Word: aau
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...make an Olympic team for many years, was one of seven collegians named to the squad. USLA's Walt Hazzard, Duke's Jeff Mullins, Joe Caldwell of Arizona State, Jim Barnes of Texas Western, Mel Counts of Oregon State and Lucius Jackson of little Pan American College joined five AAU players on the team...
...GRAHAM replies: I don't believe Mr. Brooks' points are valid, most simply because an Ivy tournament would not necessitate withdrawing from the Easterns. Harvard teams competed in two tournaments--the New England AAU and the Easterns a week later--for most of the last decade, and they could do so again. My own suggestion was that the top two winners in each class at the Ivy meet should go on to the Easterns...
Keith Chiappa highlighted the Crimson victory with a stunning win in the 1000-yard run over Crusader ace Bob Credle. Credle, voted the outstanding athlete in the New England AAU Championships just a week ago, stayed confidently on Chiappa's heels for the first five trips around the Briggs oval, but when he tired to pass Chiappa on the final lap, the Crimson junior stepped up his pace and won by two yards, in the fine time...
...high jump lived up to its billing as a tight duel between Crimson sophomore Chris Pardee and Crusader Kevin O'Brien, who captured the event in the AAU Championships. Pardee brushed over the bar at 6 ft., 7 in., and O'Brien who had just cleared 6 ft., 6 in., missed in his three tries at that height...
These three will be hard pressed to repeat those wins tonight, Junior ace Keith Chiappa who did not run Wednesday, should push Credle in the 1000 and may outlast him at the finish. Both Ed Meehan and John Ogden, two more who eat out the AAU meet, rate a good chance of beating Bartolini...