A Kansas boy with a man-size task.

The article reports on the trials held in Los Angeles, California in early September 1964 to determine the composition of the U.S. track and field team that will compete at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. It features 1,500-meter runner Jim Ryun, who is yet to qualify for the team. It cites other players who already clinched a spot on the team, including Dyrol Burleson and Bob Schul.