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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Part of the reason for the team's comparatively dismal showing lies in the loss of quarter-miler French Anderson, of Eddie Martin in the distances, and of Doc Bennett, a promising pole vaulter. There were also injuries to two-miler Dyke Benjamin and dashman Sandy Dodge, as well as Jim Doty's bother-some skin rash which reduced his effectiveness in the shot...
...Crimson power events were the two-mile race, in which Dyke Benjamin, Jim Schlaeppi, and captain Pete Reider swept the Indians; the hammer, which Dunc Johnson won with a throw of 154 feet, 8 1/4 inches, with Jim Doty second; the broad jump, with Henry Wente second to Downs; and the pole vault, where Dick Williams won at 11 feet, 6 inches, with Carl Pescosolido second...
Only Dartmouth's weaknesses, especially in the distances, and the varsity's relative depth should enable the Crimson to win. Captain Pete Reider and Bill Thompson should place one-two in the mile, while Reider, Dyke Benjamin, and Jim Schlaeppi should sweep the two-mile...
...other varsity point producers were Sam Halaby and Dick Williams, second and third in the pole vault; Hank Abbott, third in the shot; Skip Pescosolido and Chris Angermeyer, second and third in the javelin; Art Cahn, second to John Slowik in the 880; Dyke Benjamin, third in the two-mile; and Neil Muncaster and deKiewiet, second and third in the discus
Possibly the biggest surprises of the afternoon were the showings of Dunc Johnson in the hammer; Hank Abbott in the shot; and two-miller Dyke Benjamin...