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Weightman Ron Wilson added 11 points Harvard's total by placing in three events. He captured a first in the discus with a throw of 159'5", took second in shot put and fourth in the hammer. The Crimson swept the pole vault, taking first, second, and third, as Dave Bell was a surprise winner over his teammate Steve Schoonover. Bell vaulted 13' 6" for a new meet record...
...Wilson was the real star of the day though as he won three events: the shot put, the hammer throw, and the discus, for the third consecutive meet...
...looks like he's going to develop the same way during the Spring. Already he has tossed the discuss 160 ft. 9 in., more than ten feet further than his best effort last year, and he has improved by more than 12 feet in the hammer...
...favored over Dartmouth. But in the next year few weeks, the squad will be meeting far stiffer competition. The GBC meet includes not only Hemery (second in the NCAA high hurdles indoors and second to Tom Farrell in the indoor BAA 600), but also Boston College's 200-foot hammer thrower, John Flore and Northeastern distance runner Dave Dunsky...
...Wilson, Harvard's sophomore weightman who has been constantly improving all spring, will throw the hammer and the discuss today...