European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes 4 records fall in Astrodome s track debut sunday january 26, 1969 Houston a two indoor relay records and one sprint Mark were exceeded and Willie Davenport olympic Gold medal Winner claimed another Friday night As athletes from 25 states made the first Challenge of the Astrodome s new track facilities in the federation National relay championships. Davenport arrived late from Clarke Breaks 3-mile record in indoor meet Oakland Calif. Up australian Ron Clarke running As effortlessly As a Well oiled machine raced to a new world in door record of 13 minutes 12.6seconds in the three mile run Friday night at the Athens invitational track meet. Clarke 31 and grading at the temples regained the world Stan Dard which Tracy Smith of . Army took away from him in 1967 in 13 16,2, and lowered by one second later in the sea son. To make the revenge even sweeter Clarke lapped Smith in route to his world australian Kerry Pearce of the University of Texas at Elpaso finished a Dis Tant second. Pearce the world record Holder Over two Miles in doors led at 4 26.7 at the endow the first mile. Clarke then took Over on the next Lap and never looked Back. Clarke and Pearce ran away from the Field and at the two mile Mark Clarke was clock Din a Brilliant 8 48.4, which was two seconds ahead of the world record Pace. Highlights of the earlier action saw big Neal Steinhauer hit a record 67 feet 1% inches in the shot put to Down olympian George Woods and crack the coliseum and meet standards. It was the Best toss of the1969 indoor track season and the first time the former Oregon state athlete passed 65 feet this year. Steinhauer stationed wit the army in san Francisco owns the world s indoor Mark of 67-10.woods, a Silver medallist at the 1968 olympics threw the shot66-9% on his last attempt to Nail Down second Mccrary of the Athens club took the 500-Yard run in his Baton Rouge la., Home but established a record of 13.5 seconds in a 120-Yard High hurdles event that never before had been run indoors on Miller Southern Cali fornia s Silver medal Winner inthe Mexico City olympics ear Lier posted a 9.4 in the 100-Yarddash to better a 13-year-old record. Sprint Medley relay records were claimed by Kansas state and Rice. Kan Sas state took the sprint Medle relay finals in 3 17.9. The Rice foursome took a preliminary heat in the mile relay with a 3 08.6. The finals were to Berun saturday night. The Kansas state team of Charlie Collins Larry Weldon Terry Holbrook and Ken Swen son bettered a 3 24.0 time okla homa state set in 1961. The Oklahoma state Mark also was exceeded in Friday s preliminaries with a time of 3 22.9 by a Texas team that finished third spurt in second Chicago a top ranked Urcla needed a 35-Point performance by Lew Alcindor Tob ounce Back from a 10-Point halftime deficit and whip North Western 81-67 Friday night for the Bruins 13th straight Basket Ball Victory playing a ragged first half Urcla did t take command in the finale of a Chicago stadium doubleheader until the second half reached the Midway the opener Marquette rang up its Lith straight Victory witha 61-58 decision Over Chicago extended its two season Victory Streak to 28 games by finally getting organized against the rugged wildcats of the bitten who held a 4535 halftime Lead. Northwestern out muscled the around the Aba 117-1o6 in the came to Houston 59.3 seconds nipping olympian on Whitney by one tenth of a second. John Lilly of Oregon state captured the 1,000-Yard run in 2 11.0.earlier, Goatee Billy Gaines co Holder of the world indoor rec Ord of 5.9 in the 60-Yard dash beat olympian Ronnie Ray Smith to the tape in a relatively slow 6.1.gaines, three time National i continued on Page 20 i from Baton Rouge in a private plane after having been detained by a College arrived about an hour after the finals were under Way an federation officials postponed the High hurdles event from nearly spot on the schedule to the last event. 