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Senior Dick Benka, who hasn't lost in a dual meet since his sophomore year, is a solid shot put favorite, and Richie Szaro could easily dominate the javelin throw. Szaro, the Harvard record-holder, outthrew teammates Frank Champi and Henry Bernson, both former record-holders, by 3 feet in the Greater Boston meet...
Charlie Ajootian and Ed Nosal will be top threats in the hammer throw tomorrow. Ajootian was the winner of the event in last weekend's Penn Relays, although Nosal edge him out in the Grater Boston's. Benka and Bruce Hedendal will form another strong duo in the discus throw. Hedendal was a fourth-place finisher in the Penn Relays...
...Crimson won three of the four field events staged Wednesday, giving it a total of six field triumphs in the two-day competition. In Wednesday's action, Pete Lazarus, Ed Nosal, and John Avault triumphed for the Crimson, to go along with Dick Benka's, Richie Szaro's, and Jim Coleman's victories on Tuesday...
Captain Dick Benka took honors in the shot, beating Northeastern's Andy Kenney by nearly two feet, Benka's 59'8" throw destroyed Kenney's chances of ever coming out on top in their three year rivalry, since this was the last GBC's for both...
...Captain Benka seems to feel that this is just a warm-up for things to come. "This is far from being the biggest meet of the year," he said. "We'd better be looking forward to the Yale meet and the Heps and avenging our indoor loss to Yale...