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Ho mrf. on 'the .Ohio front -~hia month and riot a l'.lho;J.e ·lot of' n~ro ·f:ti,..;:m any ... •.-rac~.se ::so ·you.1 r·c in :t;f?!'" ._'§. treat. . th;i:e .month kiddies ~ Lots of. gibbei .. ish in the o:ld o:t::.- 1,r~ts trtart, ~ eut p-.r hitting ya.., 11ith the bad news.. k irt µey you. :· ;J;i1/,(:1' r>r>bbG.hly heard. rnaey places 0£ late -- ti.due to rising pOStS. 11

· !·Jel].., t he \ Olf..; 5.;J no fij_ffc::."'eri:1;.. 1-Iith the increased pootage rot~ it now ··coots ·us 2¢ more par . copy 'to get the l"ilg to 700... ·And ,1e ra~lize it is getting there vel .. Y slowly; hu{; due .. t. ri the weighty it:..!.!. ttero ua discuaa it wou1d ao·st -us , l.2j a, .. copy · .:tis~ ·clasa, . \ \ .

Jmrl 1rm jurd; cant t ~ua-ko tha't • . J~rf1way"$ henceforth, the ·q,_io &,<?! J_!alker is going . tc e9~t yq-u:·:2.o t~ :J. yea-:-:; fJi'fcc-t iwJ&Jen yot.U" suboeri!)tior,t expirtra. t :e .ha::i.re been ·01x::!'~:t.:"!.r,g s<.-.r;i~ci.13.t .:i.n i:.he_ reel e-,z.iyt·ky_Afl--.ithcu :c the .in~eased ~ tel l'ltes' and ether r.•ising ".X>t:1 ta • .- J~µ~,;hile $ ·r;re fl.Te go:j._ng to ,make _8Ve,'Y · B.ttempt to intpr.ove , t.;1-10 qu.~J..i:cy . of -trtc J)!•odv.c'.t, ypn get~ from . the p1,intibg angle, ·i .. e!" :;e eari't. lllipi ,'O'tf(!: thi~. out ,::;ta.ndi'f~i C_n.ialit,jr · of tho · C<>n'tent., Blaclc).:urll says thi-s ,ine~ao e

. l8 i:fosigw'1d t9 ~ke )-Ta:;.½r Jo; . the p:rint,er,, m P!r.! b.1 protably euttipg dmm ' on the · ni ... ubei, of .fo:tbacr.i.bex•r;. Now let.s , ge t what little r1m·ray · stuff we have 'OUt of the

~yq~,w~gRbiiANSKY. Ro1t/75 A~bur.r J)a r-k,. ' }LJ .' , Dec .. .31 .... - .Da-ira Romannky con-µnues to come ori like · gangbu sters., Lr,i; ·a 10 ,miJ.e1• qn ·_the bfx31....-Jwa:JJc today he eunpletel;y out~ssed the field . and fi.eCL~~i;.<;d tho old .. CQ:.i.1'.'S8 reeo11d ~ '.The Z"/-jea? old Ran.a.risky ?)l.mhed himself an the ·

· 1~y t o .r.-,-,~o}:d h1 5d-i,9~5 ·t-4r,ing o:-,.rt Bi..11 fuliserl:s 1~co1•d r,f i:21:36 . .rn · sec~ . t:;,L.,:~e 1-;:;.J.~ £ngl13.l-rr.an Jcr-.n !(rri :rt,on in 1£20:21 .. . The ·race 1-ra.a _held · in ' 30 ·pllls degree w:0tit;·1.·::;~' :J,1_1.tq.· ;;1..tst , ~6~t -~ snowstoz>m. Bob 1,~, · hack .·in ,this ccimtr-,f nm.r after his ~;;>l:tow:1~d ~t~'Y :1..n Qennar.zy ~ ·. finished ,• .r:;. solid thiro. &nd ®u;id be a man .to be reekoncd ·vr.,lz.h. }1-ftf...:;.rt~ l~ ·f1:;;w clays ,1at-P.~;, Rcr--..ansey was honored .by l:l~:ing ehoaen for the tjer~-- -·'f.i.J ltz ,.,ra:rcc c~ I):(stil1gu.ished , Se,r-\tj__i:e l,:wa.rq for 1967-l>S.. Mot only ~s Dave axf:,lell_~ . ,:'.;;,; i COE!tKtJ. i,)-Ol .. \,-ut' he has pr~oted. races in tne :area e.nd peri'iomlly . (I) ~~ .ctec:i '.. . l} dii''i :\,1~~:1.:t, i",;r;eG;:;. tlUi.""i:wg i:n t.~o past e~en mo?t-~e. ' Bis "Run - far !aul" Li:fei" ~ee ' :I~;. ~Tie pi" · tte top O:P<?i•ting 3 v~nts .in . Penna~ lle . r~1).. · ·, . '

·· Ihpu lts .:xf the i:~te: · 1. Dave Rau~slcy-. Pennsville ·:, l!J 1:15:l+:J -5 ·_2 .. John Ifo.:1.fton, ' 1:.::-nr·'-".n[':E1rcl :f.:.;).ls,; 'i'7 1:20:21 3. Bob ;1.mm., PhitiJ,; AC 1:23:55 4s John l!!lrkor,:i,r LL\C

