Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 50

1 I I I -a 9 1 I Re- nMOMt" iiywyy(ywwf9 wwqfwaeyyqMiy ynyj UK mAftrt-tbft-VlIlA rtivV vfc ft ft tf BILL WOODHOUSE FEELS OLYMPIC TEAM IS ONE OF TIIE STRONGEST ACC Sprint Star Living Here In the summer of 1959 he was selected to tour Europe with a US track team and he had a perfect record on the tour winning 13 of 13 races Woodhouse is a native of Mason City Iowa but he decided to come south to further his track career at ACC following his graduation from high school "I saw the ACC track team run in the Drake Relays (at Des Moines Iowa) one year and right away I figured that was the school for Woodhouse said "I wrote Coach Oliver Jackson for a chance to run on the ACC track team and he in turn said to come on "Coach Jackson didn't think I could make the grade when he first saw me" Woodhouse said By BUCK FRANCIS Bill Woodhouse one of the ill-time sprint groat at Abilene Christian Col lege and who holds more wins over Bobby Morrow than any other track man ii high on the chances of the United States team In the 19(14 Olympic Games Woodhouse who list Sunday became a Corpus Christl resident said of the prospects in the Olympics next Octnlier in Tokyo: believe we have one of the strongest track teams ever to represent us this year at least in the men's division "We should pretty well dominate ihe shorter races and the relays with Bob Bayes leading the way We should do well in the field events too but our chances look pretty slim in the long distance races" ij -I 4 WELL WOODHOUSE DID MAKE the grade and his record speaks for itself on his value to the ACC track program Woodhouse holds numerous dash records at various meets around the country and he ran a leg on ACC's 880-yard relay learn (around three turns) that set a world's record in 1958 a record that still stands The quartet of Woodhouse James Segrcsl George Peterson and Morrow clicked off a 1:226 for the world mark in Modesto Calif May 31 1958 Although Woodhouse ran the opening leg off the blocks that day he had the fastest leg of the record-breaking performance doing his 220 In 201 Se-grest the second man had 208 Peterson with 212 and Morrow anchored at 205 Woodhouse shares the all-time 100-yard dash record at ACC with the Immortal Morrow a triple gold medal winner in the 1956 Olympics at 63 This mark also ties the all-time 100 mark in Texas WOODHOUSE WHO WAS TRANSFERRED here a week ago from Bloomington 111 by an Insurance firm he has been connected with since graduating from ACC In 1990 was asked what Is behind the booming progress bring made In track performances to which he replied: "The chief reasons have to be better coaching and better facilities Schools all over the country are hiring men who are devoted to track to coach their teams and they are also Improving the tracks and other facilities for the boys to The new "fad" In the track training program weightlifting is another factor that Woodhouse attributes to the progress that has been made in track the past few years "They used to frown on this type of training but it has been proven that it is paying off in better performances It of course strengthens the athletes" Woodhouse hung up his spikes after completing his collegiate career and went directly into the Insurance business I 1 A THE STOCKY IOWAN HAS run the 100 in 91 but it was wind-aided Wood-house too has a 196 wind-aided 220-yard dash to his credit Woodhouse holds the official all-time Texas record in the 220-yard dash around a turn at 207 as well holding the ACC record in the event Woodhouse of course ran in the shadow of his teammate Morrow through most of his collegiate carrer but he holds the distinction of beating Morrow more than any other runner Little Rill (he stands only 5-8 and weighs 160) beat Morrow three of the eight times Morrow lost a race in his four-year collegiate career The Woodhouse-Morrow combination was the most feared in the collegiate ranks for three years (1957-59) In addition to setting the world record in the 880-yard relay' the two were instrumental in three of the five fastest 440-yard relays ever recorded in Texas 397 398 and 399 Woodhouse and his bride of eight months Mary Jo reside at 3625 Austin HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH track however since leaving college He headed up a youth track program in Bloomington last summer with several hundred boys and girls taking part Woodhouse also helped SMU's fine sprinter Billy Foster with his starts while living in Dallas prior to being transferred to Bloomington Woodhouse qualified as an alternate on the I960 Olympic team but he pulled a muscle while training for the Olympics and he missed the trip to Rome Woodhouse however made one trip abroad to exploit his track wares HIIX WOODHOUSE talks alnnit career Olympic outlook -yrt tTT" ft ft ft fv' 18-YEAR-OLD PIIENOM sa0 (OUSTS Russians Actually Set PAGE 6E SUNDAY JULY 12 1961 Fire Under Lindgren COLTS END HOMESTAND WITH GIANTS MONDAY when I first started Getting into shape was terrible I can still remember the physical pain But now when I feel pain I Just think back and then I tell myself how tired I'm really NOT" The Houston Colt 45s wind up their current homestand against the San Francisco Giants today and tomorrow and launen a 10-day road trip Tuesday Ihe two games with the Giants wilt be the last home appearances until tht-y return to Colt Radium for a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs July 24 A doublchoader in Cincinnati Tuesday will open the road trip for the Colts They will play the Rcdlegs single games Wednesday