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Trojans UpsetBut Records FallNCAA Track Meet StartPHILADELPHIA lt;AP - Big Dallas I^ong of Southern California and Pat Clohessy, an Australian from the University of Houston, smashed meet records Friday as the NCAA Track and Field Championships got under way at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field.Long got off a 82-foot, 9' 4-inch heave on his second throw in the qualifying round to better his own shot put mark, set last year, bya quarter-inch.Clohessy, a junior who looks as though he could run from Philadelphia to Sydney, got h o m e inPirates Pay TopBonus to GetKid ShortstopLONG BEACH, Calif lt;AP -The Pittsburgh Pirates Friday signed 18-year-old prep baseball star Bob Bailey for what may have been baseball's biggest bonusfigure base-to beRumors place it around $175, 000. The Pirates and Bailey saying The previous high —one carefuly guarded in ball circles—was believedabout $50,000 less.Bailey stands a bit over six feet tall, weighs 185, and hits 'ike the village blacksmith. He hatted 475 m 19 high school games thus season. He got better-than-averagegrades 'a straight B average' and turned down several football scholarships to big-name colleges to sign with the Pirates.They are sending him to \she ▼file of the Class A Sally Leagueto play shortstop.13:47.7 to erase the meet record for the 3-mile run.The 3-mile was the only final on the first day s program, but the preliminaries also set up a showdown battle between Frank Budd of Villanova and Harry Jerome of Oregon, both of whom have tied the world 100-yard record of :09.3.Budd and Jerome each won their heats and qualified for the final. Budd was clocked in : 09.5 with an aiding wind. Jerome was caught in :09.7.Dyrol Burleson of Oregon, who holds the American mile record of 3.57.6, loafed to a 4:09.8 victory in his qualifying trial. Bill Dotson of Kansas, had the second best time, 4:10 7.Karl Young, the Olympic gold medalist from Abilene Christian paced the qualifiers in the 440-yaid dash with a 46.6 effort.Budd also qualified for the final of the 220-vard dash, winning his first heat in 21.2 while Jerome took his heat in 21.5.Luther Hayes of Southern California, shooting for a double, qualified in both the hop, step and jump and the broad jump.Southern California, the heavy favorite for the team title, had two disappointments. Jim Wade was shut out m the discus and Kevin Hogan finished last in his heat in the 440D1TigeNewplacintoselvBi gles tack Yan lt;1$ £ pro\ Tlerrcrun;ANorJimNevenliTlto3-1plalt;Yar1 TStaltingBrunforTIGERS GO FOR CATCHERDETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers Friday signed Bill Free-han. University of Michigan catcher, to a bonus reported in exceas of $100,000. The Tigers outbid all other major league clubs or the 19-ear-oldy fFreehanAMONG TH» QIALIHKRAPHII.Ann PHIA I APi-0lt;iai!fi»r. in the list Nf’KA Track and Field Champ^n-ships Rt Franklm Field Friday Included B’-oad Jump-Don Mr-er*. Colorado, 25 feet.Javelin-Lew Deveraux Brigham Young. 225 feet 9! a Inches.Tio-yard dash Adolph Plummer New Mexico 4*8; James Baker, Missouri. :4d 9; James Heath Colorado. :47 0, •HP-yard hurdles William Toomey. Colorado. :52.7.Dvacun ~ Ronald Mickle Brigham Young.170 feet .Va inches. Glenn Passey, Utah State. 170Shot put ~ rvmald Smith, Missouri. MNewBo iKut*MarManBerrSko*a-BliRichStaflb-CeCoatTota-OroVetoDetifeet. 31 a inchesOnt mile run-Bill Doteon Kaiiaas. 4:10 7.HHo-yard run ~ Kirk Hagen Kansas. l:S1.41 JO-yard high hurdles lt;qualifiers for Saturday h vemifmals» Jerrv Hlt;xker. Kan-aaa State. : 14.4: Blaine Linigren. Utah. :14 4. Rex Stucker. Kansas State. : 14.5.E-PO-Boyriez.LOEatBruOQIOI ITK r.VT r \l TKBRVIAVIIStaf Co a Reg 1■ ll rii■ •
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The Montana Standard-Post
Butte, Montana, US
Sat, Jun 17, 1961
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