Word: championing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Jenkins, Army's third Heptagonal champion, is the odds-on favorite in the 440. Although Sammy Robinson, shut out in the trials of the 440 last week, will be up for this one, he just may be put down. Jenkins may give Army first place in the mile relay, and the Cadets should win the pole vault and the javelin, but after that it's all over...
...Phillies on one hit-a single by Callison. Last week he gave up ten hits to the meddlesome New York Mets, but he struck out nine and won the game 4-3 for his sixth straight against no defeats. With the 1965 season a month old, the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals have won 13 games (out of 27), and Righthander Gibson has personally accounted for 46% of those victories. Last week he led both leagues in strikeouts (with 54) and shutouts (with three), and his earned-run average was a stingy 2.57. Says Philadelphia's Clay Dalrymple...
First man Jim Buchanan lost to former National Junior Champion Charles McDowell 2 and 1, but Captain Shaft Campen, Brian McGuinn, and Steve Bergman, playing in the next three slots, all won their matches. Seventh man Peter Tague also won for the Crimson...
...exclusively outdoor events, the Crimson has the defending discus and intermediate hurdles champions. And the Harvard squad, boasting indoor sprint champion. Wayne Andersen, is certain to benefit from the extra dash event. Only in the javelin does the Crimson fail to pick up strength outdoors...
Pardee, hobbled by a sprained ankle during the first month of the season, tried a full run-up for the first time this spring. Kim Hill, Yale's indoor Heptagonal champion, looked like the winner until Pardee slid over 6 ft., 6 in, on his first...