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One other net·.,ay ite:11 to note,. Ron La.:ird was voted as the 1-eci~ent. of th e (6/ Capts i~Jfon.ald Lo Z:iJm nemori .al Trophy for the oocorrl r;tra igh'c. ::;eat' and the fc1.tr."'.;h time itl~"f.-yea.:r history of tho a~·'ard o ~he .nwa.rd, or:tg:tna.lly· 'known an ·i;he Hich;;i,cl Ri ban, Jr') Troph~ goes to the outst.anding ualkcr in tte count1-y as dc'c,c~nlned by a 'vote of a:>m:-ietitor::i ar.d of ficie.lao Iarry Young '!:m.s aeoond in thio yeari G vctin:;, whi<":h 1:m.s dair l r:a.ted t,y Lai :ro imo ree:i1-1ved 3£ n1xi'::m1 first pl;. ce votes c-:f the 4g ·rotes cast ., Joung got :t'otn• .first place votes, Larry Qt Neil three., Lar::•y-1.nlker. two:, a.nd Jil n Clinton one ., The top ten in t!1e -v·otingj in order~ ,-w:.:•e: U.!..:hd~ Young, Tan· Dooley.!1 0 1 Neil, C-<>etz 10.oy,fer ~ Jack i1or.tlarrl» \·Jalker!) Don D~Noon:­CJ.into n1 and li:lliott Derman~. T.!1il-ty·-four other- walkers ,,,-ere mentioned in tl 10 ral1oting., including sevc -ral 1 never heard of o

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Tt,ro months ago we r.,rO!ll.ised to tell you ttho are the best distan ce :rurmera in this hemisphe1•e and then forgot about it last month ., I hope you haYanl t lilll. been holdi.ng youi• breatho in antic:i.po.tion, rut, 1w relieve your anxiety, here in Doc Blackburn's li tt.1.e treatise on tho eu bj ect.

(·,ho are the beEt d:i.t> tanee runners of this hemisphere? It must be the ~ Tarahu..mare lndiana of tm mount.-1ins of nort,ln ·;estern i·i¢co, according to a recent re')Ol-t by Di-., Bruno I:alke of the University of l!isconain,,

They can cover 75 to 100 miles a day, runniv.g:, and can conti nue this pace f'or two to three days - They eo-~ n chase deer and wild horses unti1 th e animals droo fran exhaustion .,.,_ The;r compete regularly in kiclc-rell races ove1~ er-oms--.. countl"'IJ 1·mich :-:tay be continuous up to 72 hourso

'ibcse Indians have -c.1e c apa.city- to ·-ut out more t!1an 10,000 e&lcn•ies of enere:r in ~ houuso 13-J co:npa.rison 11 our best distance \;a1kcra em ruimcra seldom expend more than 3JIOOO to .5~000 calories in the 50K lmlk and the 1r,arathono

The Tara.humare live in high, mountainous cc-u.nt17 ,-,here the clj_ma.tc is hars h<> '.t.heir clothing and shelter ia crJ.de and ske·t;~,r.. It. io eotil:1ated that S out of' 10 children die bef'ore t.ll e age u.r 6 years in . thio rur-,ged enviro rr1entc This, t het.,_-.:.._, fore is anot! 19l'· example of D,')rwin• s "Survival of trn Fittest" .,

T.he Ta1 .. ahu::mre culture involveo a ceaseleos round of !'.)hysi<'.al activity 0,1

foo t related to social:; ·1olitical, and aCTTicultural pursuitoo Like e.11 Indi ans, they !mve LOl'l[,;oJ;an pi1ysical cltm--acte1•i:ztics, lihich includes a relati-.rely large thorax , g:i;v:ing t:1e:.'1 greater rcspil• tor"J advantage., Thus they have grea't,er endur­ance and can more easily cope with the hi.[!he:i:-altitudeoo In fact.i; Irrlians are the only ethnic group ever to UJD.ke a good, per.!lD.nent. adaption to h.igh alt,itudeso ,.

Uhil~ we have !Sold Doc ID..ackbur-i1 in the spotlieht;i turn tho pag0 for a.noth,~1~ of hi.~ t:iJ.;,ely medii:-.al articles. Incidtmta.~, Charlie Silcock b.;,s lon g tallted of diUng sanethine -with this oerles, which l1e feol.s ia moot :Lt'Itol"esting F..nti ir:.for-mativ e p a.s do l·Jen At, hi~ request, ue are earning tahaz-lie a e o:1plete sot of a.J1. Doc's articles end Charlie may be put ting them together in oome for&, .

by Dr. John mackwrn

Dr., :i~er1'itt Stiles, 2nd vlcfo.recitlcnt of the U.S. Ol:11npic Com.1li.ttee; gi11ea us ome reassurance O...l'l t:1e Ol;y,~piad in I1e.xioo City in October wi:~h reg a rd to two bugaboos -- gastroenter it is and altitude., Gaotroenteritin is en infla n;m,;tion of the bowel oauoirie nausea, voi!liting~ inteotiml crampa, and dia.rri1ea., oiri..gly m;, in s.ny co!nbination ,,

u.s. In re S,llJrcl to gast2;~oenteriti s., a large c-c:iterine servic0,i·n.thApm•sonnel, is

goi..11g r,o provide eooki17R and dirJing facilities foro the u.s. team. Bot·tl$'l -c-mi.:;er is eoirlf, to be a~..railable. Bo::c lunches t-r.ill bo :.,rovlded for thooo nnablG to l"etu.:--n

n to ·the dining area. Indoctrination of the athleteo as to ,-;here and 11hat to eat and drink should s olve this n1•oblem, acco1"tline to llr. Stile5 ..

