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Announcer Finney works as a teammate with Auctioneer George Swinebroad, a 51-year-old veteran who can sniff out a bid almost before the buyer has made up his own mind. Finney is the master of purple prose, Swinebroad the maker of split-second decisions with the hammer...
...feet, and the broad jump with 21 feet, 5 inches, and taking second in the high jump. Other individual winners were Bob Rittenburg in the hurdles, Alan Howe in the 600, Hal Gerry with a 10:04 two-mile run, Bob Curran with a 52 feet, 10 inch hammer throw, and Renny Little with a 2:24 thousand...
...Crimson's Bob Curran has shown exceptionally well during workouts in the hammer this week, but sustained a minor injury yesterday. He will probably be able to compete tomorrow...
...piece, the monumental hoard of art and knickknacks collected by the late William Randolph Hearst is going under the auctioneer's hammer. The latest group, some 300 pieces of old arms and armor, sold in Manhattan last week for a total of $40,810. The sale included a 16th century burgonet (helmet with cheek-pieces), the highest priced item, which went to a private collector for $3,200, and a 1560 wheel-lock Italian arquebus which the Metropolitan Museum of Art bought...
Potential B.U. winners include Bill Smith in the 600, John Kelly in the mile and two-mile, and Bill Blair, an outstanding hammer thrower and shot putter. Jim Hescock, who has topped 6'4" in the high jump, will also be favored...