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...John Bakkenson and Bill Pfeifer swept the discus, leaving Wallin in third place. Bakkenson's winning toss topped 167 ft., also a new meet mark...
Sophomore Tony Lynch ran the 440-yard hurdles in 0:53.6 to set one of the new marks, and John Bakkenson got the other with a 173 ft., 81/2 in. discus heave...
There were several other good performances in Philadelphia by Crimson athletes but Croasdale's was the only first place. John Bakkenson lost his discus title to Michigan's Ernie Soundek, who won with a throw of 175'3". Bakkenson threw 166'10" for second place...
...freshmen lost to Princeton 74 2/3 to 74 1/3. Yardling Aggrey Awori won the 220 in 21.4, the high hurdles in 14.5, and the lows in 24.4, but he was disqualified in the 100. The Crimson's Gage McAfee won the 440 in a rapid 50.2, and John Bakkenson upped his freshman discuss record three feet with a 163 ft., 6 in, toss...
Aggrey Awori, who won four events at West Point, is a former Olympic competitor and probably one of the best sprinters the University has seen for quite a while. Art Crosdale ranks as the best freshman shot putter Harvard has had, according to coach Ed Stowell. John Bakkenson just set a new Harvard record when he threw the discuss over 160 feet in the West Point meet. Nonetheless, Stowell still feels that many on the squad have not quite hit their stride...
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