Ile al ::.o feels that altitude should be of little concei-n. ~incB t·10 uell.­trained at!1lete l1as an oxygen debt capacity- of~ f:hT e to a1x liteNi, eve nts up to t.wo minuteo wi Tl not be a.ff ected ,,. Events consuming up to 10 miri1.rten '\'riJ.l be about five nercent belm-J pa.1" and thnDe up to 20 mim1.tes will be sc:~.ren to ten !)Srccnt belm1 pm·~ lut D1 .. ,, Stiles, like so i!la.ll'J., is not vezy co!lcerned aboot tho long distance running arrl 1"i::.ce ,-:alking, for he gi vea uo no encc.uragifl,e woro.s on tlieoe subjects.,

For this we have to go to Dr. Druno I3allce of the Depa1•t.ment of Physiology and 1-'hysical 1:ducation, Unive?•sity of ,:isconsin.. Dr. Belke I!la.kea t:10 follt1' ·d.ng stn.tei~ent: 11liiddle and long-di::rtanoe ruru,ers in top condition t-dll not improve on their best sea le 1J·el times no matt,e1• long the-3 train at eJ:!;itud0~ Uow011er., :i.f their times in !:o:,ci.co City ara near their best at sea level? then they will ir.P..,rove some1:mat on r _e-tui•ning to louar altitudes.» Dr. Balke GA:plainn this rother ambiguous stntement by eayine that all-out 9erf\)r1n:anee ll.t sea lcnrel is based on ma.xi.mum ca r dio-res ni :ratory action, uhich cannot be :tm."t.iler i ncr easod~ 'l'herefo:•e, since t '.·!crEJ is reduced o:xygen a.vcrllable at higher altitudee, there Hill be reduced rx.:rfoi:mnncea.

Prolon._~ed train:i.ri..g at altitude is not tha answer either, Dr., I3al.l{e says that continuous long-di3t.ence runni11g a.t altitude re sult s in s. m.01.-1er pace ·than training at eea level. There is not·r mcm11ti.71g evidence that altern££-tir.g tmining at sea level arid at altitude may be of value. Dr. Falke usea the :recent meeting between El•itish and u .. s. athletes at 1'.rhich all :i'ive races betwee n t,0O and 10,000 meters uere won by athletes t·,ho had some altitude training in the ~revious year.

It is further suggested t!1at ·1:rhen an athlete has rcsc!1ed r.lt!Jd.r . .rum per.for­:!lance in the distance runs ( and w.:ilks) :t a te:u,pore.ry t1aL'rrl.ng ;>oriod or t~ro !·~eeks at a.ltitude be alternated td.th on9 of like time at sea level U.l"ltil ulti ;.mta per­foi"':.iance i:1 achieved.

~t seems tha.t there is an increase in pulmonary ventilations c.:iuoecl t.7 training at 171.oderate altitudeso Because of thi:J inci-eased ventilation; there is more oxygen transferred to the arterial blood., This> of couroe, moa.r..a more oxygen to the heart an:l skeletal muucles and better perforrr.ancs ..

Aecllma.t5.zation to altitude ia considered to be ctmplets ';man the Olzy'gen ca,~.:eying capacity of the blood equals that :round at sfa:a-1.evel ..

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'.foj_s S.s a:· -...re:-:ry ·:!~~il and i-.roiil.dH• t .Lt b'; 1tl ,~r::i if 'liE, ,,0t:i.1I "c.:.:.'.''i'c,~<. to ,· .. ~: .. t:·~:-4:·1; m.1.r· Olym;:d. c boe1)fu 1.s f o~, the a dd.:itional ,:ree!rn of cl .t~rnt:ti ~"\? t l"<d.d l Jt; ,, /_·,:,1~½,.,d~,­na~,1,e :.my ffU[; '~eBt:i.onr:: ns tc hrn·r t.hia inay be fint?.nced? Unt:t.1 ·t.t<:::: C}~,:np:l.c C,:i..':..:£:~tcc col:!Bi tiers dis t.o.nce rarm 5J'.l,'~ un.ci ra.<~ rn-1110.ri..g t ,o be~ rospectablc::· 9 :· -:t a :t1°::-:i..c ·:·i~.;- ·.·5 .. ~:=. hev e t o sett le fo r. Oil!" urual. b!lclcya r<l t.rein i~ at i.Lou e.lti tu .:k 1 pI::,:, ·,,:\'c· 1,-;_~·;,t .. ,. ... r a lt:T.t u.:J.e w"ld i:ope aceli.u at. :Lzation occurs,

The ideal ,~:ttv.llti cn ·wo'..J.d ta.k0 th e top tan con nir rt~mt.l~r oo3t, P,;:'!'for.J ,Grs :'h! eacl'l !5i''Ier.tt and 0ivc th em all eight ·weeks of a.lterm '!.1,~~ hig h and 1.avr,,-0] tt iitlcie tr ;,iir..i J') . ..fl;., Then pick the to r> t.hrt'lc irrli·,.riduals f~l -: 't;he OlJt.('.lic team,,. ·~

9e;M l'I'"! (r:d. :note tc tbe abo\'te ., I 'believe t he re i:.; 1'i.'ltst o.f aJ_)_ a.tt.,1 L iL,I L i<", J'Ul.irq;

