Evening star., 1953-01-05

ners as Horace Ashenfeter Wilt Curtis Stone in
Finland last
A PERSONABLE YOUNG man named Ken Wiesner
checked the other day Wesner hghumped feet
inches Hesnk last good enough to break the
old Olympic mark All got him was second place oenno
Walt Davis of Texas AS5M who did feet, 1892 inches.
Amember of the committee greeted Wiesner you'll have
competition" he murmured to the former Marquette
star, member Of the Navy Olympic team.
"No" Wesner protested, "Iu be the competition" He
knew that Davis will be jumping, too, on Saturday.
the beginning people doubted The Star Games
would be able to take place with the biggest meets
The dates early objection voiced and BESIDES
1t means bucking the Metropolitan in New York"
TOO EARLY? The Games didn't too early for
dozens Olympians Athletes like Bob Matthias Herb
McKeney George Rhoden Arthur Wint wilt
Horace and Bill Ashenelter Stone and Bill Hulse and
Invgar Bengsson Mcdonald Bailey and Herb Barton and
John Twomey.
The Games coming early meeting too much
competition elsewhere prevent 18 of last years Ompans
from competing There be Davis and Wiesner In the high
Jump There be the top pole vauters Bob Richards and
Don Laz.
in track Bob McNIilen . Browning Ross Milton Camp
bell Art Barnard Charley Capozzol Warren Dreutz-
Ter Nal Whitfield Art Bragg sture Landqmst
and the Turks CoSgu and Kerma Horuu and Erdal BarKey
majority of these represent repeater in The Star Games
Some even built local followings Ross for example
Whitfield and Dreutzer And certainly the Rev. BOD
Richards and Laz.
IT WAS NOTED over the week that the Oso Norway
Dagbadet" nominated RlcnardS 1Or 1907
sports peace prze such award existed HIS eHortS
in the field of determination met with the greatest under
standing among all his competitors, the paper said His
rival the first congratulate and hug him when ne
cleared the bar on his final jump"
good deal of camaraderie in track and field or
the poe-vauting division Still vivid in memory
Olympic Champion Richards defeat in The Star Games
year Don Laz beat the Vaung ParSon as well as don
Cooper the worlds only other active 15-foot performer
Laz had prevailed reporter asked Richards
felt. "You can't win EN- ALL" replied the top guy
my in 81 meets but Laz outvaulted u.s.
sat bench to watch Laz try for the world
height of IS feet inches 1 hope he makes IT, ne
sad "but awflly tired He appeared genuinely
crestfallen when Iaz failed
THE DARLING OF THE CROWD Saturday may well be
little Charley Capozzo He's the lightweight from George
surprisingly made the Olympic squad and ran IN the
5OOOmeter field Did all right too and since Hesnkl nCtle
Cappy the IC4A and the NCAA races
breaking records.
Capozzo may still be learning how to rum it seems Since
year he's been going like house anre
He's got couple of tough competitors to beat Satur
day in the twoe event. including Cosgul OF Turkey
and Ross the ex-vlanova who holds The Star Games
mile record but is better at twice the distance.
track and field Is here to stay for bit as an
attraction The American Broadcasng Company while black
ing out this area still thinks The Star Games worthy OF
network show the rest OF the
country should think If class in any field Is 1ac-
tor ABC will it Saturday