Evening star., 1954-12-26
McMinen, capozzoIi,
Wyatt Dwyer Among
Aces Taking Part
By Bill Fuchs

The Defense Department has
given The Star Games an indi-
rect assist.
Because the department wants
a crack track and field team
ready for the Pan American
Games in Mexico City In March,
such outstanding figures as Bob
McMillen. Fred Dwyer. Herm
Wyatt and Carley Capozzoli win
compete In The Stars eighth
annual meet the night Of jan
uary % in the National Guard
Armory.
About Is Of the country's top
trackmen now in the service are
working out at the University Of
Maryland under Jim Kehoe,
Terp track coach.
Train Under Army Direction.
CHARTERED at Walter Reed
Hospital, these men from various
branches Of the service will train
for the Pan American Games
under the direction Of the Army.
The Defense Department has
placed all swimmers under Navy
jurisdiction, all basketball play
ers under the Air Force and
baseball players under the Ma
rine Corps.
Some members Of the track
team viii first appear In the
Boston Knights Of Columbus
Meet January Is and In the
Philadelphia Inquirer Meet jan
uary 81, All plan to compete In
The Star Games.
The presence Of McMillen and
Dwyer viii add much to the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
Invitation Mile Run, won last
year by Len Truck In the meet
record thine Of ABA.
McMillen Second in OIympics.
,McMillen. former star for Oc-
cidental College. win be remem-
bered as the man who placed
q hair-line second to Josy Bar
thel Of Luxembourg in the
1.500-meter run in the 1852
Olympics. While placing second,
McMil1en was clocked in the
same time as the winner.
Dwyer is the former Villanova
star who began q string of mile
victories in 1858 with The Star
Games.
Wilt, who was second in the
mile last year. will pass 1t up
to compete in the two-mile run.
Wes Santee, the American rec
ord-holder. also has been in
vited.
Capozzoli. former Georgetown
star, who placed second to Hor-
ace Ashenfelter in the two-mile
last year, hasn't decided which
of the two distance races he will
enter. 1t viii depend on his con-
dition and training progress.
Wyatt High Jump Threat.
Wyatt. the former San Jose
State star, again will compete
In The Evening Star Invitation
High Jump. Wyatt has gone as
high as 6 feet. 97s inches out
doors. He won the National AAU
title and was best in the Mill
rose and Boston A. A. Games
last year.
Ken Wiesner placed first in
The Star Games last year with
a mediocre 6-foot-2 leap. Wyatt.
Wilfred Lee of Pennsylvania and
George Hogan of Maryland tied
for second. each with q jump
of 6 feet even.
High jumpers will be shooting
for The Star Games record Of
6-foot-7, set in 1851 by two
competitors-Jim Herb Of Penn
State and Tom DeLuglio Of
Brown.
other servicemen working out
at Maryland include w. Thane
Baker, second in the Olympic
20o meters; Jim Davis. second
to Harrison billiard In the Olym-
pic 110-meter hurdles; George
Mattos, ninth in the Olympic
pole vault at IS feet. 914 inches;
John Bennett, former Marquette
star who had the best broad
jump mark (25 feet. 10A inches)
In the country last year. and
! Lyle Dickey Of Oregon State.
who has pole vaulted IA feet. "
inch.
OBrien to Take Bow.
In addition, Parry O'Brien.
world shotput record holder. will
take q bow. O'Brien, the only
man ever to heave the shot more
than so feet and the 1852 Olym-
pic champion, will be an inter-
ested spectator. Because of lack
of proper facilities, the meet does
not include the shotput event.
But the meet does include q
number of dashes. distance runs.
relays and the running, jumping
and vaulting field events.
g Tickets are on sale at The Star
sand at the Fajrway Sports Store.
1923 g street NV. Prices are So
land 81 for box seats, 81 and So
for other reserve seats and $50
for general admission. including