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ion 4 Cmcao Phillip 4 Drd 4 HriiK'ton 4 Lincoln Way 4 Collintvlllt i O. lltd-Wt'O'oil 3 CwntMrd tl MWWWWMMWWWWWHtWMWtWtWWW By Jim Bernhert Pantograph Sperti Editor No race is a creator levcler of human beings than the 830-yard run. Yet, if times keep plummeting, they're going to have to start calling it the 880-yard dash. State high school track competition has produced a bumper crop of bali-milera this spring and one of the better ones is Bloom-Ington High School's Mike Thomas. If the slender junior milks his potential for all it's worth, he could be the top 880-yard man in the state next spring.

Thomas ran a 1:36.7 in winning the Inter city and a 1:57.4 in Rnittn ae ltlnd Chcoeo Ln vantlwi I.I W.it nid.il, Joulh Urwn 0iur Cilco MrIMll Tinny PrK WiMOMbrooK Champaign Control I aenior Oscar Wallace, won the team championship with 24 points as 48 schools had a hand in the scoring. East Moline, whose Merlyn Hood was the only double winner, was second with 16. Hood, who is seriously considering Illinois State University for his college work, won the 100-y ard dash In 9.7 seconds and the 220-yard dash In 21.8 seconds. In winning the 220, Hood beat out defending champion Rich Vallicelli of Proviso West. The 220 was run on a curve but a record was not established because of excessive back wind.

The straightawav mark is :20.9. Wind Changes The wind changed constantly on Illinois' all-weather track. Two records were broken and a third established. Wallace, a slim 145-pounder. set a long jump record of 24 feet 6 and ft inches and ran out Alton's winning 880-yard relay team and second-place mile relay unit.

Roy Houston of Evanston set the old record of 24-4 in 1966. Senior Mark Visk of Palatine passed Duane Smith of Moline with two laps to go and beat him to the tape by 25 yards in a record-setting 9:06.1 in the two-mile run. The old record was 9:08.6 by Rich Elliott of Proviso West in 1968. Wins on Curve Ron Classen of Wheaton North established a record in the 180-yard low hurdles, run on a curve for the first time. He beat Gene Mobley of Proviso East in 19.6 seconds against the :18.9 standard that had held for the event on a straightway.

Mike Stover of Chicago School's Gayln Sweet got going when the going got tough and won the State High School Track and Field Meet high Jump championship with a leup of 6 feet 6 inches Saturday. The 6 foot 4 inch junior won out over Tyrone Carpenter of East St. Louis by having fewer misses. Carpenter also cleared 6-fi. However, Sweet had missed just once before he went out at 6-7.

Carpenter had four misses. Scorti 2S Larry lluisinga of DeLand-Weldon cleared 6-5 and finished third. OcUivia and DcLand-Weldon are members of (lie proud Sangamon Valley Conference. Alton, led by record-breaking Answer Octavla High School's Gayln Swott It a diplomat, tint clots. Whon oikod if ha oxpoctod to win tht SUlt High School Track and Fitld high jump championthip, tho 1 1 a junior roplitd, "No.

But I would havt boon ditappointod if I hadn't." Swoot won by clearing M. Swott was up and ovor at 7 but hit trailing log nicktd tht bar and knocked it off tht ttandardt. Swtct will compett I Tuttday't Pantagraph Track Honor Roll Meet at Normal Community High School but dot in 't plan on any long rott after that. "Tho first moot that comes along, I'll bo up and going," aid Swoot. placing third in the Big 12 meet.

All this despite the fact that he missed practically all of his sophomore season because of a muscle injury. "He still hasn't run a good race," points out 1 mtngton coach Bloicc Bess. "His big difficulty is in relaxing. "The other night in the Big 12 he was right on Stevens' back going around the last curve. But then he tightened up and XUI JK CP Mike Thomas didn't keep his stride eimnurtt Timoiny cnrittioit I Cenirail 1 Caroanlertvllla, Crown 1 04k Park 1 Englcwood zipped for the 120-yard high hurdles in 14 seconds, one-tenth under the record, but a new mark was negated by a favoring wind.

