Word: geick
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Captain Bill Geick appears to be top man in two events, the dash and broad Jump. Since Dick Welskopf won't be sprinting this year and Pete Curran is at present slowed up with several injuries, Geick has moved into the top position. Sophomore Pete Dow, who managed to make the London trip last year as a freshman, and Norm Gougen appear most likely to give support, while Bob Twitchell might shape up as a sprinter before the season is over...
...field events appear somewhat weaker. Bob Mello is around to lead the pole vaulters and give support to Geick in the broad jump. Bob Ray should come close to clearing 50 feet in the shot put, while Dick Barwise will be assaulting the high jump record again this year. But aside from these individuals, the field events appear to lack necessary depth...
...Pinnington of Oxford got off to a fast start in the 100 and coasted in to a 9.9 time, a full two yards in front of Todd Lewis of Yale. Hal Geick got a poor start and never came close...
...tied for pole-vault honors, while Yale's high-jumping Hipple twins shared first in their event. Crimson hurdler Charlie Durakis, however, narrowly missed winning the 120-yard high hurdles. He knocked over the last hurdle and lost, after holding a six-foot lead most of the way. Bill Geick, the other Crimson returnee, lost the 1949 broad-jump by an inch and three-quarters...
Broad jump: Harold Geick (H); Charlton Lewis...