Word: discusion
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...jump of America's Bob Beamon at Mexico, which shattered the world record by nearly two feet; Beamon has never since come close to that prodigious leap. Then there are the form favorites who somehow fail to produce their best at the Games. In the men's discus throw, four world record holders in a row have missed winning the gold medal; each time it went to the same man: steady, nerveless Al Oerter...
...field events offer "the greatest opportunity to make hay," McCurdy said. The hammer is fight, with Yale having the potential to take a dangerous 1-2, and the discus appears similarly undecided. The shot is wide open while Bill Pade and Adrian I. are a good bet for a Crimson 1-2 in the javelin...
Harvard's best scoring potential appears to be in the field where Jay Hughes and Ted DeMars in the hammer, Rich Gilbain in the discus, Fred Lang in the high jump, and Vincent Vanderpoole. Wallace in the long jump appear to have good shots at placing. Kevin Benjamin, with a 49 ft. 9 1/4 in. triple jump, may be the Crimson's top hope for an individual first...
...DeMars should be a real threat in the hammer, and in the discus, Gil Bain had his best performance ever against the Big Green and should be in contention. The shot has been a heavy Northeastern event, but DeMars and Jay Hughes have the potential to pick up some points with the first five places scoring. Bill Pade and Adrian Tew in the javelin, if they both get off good throws, are a threat to take...
Today's meet, McCurdy said, shapes up as a battle in both the field and the running events. The critical events in the field appear to be the discus, which McCurdy described as a "must event for Dartmouth", the javelin, where the Dartmouth and Harvard entries appear to be fairly equal, and the high jump, an event McCurdy called...