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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...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...
Christ Alvord, Walter Johnson and Dick Benka were also double-winners for Harvard, which captured a whopping 15 of 18 events for the day. Alvord won the 100-yard dash in 10.2 seconds and later scored a victory in the 220-yard dash with a 23.1 clocking. John Gillis's triumph in the 440-yard dash (49.0 sec.) completed a rare sweep in the sprints for Harvard...
...least surprising wins of the day were Dick Benka's in the shot put (55 ft. 2 in.), and discus (165 ft. 6 in.). The Crimson's Frank Champi, hero of The Game, was victorious in the javelin with a 205 ft. 5 1/2 in. toss, followed by teammate Bill Rosenburg with a throw...
Three of the matches featured comebacks, but the most amazing turnabout was by Chris Nielsen, the number five man. Nielsen, playing singles for the first time this year, was down 4-2 in the first set against Rhodes Scholar Dick Menaker. But the Crimson player rallied, winning the next ten games to take the match...