1953 Vol. 6, No 1-11 Track & Field News 11 Issues Start Price USD 49.99 Current Price USD 81.05 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Monday, October 13, 2008 Location Santa Barbara, California` See more about '1953 Vol. 6, No 1-11 Track & Field News 11 Issues' Description This listing is for 11 issues of Vol. 6  - 1953 -  Track & Field NewsNo. 1, February 1953 through No. 11, December 1953PLUS A PHOTO COPY OF THE JANUARY 1954 ISSUE----------------------------------------------------------------------February 1953:Greatest AAU of AllMal Has Trrific EveningManhattan Wins IC4AWhitfiled Sets 500 RecordAustralia Pulls Another Switch for OlypicsLandy to rest Until JuneMichigan Heads UpwardBaker Paces K.S. WinWORLD'S BEST 1500 METERS PERFORMANCES OF 1952------------------------------------------------------------------March 1953:Wiesner Clears 6' 10-3/4"Santee Texas Relay Star (with photo)Olympians Off to Good Start in Long Beach"Dream Team" (Grand Street Boys Club) Shatters World's Mile Relay MarkCalifornia MeetsBest High School MarksBorder OlympicsNews From Across The Seas -    Denisenko, Krivonosov Beaten in USSR Winter Championships    Chataway Runs 4:08.4 Mile as Oxford Beats Cambridge    Strandli Throws Hammer 197' 4-7/8" in ArgentinaIllinois Wins Big TenRanking (Indoor)Hec Hogan Does 9.5-----------------------------------------------------------------April 1953:Bannister Runs 4:03.6 (with photo)O'Brien Near World MarkIness Sharp9.4 Century (Michael Agostini, a Trinidad high school boy was credited with a 9.4 100)Yamada is Winner in Fastest Marathon Ever run (with photo)Bennett Jumps 25' 4:California Frosh & J.C. MarksNews from Across the Sea BEST PERFORMERS - US - 1953 to April 25Best High School Marks to April 27-----------------------------------------------------------------May 1953:  O'Brien Sets World Mark (with photo)Five Marks Fall at L.A. (Coliseum Relays)Santee Runs 4:06.3, 1:50.8Red Barnes Vaults 14'8""3:53 Mile is Possible" - article by Percy W. Cerutty (Reprinted from "The Scots Athlete" of April 1953)BEST PERFORMERS - US 1953 to May 16Best High School MarksRichards Wins Decathlon----------------------------------------------------------------June 1953:Oh, That Compton Meet! ("Parry O'Brien broke his own world record with a shot put of 59'2-3/8", but he lost the outstanding performance award in the Compton Invitational meet to Wes Santee, who won the greatest mile race ever run outside of Sweden.")IC4A Mark for CappyAnufriyev Nears Record (with photoJungwirth Runs 1500m in 3:47.8 and 3:45.0Gordien Hurls 186Held Reaches 2462 pp. European meetsO'Brien Sets PCc MarkRichards Wins DecathlonWSC Takes Division TitleBest High School Marks (before June 6)BEST PERFORMERS - US - 1953 as of June 6Potent Illiini Win---------------------------------------------------------------July 1953:First Innis, Then Gordien Betters Discus RecordsPhotos: Sim Iness; Walt Davis actually clearing 6' 11-5/8"Six Mile World Record for Gordon Pirie, 28:19.4Davis Does 6' 11-5/8"AAU ChampionshipsNCAA ChampionshipsBEST PERFORMERS - WORLD'S BEST 1953Americans in EuropeDecathlon to Campbell---------------------------------------------------------------August 1953:Bud Held Throws 263' 10" (with photo at Stanford, 1949)Mal Finally Does it (with photo in 1953 AAU Heat)New Triple Jump RecordUS 1500 Mark for WesPhoto: West Santee breaks tape in 4:02.4 at ComptonAmericans in FinlandFrench ChampionshhipsProfiles ofChampions - Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis w/photoWORLD'S BEST PERFORMERS  19532 Great Runs by Pirie (London)2 pages European meets--------------------------------------------------------------September 1953:More World Records -     1 - Gordien Hurls 194' 6"    2 - Lituyev Runs 50.4    3 - Strandi Hits 104' 7-1/8"    4 - boysen Does 2:20.4WORLD'S BEST PERFORMERSFinland: 7 Javelin Men over 232' 1"Profiles of Champions - Fortune Gordien w/3photosUSSR ChampionshipsUS Athletes in EuropeTwo Great Runs by Pirie (Hungary, Norway)---------------------------------------------------------------October 1953:Zatopek Runs 29:01.6Sidlo, 20, Does 262' 11-1/2"Two Great Runs by Pirie (w/photo winning six mile dual April 13 from Jim Peters, world's fastest marathoner)Peters as Greatest YearProfiles of Champions - Horace Ashefelter - w/photoUS BEST FOR 1953Russians in Scandinavia--------------------------------------------------------------November 1953:Wilt Returns, Wins AAU w/photoSantee,K.U. Take NCAAKelley Victor in IC4AMcKenzie Wins Met AAUBig Ten to FergusonSouthwestern ConferenceWestern MeetsWORLD RANKING - 7th AnnualProfiles of Champions - John Landy--------------------------------------------------------------December 1953:Landy Cuts Best to 4:02Zatopek Smashes Record for Sao Paulo Run55 Lap Gives Santee 4:04.2New Russ Hammer MarkProfiles of Champions - Emil ZatopekHigh School MarksWORLD RANKING - DECATHLON--------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTO COPY - NOT ORIGINAL - January 1954:Landy Below 4:03 AgainPhotos: Mike Agostini; Josy BarthelAgostini's 9.6 is RecordMillrose Marks are BestAsh, Bright Set RecordsBob Backus Breaks RecordPhiladelphia Inquirer GamesAustralian NewsProfiles of Champions -Parry O'Brien (Part 1) w/ 5 photos1953 WORLD LISTFlat Track 3-Mile Record for Horace Ashenfelter---------------------------------------------------------------Vol. 1 is printed on newsprint which has a 1" tear to fore edge. 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