and Thursday and then go to San Francisco for a four-game set with the Giants Including a doubleheader next Sunday By SANDY PARDUE NEW' YORK (NEA) It started when the Russians launched Sputnik I and then each year it grew and grew un-1 Gerry Lindgren felt he had i do something "I was tired of reading and hearing how lazy Americans were" the Spokane Wash distance runner said "It was giving us a bad name so I thought I accomplished something by running someone else might do the same FOR THE FIRST time he was smiling as he talked and it took moment to fully understand what he said but it made sense In fact It explained a lot more about his personality and the determination he has The meet with the Russians is something he has wanted for a long time It seems he has a message for them 1 Less College Team in Texas JULY CLEARANCE STILL ON "RUNNING GAVE me something to conquer and I hoped that by doing this other people would notice and reach higher and do better in their own lives" As the youngster completed his explanation silence enveloped the table wheer he was sitting and three people Just stared at this 18-year-old boy who had Just graduated from high school His coach one Tracy Walters of Rogers High School In Spokane peered through hornrimmed glasses and smiled un-derstandingly at the others He is responsible for Gerry Lindgren and he Is proud of him He also has trained him so well that an Olympic gold medal ls a very strong possibility in the 5060 meter run If Lindgren wins it will be the first gold medal in a distance event than the since 1908 DALLAS There will be one less team In Texas college football this season although one has been added Jarvis Christian College of Hawkins announced it was discontinuing football to cut one school from the senior coUcjjC list Ilardin-Simmons gave it up several months ago but San Angelo entered senior college football and mapped a schedule for 1964 There will be 32 senior colleges and nine Junior colleges playing Ihe game this fall Last year there were 33 senior colleges and nine Junior colleges One Caller-Times advertisement announcing aur July Clearance has brought many old and new customers who have been extremely well pleased with the quality of merchandise offered and with the low prices GERRY LINDGREN determined young COLT GIANT MUSCLEMEN TO DISPLAY POWER Walt Rond of Houston (left) and Willie McCovey of Kan Francisco There will be only one conference for Junior colleges this year the Texas Eastern and Fionocr Conferences having merged With Jarvis withdrawing only four Neon colleges continue in Texas Bishop Frame View Texas Southern and Wiley First games will he played Sept 12 Here is the lineup for Texas college football this year: Southwest Texas Texas AAM Baylor Rice Texas Christian Southern Methodist Texas Tech Missouri North Texas Stale Lone Star Southwest Texas Sam Houston State Texas Ail East Texas State Stephen Austin Howard Fay-ne Sul Ross Southland Conference Abilene Christian Arlington State Lamar Tech Trinity Austin College San Angelo Corpus Christi Texas Lutheran Houston West Texas State Tarlcton State Me-Murry Texas Western Negro Bishop Prai rie View Texas Southern Wiley Texas Junior College Confer-ence-Texarkana Kilgore Tyler Henderson County Navarro Wharton Ranger Cisco Blinn quietly without expression while he was dissected analyzed and interpreted by those at the table We still have many very desirable suits sport coats slacks as well as shirts underwear and shoes at low prices Virtually All Presidents Have Enjoyed Sports of All Kinds John Haynie Just glancing at him it is hard to believe he Is one of the prime reasons for America's rapid improvement in the distance races because he appears nervous and a bit emaciated at 541 115 pounds "I don't haw a special diet" he answered when someone asked about his strength is Just a matter of proper training "The hardest time I had was Washington at 6 feet 3 inches was with Abraham Lincoln one of our two tallest and strongest presidents the natural nickname of "Useless" that he first took out his bitterness by becoming a savagely gifted horseman He was the only president ever arrested for driving a horse and buggy loo fast on the streets of Wash Antelope end Cermcehve WASHINGTON WAS a master woodsman and horse-lover who found nothing amiss in making a Won The Negro policeman who wager here and there At one collared him almost fainted when (iviMii'u iiiiii fliuiwi laimuu win his dog (Laddie Roy) to shag practice shots for him Silent Cnolidge in time became a devoted fisherman and a horseman of some wry note Eventually a friend gave Cool-idge an electric horse which he installed in his bedroom He rode it daily after almost being hurled to the ceiling in his first encounter with the contraption Herbert Hoover's status as a fisherman Ls well-established He was a regular in Florida's Keys and was guided for many years by Capt Calvin Albury of Key Largo the end of the 1962 season when Hoover was 87" Durant writes in a touching par race meeting he went for $75 ho found out he had pinched the "GERRY CAME to me as a sophomore interested In cross country" Walters said getting to know him it was obvious he was exceptional "We didn't just talk about track We discussed other things like the problems In life and I found how concerned he was with everything "One day he came up to me and said the young people have to start working hard er With our system of government we haw so much opportunity to giw and help other people and If we start working soon we'll blow the Ls the way he is and this is his basis for running Is he