Word: discusion
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fred Raverby upholds the Crimson in the shot and the javelin, in which he has greatly improved recently. Both events would be close tomorrow as should be the discus in which Jack Kiggen joins Ravreby for the freshmen. Dan Tucker and Dick Rubin will be competing against their ex-teammates from Andover Joe Chadbourne and Jim Mason in the hammer. All four have been heaving the iron to between 140 and 150 feet...
Hope of gaining the anything near 60 points rests to a great extent on the Crimson weight men and javelin throwers. John Thorndyke, Howie Reed, and Larry Ward would have to sweep the hammer; Jeff Tootell and Don Trimble in the shot, and Tootell in the discus would have to wrest at least six points from Yale aces Jim Fuchs and Vic Frank; and Charlie Kelth and John Holbrook would have to win six or eight points in the javelin...
...taking third in the javelin with a heave of 188 feet, 1 1/3 inches, Charlie Keith threw the spear further than he has ever thrown it before in competition. While Keith scored the outstanding Crimson win of the afternoon, Jeff Tootell in the discus and Don Trimble in the shot, both bettered their previous distances in competition. Tootell took a fourth with a throw of 147 feet, 4 1/2 inches and Trimble a fifth with a throw of 47 feet, 2 1/4 inches...
...greatest Andover strength lies in the weights. Blue shotputters and discus and javelin heavers have consistently been winning their events with throws which outdistance the Crimson's best attempts by at least several feet...
Tootell won both the discus and shot-put as the Crimson swept both events. Jeff's distances were 145 feet 9 1/2 inches and 47 feet 2 3/4 inches, respectively...