SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1967 THE MICHItGA A- D41LY PAGE VENW SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1967 TIlE MICIJIGIY DIlLY s ra+u[a:. ter. r i.L I Patrick Edges Ryun, Sets New 880 Mark Harvey Cops Second in Shot Put Records Played Off Speed By BOB McFARLAND Acting Executive Sports Editor Special To The Daily DETROIT - Villanova's Dave Patrick wasn't informed of ABC's plans to present Jim Ryun with the 1966 Athlete of the Year Award last night at the NCAA in- door track championships here at Cobo Hall. And as a result, Patrick didn't even know the Kansas sophomore was alive after the first ten yards of the 880-yard run as the Villa- nova star sped home in the world record time of 1:48.9 on an 11-lap board track. The tall blond sen- sation from the East won going away by 20 yards, leaving his Jay- hawk nemesis the spoils of second place. Villanova coach James F. Elliott commented on Patrick's effort at the conclusion of last night's ac- tion, "It was a hell of a race. I thought Dave would go out and get him. And he did. Just a Breather? "No, I don't think Ryun was sav- ing himself for the mile tomorrow, although he was probably slowed down because the mile qualifica- tions were held earlier in the eve- ning." Patrick sprinted into the lead from the opening gun and left the field, Ryun included, plodding be- hind. His strategy was obvious: avoid Ryun's devastating final kick by racking up a huge edge over his opponent. As Ryun began the final lap, he exhibited to the sell-out crowd his patented kick, but Patrick's stra- tegy worked to perfection, giving him a great victory and a new world's record in the process. Ryun had shown what his fab- ulous finish could do earlier in the program when he ran in the see- ond qualifying heat of the mile run. Spectacle Extraordinaire Toying with an outclassed field, the sophomore, who just can't kick the habit of snapping records, hung back in fifth place for most of the race. But it was like putting four men with pop guns up akainst a fifth armed with a howitzer. Ryun flashed past them all on the gun lap, breezing across the finish in a mediocre 4:08 flat. Ryun and Patrick didn't monop- Not-Standing Pat 880-YD, RUN-Patrick (Villanova) 1:48.9 (new American indoor track record). TWO-MILE RUN-Lindgren (Wash- ington St.) 8:34.7 (new NCAA in- door meet record). 60-YD. HIGH HURDLES (Qualil- fication Heats)-Coleman (Winston- Salem), Hall (Villanova), McCol- louch (Southern Cal) 7.1 (new NC- AA meet record). LONG JUMP-Hopkins (Toledo) 24'73s/4". 100-YD. RUN (Qualifying Heats- Metcalf (Okla. St.) 2:11.6. 440-YD. RUN - Calhoun (Okla.) :48.9. INVITATIONAL MILE RUN-Lu- long (Holy Cross) 4:04.8. 35-LB. WEIGHT THROW-Yuen (Conn.) 61',3/" (new indoor NCAA record). POLE VAULTING (Qualifications) -Seagren (Southern Cal) first. SHOT PUT-Patera (Brigham Y.) 59'6", HARVEY (MICH.) 58'2" TEAM STANDINGS 1. Kansas-9 2. Connecticut-8 3. Brigham Young-5 Oklahoma-5 -Mssour-5 Villanova-5 Washington State-5 4. MICHIGAN-4 points UNUSUAL OFFER SOVIET LITERATURE-month- ly in English from Soviet Union. Entire June 1967 issue devoted to historic Russian tradition of poetry. Featuring B. Pasternak, A. Voznesensky, E. Yevtushen- ko, 0. Mandelshtam & others. One year subscription $2.50. Orders accepted until April 1st. Send to -Imported Pub. & Prod. 1 Union Square R-61 1 N.Y.C. 10003 olize all the heroics, however. pion, Kansas, held the narrowI Michigan's Jack Harvey, captain of the 1967 Wolverine cindermen, heaved the 16-pound orange shot 58'2%/" to snare second place in the event. Harvey, who's groans could be heard echoing throughout Cobo Hall with each put, scored a per- sonal best indoors and avenged last week's defeat at the hands of Badger Bob Hawks, who placed fifth. The shot put was won by Brig- ham Young's Ken Peters, with a throw of 59'6". Blue Men Two other Wolverine entrees, Ken Coffin in the half mile and Nelson graham in the 60-yard high hurdles, failed to advance past the heats in their respective events. Another final was held in the 440-yard dash, with Bill Calhoun, a bald-headed Oklahoma Sooner, successfully defending his 1966 NCAA indoor tilte and tieng the meet record of :48.9 he set last year. George Crosby, a Loyola (Chi- cago) representative, displayed long legs and sharp elbows, as he kept Calhoun back in the second spot for most of the race. But the Oklahoma wasn't to be denied. Crosby's final and futile attempt to regain the lead tapped him of his strength, as he fell flat on his face a second after crossing the wire. And what can you say about Gerry Lindgren, after the little Washington State athlete set his own pace, held to it for the entire two mile distance, and sprinted the last two of 22 laps. This marks the fifth NCAA won by Lindgren and his 8:34.7 clock- ing snaps the old mark of 8:41.3 held by himself. At the end of the first day's agenda the defending team cham- lead with nine points. Connecti- cut garnered eight markers with only two entries, rating first and third in the 35 pound weight toss. Several teams were tied for third place, including Brigham Young, Oklahoma, Toledo, Missouri, Vil- lanova and Washington State. Michigan earned four points. A third meet record fell in the 60 yard high hurdle trials. No less than three thinclads, Leon