Englewood's Willie Thomas was the only defending champion to repeat. He beat Clifford Diemen of Chicago Phillips by 20 yards to win the half mile in 1:50.8. Tom Swan of Princeton lost his mile crown by finishing second to Ken Popejoy of Glen-, bard West. Popejoy passed Swan with one-half lap to go and won by 15 feet in 4:16.2. Didn't Qualify The only other defender, Maine Smith's Dave Butz, failed to qualify in the discus.

Bioomington's Mike Thomas was second in his heat of the 880-yard run and timed in 1:57.9. Mark Stevens of Decatur won the heat in 1:55.2 The 880 was run in heats against time. Stevens, who says he's going to attend Illinois State University, rated the fourth-place medal as the result of his showing. Thomas and Stevens had the misfortune of running in a slow heat. Ken Row of University High School and Jim Blane of Mason City were in the same heat of the mile run but neither was officially timed.

Didn't Place Rick Toppe of Rock ford Guilford won that heat in 4:25.9 but his time wasn't good enough to rate a place. Rowe was 11th in the heat and Blane was further back. Disc us 1, Bob Griffith, St. Charles. 171-3.

7, Oav Bollng, Bloom, 145-0. 3. Steve Birger, Colllnsvlllt, 143-4. 4, Bob Elledg, Hinsdale South, 157-6. Mika Welch, Dixon, 157-3.

Jerry Rlmen, O'Fallon, 157-2. 100-yard dash 1,. Merlyn Hood, East Moline. 2, Morris Bradsan, Edwardsvllla, 3, Gall Murphv. Alton.

4, Rich Vallicelli. Qllir unbaij 'PanfaarauiT Section Sports Rain Washes Out Indy Time Trials To the Victors for winning high (urnp. lorry Huts-inga of Da lond-Weldon, who plocod third, ft to Sweet's loft. Huitinga cloarod 6-5. Ouincy High School basketball coach Shonill Hankt, custodian af awards at State Track Mttt, presents first place modal to Gayln Sweet of Octavla He fails to get up on his toes and sprint that last 200 yards." Mark Stevens of Decatur won in 1:55.9.

Ton years ago that would have boon good for a close second in the state finals. "Of course, that injury put Mike a year behind," continued Bess. "He'd be around 1:52 now if it hadn't been for that. "He has the ability, the size, the speed, and the long legs. If he learns to relax and works like the devil, he has no limits." Bess says he'd hate to try and put a figure on what Thomas can do.

However, Mike thinks he can hit 1:50 or below his senior year. Thomas still isn't in A-l condition as a result of the muscle injury. plan to get him on weights and build it up as soon as the season is over," said Bess. Mike has a noticeable limp when he's cooling down after a race but says ho fools no pain during the race. Bess admits Thomas is the finest distance runner he's coached.

"I think Wayne Kearney is the closest to him," said Bess. "You know, Kearney wasn't out as a junior and he started his senior season as a pole vaulter. We noticed he had good endurance and put him in the mile. Wayne still Holds the Big 12 mile record of 4:23.9." Ironically, Thomas and Kearney are cousins. "Most of my distance men in the past have done it through hard work," said Bess.

"But Thomas has that God-given ability to be great." Mike, who stands 6-1, started the season at 158 pounds. "I told him to take some of it off," said Bess. "He did and should stay at about 150 pounds. "I keep telling him toe faster he runs the 880, the better scholarship he'll get." Unless you're a track bug, it's difficult to fathom just what a 1:50 half-mile requires. Wins Majestic Prince Disputed Preakness testing it under full loads of fuel.

A.J. Foyt three-time Indianapolis winner, said the wash-down might make the track faster whenever the weather clears. If Sirois had completed his run, he would have been at least temporarily in the pole position. At his speed, he probably would have been eliminated later because only the 33 fastest quali-fers start. The pole car never has been "bumped" but it can happen.

Chief Steward Harlan Fengler said if Sirois had won the pole temporarily and later been eliminated, he would have received the $1,200 special prize for best speed of the day but would not have won about $20,000 in awards that go to the pole inner and his mechanic. Chile Takes Lead SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -Chile won a doubles tennis match Saturday over Ecuador for a decisive 3-0 edge in the South American Zone competition of the Davis Cup INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP)-Rain Saturday washed out the opening day of time trials for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's annual 500-mile Memorial Day race. It was the first time since 1953 that not a single car qualified on the first of the four qualifying days. The track did dry out in one brief period between showers and rookie Jigger Sirois of Hammond, almost saved the speedway the rain checks it had to give an estimated 150,000 $2-a-head spectators.

