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U.S. Shotputters WinOlympic Final BerthsROME tf*—America's husky shot put aces, favored WVU Assemblesto make a sweep of the medals, led the way today intothe opening of the Olympic track and field competition, IIwhere the United States hopes to overhaul Russia in the | |funofficial team point standings.'f Of SquadBill Nieder, Dallas Long and two-time championParry O’Brien didn’t even.a Town Todaybother to pull off their. lh* nwn'‘ 'h divin*,*M! will •« they fori ra r.i.nrf.1, c.i,t 1 Gridderi Leavethis afternoon* shotput final. ; the favoritt in this event after For Camp SiteNieder, the former University pulling • surprise by winning the ■ “ _of Kansas ace who holds the springboard gold medal, was, fourth, and Bob Webster of Santa Almost half of West Virginia sj A?1i wis njnth, | Varsity football team assembledand the other two Yanks easily St^e the 1ike ^andy fron, here this morning for the trip totossed the shot past the M-11% Durham, N.C, Hary and Jerome— Jackson * Mill training camp andqualifying minimum. *{{ running in separate heats- P™ season drills starting tomor-The United States, trailing Rus- wert timed in jo 5 wt(h Si me rt)W*sia by 21 points, also got roiling finishing third, the last qualifying At least M of the 1.1 candidates in its pursuit of points as Dave j gp^ ,n his race. Hary and Jer on the roster had indicated they Strrte, Ray Norton and Frank {|me share the record of 10 flat, j would come to WVU headquarters Budd eased into the second round 7^ swimming duels electrifies! for the journev to ramp. The rest lt;* the 100-meter dash along with a crm*d of 10,000 Carolyn Schuler are to go there direct form their co-world record hofders Armin; ^ Ormda. Calif, broke her own homesHary of Germany and Harry Jer Olympic record in winning the Only seven or eight freshmantime of Canada. finals 0/ the IfltFmeter butterfly prospects are to report here. Two.But whi|p the U S. swimming nee. Bill Muiiiken of Champaign, Freddy Colvard of Logan and Bill •quad also advanced two for to- HI., triumphed in the 200 meter Kertsos of Bluefieid, arrived last night s finals in the men s 100- breaststroke finals. night. Bunk Brooks of Bteufieldmeter backstroke event — Bob In the late morning men’s track and a few others were to jo*n Bennett of Encino, Calif, awl events, the three U.S. entries them this morning.Frank McKmnev of Indianapolis j quafified for the second round in , Coach Gene Corum was ab-—all was not the best for Uncle the iWO meters F.rme Cunliffe of sent from the city, being doSam Claremont, Calif., eased in with tamed in the southern part ofBrian Phelps of Britain, the HI L4* I. and Jerry’ Siehert of W:l- the State by the rounding up nfyear - old European champion,! Ids, Calif., had 1:4*0 Tom Mur- prospects. He is to meet thedhMked U.S. hopes by leading lijphy of Brooklyn qualified by win* {Mountaineers on their arrival atqualifier* into Thursday * semi-ining the final heat in 1;52 1. | Jackson** Mill this afternoon
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Morgantown Post
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Wed, Aug 31, 1960
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