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...showing in this meet proves that the system adopted by the present coaching staff is right. We hope to be able to keep this staff as it is for another year at least, with the possible addition of Jakko Mikkola as discus and javelin coach." Mr. Mikkola, who is now coaching the Finnish Olympic team, was mentor in the discus and javelin at the University from the time of the inauguration of these events until the present year...
...Coach Jakko Mikkola will hold a competition for the javelin throw at 3 o'clock this afternoon on Soldiers Field. This competition will be open to all members of the University. The H. A. A. will award medals for the winners of first, second, and third places...
...fall javelin competition will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Soldiers Field. Although the competition will be open to all members of the University, Coach Jakko Mikkola, who will be in charge, urges all Freshmen to enter who are interested in field events...
...events this year are the javelin and discus throws, in which the University has a distinct advantage due to the presence of a separate coach for these events, Mr. Jakko Miccola, a former Finnish athlete. It is with an aim to secure more candidates that Coach Mikkola is conducting a series of informal competitions. As a result of these contests, R. M. Greenidge '24, H. C. Janin '22, and Malcolm Morse '24 have proved their superiority in the javelin throw while C. C. Carpenter '24 has been attaining the best results with the discus...
...first year that the javelin throw will be a regular event in the intercollegiate games, few American colleges have men skilled in this particular line. It is therefore an excellent opportunity for inexperienced men to take advantage of the special coaching offered at the University by Coach Jakko Mikkola. Among the most promising candidates in the javelin throw are H. C. Janin '22, R. M. C. Grunidge '24, and Malcolm Morse '24. These men have been steadily increasing the distance of their throws and are now throwing ten or twelve feet more than they were able to attain...