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Track generally holds the spotlight in Olympic games and at this early date, coaches see two possible Crimson track candidates. Varsity weight man Sam Felton on performance rates as the better of the two. Felton hurls the discus as well as various other weights and this summer established himself as one of the best weightmen in the United States. After placing third in the IC4A hammer throw last spring Felton won the national Canadian championship and placed second in the national A.A.U. meet in Lincoln, Nebraska, this summer. Working under Varsity weight coach Ed Flanagan, he has been practicing...
Even Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko got into the act. Said he, twinkling like a Russian tea-tray: "Some attribute [the 'saucers'] to the British for exporting too much of their Scotch whiskey into the United States; some say it is a Russian discus thrower training for the Olympic games who does not realize his own strength...
...Withington; 220-yard low hurdles--3, W. Flint; 16 pound hammer throw--won by S. Felton, 2, J. Fisher; 16-pound shot put--2, W. Jackson; high jump--2, G. Harrigan; pole vault--tie for first between P. Harwood and W. Lawrence; javelin throw--won by D. Trimble; discus throw--won by S. Felton, 3, W. Jackson...
...Felton (H); 3, Norris (Y). Distance-- 169 ft., 31/2 in. 16-pound shot put--won by Frank (Y); 2, W. Jackson (H); 3. P. Garland (H). Distance--48 ft., 23/4 in. Javelin throw--won by D. Trimble (H); 2, Bouton (Y); 3, Gelb (Y). Distance--198 ft. Discus throw--won by Frank (Y.; 2, S. Felton (H); 3, Barker (Y); Distance...
...pound shot put-Bill Jackson (3); 16-pound hammer throw--Jack Fisher (1), Sam Felton (2), John Thorndike (4); pole vault--Pete Harwood (tie for first); Bill Lawrence (3), Owen Torrey (4); javelin throw--Don Trimble (2), Ed Kaelber (5); high jump--Gene Harrington (tie for third); discus throw--Sam Felton (3), Bill Jackson...