Word: gutowski
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...THAD A. GUTOWSKI Bloomfield Hills, Mich...
Died. First Lieut. Robert Allen (Bob) Gutowski, 25, fluid-formed Marine pole-vaulting champion who held the world's outdoor record (15 ft. 8¼ in.) from 1957 until last month's Olympic tryout, which saw Army Pfc. Don Bragg vault one inch higher; in an auto accident; near Oceanside, Calif...
...pointed for the 1960 team. At Palo Alto, Bragg sprinted down the runway, set his pole, hauled hard with his weight lifter's arms, and soared over the bar at 15 ft. 9¼ in. to break by an inch the world record of Marine Bob Gutowski. Then started one of the wildest victory dances in track history. Bellowing with delight, Bragg tossed wood shavings in the air, waved his arms about his head and bounded about the field like a dipsy kangaroo. Out of the stands pell-melled Bragg's fiancee...
Some established stars lost out alto gether. Broad Jumper Gregg Bell, 29, a gold-medal winner in the Melbourne Games of 1956, finished a frustrated fourth. Pole Vaulter Bob Gutowski failed to qualify. Toughest of all was the disappointment in the shotput. Army Lieut. Bill Nieder, 26, holds the world record at 65 ft. 7 in. but, hampered by a bad right knee, he reverted to his old line-drive style of toss and managed only a weak 61 ft. 9¾ in. to finish fourth behind Dallas Long (63 ft. 3¾ in.), Parry O'Brien...
...Gutowski's 1957 mark of 15 ft. 9¾ in. was rejected as a world record because his pole fell under...