European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes cold protects records in Drake relays by Terry Kinney Dos Moines Iowa a Prairie View set a College record in the women s 800-meter Medley relay saturday despite cold heavy track conditions that inflated most other times in the Drake relays. The Prairie View team of Patrice Roberts Beverly Day Patricia Jackson and Essie Kelley was timed in 1 minute 33.9 seconds half a second better than the collegiate Mark set last year by Urcla. We just were hoping to have Good handoffs. They were pitiful this morning said Kelley who ran her leg in s3. We knew we could get a record if everything went just right with our handoffs. We had won it at Texas and at the Pelican relays last weekend in Baton  meet Mark set the Auburn 400-meter relay team of Tony Easley Steve Strother Willy Smith and Harvey glance set a Drake Mark of 39.3, but glance was Ninnem to Mike Roberson of Florida state in the special 100-meter dash for the second straight year. High school discus thrower Scott Crowell of Mason City Iowa added five feet to the relays prep Mark with a toss of 182 feet 3 inches but was hampered by the weather. Just a week ago Crowell broke the National Intel Scholastic record with a toss0 207-8. Kelley Day and Jackson came Back with Debra Melrose to win the women s 1, 600 relay in the record time of 3 38.4 for Prairie View. Kathy Devine of Emporia state helped make it a Good Day for the women with a record shot put. Her toss of s3 feet 7 inches was a meet and National collegiate Mark 4 inches better than her own pending record Effort of just a week ago. Winning listen and the Vetter Sisters of Iowa state had a big Day. Diane Vetter won the 1,500-Meterinvitational in the morning in the afternoon Debbie Vetter won the special800 meters. I planned to just go easy in the Earl part of the race and see Bow it  Debbie said. I be been working hard on my finish doing a lot of sprint  it  Steve Lacy of Wisconsin ran the 1,500meters in record time 3 42.1. Southern s time of 56.7 in the University College 440 meter hurdle relay became the Standard for that new event As did Auburn s time of 39.3 in the University division 400 relay which previously was run As the 440-Yard relay. Ricky Davenport ran a leg in that Southern Victory and also won the University College 110 High hurdles in 13.7. Relay victories Evans White and James Hunt were in onto relay victories for the Prairie View men. They won the College 1,600 relay withal in Scott and Joe Johnson and won the College sprint Medley relay with Farles Willard and Clifton Terrell. Randy Wilson anchored Oklahoma s win in the University sprint Medley relay. Wilson also won Friday s Duel with Mcaa record Holder Mike Boit in the special 801 meters for the second straight year. Three records were lowered in the Marathon where winners in open division masters and women s class All took several minutes off the Drake relay records. Dan Dwyer of Springfield mo., said a change in attitude helped him win the 10,-000 meters. "1 finally decided to go with the leaders this time he said. Distance runners often get a stigma about where they belong. I ran a go second last Quarter at Texas two weeks ago and knew i could run  Stripe monday May 1, 1978 Belger Dale Star Villanova sweeps All 5 events entered in Penn relays by Joe Juliano Philadelphia up senior Mark Belger anchored two winning teams and Junior Tim Dale paced the victorious 1,600 meter relay team saturday that gave Vil Lanova a sweep of All five events it raced at the 84th annual Penn  ran an 800-meter leg of 1 47.4 to give the wildcats the win in the sprint Medley relay in a Lime of 3 14.7. He came Back about two hours later in the sunny 74 degree Day to run a 1 46.9, overtaking new Mexico s Sam a Spurgat to win the 3,200 meter relay in a time of 7 17.8. In the final event of the Day Dale who led off the sprint Medley team with a 45.5 second 400 meters held off Tennessee s Antoine Blair by a stride at the wire to give the wildcats a 3 04.5 win in the 1,600 and a perfect 5-for-5.earlier in the Day before a crowd 36,421, Don Paige took the Lead on the last Lap and held off Penn state and fast closing East Tennessee to give the wildcats the 6,000 meter relay in a time of 15 07.1. On Friday Belger ran the third leg and Paige the Anchor on the wildcats winning distance Medley team. The sweep marked the fourth time Villa Nova had won five races in the Penn Mark Belger. Anchors 2 relay wins player gains 5-Way tie for new Orleans Lead by Peter finneyjr. New Orleans up Gary player starting his charge a Day earlier than usual in a bid for his fourth straight Victory came from three shots behind saturday and leaped into a crowded five Way tie for the Lead with one round to play in the 1200,-000 new Orleans open. Even though player faltered slightly on the Back nine with a double bogey he successfully battled 25-mile-an-hour winds for a three under Par 69 Over the Lakewood country club course and a 54-Hole total Ofil-under205. That left him tied for the top with Gibby Gilbert who shot 67 saturday Homero Blancas who had a 68 fuzzy Zoeller who settled for a 70 and Lon Hinkle who equated the course record of 64. It s going to be just As Tough to win to Morrow at being level As it was by coming from behind because there Are so Many people in there said player. There Mustbe 15 Fellows who can go out and win to Morrow. It s going to be que a lottery. In fact if anyone wants to pick one player i la bet 50 he does t  there were 15 players within four shots of the Lead with 18 holes to