> Fiberglass may give pole vaulters nothing more than a mental lift over their aluminum-and steel-equipped competitors. But it does seem to have something. At the Mount San Antonio Relays at Walnut, Calif., Marine 1st Lieut. David Tork, 27, who had never before topped 15 ft. 8¼ in., easily cleared 15 ft. 7 in., then asked for the bar to be put up to 16 ft. 2 in. On his second try he sailed over to beat John Uelses' month-old world record by 1¼ in.
The two will meet face to face at the Fresno, Calif., West Coast Relays this week,...
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