Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-01
By BILL FUCHS


Track and field seldom had ii
so good as in 1856 and as the
new year opens the question is
What next?
The story of Dukes Dave
Sine, his assault on the records
and the injury that kept him
out of the Olympics, was one OF
the top stories of the year.
Others included the first Z
foot high jump, additional as
saults on the four-minute mile
the Punishment of Yves Santee
the overwhelming victory by the
United States in Olympic track
and field and the Olympic fail
ures of Jack Davis and Arnie
SoWell.
The indoor season is coming
up and with it the 10th annual
Star Games January 26 at the
National Guard Armory. Meet
promoters everywhere are rub
bling their hands in pleasant an
ticipation Of tremendous attrac-
tionS in the mile run and the
sprintS.
Laszlo Tabori, late of Hun
gary, and Ron Delaney. the Irish
lad attending Villanova. will
make the indoor tour. They are
two of the nine runners to beat
the four-minute mark. Delany
joined the club last June, one oil
four to make it in 1856.
Others joining the earlier
four-minute men were jim
Bailey of Australia and the Uni.
versity of Oregon, Gunnar Mel.
sen of Denmark and Derek ID.
botson, 23-year-old seaman from
England.
Bailey was the first to do it ir
this country and he set the
American record at 1886. Del.
any did $500 and Nielsen 1881
in the same race at Compton
Calf. Ibbotsen was clicked il
1894 August 6 in England. the
last one to make it.
The big names in the sprints
of course. are Sine. Bobby Nor.
row. Ira MurchiSon. Willie Will.
liams. Thane Baker and ANDY
Stanfield. Only Morrow. triple
Gold Medal winner in the Olym.
pics. is not likely to make the
indoor meets. He is too far away
at Abilene Christian COLLEGE il
Texas and too far behind in hi
classwork
Courtney, SOwell Resume
Sowell and Courtney will take
up their private duel. Sowel
was the Olympic favorite. bu
Courtney. the eX-Fordham star
put on a tremendous burst o.
speed to win the 800-metel
Olympic final in Olympic recorc
time. The 1.-THE Pittsburgh Negro
finished a Disappointing fourth
throughout the year. thes,
two waged personal battle OF
the track, with Sowell now own
ing an ll-9 margin. Each broke
the United States record for 80l
meters. Sowell in the NCAA NEE
u:46.0 and Courtney two week
later in the olympic trial
u:46.4l Courtney won in Aus
tralia in l;46.7.
Davis, Naval officer from
California, and Calhoun. tn,
Negro CT from North Carolin;
College, also dueled in the higl
hurdles. Davis, the world recorC
holder, figured to win in Mel
bourne.
Calhoun. who won his frs
major event last January in TIN
Philadelphia Inquirer meet ant
the next night proved It was n,
huke by upsetting Davis in TIL
Star Games, nipped the favorit
in the closest of finishes at Mel
bourne Each was clicked il
l3.5 seconds, an olympic record
II was an especially wry ex
perience for Davis. He haC
beaten Calhoun in the Nationa
AAU with world break
ing time Of 1874 seconds and tn
pal, tied in the Olympic trials
Bur more calling to Davis wa
the fact that this was his secon,
neaf-mlss OF 3 Cold Medal Har
risor billiard beat MIN b. an eye
lash a. Heisink, IA 1852
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