16,312 on Handa crowd of 16,312 saw the first track events to be held in the Astrodome operators of which spent $80,000 on the new one fifth mile track and 130-Yard Miller and Jim Green of Kentucky had 9.4s in the 100 but Miller won with a lunge at the finish. The 9.4 exceeded a 9.5posted by Dave Sime of Duke in 1956 in Harris of Oklahoma state had equated Sime s recording an afternoon preliminary in the 100 s open division and too the division s night finals at 9.6. Exceeded by Rice the Rice team of Bill Askey Steve Straub Dale Bern Guerand Conley Brown exceeded the mile relay time of 3 10.2 recorded by Southern University in 1967. Bob Seagren Southern Cali fornia s pole vault Gold medal Winner in the Mexico City olym pics vaulted Only 16 feet while finishing third behind Dick rails Back of Urcla the Winner at 17 feet. Seagren Lester Smith of Miami of Ohio and Altti Alla Roto Dallas up Dallas guards Ron Boone and Glen Combs spaced a second Quarter surge Friday night that sent the Chaparral coasting Toa 117-106 win Over the new York was new York s ninth straight loss and Dallas win ended its three game losing cracked the game open in the second period on the shooting of their outside men outscoring the nets by 12 Point sin a four minute stretch. Combs hit 31 Points for Dallas while Bone contributed 25. Both players Are Verga who was traded to new York during the off season led the nets with 29 Points. New York Simon Hahey leaks Perry Verga tart frat or Lloyd Whitney Dallas f t 5 4-11 14 powell3 6-8 12 5 7-0 17 bunce4 1-2 10 Boone 8 12-1320 combat 2-2 16 Smith 1 0-0 2 Locum n1 0-0 2 2 0-1 4 Bedell Bennett g f t 5 1-1 117 7-8 21 1 2-2 4 8 0-11 258 12-1331 5 3-5 13 1 3-8 52 1-2 5 0 0-01 0-0 2 totals 3832-46106 total 3838-50117 new York 27222136106 Dallas 23342832117three-Point goals Perry Verga. Combs 3. Total fouls new York 33, Dallas 29.a2,651. Denver a los an Geles came Back from a 14-Point deficit to trim Denver 128-120friday night in an american basketball association was the second straight Vic tory for the stars who thurs Day night edged Oakland s Western division guard Jim Jarvis came on in the fourth Quarter and sparked the stars to the Lead. Rookie George Stone hit Athree Pointer with 29 seconds left and Merv Jackson mad four free throws to Clinch it for los Warren had 24, Jarvis 22 and Larry Miller 21 for los an Geles while Wayne Hightower and Byron Beck both had 21 forthe rockets. It was Only the third Home court loss of the season for Den of ufos in the first half and wit the Urcla lineup cold except for Alcindor the wildcats maintained a 10-Point Lead through out much of the first half. In the first half Urcla los the Ball 11 times compared to Only four miscues by Northwestern which had a partisan crowd of 13,831 whooping while jumping to leads of 18-8, 25-15 and the intermission bulge. Alcindor popped in eight baskets in the first half and his 18 Point intermission total represented More than half of Urcla s output. Harassed by defensive screening by the rugged wildcats under the Basket Alcindor did not assume Fin usual control of the boards until the second finally got scoring assistance in the second half from Lyn Shackelford whose five Point scoring burst gave Urcla a 68-59edge with five minutes left. The Bruins came out for the second half a battling club and scored eight straight Points atthe outset As Northwestern had its Lead shaved to three Points. Ver. Los Angeles Denver f t 6 9-9 21 hlghtwr0 5-6 18 pow ski 2 0-0 4 beck9 5-6 24 Jones ? 5-8 19 wright0 2-2 22 Congdon 3 1-1 7 a Moncla 2-3 12 a Coll Miller Stone Ore Warren Jackson Jarvela Johnson a via oft8 5-18 21 7 0-0 14 7 7-9 1 7 8-8 20 Loyola q Ffuller 8 of i Cannon 3 1-2moody 0 0-2 Bumer tar 2 3-3uobertan 9 3-5 Orser Payton Coleman Navetta 1 0-01 0-0 0 1-20 0-0 Marquette q f t 10 Thompsn 8 4-807 Thomas 2 4-5 s 0 Cobb 3 1-4 17 meal nor 6 2-4 h 21 Scwell 5 0-0 102 Burko 1 0-0 i 2 relder 0 0-0 01 0 6 8-13 18 Suwon 1 0-0 2 kelley0 4-7 in 2 4-4 8 of Brigham Young tied at 16feet. Final positions were based on the fewest misses and Smith took second place Seagren third and Alla Roto fourth. New Job Tor Aspromonte Reno up Ken Aspro Monte a former major league in fielder will be Field manager of the Reno Silver sox baseball team this year. Head basketball coach at Creighton