Word: javelins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fred Raverby upholds the Crimson in the shot and the javelin, in which he has greatly improved recently. Both events would be close tomorrow as should be the discus in which Jack Kiggen joins Ravreby for the freshmen. Dan Tucker and Dick Rubin will be competing against their ex-teammates from Andover Joe Chadbourne and Jim Mason in the hammer. All four have been heaving the iron to between 140 and 150 feet...
...taking third in the javelin with a heave of 188 feet, 1 1/3 inches, Charlie Keith threw the spear further than he has ever thrown it before in competition. While Keith scored the outstanding Crimson win of the afternoon, Jeff Tootell in the discus and Don Trimble in the shot, both bettered their previous distances in competition. Tootell took a fourth with a throw of 147 feet, 4 1/2 inches and Trimble a fifth with a throw of 47 feet, 2 1/4 inches...
...greatest Andover strength lies in the weights. Blue shotputters and discus and javelin heavers have consistently been winning their events with throws which outdistance the Crimson's best attempts by at least several feet...
Last spring, the Crimson rolled to a soft 84-56 win, but several varsity winners in that meet aren't available for today's competition. Frank Gurley and Sam Felton have graduated, Captain Dave Hamblett has a bad cold, and Don Trimble won't be able to throw the javelin because of a strained elbow...
...freshmen have noted with alarm some of the times and distances in recent Dartmouth meets. It will take a lot of fight to beat a 4:35 mile, a 22.0 second 220, a 10.2 second 100, a 1:58 half, or a Javelin heave of 190 feet...