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...American shot-putter Dick Benka shattered his own University record by nearly three feet last night to lead the Harvard track team to a 76-33 victory over Northeastern. The Crimson thin-clads swept the first two places in seven of the eleven individual events, holding the Huskies to two victories before splitting the two relays...
...Benka--Harvard's answer to Baby Huey at 6 feet 6 inches and 275 pounds--lofted three throws beyond the sixty-foot stripe to outdistance Northeastern's Andy Kenney by more than four feet. The record toss was the second best in the nation so far this season and established the Harvard captain as a leading contender for the NCAA title in March...
...Crimson should establish a clear margin in the early field events. Northeastern has only one weight man--senior Andy Kenney--who can come close to matching Dick Benka and Charlie Ajootian in the shot put. Ajootian is expected to lead a sweep in the 35-pound weight with teammates Ed Nosal and Dave Bernstein providing the depth...
Harvard trackmen accounted for six first places to cop the unofficial team championship in the 43rd annual Knights of Columbus meet held Saturday at the Boston Garden. Crimson captain Dick Benka led an impressive sweep of the three afternoon field events, and the runners matched this with two individual wins and a relay victory. Junior Keith Colburn clipped more than a second from the University record in taking second place in the Cardinal Cushing 1000-yard...
...Benka heaved the shot 57' 2 1/2" for the winning medal as teammates Charlie Ajootian, Jake Driscoll, and Bruce Hedendal all bettered 50 feet for third, fourth, and fifth places. Ajootian led a similar sweep in the 35-pound weight, twirling the ball 59' 1/2". Ed Nosal, Driscoll, and Dave Bernstein followed with three of the four follow-up places. In the long jump, Skip Hare leaped 23'2" to top a field of New England collegians...