Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey • Page 29

COURIER-POST, Camdtn, N. Monday, Jun. 16, 1969 29 Storm Fails to Dim Performances Handy, Rich, Bell Win in N. J. Meet By BOB KENNEY Courier-Post Staff Romero's 1:56.1 clocking gave the North Jersey sensation his In the high hurdles finals, Rich broke the tape in 15 seconds flat jtoughest race of the scholastic campaign.

HIGHLAND PARK-They put the 1969 scholastic track season and Larry Schemelia elected to skip the meet. Handy, who holds virtually every 440 record in South Jersey, added another to his list when he covered the distance in 49 seconds in water up to his ankles. Earlier, Handy qualified with as Bell placed second, Schultz, third, and Merchantville's Joe McDonnell, sixth. Bell used a fine start and held off Rich's late finish to win the Ferguson was placed second in the 100 after a virtual four-man dead heat. The Camden sophomore won his heat, as did Woodbury's Bob Bair.

In the finals, it was Jim Scales of lows as the Rancocas Valley sen a 49.5 clocking as the crowd! ior was second, McDonnell was watched in disbelief. The power fifth and Schultz, sixth. ber two in the long jump with a 22-5 leap, Bishop Eustace's Rich Rosa was third in the 880 second flight with a fine 2:01.0 effort, and Millville's Jim Stites was third in the discus with a 159-3 toss. Kevin Hinson's 54-0 put was sixth best in the shot. The day's frustrations were probably best summed up in the javelin finish list.

South Jersey placed four in the top six, but the slippery grass cut almost 50 feet off the throws of Vineland's Greg Gcraci and Penns Grove's DePalma. Jim Milazzo of Jefferson won at 194-7. DePalma was second at 189, Geraci fourth at 188-0, Dave Gindhart of Kingsway fifth at 175 and Mike Chapman of Paul VI was sixth at 174. Romero, the gutty little senior fully-built senior ignored the con-ditions and ran a near-perfect race while kicking water six to eight feet behind him as a who helped Haddon Township rewrite the record books this spring, ran a brilliant race to finish a strong second to Roselle Catholic's great Joe Savage in youngster would do on the water I IClIlIVla.l, TV1IU IU 1 tlUUU here last week; Ferguson, Al Jackson of East Orange and Bair. Bob Moran of Paul VI placed sixth in the 100, then was the victim of an early bump and placed fifth in the 220.

Dale Alexander of Florence was sixth as Hal Johnson of Rah way picked up the gold. I Vineland's Jones finished num-l line at Wildwood. Rich and Bell picked ud titles the 880, in the hurdles events as South Savage, the national record-holder indoors and the state out i 4 WMmHsmm iriiigrTiii mlmlJ door recordholder, won by five steps in a mud-slowed 1:54,2, but LL medal ALFRED RICH best in highs LEVIN HANDY adds to laurels HOWIE BE wins gold Jersey completely dominated both races. Bob Schultz of Woodbury and Rich won the high hurdle trials, then Bell and Rich won the low hurdle qualifying races. Butynes Steals Thunder of Two-Mile Aces 1 away the equipment near the end of the meet.

The four seniors helped Vineland dominate track the past two seasons, and all four set records throughout Cumberland County and South Jersey. ONE of the happiest guys around was Frank Romero, who usually stares holes through reporters after losing a race. "I'm happy," the Haddon Township senior said. "I knew there would be no records set today. I just wanted to stay with Joe Savage and finish second to him." Savage, of course, is considered one of the top 880 runners in the country and holds the national indoor and state outdoor marks for the distance.

Romero, co-holder of the all-time South Jersey mark, impressed upstate observe rs with his determination and strong second-place finish. AL BAYRICK of Cin-naminson was lost in the "I was In two inches of water at the start," said Don, "and I tried to go to the middle and run there, but the track just gave way with each step it was like running in wet sand at the shore." HOWIE BELL was all smiles after winning the low hurdle medal. "This is what I prayed for," said the quiet Salem athlete. "My prayers were answered when I got a good start." state eliminations last week, was well-planned and well-run. THE speedy sophomore Alexander twins from Florence tried different roads, but both failed to win medals.

