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Captain Northrop is running only in the mile and is expected to win his favorite event. Another probable first place winner is John Herrick in the discus. George Downing and Howard Mendel are slated to take second and fourth in the shot, and Jaakko Mikkola expects to see this mile relay team of Richards, Donnelly, King, and Lightbody take their race...
...Harvard both jumped 5 ft. 9 in. for second and third place in the high jump. Likewise Fred MacIsaac and Win Pettingell cleared the same height, 13 ft. to gain second and third in the pole vault. John Herrick of the Crimson established a new record in the discus throw...
Andrew Rosenberger won the pole vault at 11 ft. 6 in. His vaulting-mate Donahue was third with 11 ft. John Budlong was second in the discus with 113 ft. 9 in. In the javelin Freshman Tom Lacoy took second with 160 ft. 10 inches, and Charles Oldfather was third with seven feet less...
...outstanding performance of the day was George Downing's shot put of 46 feet 8 inches which outdistanced the field desipte the lack of a handicap. John Herrick, also of the Varsity team and without a handicap, won first place in the discus. His distance was 149 ft. 9 inches...
John Herrick, now playing basketball, will possibly pole vault in the winter, and will certainly be back throwing the discus in the spring. He is rated high in the East...