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...existing meet record. John Ahearn of Army won the event with a throw of 198 feet, followed by Tom Corbin (191 ft., 3 in.), Army's only other record in the field events came in the high jump, where cadet Gene LaBorne cleared 6 ft., 3 1/2 in. Marty Beckwith was second (5 ft., 9 1/2 in.), and Tony Leness tied Army's Fred Gordon for third...
...high jump looks like a clear victory for Gene LaBorne and Bill Hawkins of Army. Hawkins won the indoor meet at 6 ft., 3 in. Neither Marty Beckwith nor Tony Deness can match the Cadets' consistently high leaps...
...broad jump is a third strong event, with four men jumping over 23 feet. Top on the ladder are Chukwuma Azikiwe and Marty Beckwith, who have both jumped 23 ft., 3 in., and Blodgett can come within half an inch of this...
...team does have its weaknesses, however. In the high jump, one of Yale's strongest events, the varsity's best men can clear six feet only occasionally. The Crimson's jumpers--Beckwith and Tony Leness--will have to raise this mark over half a foot to beat Yale's leading two men. For the dashes, the varsity will have to depend on only one good performer, Frank Yeomans, who has tied the indoor record for the 60 yard dash at 6.3 seconds...
...shot put, with Steve Cohen and Rick deLone of Harvard facing Jerry Clements and Jerry Seay of Army, should be extremely close, as should the match between the Crimson's Marty Beckwith and Army's Gene LaBorne in the high jump...