011 the 1un ber of 1·.reeka of a nv,tior~.1-type t:reini .ng ee,np th at ca.if' I:.~ heJ.ct,. l knot'l t:iare is a limit of six weeks a t til·titude in ·the year p!"ec{';ld..i.ng t :·1e OJy.:rp :i.r.:!:> ,. :i1· cotu"3e~ eight m?cke of aJ. ter·m .t.ive t.:.~i.ning wt.-,u.ld not. b:t'1-?.ak th.t::; X'i.1lit1r;_:, s in-:;~ only fou1• ·Of i t 1·1oiild be at alt:ltud.e,, ;.<?tu.ally 3 a. Vd'J!;'f g<"Od oetup j JJ .ncl ?";:;5e..d;;r planned for- th e ll'.lf.,:.:t•c.1.thoners., Ther0 will be severd. r.egiona..1. racos ( ?cm:.i• I t \11.Y.ik) it.I.th the top three.~ I believe,:1 ·l;o qualify for altitu de t1~aining e.t /;Ja-:noro:t Go1o ,, The eXcenses of t hes e 125- or ::;o 2:,unners " i·ri.11 be pa:i.cl .fox- ~-n as y·~t u.nsp:?-cif:l.,Eld rID1'3.1::er of weeks of tr aining p:r-icr to a f:tna.l trial: to be hel d at Al, unos&, I"oe rrw:1ber of weeks of ·c:!"air..ing is cont ine;ent. ttpon t i1c time the ;y· uill have e.t altitu.<l.e fo llouine the t r-ial sc t: :lll t t he t.otal doe s not ex.<.~0etl t he six:"'"WGek ]i1!Ji:tic 'fhe '(;.a:n_p will also be open t,o arzy-other athlet es who t;,,."trG t.o 11.30 it ~-t t heir C".:m e.J::penr,~, Lik e"Jise $ t.he fin:.J. tl .. i a.l i.n.ll be ope n 'l:.o all, b.1t n~;tu.1'."ally -those who have bear., t .... i-a.inin e; at altitude ui.U have a t?".SFiendcus ~.dvantago, s in ce t,hey a.re the be.t.ter ru ri.nc1 .. s to beein vith .- T'nis S.?Jne ,~p 1-tlll be u~ed fo r both mtll'e.tho noi -s and race wal.1.cer::;, an d possible 1O,:iOOO 1::.oter !'llnn 01"'a, fc,:r, t::."aining prior to depa.rl.:i.P ..g .for 1-;e;deo City .,,) r~H$-:\-;~ .... ~;~->k>:"*'-\~~-JHHH~~~8BHHP'~t-)(";'{~r'}~·~~-X-1P~-i"nh~J,,;;h~~~i~~p,:-}H'n~-~~-")c>~-3i-!H~t"°}H~~ =-. -~;:-::-;~··,:---;~}H{4.~A-~·;:-.·~;~-;:~;-n--~-)~-=:~i·

0-n:e change in the sehoou.l e fo2 .. Ohi-o AltU Ra<~<:! lialld.r~ champic,rish::l.r.is pub.".:l..shsd laat mont.ho I se:!1 th e South Jl.tJ.ant.ie Ai:isoeia.tioll has gone and sohetl.u: isd a. f.Jat.ional on the same dat,e ue had set f o.r the Ohio ra c:00 Ue ·w-J.11 ls .' .. 't g-e thi s time and resche~dl& ~ 01.rrs for Ap:r-11. lJ+o Tt10 f.:u-nt b:l.:g i:>ace :l:n. Ghio , lr i::le s is co.ming up on I-1arch J.7 at 50 Ifric- This one 1dl.l be held on the rooi..i. ~ ..7.U.ise a t Worthington lL,S,, on a loop just short of l.,6 mi::ie So A-i1 acoo.l''aW ~ rc:e.iiaured eom•se with one t.estir\g hill per L~P<> Then on J.\.prl.l 14 we h.'lva tc.1-ie 10 !{,,_ cu.t ·ihe tz '<'.l,ek a.t Upper Arlington H~S followed by the 20 Km., at th e smue s5.t~ o J 1-~a.y J9o The latter two races s~'1..l't, at l p.,rn.o:? t,:le 50 a·t; 12 noon " The 2 H:tJ .i •,ir.Ul oo held in Dayton in <"..Onjunction l'r.i.th the State AAU track meet in la.te t'l'J' ox- ea rly J\,1~,.,

oth8'1" additions or- co~etions to last month s s•ihedal ,· of 1::Y.iti om ls ,, Tm 10 Kr!;. date io DC'{.:.r se'tJi. April 21 in fultimore ... 'l'he 35 KnLo ,c:.'"1 bs in HoK(f.~spo1.,t, P8.<· or.i ~ 11ay 25 ( Saturclay) 8t 12 noono The reee will be l·· ...J.d on t J:H~ .Thtcrt,1.and Sh,c1')pi:n.g Plaza Cou.1°se ~ scene 01· the last tuo tht io 11:i :t 20' s ,. :P':r..1e.lly s the-. Jur...i.or 25 io Salle­whe re in I-!onta:na on Auguot 25 and -~he Jl.U') •• :tor 30 et, --.:iarol'.l~ In ~ on Juna e" *'1:-::"***"'Ht-)r;~~:~:-,.*°)f'"':M!~-!t~-lf--i.:~:-~-~--?f-j~~: ... J:-}!--!;:-;p~t-}HH~A-!~!H~-::~~t..}~;Hr--~ ···: , *'-~ *;~!}~~*°:P;t-;;.~H-Hi .. !~·~~-:~4i"'~~-~-;.t....;: ,;~ ... ~~t""~!-;:-~C--

di 1::e z>sgrei; th.a. t. t ,he CRl.' Sty-1.e Prize will hi::: e to be ; bont.imled tJl:.ts ;r~ r.l' , but