Sirois' crew didn't like his speed of about 161 miles per hour and waved the yellow flag that cancels a qualifying run. He will have two more chances. Veteran Arnie Knepper of Belleville, followed Sirois on the track but another shower started before he had completed one of the required four laps around the 2'2-mile asphalt track. Additional qualifying sessions will be held Sunday and the following weekend. Former U.S.

Auto Club champion Mario Andretti, twice winner of the 500 pole, said the rainout would delay his schedule for rebuilding the car and race," Baeza sair. "Hartack stopped me going around the first turn. I had to steady my horse for quite a few strides. I think this cost me the race." In Hartack's view, "If anything happened on the first turn, I wasn't aware of it. I don't believe my horse bothered anybody." "Puts Out" Trainer Johnny Longden, who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943, said of Majestic Prince: "He puts out when he really has to.

As for the Belmont Stakes, I want to see how he comes out of today's race before making any decision." "A greater rider, a greater trainer and I believe we have a great horse," said McMahon, a Canadian industrialist who bought the son of Raise A Native for $250,000 as a yearling. help Baeza when he had to ease Arts and Letters back, but ruled there was no foul-and Majestic Prince had his ninth win and Hartack his third Preakness triumph. Behind the two leaders, who have, turned the Triple Crown series thus far into a two-horse war, came Jay Ray, Top Knight, Al Hattab, Greengrass Greene, Captain Action and Glad's Flame. Majestic Prince shot- around Greengrass Greene to take command at the head of the stretch, then responded under vigorous left-handed whipping by Hartack to withstand Arts and Letters' challenge. "Stopped Mt" Time in 1:55 3-5 for the 1 3-16 miles, Majestic Prince paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.20 as the 3-5 favorite.

Arts and Letters re That's two consecutive 55 second quarter-miles. And how many high school athletes can run one quarter-mile in 55 seconds, let alone a second one? BALTIMORE (AP) Majes-tic Prince moved to the threshold of racing legend when he outdueled Arte and Letters Saturday for a Preakness Stakes victory which became official 26 nerve-wracking minutes later when a foul claim against him was disallowed. Frank McMahon's unbeaten chestnut colt, who charged to a neck victory over Arts and Letters in the Kentucky Derby, nipped his Rokeby Stable adversary by just a head in the and now needs only a victory in $182,000 Preakness at Pimlico the Belmont Stakes June 7 to become the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948. The stretch duel had a record Preakness crowd of 43,259 in an uproar, which turned to nervous buzzing while the stewards deliberated the objection. Claimed Foul The wait began when Braulio Baeza, up on -Arts and Letters, claimed Bill Hartack and Majestic Prince stopped his mount going around the first turn, costing him the race.

The stewards agreed it didn't Bass points out that distance men work fiva times as hard now as they did 10 years ago. "I used to work my milars an hour avary night," said Bass. "Now it takes two hours to gat through what I want dona' Bess notes that every Thomas workout adds up to the equivalent of 60 110-yard races. Mike may run 30 220-yard races or 12 660-yard races. But it all adds up the same.

Bess' 440 and distance men engage in extra work. "After a tough workout, just about all of them are able to run the 440 in 54 seconds," said Bess. "We've gone through a two-hour workout and then had them run eight consecutive 110-yard dashes and that's going all out. They run the 110 as hard as they can and then sprint back. This is after a two-hour, workout." Thomas, who will be president of the BHS student council next year, is an articulate young man.

However, he does have one flaw, lie's interested in becoming a sports writer. How can an intelligent boy like that turned $3 and $26.0 while Claiborne Farms' Jay Ray, who finished four lengths back of Arts and Letters and four in front of Top Knight, owned by the estate of Steven B. Wilson, was $4.40 to show. "My horse ran winning Proviso West. 5, Tom Jones, York.

4, Dan DeWdese, Jacksonville. Time :0.7. High lump 1, Gayln Sweet, Colfa Octavla, 4-4. 2, Tyrone Carpenter, East St. Louis, 44.

3, Larry Huisinoa, Weldon, o-S. 4. Jim Wilson, Urbana, 4-S. Greg Huoon Glenbarfl East, 4-3. 4.

