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First athlete to make the boat was slim Martin Biles, an ex-Army pilot who hurled his steel-tipped javelin 225 ft. 9 in. (the world's record, held by a Finn: 258 ft. 2f in.). In the twilight, before 20,000 cheering fans, Biles climbed up to the top step of the victors' pyramid, flanked by the two runners-up on lower steps, and was ceremoniously presented as a member of the Olympic squad...
...tied for third with Penn State in the IC4A track and field meet last spring, but Coach Mikkola figures his team will be lucky to finish in the first ten tomorrow and Saturday at Randall's Island, New York. The reason is simple. Don Trimble, who won the IC4A javelin throw last spring, still can't throw without his sore elbow hurting, and he will definitely not compete at New York...
...Trimble, who set a new Harvard record in the javelin throw this spring, was not allowed to vote because an arm injury kept him out of the Yale meet. To win a letter, an athletic must score in the Yale meet. After some deliberation, Trimble was permitted to join in the team photograph, which is made up of lettermen...
...Holbrook surprised everybody including himself by getting third place in the javelin with a throw of 178 feet, 3 inches, the best of his life. Teammate Don Trimble stayed home in Cambridge. On the basis of his performances this spring, shotputter Geoff Tootell, another of Coach Mikkola's "cripples," would have placed third...
...Freshmen will compete immediately upon completion of the varsity event) 1:30Hammer 1:30 High Jump 2:30 Discus 2:30 Pole Vault 2:30 Broad Jump 3:00 Javelin 3:30 Shot Put 2:00 High Hurdles (trials) 2:15 Mile 2:35 440 2:50 High Hurdles (finals) 3:05 100 3:15 Two Mile 3:50 Low Hurdles (trials) 4:05 880 4:15 220 4:30 Low Hurdles (final) 4:40 Mile Relay