Dale, the 220-yard dash man, was forced to run in deep water in his race and was just a step off the pace. Don, the 440 runner, got a slow start and tried to take the higher middle road to victory, but was one man off the medal list. in the second race of the day and finished a great career on a sour note. A short youth, Baybick apparently was lost behind another runner as he crossed the line in the 100-yard trials and was not placed. Most sideline observers felt Baybick was either second or third and several runners offered the same opinion, but Baybick's pleas went for naught.

The officials, though, did another fine job overall and the meet, like the three-in-one to bed here Saturday and not even a driving rainstorm could spoil the inaugural State Championship Track and Field Meet. The finest athletes in New Jersey were on hand for the first New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association championships and they put on a brilliant performance despite almost impossible conditions. The storm hit this Central Jersey town about 30 minutes before the start of the competition and left the beautiful Highland Park High School facilities under water in the low spots and a muddy clay pit in the high spots. With 146 schools from all sections of the state on hand, officials had little choice in the matter and the long anticipated "Meet of Meets" gor undarway 45 minutes late. It is doubtful if any major meet in New Jersey was ever run under more impossible conditions.

The cloudburst left as much as two inches of water on the track, throwing areas slippery and jump pits virtual water holes. An intermittent drizzle the rest of the afternoon did nothing to improve the conditions. Yet, the Jersey schoolboys followed the best tradition of show biz and delighted the large crowd with some fantastic performances. Most impressive was an all-time discus toss by Russ Frame, a giant lad from Union High School. Frame, who previously had thrown 196 feet, got off a perfect spin and put the platter out 192 feet, 8 inches to better the 187-7'i all-time record of Scotch Plains' Art Swarts in 1963.

The water and mud prevented any additional records, but the runners, their mud-splattered faces reflecting the agony of the effort, turned in several memorable races. And as usual, South Jersey athletes were right on center stage. Vineland's Levin Handy, Al Rich of Rancocas Valley and Howie Bell of Salem won individual gold medals, while Camden's Ray Ferguson, Penns Grove's Fred DePalma, Haddon Township's Frank Romero and Clem Jones of Vineland brought back second-place laurels. And probably the most significant effort of all was turned in by Mike Butynes, a freshman from Sterling High School, who placed third in the two-mile with a 9:49 performance after the area's top-seeded Ken Medlin FRANK ROMERO a strong second I I By BOB KENNEY Courier-Post Staff HIGHLAND PARK A funny thing happened to South Jersey's three great two-milers on their way to the state championship meet. A lanky freshman kid named Mike Butynes, running for Sterling High School, managed to get in under the wire and eclipsed the talented trio in the eyes of the NJSIAA.

Butynes, who spent the season chasing Haddon Township's Ken Mdelin over the finish line and reading about the brilliant record-breaking runs of Overbrook's Larry Rush and Gloucester's Larry Schemelia, walked off with a bronze medal here Saturday and will go into the record books as the third best two-miler in the state. Twenty years from now, track historians will be unable to find Medlin, Rush or Schemelia in the championship summaries. None of the three entered the race. Rush, hampered by a bad back, scratched out of the trials last week. Schemelia injured his knee last Saturday and decided not to run, and Medlin, not up to par physically the final few weeks of the season, elected not to run in the big race.

ANDY HARP of Vineland and Wayne Jenkins Deptford carried the South Jersey colors into battle despite physical problems. Harp, running with a blister on his foot, finished a poor eighth in the mile. Jenkins, sick most of the past two weeks, was last in his 880 heat. "I'm here," said the baby-faced Harp, "because I won in South Jersey and because I felt I had an obligation to do my best upstate. "If anybody should have stayed home," said Harp, "it is Levin Handy.

I don't really know why he runs. He is suffering from his allergy again today, he is in tremendous pain after each race. "I guess," added the Vineland senior, "he is running because he knows he is the best we have. He's a real champion." PERHAPS the a coach in the park was Vineland's Bill Gaynor. "It's the end of an era," said the coach as he watched Harp, Handy, Mike Jones and Greg Geraci help each other pack ANDY HARP had obligation fcjSSK Major League Leaders By United Press International lAnftinff Ratters (based on ISO at ball) ab Kt.

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