Mike Towlcr. River Forest, 4-3. (standings based on fewest misses.) Long jump I. Oscar Wallace, Alton, 24, 4'i (new record; old record 24-4 by Roy Houston, Evanston, 1946). 2, Fred Douglas, Chicago Forrestvllle, 3.

William Cornelius, Rankin 230. 4, Robert Williams, Rock Island, 22-11. 5, Vln Boston, Sparta, 22-4. 4, George Gllettrest, Alton, 25-4. Shot put 1, Tom Holt, Bloom, S-10'l.

2, Troy McCoy, Mount Zion, 58-101'). 3, Rich BMder, Chicaoo Lane, 58-10' 4, Paul Carther, Moline, 5, Paul An-tfrew. Champaign Central, 57-11'i, 4. Darren Swaim, Bloom, J7-5. Two-mile run 1, Mark Visk, Paletlne.e 2, Duane Smith, Moline.

3, Adny Isla. Rubert, Proviso West. 4, Peter Rem, York. 5. David Merrick, New Lenoir Lincoln Way.

6, Dan Hartung, Downers Grove North. Time 0:06.1 (new record; old record 0:08.6 by Rich Elliott, Proviso West, Iv68 120-vard high hurdles 1, Mike Stover, Chicago Englewood. 2. Gene Mobiev, Proviso East. 3, Bob Ciolll, Jollet West.

4, Rlrk Swenson, Glenbard East. 5. William Patterson, Aurora East, John Valant. York. Time :14.0 (betters :14.l record but disallowed because of excessive windK 880-1, Willie Thomas, Chicago Englewood.

2, Clifford Dlshmon, Chicago Phillips. 3, Rick Loucks, New Lenox Lincoln Way. 4, Mark Stevens, Decatur. 5, Rand celtkamp, Elmhurst Timothy Christian. 6, tie between Gary Relherdt.

Belleville West, and Bill Totsch. Tat. Time 1:50.8. 4401, Jerry Foster, North Chicago, 2. Terry Ertckson, Morton West.

3, Milton Johnson, Alton. 4, Rob Mango, Tinlev Park. 5. Steve Brink, Cenlraiia. 6.

Will Mftflx, East St. Louis. Time :48 9. 890-yard relay 1, Alton (Jim Scruggs. Gerry Wilson.

Oscar Wallace. Ga'l Murphvl. 2, East Moline. 3, Niles North. 4, Chicago Marshall.

S. Rock Island. 6, East St. Louis. (Time 1:28.4: 180-vard low hurdles I.

Pon C'assen, Wheaton North. 2, Gen Mobiev, Proviso East. 3, Bill Patterson, Aurora East. 4. John Valan, York.

5, Dave Llndstrcm, Aurora East. 4. Nick Siivestrl. Wheeling, Time :lt.6 (establishes record for curve! straightaway record -18 yi. Pole vault 1, Patch Williams.

Harvev Thornton. 14-0. 2. Marx Nelson. 13- 3, Randy Ullom.

Naoerville. 134 4. S'ev Willis. Niles Nor-h. 13-4.

5. Varkowitz, Ca-pente-vM'e Crown. 6, Tie b-twen Got Fan'Sr. A-Hnolon Heights, and S'rve Eo'ds. A-co'a, U-0.

based on misses' Mile run Ken P.peicv. G'enDd'd Vv-st. 1. Tom Swan, p-inc-on. Da-.

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Evons'on, Time 4:1 2 720 1. Ve-lvn Mood. East Woiin P-ov so yes- G't Murphy, A'ton. 4 Moss. Ch-caoo Engiewood 5.

Tom Jones. 4. M.k Ane-son, Pockhxd Avrn. Vile re'ay 1. Vor'nn west (Le" tfntv Jerry Vondre Al Peoac Ericksonl.

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He refers to Illinois State as Illinois State Normal. He also says that Nelson didn't play college football until his junior year. According to Young. Nelson should weigh 290 pounds when he reaches maturity. He aavs Dennis is a natural for defensive end.

Nelson was third-round pick nf the Bal tiroore Colts. Av Wt ff The Winning Height Meet Sattfj. Swrt Oeylei Swewf tepr 44 Stat TrtKli tltlw vtffjl.