees' joy was dampened somewhat by an injury to Mickey Mantle, who was forced to' the sidelines when he aggravated a muscle strain sustained last Tuesday. The injury, in the upper left abdomen, caused him intense pain when he swung at a Barber pitch in the first inning. He hit into a double play. Jack Reed replaced Mantle in center field at the start -of the second inning. Mantle was expected to return to the line-up either today or Tuesday.

The Yankees do not play Monday. Tresh enjoyed a perfect after noon at the plate. He singled off Barber in the first inning to drive in Tony Kubek, who also had singled and advanced to third on a one-bagger by Bobby Richardson. Tommy wasted a double in the third but his two-bagger off Barber in the fifth scored Joe Pepi-tone and Kubek, who had reached base on errors by Jerry Adair and Jim Gentile, respectively. West Stock.

Baltimore's third pitcher, was on the mound in the eighth when Tresh sent a long drive that, bounced off the right field foul pole in fair territory for a home run. Al Smith homered off Terry. Barber, who defeated Washing ton in the season opener, was charged with the defeat. BALTIMORE NEW YORK ab a bl ab bl Aparlrio aa 4 0 3 0 Kubek aa Brandt cf 3 0 0 0 Hlrhaon 2h 4 3 10 4 110 4 14 4 iooo 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 111 3 0 0 0 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 Koomsoo 3b 4 0 10 Treeh If Gentile lb 4 0 0 0 Mantle cf Smith rf 3 111 Reed cf Powell If 4 0 0 0 Howard Adair 2b 3 0 0 0 Boyer 3b Brown 3 0 0 0 Lopei rf Barber 1 0 0 Pepitone lb asaverlna 1 0 0 0 Terry nau bSnyder 10 0 0 Stock 0 0 0 0 Totala Jl 1 i 1 Tetala 31 7 Grounded out for Barber In 8th: Popped up for Hall in th. Ballimor noo ait OOOl New Yrk tit 05 oil Brandt, Adair, Gentile.

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pitched a five-hit shutout in his major league dobut Saturday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators, 3-0. The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the second inning when Dick Stuart led off with a mighty home run into the upper deck, Roman Mejias singled, and Lou Clinton hit a homer over the fence in left center. The three runs were off starter Don Rudolph, who also gave up three runs on two homers to the Orioles in the second inning of the Senators' opener last Monday. The Red Sox were scoreless the rest of the way against three Washington relief pitchers. Morehead fanned 10, including Tommy Brown, the Senators' young first baseman Just out of college, four times.

The Senators had baserunners in eight innings but did not advance a runner past second base, and only three reached second. Washington pitchers now have posted 33 scoreless innings out of 36 in four games but have lost three out of four games because of three three-run innings-by the opposition. 0T0N WASHINGTON ab a ak Sen ill mi 3b Breaaouri aa Vine 'aid Stuart lb cGener 16 Vt rf Clinton rf Matron 3b Tilimaa Noraa4 a 420 Breeding 2b 4 0 10 Hintoa rf 3 0 0 0 Minoao If 3 111 Lock ct 000 Oitartw 3b 3 110 Reoer 4 112 dCottwr 3 12 0 Bro-n lb 0 0 0 Bnnkmaa 1001 Fsdoiph a 0 00 Duckworth 1 0 0 0 aPtnmpa 10 Bronatad bKl'rnock 10 Hatnaa a 000 rKlr( 1 Jl 1 I Tauta 33 0 I 0 Trta Popp" for Bronatad ia 7lh; Ran I fw Stuart ta 4 Ran for Retrer ia vn; Mit rm error tor nantaa ra am. a im ana am ebtta aa a Chwo. Oiaer PO-ABoetna 17-a, Waabii-rtca IM4.

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Smith. I 2 35. Talented Endanger LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) At least 13 meet records will be in danger at the 38th Kansas Relays Friday and Saturday. The talented field will include at least five defending individual champions plus Texas Southern's powerful baton teams.

