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...Weekes '31 won first place in the javelin throw in the University handicap track meet, one of two events remaining incompleted from the fall and winter handicap meets. His distance including handicap was 198 feet J. L. McNamara '31 was second with 185 feet, and F. L. W. Richardson placed third with a heave of 183 feet...
Fifteen lettermen representing ten events will be on hand this year from last season's track outfit and a number of Sophomores will be powerful candidates for University berths. Lettermen in the mile and two mile runs, the pole vault, broad jump, shot put, javelin throw, discus, low hurdles, 440 and 880 yard runs are expected to report at the, initial meeting this afternoon. Those lettermen who will be back this spring are: B. G. Burbank '28, F. B. Clark '28, Leslie Flaksman '29, A. E. French '29, David Guarnaccia '29, D. A. Lomasney '28, T. G. Moore '29, Captain...
...these events than have been scored in them in recent years, and he is working to overcome this prevalent weakness of the University teams of the recent past. He stated yesterday that C. A. Pratt '28 is in his best early season form in throwing the discus and Javelin, that David Guarnaccia '29 shows greater promise than ever in the discus, and that T. G. Moore '29 is hurling the javelin with more ease than in customary so early in the season...
Looking over the different fields thoroughly, and comparing past scores and records, he stated, "America never was very strong in the javelin throw, having scored in it for the first time last year...
...Penttila, representing Finland, has launched the javelin 213 feet. Sund, the Norwegian, has done 204 feet and Molles of Germany and Lindstrom from Sweden have also achieved something like 200 odd feet. America cannot equal these European marks. However, we have improved a great deal in the last few years and America has at least six men approaching the 200 foot mark...