Coleman of Winston-Salem, Erv Hall of Villanova and Earl Mc- Cullouch of Southern California, surpassed the old mark. The trio was timed in :07.1, one-tenth of a second better than the old stand- ard. The head-to-head conflict be- tween Patrick and Ryun is over. Today, the two go their separate ways, much to the chagrin of the 91 other schools participating in the meet. Ryun takes out his re- venge in the mile run, while Pat- rick anchors Villanova's two-mile distance medley relay team. SCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL ACC Tournament (Semifinals) North Carolina 89, Wake Forest 79 Duke 69, South Carolina 66 NCAA College Division Winston-Salem 91, Baldwin-Wallace 76 Valparaiso 89, Southern Colorado 52 NBA Chicago 132, Baltimore 115 Detroit at Los Angeles (inc) St. Louis at San Francisco (inc) EXHIBITION BASEBALL Houston 3, Washington 0 Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 0 Chicago (A) 8, Boston 3 Detroit 8, Kansas City 7 San Francisco 4, Chicago (N) 3 Baltimore at Minnesota (n) By GRAYLE HOWLETT Special To The Daily DETROIT-You take a guy that wears sunglasses while he runs, a young guy that looks like he used to star in the old our-gang comedies, another one that is so good-looking that he makes Rob- ert Goulet look like a before- Clearasil ad, and finally a young polite fellow 'whom you'd like you're sister to go out with and what do you have? The 1967 NCAA track cham- pionships, live and in 78 rpm from Cobo Hall in Detroit. To fill in the mystery people above, you have Charley Green, Gerry Lindgren, BobSeagren and Dave Patrick in that order, You also have one world's rec- ord and a new NCAA indoor rec- ord courtesy of Dave Patrick in the 880 and Gerry Lindgren in the two mile.' New Record You also have a new NCAA in- ioor 60-yard high hurdles record set by Leon Coleman of Winston- Salem and Erv Hall of Villanova and Earl McCullough of South- ern Cal. in the zip time of 7.1 seconds. But these guys just do their job and leave nothing for the press corps to write about. Charley Green-Mister Sleep- Foot from Nebraska-is a sports- writer's dream. The two-time NCAA champion in the 60, be- decked in sunglasses and running in his patented thumbs-up style, qualified for the finals but failed to win his heat. He was clocked in the "slow" time of 6.3 seconds but he wasn't worried: "Man, I was running in my tippy-toe style. I wanted to save my legs. I was running, man, as slow as I could to qualify." It seems thatthe guys that run the fastest tend to take heir time the most. Case in point is 60-yard dashman Lennox Miller of South- ern Cal. who has done a 6.1. When his heat was called, Miller wasn't there. After a false start, the runners came back to the blocks. There was Miller-wait- ing . . . tieing his shoes. He calmly took a practice run down the track, returned and qualified by placing second. Ho-Hum!! Then there is perennial NCAA champ in the 440-Bill Calhoun of Oklahoma. His bald head re- sembles a melon and is perhaps the reason why Green wears sun- glasses. To hide the bright spot, Calhoun wears a delapitated hat when off the track. ABC cameras taping the event were happy they didn't have to powder his pate because he kept his hat on. Then there's little Gerry Lind- ;ren, whose bangs almost reach his eyes. After his brilliant run in a record time of 8:34.7 in the two mile, he impishly rounded the track and waved his hands in a triumphant gesture that would make Jack Armstrong proud. ,He, had the fans on his side, though,; and you had to swear to clean living again. Dave Patrick is a big, strong,+ blond-haired kid who goes to Vil- lanova. He's the big reason why you won't be hearing all about Jim Ayun today. Patrick and Ryun were jogging around the perimeter of the vast arena stride for stride, talking amiably to each other. But in the surprise of the meet, that was the last time Ryun kept up with Patrick, a confirmed ad- mirer of Ryun. Patrick took off at a gun and outdistanced Ryun by 20 yards at the tape. Brightest in Galaxy There was little doubt, however, that Ryun was the main attrac- tion. The fans cheered him, even whe he took off his warmups. In his mile qualifying heat, which he won, Ryun, conserving energy, dropped back to last, way behind early leader Ray Smith of Penn State. When Smith fagged out and slowed down, Ryun passed him, keeping up his methodic peace. The fans cheered wildly because they figured Ryun was making his move, even though he was no bet- ter than fifth. The fans didn't care. Jim Ryun looks good even in the back of the pack. Then there is the world Indoor record in the pole vault, Bob Sea- gren. In the qualifying rounds, Seagren did show up to take his jump and make the finals, but it's still mystery why he wore his track uniform. He could have don- need a tux to make his vaults, be- cause after his two not one hair was out of place. JACK HARVEY If you thought Pontiac was coming out with just another sports car, you don't know Pontiac! UNION JAZZ * Sunday, Mar. 12-2:00 P.M. Union Ballroom FREE Dorothy Ashby Trio Don Gillis Quartet UN ION-LEAGUE r - - _,...- +- --- pl-lqwwp--IwmoF-l-ft-o" 4 Pontiac announces not one, two, three or four, but five magnificent new Firebirds for every kind of driving. 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