we hope to pick it up again in J.9&) o Thie :lY p.ire.'.cy a .f::tl'J!!\nc.:1.al t,hing-. The Jh•,, Bl ckl:ur-nV a ,·rare kil'ld eno-u.gh to donat<: ;.he a1-i.ra.11tl.s fcrtt tl:e pust y,a r;-.:.,"-' and I think E:ver,rone o-v,ec them a vote Of t.h1-'.G'.,.., "~s t~ b-oovme a very high;cy· r ~s~e ·i~sri prizso One auggs at..i on has be$n m.::.,'" > an<'. we pl.an to fo llc. .:r it i .f 'if('J ti~C!! abJ.!? tc re::.rume the a .. ;arrfo next, yea.r --···-·-"' is t,h .. t eaoh wallrn:t" ba lim .. ttoo to cin~ a'-·m~~ p,r,{t• y~,, 'fb j.:a ~iJ; ,111'.', ,:~ ,: • - .,&86 111-terie :'.'.t. tu the a:wa:i:>d a.nrl ,1:m 1:,x•i.ng w,; ~l os~r· l.i.o !:':"°!.],.fi'l.:t i..nf ~':., ~-.;<l pui-poa~ o.f tl-!.'J S-f;y.1~ P.ri2H.:-0

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lcJvl 1/\wa rd or!Or Vt/ a rel ,· Fl,A.SH FROH THE ~'U.81:,ISJJ;.:R =-= hif'1..it01 .. i-Iortlarrl and I hnvc tr...lkcd c.f C";'"ent1i.s.lly (.::_ '.lr~ ;. t.he suf;;gect, mn.tte~" of 'tho 0%~ for Sa-!le -t:ime,, In fnct. , i·rhen ,.re fi.1·~,t, nt,'.ll:>tcrl y-,;r,· .. :_:· ,..-, moono ar,o '1-r.it,h f cr..i,r pac;orJ, we d:i.dn I t think ue vould 11.,.,re ~no-..tgh mic i.d:!I-d. it. .~ . . is ',> , , to talk about ea.eh monthe Ev-e1'1tually we st art ed ,!O·vering om:;.e 1i-~ tio1if\l l').O~·r;;; ('.:.i):".:~""· the secorrl 1~10nt.h~ I f,/\leso) a..11d starte d t h6 expa nsion to 0-11:' i::,r.-c:::snt C m g<:,;.r.. ~:o have al\-Jays :had a vei.r.:r sol.fish ediotrial polic.-y in t,ha.t we jc.~t p:-.'ir,t th()<..:e t-hi..nis -tha1; inte rest Ue o You 1tlll be overjoyed i:.o hoai:• t.ha t this pol:lcy H:!.:;_J_ r.1u t

chnnae,, 'I'he change tha t we will make ia the occ..'lss io nn.lll 01• f'!>e0.uen;, e~ c--,.:" d'i'.':i· cb.ct.>:i,e.,. ineJ.uoion of tho ffia.ckh.irn -Ilortland Vi€-'1rr ( or Black bur.-::1 v i01·11 c.:..~ l1o,,'tJ.t\::d ;.rietr) on any subjec.-t:- be i ·t oa5.plet€- J.J~ un..'"01.atoo. to race ,-1.a 1.k:L''lg,, 'l'o ,,:~~.?..~ t¼fa stupid p ol icy, let me digres~ : (Ed:i.tor - I as :.m.re you this is B1£c!~b'-4ri:1 n rH"'lv':\l;. riot mine ) (pub J; J ~ ~,,, _ ,11/ c; ;J v t; ft1 ",... 1 I w.., J, !) 1 l:it'i' 1S T!lli F:i.TL F0R 1 6£' ~·- I :really 1:a.n't soc a.nyom defeP-,ting ,Tvhn·:it.',1 :i.:n hi; bid .for l"e-olectio n,, I:,;·en t hcugh he w:i.11 be returned to o.ff:.l.ee:: the v ~~t~rs t.i'ho vot:., for him won' t bo nea rly as u!ire of the 1:1selve s 9 Strong Joh n:3011 ~;i.rp~c1·t~l"'S -vw:n~t 1:X? 60 1'>tl!"Cerrl:. sure he fa the ben-'c, mn.!: for tre t op o This eleet. ior.: '?ill oe m~~·k~-d \·ti.th more uncertain voters than u::ma.l am I will lY.. !"ight tlon,. 1 ~.:r.th themo

Is the day past when the country should be r nn ey nn iJ'l .. :tle~ .ble hnrdhead? no, uot qu . .Lte yet.,

l;e are just. seeing too bcgin,,•tln~s o.:f a ereat k .:... cru:i.nee i n s c,.:ia l~ politicr>.i,.. and mwal stand ar ds C, Not, only :i.n our (!.') untry, but. :l.n D..ll of t he mixl.ern nr.. ti onn ... This chang ine per-l od \'rlll reriuiro ~b of st.ate i~ -who ai-e .; !l'r.:s:-1.i.gent, fa1t­sig htedj and .flexible ., It u e only had to deal l.!it.h irrte rn;:.l px,ot,J.G:..,a then get ri,i of the Texan , but we a.re still r-...art of a trorld ·that ~ -ncJ.ud.eE fi:cd China, Fm nee. ( or Dig Chuck), an d Egypt., To deaJ. ttlth ·the dipla ;:.a.tic pr obl c:.'ls t!-...at e1'>0de into the rest of the \·rorld as a result of these wrong wey Char15.es w~- nood a cit2.!1en ,-rlth the ability to throw fear into the hw.r-ta of t!1e fG.~ztlGes ( or stupid),. Even thoug h I disagree with much of 1·rl:1c.t th e man tloes i..ntl 1::.ays 3 ha has a ccobination of :m::.~~ cooln ess and st1.1.b01•ness th r.1.t \-ra need unt il tho \•;orld situation ia ler~s tenseo l'ihen c>.nd h0t ·1 ~.;11 the ,-,orld beoc:ae les s terise,. :·Ih1!n tho currant b~{~ guyo (Red China ., etc.,) foJ.lrn-, the len.d of the not-e ci- b8.d guys a.1zyn1o;;a ( USSR) ~rd pol.: .s h up their diplo mac--3 and ~"top talking th(>.::1sG1'va s into a cor n~· t lurii they may have to fi ~ht out of just to save faceo Isn't ~ the ~~ U .. S .. :l.n thG Dame CC'i"nez·? i-iayt;eo ~ The bad guys will ~:n·r.i.ng into lin e sim~· oooause they will even t uall y r.ia.ve few-er and fawc~ a.Uie3 as tinJ pascms., As .fo1•eign traval, cro.lttl.l'al exa hangc9_, and so i'orth bE-Jtwce the neoplc o:t these dif f erent cou..7l.tl"ies ir.cre ases , the quicker th:i.s ,-:ill baDr,en .. ---

