Word: javelins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Yale's two other firsts came in the javelin and the broad jump. The first was won by Irv Bouton with a toss of 169 feet 1 inch and the second by Ed Burdick with a leap of 21 feet 2 5/3 inches. "Joe Holbrook and Ed Wyman took third, respectively, in these two events...
...advantage for the spectators in this meet over the last one is that the javelin throw will be held inside the stadium, rather than behind the baseball stands...
...last event of the afternoon, the javelin throw, was held behind the base ball stands. On his last try, the Crusaders' John Connolly committed a heave of 163 feet 11 1/2 inches to give Holy Cross its second win of the day. The Crimson ace, Joe Holbrook took second with 160 feet 5 1/2 inches. Kaebler of Harvard threw the spear 157:9. Hanna, of the Rams took fourth...
...those hillsides, he paused before a picture of the Virgin. He put his last coin in the offering box, there & then resolved to enter the Greek Orthodox priesthood. An uncle, a well-to-do priest, shepherded him through the schools of Karditsa, where he excelled as a wrestler and javelin thrower...
Shot put-Won by Luce (T); second, Blutsien (B); third, O'Brien (B); fourth, Sawyer (H). Distance-43 ft. Javelin-Won by O'Brien (B); second, Madsen (H); third, Ritchie (H); fourth, Dugan (T). Distance-153 ft. Discus-Won by Luce (T); second, Sawyer (H); third, Theordoson (T); fourth, Rohrs (T). Distance...