a prodigy? Well I don't know If a prodigy has courage heart determination and a gift he is "He has a tremendous desire to work and a wonderful com' petitive spirit He never worries about how he will perform or who he will go against He just runs "Whe he first started we ana lyzed the styles and training methods of the great distance runners In terms of Gerry's per sonality and physique runs In the hills like Snell runs In the sand like Elliott runs to the point of exhaustion like ALL THIS TIME Lindgren sat By EDWIN POPE Chicago Dally News Service MIAMI The sporting inclinations of our recent presidents have been thoroughly catalogued Bui it may not be generally understood that presidents have been tisements for nearly 200 years Even 350-pound William Howard Taft fattest of all presidents liked a canter now and then On one sojourn In the Philippines health was reported failing He attempted to dispel ibis notion by wiring War Sec Elihu Root that he had just completed a 25-mile horseback ride and he was feeling fine Root wired back four words: "How is the horse?" best adver- which was worth considerably Mi president British Arrives For America's Cup Fishing and hunting were pleasures of Grover Cleveland Some of his activities would be unthinkable today: On one occasion he disappeared into the Adl-mndacks for days without even his secret service guard None could match Theodore more than an empty stall in the 18th century John Adams our second president was one of the few who looked upon sports as useless frivolities But ihcn old John also abhorred dancing "I have never seen a dancer" he said "who was good for anything else" John Quincy Adams son of the earlier president brought the first billiards table to the While agraph "he gave Capt Albury his wristwateh and his favorite IMitaNnttat RtdipwL Tm Hhny 3S PR: 10 41141 nMIMHUmiM'MMMIMMUMUMriM Roasevclt for triumph over phy steal adversity He built himself rod and reel The old gentleman said he did not think he would be back again" In his fishing Hoover set Ihe from a frail youth Into an excel lent rider wrestler and boxer although he couldn't see across BOSTON The crew of the British yacht Sovereign arrived Saturday by plane for the America's Cup races off Rhode Island in Septemlier There were 27 men ano one woman In the parly Neither the British challenger nor the Knifed States defender have been determined Sovereign and Kurawa are the two British yachts still in the com' pet II Ion while five US 12 meter boats are holding elimination trials near Newport RI style for mast later presidents llarr Franklin Roosevelt Harry Tru House Taxpayers didn't mindithe street without spectacles He that but they kicked up a fuss kayood a cowpoke who called when Adams billed the him in Ihe SL'CII INSIGHTS into the athletic activities of our presidents are provided by John Durant whose 14th book Sports of Our Presidents" recently was published by Hastings House I confess to little Interest in the mess of sports volumes Mast are so heavily larded with man Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy all enjoyed going after the big ones president Johnson is the lone departure from the pattern It may be that Mr Johnson will come around to fishing In time As Hoover put It so trenchantly "presidents have only two moments of personal sceluslon One Is prayer The other Is batting averages and the itns tudes and latitudes and azimul days before he commanded the storied Rough Riders And football banned the murderous flying wedge largely through Ron insistence in 1905 Dwight Eisenhower was eas ily the best goirer of ail the presidents but he was not the first to enjoy the game The mammoth Taft was the govern ment for $61 for billiards equipment Eventually John had to spring for the 61 clams himself Adams liked his sports indoors His successor Andrew Jackson was the opposite he grew up outdoors Jackson was so attached to horse racing he took his thoroughbreds and Jockeys with him to the White House And what was John Tyler doing when he heard that Rcnja TOO HOT TO COOK? Toke it HOME hot and keep COOL reached by pole-vaulters and ocean-racers that they leave no room for the human side of mat fers But Durant a onetime Yale trackman and a fisherman from the Arctic to Nicaragua has collected some absorbing flashes Air-Conditioned cottages and double and single rooms Private Club Charter Covered Boat Sheds at Marina Food a specialty in our reitaurantl A TOUCH OF NASSAU IN TEXAS first president to take up fflffbMnB-nd they cannot pray all in a serious way Bui he was a the lime miserable hacker as was Wood Hai yaur family triad MAMA UNDERWOOD'S daliciaui CHICKEN? Try it thay'U all lava It Into the presidents' had died and that George Washington for exam-" pie probably never threw that George Washington for exam-ihe Tyler would ascend to (lie probably newr threw that preside residency? Why playing mar row Wilson silver dollar across the Rappa- bios of course Lincoln was an excellent LADIES' MEN'S DRESSES SUITS CLEANED I Nni at I Da CASH CARRY ROSE CLEANERS 114 MIIQUITI IT WILSON ALSO was an Ivy league football coach (Prince-Inn) long before he thought of the league of Nations Warren Harding carried on the golfing tradition He used PHONE 1113-7113 -IT'S READY et 4129 I ALAMEDA SEA GUN SPORTS INN R0CKP0RT TEXAS Jarra Ledbetter Qen Mgr Marti bar Indapandant lenkaepara laemaMaiie bannock Riwr But it is possi bio Durant writes that he per formed the feat with a piece of slate about the size of a silver dollar UYLSSKS GRANT lived such a lonely childhood burdened with 'K ft ft -'ll fc- fr ft 0 -ft.