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Befuddled Blessedness. Structurally the book seems simple: a narrative about the struggle between suburban neighbors unabashedly named Hammer and Nailles. The latter, Eliot Nailles, is an apparently commonplace industrial chemist who now sells a spiffy mouthwash. A churchgoer, country clubman, volunteer fireman and commuter, Nailles, in most modern literary hands, might emerge as a figure of fun. Cheever loves him, however, and sees in his dominant character istics-passionate monogamy, joy in small things, and especially in his inarticulate love for his teen-age son Tony-a kind of befuddled blessedness. It is a quality not unlike Billy Budd...
Meet Summary: Long Jump--1) Hare (H), 2) Phalen (A), 3) Johnson (H) 22'8". Triple Jump--1) Johnson (H), 2) Knight (A), 3) Dugger (H), 45'1/2". Hammer--1) Ajootian (H), 2) Nosal (H), 3) Shadis (A), 184'2". Pole Vault--1) Round-tree (A), 2) Lazarus (H), 3) Goodier (A), 14'. Javelin --1) Szaro (H), 2)Wallis (A), 3)Spinney (A), 246'7". High Jump--1) Olsen (A), 2) Pelletier (A), 3) Coleman (H), 6'7". Shot Put--1) Benka (H),, 2) Ajootian (H), 3) Hass (A), 161'11". 440 Hurdles--1) Spear (A), 2) Lounsberry...
...addition to Szaro, the Crimson's weight-event victors, were Charlie Ajootian in the hammer throw, 186'10"; Bruce Hedenal in the discus, 159'7"; and Dick Benka in the shot...
Benka is definitely not a one-man show in the weight events, however, and Charlie Ajootian and Ed Nosal will be around to prove it. In addition to backing up Benka in the shot, Ajootian and Nosal should be the Crimson's contenders in the hammer throw...
...INDISPUTABLY difficult to meet people and reach out to them while reading Veblen in a dorm room; how much better to take hammer in hand or pass the crescent wrench...