go. The closest to the top five was second round Leader . Weibring who shot a one Over 73 sat urday for 206. Gary player can t keep this up for Ever said Gilbert. He s had several Good sundays in a Row. Maybe jus maybe he s due for an off  i think if you Start worrying about Gary player you will lose your concentration said Blancas. Of course when you get to the last two or three holes you May have to Start worrying about  on the first weekend in april player overcame a seven shot deficit on the final round to win the masters and he did exactly the same the next week at the ment of champions. Last week he was Down by five shots with 15 holes to play and overtook Ltd bean to win the Houston open and if he should win this tournament sunday he would become Only the third golfer Ever to win four straight tour events. Jack Burke won four in a Row in 1952 and Byron Nelson had Bis amazing Streak of 11straight in 1945. At 207, two behind the Lead were Gary Koch Fred Marti and Grier Jones. Player 42, began the Day three behind Weibring but birdied four holes of the first seven holes to take a one shot advantage. He then parred six straight holes but ran into trouble at the par414th. On that Hole guarded by an out of Bounds on the left and a water Hazard on the right. Player drove against a Fence Post and could Only Chip the Ball a few continued on Page u1 relays. The three wins for Belger i the meets outstanding track athlete him 10 wins in the 10 carnival races i his Villanova career. In the featured mile run Dave Hill c Florida track club caught Defa Champion Wilson Waiswa of Kenya Yards to go and nipped him at the i win in a time 3 58.6. Marty Liquori i ring Down to the mile after two Competition at 5,000 meters faded to i after challenging Waiswa on the final l freshman sensation Renaldo v " anchored Maryland s winning relay team in 39.89 seconds and woo i 110-meter hurdles in a meet record Umel 13.52 seconds. But the terrapins nipped at the wire in the 800-meter i by Tennessee which was anchored freshman Jason Grimes and won in a t of 1 23.1. Maryland and Tennessee finished 1-3 the 400-Yard shuttle hurdle relay but i were disqualified when their Anchor i left too soon. Michigan was awarded place on a time of 57.2 seconds. In a High jump Duel Between two Foi world record holders Franklin Jacobs Fairleigh Dickinson Defeated stones of Long Beach Calif. Both cleared 7-3% and missed at three tries i s a but Jacobs was the Winner on misses. Jim Stokes of Michigan set a relays record in the pole vault with i Effort of 17 feet l /4 inches. In other individual College events. Christian of Virginia state took the meter dash in 10.51 seconds Cannon of Indiana named the meet i standing Field athlete won the triple jul with a leap of 53-10v4 Bruce Bickford northeastern won the 3,000-meter step Chase in 8 36.9 Ian Pyka of Maryland i the shot put at 59-9 and Phil Olson of t Nessee took the javelin at 268-4. Olympic Gold medallist Steve won the olympic development dash in 10.42 seconds. Snead partner Dickinson Lead by 2 in legends of Golf Austin. Tex. Up1 ageless Sam Snead drilled in six Birdie putts to help him and his partner Gardner Dickinson fight off a Challenge from Julius Boros and Roberto Devicenzo saturday to take =  stroke Lead after 36 holes of i be $400.000legends of Golf tournament. Snead and Dickinson birdied the first two holes to take the Lead from first round leaders Kel Nagle and Peter Thompson and went on to fire an eight under Par 62over the onion Creek country club for a two round total of 127. Boros and Devicenzo had the Day s Best round a nine under 61, for 129. Both had opportunities for birdies at the final Hole but Boros missed a 6-foot Outt and Devicenzo lipped the cup from 5 feet away. Nagle and Thompson the australian twosome who opened the tournament with a 84, fired a Lour under 66 saturday to stand at 10-under, three shots behind. Gary Middlecoff and Bob Rosburg had an eight under 62 saturday and were in fourth Hoff at 131. Rosburg the 1959 pea Champion Eagle the Par five first Hole by Chipping in from 35 feet Sirwid 66, who said he is playing As Well i he has All year had birdies on the the second fifth seventh and eighth Boles and dosed out with a Birdie on the 16th. Snead. Master of the Side Saddle putting stance had relatively Short putts for most of his birdies the Only Long one being a 25-footer at the fifth Hole. Dickinson who birdied the first Hole from 14 feet and the 18th from 8 feet said Snead was playing exceptionally  has made iome of the finest Iron shots for 36 holes that you will Ever i anywhere said the 53-year-old son. Dickinson missed an easy 3-foot putt i no. 3 and then it was a downhill  Boros made seven birdies Usu in three straight to begin the Back nine to j his team into Contention. I made More birdies today that i. Made in the last three months said i two4ime . Open Champion. Last we in Houston i made Only one Birdie in holes. I Sank putts at the fifth and sixth we just seemed to take off from  Devicenzo helped his team with a Bil from 7 feet at no. 6 and Sank a 2-foot in striking distance at 132 Are Amau Dale Morey and de Tutwiler along the team of Chick Herbert and Bob the amateurs shot a 64 saturday. Snead the Nan known for the in swing in Golf said he and Dickinson \ probably have to duplicate Satui Effort to win the top prize of $100,000. We sure might have to the Way Guys have started shooting said Snead.1 the leaders Boror Utvic Luo nag to Champion. A attn toil. Bur Tuki. Attert  Kamarat a. Latart Runyan Wonham. Nak Aroura Goldam. Mkt Tom Amateur