I live in a suburb of Chicago and my only remaining connection to NY is that the man who designed Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, also designed my village. I wish I could join you, though. But to bring things full circle, the year of the Boys High/Andrew Jackson race was the year the National AAU meet was held at Randall's Island, where Ryun won the mile in 3:58.6, running 52.5 for the last 440. That race WAS run on cinders.
wineturtle wrote:
Going to Reebok@Ican? PM me on Dye or T&FN.
I remember Gaughn. He was tough. If memory serves he was about equal with the scrawny Bill Dabney.
malmo wrote:
I can't believe that after 18 posts, no mention of the kid who should have been named in the very first post - Pete Gaughn.
malmo wrote:
I can't believe that after 18 posts, no mention of the kid who should have been named in the very first post - Pete Gaughn.
Flat floor mile record setter. Jerry Buckley's protoge. He was a couple of years ahead of me on E 58 St. and Ave D.
Montesquieu wrote:
I remember Gaughn. He was tough. If memory serves he was about equal with the scrawny Bill Dabney.
malmo wrote:I can't believe that after 18 posts, no mention of the kid who should have been named in the very first post - Pete Gaughn.
Dabney short, Gaughn long.
Kingsman wrote:
Flat floor mile record setter. Jerry Buckley's protoge. He was a couple of years ahead of me on E 58 St. and Ave D.
4:13.1 on a gym floor.
Dabney's 4:13.6 was also at the old Armory, about one month after Gaughn's. Gaughn's was at that time the fastest high school indoor mile ever on an unbanked track. I believe that Dabney's was the second fastest.
malmo wrote:
Kingsman wrote:Flat floor mile record setter. Jerry Buckley's protoge. He was a couple of years ahead of me on E 58 St. and Ave D.
4:13.1 on a gym floor.
malmo wrote:
Kingsman wrote:Flat floor mile record setter. Jerry Buckley's protoge. He was a couple of years ahead of me on E 58 St. and Ave D.
4:13.1 on a gym floor.
That was a week or two after a 2 mile race which came down to Centrowitz, Gaughn and Howie McNiff of Albertus Magnus. McNiff won. Centrowitz was just rounding back into shape after being injured in XC.
http://www.suathletics.com/images/basketball/mbasket/2008/1/29/1995-96%20Team%20Colorweb.jpgwineturtle wrote:
>``... Otis Hill( he went onto Villa with Larry James* didnt he?)...%%<
#4 Otis junior?
trailrunner65 wrote:
Good memories here. I HJ'ed at a # of All Comers meets there in the early 60's.
Thursday nights.... often had handicapped60 yd races you got 1 foot up to 6 feet off scratch... often 25 trial heats of the 220 !
anyone else run the indoor 100 on that floor- thru the doors almost, St Francis Games maybe
spray can of Stickum on adhesive tape for blocks
the roachcoach consession stand was the start for all those hotdogs and fried balogna sandwiches that became part of a technicolor yawn at the end of,it seemed,every 2 mile
in later years the homeless shelter aspect added a nuance to the still. lingering fueloil/canvas odor
waiting outside in the snow for Armory Super Pete Monahan(?)
to open the doors
