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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1968)
Morton vs. Mills—Act 1 gyyji I lanr’ JEv •w* • ■■», * turn- «t • ’ ’ f * % , V—'—'—- ' FASTSTART Curtis Mills shoots out of the blocks in the 440-yard dash with a lead that he did not give up until the final 40 yards. Mills, who has had tremendous starts for the whole season, had beat en Texas’ Dave Morton once this year. jon I CAN’T SAY Dave Morton could not even begin to predict how fast he Morton after the race. Morton had just broken the Con- would eventually run the 440-yard dash. “Curtis set a ference record of 46.4 by Jim Bankhead of SMU, posting tremendous pace for me and he ran a great race. He’s a a 45.5. great guy and I have a lot of respect for him,” commented se:-I I wml 'or tfej i waii l Gi’l ms I befail onta;: Morton Talked, Mills Walked, And Thought Credits Photographs by- Mike Wright, Charles Rowton Lay-out by A FAST THREESOME Three runners broke the old record of 46.4. They are from left to right, Dave Morton, Texas 45.5, Curtis Mills, Texas A&M, 46.1, and Eddie Canada, Texas, 46.3. GREAT STRIDES The long legs of Curtis Mills carried him to break a con ference record in the 440-yard dash—but he still lost. Mills was timed at 46.1. Mills stride carried him almost all the way home in his freshman year, but he still has three more years to work on the finish. WHY, OH WHY? Curtis Mills strolls around the infield after the race trying to figure out just what went wrong and what he can do to prevent it from happening again. His dream bubble popped during the last 40 yards. IT’S OYER Dave Morton breaks the tape with the new conference re cord of 45.5. Curtis Mills strains to hold- fl off fast closing Ed die Canada of Texas. Morton, Mills, and Canada all broke the ___ existing record of &***»*•'■ 46.4.