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Rick DeLone was a double winner for the Varsity, capturing the shot at 53 ft., 8 1/4 in, and the discus at 151 ft., 10 1/2 in. Sid Marland, with 22 ft., 2 1/2 in, in the broad jump; Ted Bailey, with 192 ft., 2 in. In the hammer; and Marty Beckwith, with 6 ft., 2 in. in the high jump (tie) also contributed firsts...
...clear who the candidates will be to succeed Faubus. Persistent rumors that he will run again himself have frightened all but one man out of the race: the brave exception is "Uncle Sid" McMath, who was governor from 1946 to 1952. "Uncle Sid" was perhaps the most popular and the most corrupt governor the state has ever had. They say that when he moved out of the governor's mansion ten years ago, a policeman, making a routine check of the vans carrying the governor's property, discovered one filled with nothing but toilet paper--15,000 rolls...
Except for these eccentricities, McMath has a fine record: he was one of the first to oppose Faubus' school policies in 1957, and, as governor, established Arkansas' minimum wage. He could probably beat anybody other than Faubus handily; and should Faubus run, "Uncle Sid" might give him a fight...
...team's efforts in the field events were better. Ted Bailey took a first place in the hammer throw with a 191 ft., 6 in. heave, and Rick DeLone won the discus. Broad jumpers Chris Ohiri, Sid Marland, and Marty Beckwith swept that event with Ohiri's 22 ft., 10 1/4 in. leap setting the pace...
DeLone, Clayman, and Nichols should accomplish a clean sweep in the discus, as should Chris Ohiri, Sid Marlin, and Marty Beckwith in the broad jump. This will be the first return to athletic action for Ohiri since he injured his leg in soccer season...