A lot ~or-e can (end uill) be said a.bout these clw.nee~ and how they are r?oming and ld ll came aboutc Bit in the moo.nt:L1e., I am requestinz "'a.Otio ns .!'1•001 you.,. -'.!:his litt le article shoul d leave m.any openinga for cri.ticit. and COiii!llcnt 3 since I am no pc.,litic.al ocientist and not too strone 011 lo 5_c ., A1"I},J1tta.Yt let' o keep th e Texan fo r a.:aothet• four years o Th..i.e is dangerous, since the oo:H;ox• hG.e. s.. ere ck at. me before ,·re eo t.o printo If I don't J1l<e his CO?lllaents , I just l ·rori .1 t :pl'-1nt. theno So t.he ret That• s called .freed om of the pres~ OZ' p1"int.e1"? (Edi tor: Gee, that, last sou.nda a.bout as ohil.dish as old LBJ himaelf o)

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,_o.r·,em;.,, I rr-oent .l;r moved P. atep clooer ( ..R{ fulvGoher int,o) :;enilit,y b;:,r celc~ - . b?·ating l!U' 33rd birthday and i·.ras trc::ated l,y 1\-·ovely wife to a t .i"Ul.y ,;1>.:nxler:r"ul ~ evening hi~hliehted by a."11-~ a fabulous i .. cde:rn Jamz 'u .a:r.'tet Conee1"'·t. at i-!m:>Shon ~.../ Audit orium on the Oh.i..o State ~'llpuso Being a jazz buf f f:.-om ~-.ray bock, and 1•C"-'

gar-Jing the 1.;s,. aa the .finent group in jazz toda~r, thio waa i:rrlee<l a ti·Gato And coming after a i'ine din nro:• and a persor.al age-group i-ecord for both the ;i-.n:i.l{~ and. eao run the rii.ght before (the night out came the day after my actua l b'i.,:,,th ... da.y; , 1--Jhat more ®\uld a. broken d0t-m old l"S.Ce ·walker asko

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It i6 hard to pick out aey one hip,hli11 ht of t he conce!"t o This f;rO'i.1:-J :1£. GO i nt.oi•esting and e:xcitir,g in eVer'IJthine t hat they do., T'ne~r <lonl ·t play a bad 111.mibei• . Thelr tl"eatment of StU,"L~e1~time was !:-6.rticularly striking thoueh: and P :U h!.!.ve to sear ch for an LP ,-ti.th thi.o on it o i-.lilt Jackso nr s interr..l'etation of th i s f ine Ger~hwi.n tune ,·,ao ooautifu.lly constructed and a thing of .icy t.o he.1r ., The littl e theme t hat John umis built behind Jackson and 1/ice ver-sa on t he op tminz anc closing bars 1 1as moat dellght.fUl to the ear a Jackso n also had a pl l"'t~cu].arly beaut iful solo on the old torch song "I 1m A Fool to ·.,ant You.'1 ,, The .first half of the concert clo ned with a. very swi.nvtrine and est(',.!~ t..'1-iing call E.-d II InJ,ime. 11

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The second r-..alf of the concert t~>a.s dsvot c d :more to thing s of a cJa ssica l na ture and held the audience eri.rapturad tll1·ouehout .. The opeing 1-rur.1bsr.," Aria ±'rem the Suite in D 1-ajor", '\'as :bl.mediately raaogniz.od as being in cl uded in the album ·ue hai.re of t i1e Str~le Si~ers doing Bach.. The ZLJ(: doei:; it bottsr , and I'1:1 sure old Johann ,-,ould admire what they do fer his Aria ., i mprovisation and alL , A very delightful thing ~uring this pa..-t. of the con.cert, wns "England I a Carol", uhich is «John l-e1:ris' n arrangement of 0 God. Rest Ye Gont,leman 11.. 'l'he entire program uas very enthusiastically received by tm ll 1•ge audience9 1:f you hnire tho opportunity to cat.eh the :i-;J( in comert., doc Ii.'or those of you tJho are not familar 1dth the gi"oup, the personnel io John Ii6\ri.s 1 piano., 111.lt Jackoon., ,,..ibral1arp.:, Percy lleath, lhss, and Connie 1Csy6 d..~~o.

