In a message dated Mon, 19 Mar 2001 12:23:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< In a humorous aside, Manhattan College's track team lost one athlete to
a false start in the first year of the rule. No, it didn't happen in the
sprints or hurdles. The Jaspers lost a miler (!) to a false start in an
indoor meet at Army against Army and University of Pennsylvania. >>
I no longer remember the exact details, because it happened before i worked at T&FN,
but i remember the mgazine having a story in the late '60s, about one of the old Relay
Triple Crown meets (Texas-Kansas-Drake), and in one of the heats of the 400H the field
had scratched to a single guy for some reason. All he needed to do was walk around the
track to make the final but he was so nervous he false-started TWICE and was DQed!
gh
