Evening star., 1952-01-13
Lag Enjoys Himself.

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night, even before he set the pole
vault record at IS feet inches.
was Don Lag of Illinois. He smiled
and laughed. joked with the other
competitors and those spectators
who managed to get into the in
field. posed for photographers be-
tween vaults. shook hands all
around. and generally had o good
time. --~ -
I'm that way, I guess" he said.
Fl have a good time at these
meets. mean I really enjoy them
It seems that the people who come
to the meets like to talk to the
competitors, and I like to talk to
them, even people I don't know"
Laz acted like a youngster on
the last day of school, restless and
happy and anxious to get going.
He wasted no time resting between
vaults, even when trying for the
worlds record at Is feet 8 inches.
The only time he took out was
to rewrap the tape on his long
pole, something he must have done
about six times.
Disappointment Brief.
The 22-year-old. blond Laz is 6
feet 2 inches tall. and weighs
1S0. He looks bigger and heavier.
He is competing unattached, al
though still at the University of
Illinois. because he has used up
his college eligibility. He will be
graduated at the end of this
month.
About the only time he stopped
smiling was after he thought he
had cleared IS feet and was in
. formed It was only IA feet 1112
inches when measured officially.
He gave out with a momentary
"Shucks,' and then was back in
the spirit of things and attempt
ing to go higher.
Track officials asked him what
height he wanted to try next, and
he came back with, "Oh, my gosh,
I'm so confused now, you just
stick it up there and surprise me" p"
: A touch of feminine beauty was
added to The Star Games when
q group of girls. headed by June
, Klein, the Miss Washington OF
1851, took up collection for the
fund to send the Olympic team to
Helsinki this summer.
j Others who circulated through
the crowd in the collection drive
were Barbara Hobelmann, national
freestyle swimming champion and
record holder at 400 meters; Bette
Jane Roland, national record
holder in the 150-yard individual
swimming medley: Ellen Oberti
Junior national swimming cham
pion; Gail Peters, another junior
national champion and Peggy
Morris, all members of the District
AAU Women's Swimming Cham
pion Relay Team.
Ira Kane of the Naval Academy
who ran in The Evening Stal
sprint series. is better known al
a halfback on the Navy football
team. But he showed himself
quite a runner last night, taking
second in the 100-yard dash ant
third in the 70 and 30-yard Sprints
Kane was listed only as a pro.
visional starter. but was substi'
tuted for Howard Bugbee, the ex'
Stanford sprinter who is mem
ber of the Navy Olympic squad
Kane, fresh from his football ex
ploits, was in good physical trim
while Bugbee had been out o
training for about 18 months ant
has been slow rounding int
shape. The expectation is tina
Bugbee will be ready for tn
Philadelphia Inquirer games Fri
day night, and that later this sea
son he will be a tough competito
In the Olympic tryouts.
Marcellus Boston Of the Le
droit Park Falcons, who was ur
placed in the District AAU 100
ward dash championship afte
finishing second in his heat. wa
the original winner Of this ever
IN the 1948 Star Games. At ths
time. he was a high school studer
at Cardozo and is one Of the mar
fine runners turned out by coac
Sal Hall.
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