Speald.ng of jazz.:, the Playboy Jazz Poll has hW;masmm been getting worse eire17 year and has now gone completely to pot., although they do have the S'ense now to call it a jazz and pop poll o Sane of the cha.:ractc;:ou that have boon included in their All-star {Jazz Fand have been unbelie~able, tho-.;.gh .. And now., Herb fQpert finisheo fom-th in the voting for the Jazz Hull of Fam3p which is lik e voting for Pa...TTy 01 BM.en for the race ,-:al.king HalJ. of Fameo And !JE)ople like Barbra Stl"eisand and Dean i·.arlin firiMhed high in too votirlgo Not t hat I have a.rzything o.gtrl.nut these people, or thai1• muo:i.c, rut the-,r are at the vory beo t on t,he perip he ry of jazzo \.'here are Sa!le of tha real i:lunortals l-lhO belong in ouch a Hall of ?ame - people like Charlie Parke1•, Bi.x B'3ider heoke, Che.rl.i.e Chr:lsti.an , Art. Tatum$ Django Reinhard t, and so on-i.n this ballotin g., I don•t

· think th e Pl .aybcr<J i•eade r is nearly ao aophiotlc ~ted in his taste a.o the mag,'1:Udne .. :ould like to believeo Af'li-er all., arw magazine that is ~ by dirty old men walkers couldn ' t be. . ·

The Ohio rtn.ee talker is published monthfy and henceforth will ectJ t ,.R.o 00 per yea~o (See page lo) Publinher ~ Jaek . llaokburn¥ Bditor - Jack I-1ort.1.and, B.lsinesa :.;ana~er and f'Ii.nter ~- ~,u.ry Jo ffiac!crurno Addrccs: 3184 Summit St o, Colu:nbuas Ohio 43202

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Ynu 1,rjJ_l he r.mt· n:r-:Ls'.:itl tu receive correopondence frcr.i Ger::i.an-J. Your intere~ting 1.i:i.f.:11"/1~1.t:i.on 1)8.:1i~1hlet t!1e 11!)hio H.ace i..a.lker 11 ho.-,eve1•, is .familiar to rue, f or I ~~wn it <lu:6n3 t.ho tri:«'lY in r;.,1·nB.rrr of our :freind Robert F .. !iimlrli, ..,.,ho fo n{i-;.,r r-esid.­·.L"l a.,. 4-1+ nnd':r0ll t:-:~n~_. i:i1J.inRbo1 ·0~ .i·!el·f Jers0:;c Shuald the rossibilit · :r.osen"t it ~H~lf'.., ue !d ndJ.:r rer J;.e::;t tha.t you nublioh the tolJ.. ,wint{ a1~t:1.e1e in ;;ro11t• p~per.,

11!~ f m-r da:vs •:ri ~)r to hl.s :i.~aturn t.o the Uni.fo{.t States , 1::ro Robert I!'. Hi.mm, was '"'l'Bfh'mt,(.:d. t!}e r:;oJ.ckm COCT'l.emoraM.ve lapel }JUtt0n of thefuYa1•lan sf.ateTroek Fedar­at ,iori,, .Duri.np; his ot.';.Ji' in Germany, our fell~ -r m.:>ortsman and friend Bob 1-15..!!l!Il ;;mo· a roember .:ii' t :1.0 Soo:r-tticlub .1.·,ess,:=i~schmitt in J.uesburg., l'Jhi le a ~ellbcr• of ti.'-:d.s club, he ps.rtici~,ate d i.n :r:a:ny Volka.na:i:-e:~on and several racewalk.ir1,:": eventa in Gennall;'fo .In 1966 and 1967 Ji :1c also st(·.i."'ted in the All)itle Volksmarch at Re-b.tte, A1.1sttia, r~ 11r>es01'Zti.ng his iiv.g~i::.ure; clubu !:lob : -;iJ.:im \f.J:.n m rn.m1crous wi-1.lking roecs in t !1e i.'a.riour; "iTolkr.naroh-..::so It was a unir ,:ue ser5.es of ::mccem:;e$ of which the victoey in t:1e All Ct.tegol".:'" of. the 32 ili~i WJ.lk t'.c·.1'"Cund Take r<'ol"8'.'~en11 at .Llosshau;,>ten, A1J.ga.u.., 1·11·obnbly w t :·1e moot prominent.,. il:aung t:1e others, he aJ.ao won the Voiks­ma1·ch 1967 in i ,l.l ,".SbiU"ft, iti the Seriio:..--CLGS I against otronge.st co;n;1et.ition and lmlk€.-d ti1e be~·~t. ti::,e of all \·mlker'S on this day.,. The honor bes'totred U?")on Bob • .. t!i~' h t1~U'~ t ·-~ - ·1 .,,_ • b t d t 'L.. • • t Th 1-.~m:¼t. e tieco .o\\l\ce..nno u;-;, scJ..e ._y convrJ. u e o ul.e success 1.n s·,:,or s., e rlec:i.din g facto:/~ in ihis -:.,ia.s ti1e e:<em.plary S:X>rtsi;w..nshi.p demonst:ro.t,,d ~ Bob I-:"imn., Iris com:)~.nionsM .p., his readiness to render assiatance and his efforts in be:iali' cf our oport are cu.tst-ar1d.ing,. Ad.ds-J to t:tc above should be his symnath etic mod0s t y vrhich .;;st~blisherl. :1:i.m as an ex:run.ple f.or all the youth in tho world ellf;a geci in ~:roorta~ t-..ob iii;ri.'."..'.i t-ron foi~ haoelf the f~r·ea'test sym;:,athies of his fellow soorts­man and the S:-10 ,Ctat•:>r~ at OUl~ events., J.,n marzy- m-ticloGt among them laadine Ger­man n,ei-m•·x1-:ci""S, hf: ,·ras laudeu.. At tue time of his tleparlt"tre> Bob i-i:i.1?Un wns honored