A highlight will be the efforts of little Tom O'Hara and his Chicago Loyola teammates to pre vent another sweep of the college relay events by Texas Southern. The" 130-pound O'Hara has 'run the mile in 3:59.2 and will test Southern severely in at least two Late Models Race Today For 1st Time The first late model stock car race of the 1963 season will get under way at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Speedway this afternoon at 2 o'clock. From all indications, officials said, the program today will start another recordbreaking season at the track. About 6000 fans are expected today with 3500 seats held for box office sale today. Today's results will give first answer to the battle of the 1963 models and the 1957 Chevrolets which have dominated the races for several seasons.

Odds are even for today's main 30-lap event. About 60 drivers are expected to compete today for a share of an expected $2000 purse AH cars will be timed in today in order to determine their starting position. For the rest of the 24-race season, drivers will be placed according to point standings figured from previous winnings. Time trials today start at noon. Because of the large number of fans expected, Raceways, promoters of the races, are urging those arriving from the north to use the zoo park entrance.

Those arriving from the west on Interstate 44 are also urged to use the same entrance just off the Highway 13 exit. Today's event is one of three Sunday afternoon races before the show changes to Friday nights on May 3. Among the new car drivers is John Friebe in the H. V. Nelson '63 Ford, who showed in pre-race practice that he has a chance to beat the Chevrolets.

Other late model drivers expected are John Kindig in a Tempest owned by Walter Terry, Willie Crane in a Gale Cable '63 Plymouth and Lester Friebe in the '63 Ford owned by Nu-W'ay Cleaners. Last year's champion, Don Kor-dalis. is driving a Roy Sheppard '63 Chevrolet with a 409-cubic inch engine. at the Kansas Relays in Lawr-4 ence next yeekend. "I'm going to run as fast as I can as long as I can," he said, but added that he won't be trying for the lead, since his competitors may know the correct pace for the race.

The 6-foot 2-inch 162-pounder was on the track team at Thayer High School, but never ran over-880 yards- in -competition. He got the half-mile down to 2:03 minutes, a top-notch time for high schoolers. "I have always liked to run. In fact I used to run the railroad tracks or Just run 2-3 miles without stopping," he recounted. "But I was the slowest member of the high school track team as a freshman.

I ran the 220-yard dash in 32 seconds." He started in the half-mile at SMS, but was entered in both the mile and two-mile one day by Coach Aldo Sebben. He says he had never trained for over the two-mile distance until this year, however. "I like the longer race because you don't have to sprint. You can just pace yourself and stride instead of sprinting." He credits cross-country running in the fall with helping him more than any other method of practice, and he still goes to Horton Smith Municipal Golf Course occasionally to run, instead of working out on the SMS track Clark moves into the SMS gymnasium during wintry weather and straps 24 pound -weights to his ankles, then runs up and down the steps. He also lifts weights, "about 50 pounds with lots of repetition, to build up my chest." By the end of January he is backoutside running quarters around the SMS track.

After running on the cinders, he moves to a grassy area and runs from 5 to 10 miles to finish the day. "As the season goes on, I increase my speed and decrease the distance in training, but I always run over two miles. I don't like this time of year because I have to run faster," he said. Weather affects his performances, he says, and he likes best a moist day. If it is cold and dry or hot and dry, he has more trouble breathing.

Clark recently set a record in the two-mile for SMS athletes at 9:42.5 minutes. What does he think about when he is running the eight-lap race? "I used to try to keep my mind off the race, but this year I think about the race all the time" he said. "I would rather have someone running just in front of me." This year, however, it has not been that way. He gets the lead quickly and holds it throughout the race. What's his goal in the two-mile? "I'd like to hit 9:30 before the end of this season, but I don't know how fast I could run the mile.

I can't pace myself so well in that one. Most of all he would like to win the conference outdoor two-mile, but he will be shooting for the mile victory also. "I want to score as many points for our team as possible," he says. With all this pressure on him, bow does he relax? By propping his feet up in an easy chair? Not on your life. "I enjoy riding my bicycle and go as much as 30 miles a day and.

nearly always average 10 miles a day. I ride to Lake Spring, field at least three times a week. And I like to walk. I always walk fast on campus it increases rhythm." Quite a lot of movement for the son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Champ Dark of Thayer, who may soon be known as "Mr. Motion" in SMS sports annals. The National League had four 20-game -winning pitchers in 1962, the-highest number since Spttdvay. Beiioocol fiT drive bcw cars for the srasoi.

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Pages Available:
820,554
Years Available:
1870-1987