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...town of Tulare, Calif, (pop. 14,000) is often called "Mathiasville," in honor of its No. i citizen. Last week, playing host to the U.S. decathlon championship contest for the second time, 5,000 Tulareans packed the stands of the local high-school stadium to watch Olympic Decathlon Champion Bob Mathias in action against 25 topflight U.S. athletes, all aiming for U.S. Olympic berths...
...Decathlon Natural. With his 50th straight victory last Dec. 30 in New Orleans' Sugar Bowl meet, vaulting Bob has practically nailed down a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for this summer's games in Helsinki-and not on his aerial prowess alone. Last May he gave a talk at Pasadena's John Muir College (subject: Christianity and athletics), dropped in two days later to enter a decathlon on the invitation of Muir's track coach. In the field events Richards turned out to be a natural, despite his lack of brawn...
...America Bill McColl, a 6 ft. 4 in. end who specializes in quick-step feinting and circus catches, leads the conference in pass receiving-35 for seven touchdowns. Searching his team for a fireworks runner, Taylor found him a fortnight ago when 21-year-old Fullback Bob Mathias, Olympic decathlon champion, broke loose with a 96-yd. kick-off runback that broke the back of favored Southern California. Mathias, a junior who just turned out for football this year, "could play at any position on the team," says Taylor...
...football team, an inside track to the Rose Bowl by upsetting the University of Southern California with three fourth-quarter touchdowns, 27-20. The tide-turning play: a 96-yard kick-off return for a touchdown by Stanford Fullback Bob Mathias, Olympic and world's record decathlon champion. Other notable results: Michigan State over Notre Dame, 35-0, for the worst Irish defeat since its 48-0 rout by Army in 1945; unbeaten Illinois, No. 1 Big Ten team, over Iowa, 40-13; Tennessee, ranked No. 1 in the U.S., its 17th in a row over Washington...
...Robert Richards, the National A.A.U. decathlon title, with 7,834 points, fourth highest score in decathlon history; in Santa Barbara, Calif...