Evening star., 1952-04-27

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Summaries on Page B-2.
7:31.6 in the two-mile university
relay. Yesterday that same
Georgetown team ran second as
Kansas broke the American four
mile relay record.
The Illini team of Dick Rey-
nolds, LaWton Lamb, Stacey elders
and Henry Cryer took two-tenths
of a second off the American rec
ord set by Michigan State in 1850
The former Drake mark was 1885
by Washington State last year.
This was the rubber meeting be-
tween the Illinois and Georgetown
two-mile relay teams, and the Sec
ond victory for the Illini. Illinois
won in the Knights of Columbus
indoor meet at Cleveland last
month, while Georgetown took the
return engagement in the Olympic
carnival at Madison Square Gar
den.
Oklahoma was third in today's
race, followed by Indiana anc
Wisconsin.
Jayhawks Break Record.
Illinois stirring triumph shared
the spotlight with twice-victorious
Kansas runners who turned in
record-breaking performances in
the university distance medley ano
the mile relay.
The competition, witnessed by q
sun -drenched crowd of $4,000, was
so intense that eight Drake Relay
records were smashed.
Kansas triumph in the distance
medley produced the thriller OF
the day. Again it was Wes Santee
Kansas great sophomore miller
who carried the Jayhawks to q
10:01.8 triumph to wipe out the
10:05.6 record set by Michigan
last year.
Closes Amazing Distance.
Santee was unoficially clocked
in 4:07.4. AS he did yesterday in
the four-mile relay, when Kansas
defeated Georgetown for a new
American college record, Santee
made up an amazing distance. He
snatched the baton from Herb
Semper As yards behind Michigan
States Jim Kepford. Jack Alex
ander. Notre Dame, running Sec
ond, as IS yards ahead of Santee
Kepford still had a 30-yard
lead after running a half-mile but
Santee was moving. In the thiro
lap Santee trailed Kepford by a
stride as the crown roared its
approval. Santee passed Kepford
on the backstretch of the last
lap. finishing a 50-yard winner.
Kansas finished its record
smashing work in the university
mile relay. final event of the
program. The Jayhawks broke
Oklahoma's string of five straight
victories in major meets this year
by defeating the Sooners by ap-
proximately three yards in the
record time of 3:13.1.
The Kansas runners were Don
Smith, Frank Cindrich, John
Reiderer and Bob Devinney.
College Records Fall.
North Texas State and Abilene
Christian were the top relay teams
in the college section, ach with a
pair of record-breaking victories.
North Texas State captured the
440-yard relay in Alt seconds to
clip one-fifth of a second from the
mark they set in yesterdays pre-
lliminaries. Then the team with
one substitution came back to
triumph in the 880-yard relay in
1883, three-fifths of a second
faster than the meet record North
Texas made year ago.
Abilene Christian runners ac-
counted for victories in the col
lege sprint medley which they won
in 3 :29.9 and the college mile relay
in 3:15.4.
GOlliday Wins 100-Yard Dash.
James Golliday. 20-year-old
Northwestern sophomore, snatcheo
"a 2-yard victory in the 10O-yard
dash in 81 seconds. Golliday, Ma
tional AAU 100-meter champion
broke into the lead at the start
and never was challenged. Charles
johnson of Louisiana State was
second with Ollie Matson, San
Francisco University. inches back
in third.
Illinois Joe McNulty captured
the 120-yard high hurdles by a
yard from Val Joe Walker, South
Iern Methodist, who again pulled
a muscle in his left leg as he did
yesterday in qualifying. McNulty
cleared the 10 hurdles faultlessly
in IA seconds.
Dewey johnson of Drake &C.
counted for a meet record in win.
ming the open mile race in Alas
defeating Ted Wheeler of lowe
by S yards.
Illinois Dick Coleman thrilled
the spectators-by winning the polk
vault at IA feet 334 inches. PA
Knight of Southern Methodist wor
the javelin with a toss of 1913 fee
11A inches.
Boston to Honor Williams
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John B. Hynes today proclaimed
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