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Prudent Student. "Then," said Wolf, "it seemed as if someone had struck the plane with a giant hammer." Both sides of the plane burst open just forward of the tail surface, and the wind began to roar through the two jagged holes (the larger, 9 by 4 ft.). A French student prudently untied his shoelaces in preparation for an ocean crash landing...
High jump--(tied for first) Barwise. Height--5 feet, 10 inches. Pole vault--2, Lockett. Broad jump--won by Carter; 3, Geick. Winning distance--23 feet, 3 inches. Shot put--won by Tootell; 2, Trimble; 3, Kanter. Winning distance--49 feet, 5, inches. Hammer throw--won by Stromsted; 2, Rubin. Winning distance--144 feet, 5 3/8 inches. Discus--won by Tootell; 2, Wilson; 3, Trimble. Winning distance--145 feet, 7 inches. Javelin--won by Keith; 2, Ravreby. Winning distance--182 feet, 2 1/2 inches...
High jump--1, Mello; 2, Duval (three-way tie). Height--5 feet, 8 inches. Pole vault 1, Mello; 3, Lown. Height--12 feet. Broad jump--1, Mello; 3, P. Curran. Distance--23 feet, 6 7/8 inches. Discus--2, Stargel. Javelin--2, Ferris. Hammer throw--1, Black; 2, R. Curran; 3, Toepke. Distance--146 feet, 9 1/2 inches...
...Rhode Island hammer thrower named Forrest Sprague can give Dick Rubin and Eric Stromstead a lot of trouble...
...possibly Jerry Kanter will score in the shot put, with Bob Ray, Fred Raverby, and Al Wilson needing more practice. Tootell, Trimble, Wilson, and Lou Nordlinger are entered in the discus event, but only Wilson and Tootell may hit 150 feet. Dick Rubin and Erie Stromsted will throw the hammer over 100 feet in the first meet and may be close to 150 by the end of the season. Trimble, Raverby, Charlie Keith, and Phil Campbell are entered in the javelin toss, and Trimble should go way over 170 early in the season...