to resign Omaha neb. A John red Mcmanus head Basket Ball coach at Creighton univer sity for the past 10 seasons said thursday he will resign effective june 1. Creighton teams under Mcmanus during his 9j/6 seasons have compiled a record of 131victories and 115 losses. This year s record is fi-10.Mcmanus also is resigning As Creighton s athletic director Apost he has held since 1961. Mcmanus said he has no immediate plans. Totals 47 29-33 128 totals 43 34-57 120 la Angele 32293730128denver 32383119120 three Point goals Warren Jarvela 2,Stone 2. Fouled out Grey. Total fouls los Angeles 30. Denver 28a4.379. St. Paul Minneapolis a Don Freeman scored 30 Points and Maurice mchartley21 Friday night to Lead the Miami floridians to a 100-97 Amer ican basketball association Vic tory Over the Minnesota pipers. Chartley who played Only inthe second half sparked the floridians comeback from a52-41 halftime deficit by scoring 14 of his Points in the third period. The Victory enabled Miami to move within five games of the Eastern division leading pipers. Chico Vaughn topped Minne Sota with 29 Points. Tom Washington set a Minnesota team rebounding record with 29. Totals 24 8-1666 total 2511-21.61huuhmu Ocoro. Loyola 39, Marqui be 34.fouled out Loyola Fuller. Marquette oils Loyola 14 Marque Etc 10. Northwestern Urcla Oft g f madams 4 0-7 14 Rawe 3 4-9 in Davis 4 7-8 16 Wicks 2 1-3 540-3 8 Alcindor 14 7-157 1-1 15 Vallely 30-0 111 0-0 2 Swyck 1 0-0 _ 3 0-2 0 Hoiu 0 0-0 0 2 1-1 5 Shack if re 5 2-3 ii?10-0 2 Sti Holfeld 1 0-1 i 0 0-0 0 Patterson 20-1 400-0 0 Selbert 0 00 0 0 0-0 00 0-2 0 Nambe Reeves burkes Root Crandall Hurley Reaton Jer lao totals 26 15-24 67 totals 31 19-38 81 score Northwestern 4j, 35. Total fouls Northwestern 28 Urcla 17.fouled out Northwestern Daviu a13,831. Miami Murrell Thorn Pont 1fnits Steeles 9llsi9 Bloomington ind. Up Indiana football coach Johnny Pont although conceding the Challenge appealed to me Friday dispelled rumours that he May become coach of the Pitts Burgh Steeles of the National football league. He removed h i s name from consideration. Pont said he cancelled a meet ing scheduled for Friday at Pitts Bur. \ the Steeler general Man Ager Dun Rooney by Challenge appealed to me he said but i be decide to end it there for three reasons we like Bloomington and our families Are settled Here. 1 feel an obligation to the players an certainly to the University which has been Good to us and we feel we still have some goals to Pont said Money was Nevera real consideration in his reference to goals to at Tain obviously referred to jul s Hopes to qualify for the Rose bowl game next new year s Day with some of the key players who played in the Post season classic against us Jan. 1, 1968. Iverson Hunters Idle Keller Minnesota Oft qo-00 waahtn32-40 card 8 0-0 10 sutor13 0-7 m vault in 00-20 Vuc elks 0-3 to Lle Mun 4 0-8 14 Lewis a 6-7 11 William i 0-0 2 7 to 2j Oft 4 8-10 14 4 of 83 8-4 it 8 8-10 2u 3 0-0 11 t 1-3 16 4 0-1 t la totals 37 2641 100 totals 34 24-14 it Miami 18233486-100minnesota 292334 2197 total route Miuwa. Minnesota Point Soult Vaughn it a-4,070. Brenimer in Hospital beu.evi1xe, w. Up buddy Brehmer coach of the St. Louis University basketball team has been hospitalized for hypertension and what his doctor called general aches and Modell suggests Green s career May be ended Cleveland a Cleve land Browns president Art Model said Friday the Outlook snot encouraging for fullback Ernie Green who had his injure left knee operated on last week. Modell said the final decision on whether Green plays again will be made by Green himself and the doctor. Green declined comment re Ferring queries to the team physician or. Vic ippoloto. It was a rough operation was All Green would say from his Hospital bed in Shaker medi Cal Center. Or. Ippolito said the operation to remove cartilage was very successful and some of the Liga ment damage to the knee was repaired. But he added there was other ligament damage that could not be repaired at the same time the doctor declined to make any predictions but noted that no knee that has been operate Don is As Good As the knee the Good lord gave
