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...Kennedy wants an attraction he could invite those two milers to compete against Harvard's Mullin, Fitzgerald, Hamlin and Howard. Yale's Bobby Mack, IC4-A two-mile champion and a 4:10 miler, Laris and Jennison of Dartmouth, Eric Groon of Cornell and Charlie Buchta...
Although the meet as a contest had been over for hours, the two-mile relay was again the high point. In Jay Bowers, Charlie Buchta, Paul Lilly, and Jack O'Connor, the varsity faced reputedly the best two-mile unit in New England...
Crusader coach Bart Sullivan elected to try for a victory in the race's first two legs, by sending his best runners, Bowers and Buchta, against Don Kirkland, the Crimson's question mark, and Gus Schumacher. But Kirkland, who has developed into a top-notch competitor, killed that idea by staying with Bowers for 880 yards and sending Schumacher off even with Buchta. Schumacher, running behind the diminutive Buchta, was forced to chop his stride, and tried near the end of his leg, falling 10 yards behind...
...earlier, Buchta battled Howard neck-and-neck for the entire last lap, and edged him out at the finish in 2:14.6. another Cage record. Howard's record of 2:14.8, set Saturday, died quickly...
...real excitement will probably be saved for the last. Unless McCurdy decides to skirt the issue--and that would not be like McCurdy--spectators still around for the two-mile relay should see one of the hottest races in years. The Crusader quartet of Buchta, Bowers, Paul Lilly, and Jack O'Connor has done under 7:40, but the Crimson can field a strong lineup...