t~ the city sports erni.inissioner an.I° 1-1ayor 1fano Bl .. euer, and r.r,ceived an autographed book o.i' Augobl.1rg., On his de,,arture from t!1c Volks:na.rch~ he waB honore<.l with the h:i.pJ-»ic-'lm'i ,)rotor: i::•l desi r.~na:ted fo:r- such an occassion~ i1ftet' hi3 last tt·zo victories in ::cilb€in1/'.t'1:i,~k and Jeidenmeim / Erenz the Nat.:'i.onal Ant.h~.:is o.f the United States t.tnd C:~TI::;a.ny t·rnr e pla;ired ir! his honor c1.nd i11 hon<>l' or- his countr.7.. T'nese honors 1irm'e 1•entlered. fo1• a much deoel"'V'."lng s::,ortsi.'llln and outGt.anding ccmpanion~ Bob 1;::..12:1 has ooen n .~ocd. ruubaesador of Germa.n-Aiaerican sports fellowi:;!:lipo b'veryc11e who haa cor.1e in cor.-tH'.!t with :iJob j_.;,:i::a:1 t,-Jill remenber hil1.1,. Ct.tr best v1isi1es for the future acc-~u ,a2·w him and we uould li"::e to c :.ir>,eratulat-e your raee 1-Ja.lld.ng 01•gan­iz2:tion on such a a~1lcndid r.1e,-nbcr~-'1

Ploo.se a.llo-t·J me a.o th.eunders ignecl to a.<lcl a :)ersonal notco Bob l-ti. ·11:1 and I have tr.:..velled hum:..r·, ds o.f mi les thl•ough Ole:i~,mey in m.;;tters of Volks lauf' and race -w:alk­in t~... ri~ tr.:wt:D.ed a.ti a com!J8ti tor ar1d I as the anncu.ncer to the numerot1s- eventG

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0.rt of a. fel..lo,;ordp ::i.n b"yorta developed a si.ncere freirr.fohip 1·1hich will be vivtlt1 .:fo1",:.arzy-year:n t-o come .. i:aey of my: .tello;.--.r rp m•t smen and : no.ve t!l,a great desire t o S €J(; aga:Ln v .. ry 300~ ou:i:-eood ilm.erican frie ~'ld I wou:trl 1.ilce t ~} close 1.'l'' letter ·~1ith these tho~hto about my i.t11forr.1ettable friend J:bb Himm. a.nd. w:J.-1:.h the best "iahes for a suocess.ftil season for the /tr.1erican r-ace i,,~lkero~ Si.nt:fJI"($ g?setitJg~! .rra:n the State of ~varia.,, whose <".a.pit.al 1-!unieh, haa thE.. honor of hostin.~ the 19?2 01.ymp:'i.c Games ..

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@) Ue1'!s f:roi:1 Can.:.:,'·•. hao i t that Karl i~ernchunz is nou i·rorldng in Denver, Col ol"-ado, ~o doubt onct1k i11g in sane altitude tr aininr, in ho:-,es of being t he fS.rat ~:e!Jtc::. .. .n 11einlsp here walk er in t he 50 at ;Sex.i..co C.;_ty. And f01.• those of you i·iho want to rac 0 in Canada, there io the ~ 0nta1"io 10 1-:ile cha.Ippionship on Ap:t'il 6, t.he Canadian Senior 20 ¥.ro nrrl. Oly1µpic Trial on July 13, and the Eastern Canadie .n 20 Km., op November 2. l:rite Bert Life at. 44 l~thuen Avenue, io!"or rt.o 9 1 {,;n.'l;,a:c-:i.o~ Ca.ne.da for further detailo ., Or just write Eert any\ ,.rayo He1 s al ways gla d to hear f1 .. om. tl ~e 11-a.riou s kooks in the sport..

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The Ohio Ra.ca ',Jker is :'lrou.d to announce that its fir st annual Dr ,. ,Tohn H.., Blac}:1-:: L-urn i\wro."'Cl is being presented to Larry C' Heil of Kalio'l)ell, r..;onta.na. 'l.'he I3la61c.burn Auard uill be ,ri;iven an.viua.lly :for the outstanding single perfo1•manc-e :i.r. t re npo1 .. t of race wa.lkinr by a U.,S~ \~lker.. Larry is receiving tho 1967 a:t·ra.:t'd i'o:r his anazine performance at the u.sn 100 a.lo Ch:.unpion ship in Columbia, ;.ro<, on .Septemer 240 In this 1~r.:ice, larry established a new A.m.erics.n record (?t!otei-mrthy Perfor­mance) of 19:24:52 .. 4 and also set a 75 mile r.iark o:r ll}:24:18.9. .La.rey will receive hie handsa ::e award whenever. ,:1e can a.1·rord to get it., but get i ' , ,-d.llo And this uill be an annual award and i·rill not fold art.er one y0<1.r ao °'-·· , i:.he1~ hat3o The select:i.on is nure}.y an arbitrary decision on the r,art of om • e<ti·torial boardv ~Io one eloe has a vote and coercion will. get you no l';i1e1--e,, An. Olympic gold L'l.ddal in l9 6C l'd.ll give you a good shot at the award,. though o

<e are callin.g- this the Di--., John~ In.aekbur.a Award in h01..2or bf the good Doctor, without whC«!.l th ere would -11rnit~ be no Ohio Race :·.all~er er no Jack Blackburn or clac k Ifortland in the spo1 .. t:; . ., He lead us into the sport, ae t a fine example., and !1as m•ovided encouragement~ advice J and a fine tr.sining facility ., \·;hat other w·alke1•s have a ,~ivate t.raok to train on,; Ha:c.s off to the .Dec - a ld.ndly old ko(}ko

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