Word: discus
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Every time the Elis turned around, there stood the towering Noble and Greenough product, chalking up another five points for the home team. First he scaled the discus a neat 137 feet for his first win of the afternoon...
...Discus Throw--Won by Dick Pflster. Second, Ted Withington. Third, Pete Garland...
Husky Dick Pflster showed surprising form with the shot as he putted his best distance of 48 feet 6 3/4 inches after hurling the discus for a 139 feet 7 2/3 inch...
...inexperience and youthfulness of the novice Sophomore runners who have replaced last year's Senior crew. In nearly every event, Crimson hopes rest upon the untried shoulders of second-year men. Captain Don Donahue, Senior hurdler, and Junior Dick Pfister, who puts the shot and spins the discus, are the most notable exceptions. The dopesters, in fact, classify them as the only two capable of double firsts for Harvard...
Captain Don Donahue, Doug Pirnie, and Dick Pfister all took two firsts for the Crimson, Donahue nabbing both hurdle events, Pirnie in the 100 and 220 yard dash, and footballer Pfister in the discus and shot put. Main B. A. A. victory was Doug Raymond's in the 440 yard dash. Raymond, who used to star for Boston University, reached the tape before a trio of Harvard runners, in 51.2 seconds. The Crimson swept the 380 yard run, and the 220 yard low hurdles in 1 minute 59.6 seconds, and 24.3 seconds respectively...