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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Heads above all stands track captain Don MacKinnon, star Crimson hurdler. MacKinnon's recent first in the high hurdles at Buffalo nosed out Whitey Hlad of Michigan Normal, who has turned in a time in this same event of 13.9 seconds, six seconds better than the standing Harvard record. If this was MacKinno's only splash on the track front for the summer, it was nevertheless one which puts him in first place on the squad...
High scorer for the Crimson was Sandy Wheeler who took first in the shot put, but whose throw of 43 1/2 feet was not too strong by comparison with Harvard records in that event. In broad jump, high jump, and mile, the contestants failed to even put in an appearance, perhaps realizing that their chances of placing were not great...
...finalists were Crimson runners, but one of the best dash men on the squad, Frank Coolidge, could only pull in a third behind Sid Stayman of Worcester Tech, and Sandy Patterson. Following Coolidge were Wes Flint and Moe Young. Even the winner's time in this event was slow, 10.2 seconds, due probably to the soft track...
...Kent's second in the three mile run. The Harvard senior was hot on the heels of the winner, Bob Black, of the Lawrence Y.M.C.A. until the last mile, when Black opened up wide and left Kent behind. Tim Coggeshall and Joe McAndrews took fourth and fifth in this event...
...Schneider, and Bob Hopkins are all slated to take part in the high jump, but little information is available about their past records. McCoubrey will repeat in the broad jump, and is Harvard's white hope in this event. Sophomore Wheeler will have a job to fill when he enters the shot put Sunday, but his record of a consistent second to Pete Garland all spring, and of a second in the Yale meet should remove all doubt...