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...Joel Landau proved the standout of the meet when he gave up a chance to beat Eli rival Disk Fisk in the high hurdles by entering the 100-yard dash 15 minutes earlier. He placed second to teammate Sandy Dodge's 9.9 to give the varsity an extra valuable three points...
...event in the meet are the dashes, the hurdles, and the discus. Joel Landau meets Dick Fisk and Keith Moore in the hurdles, both do-or-die races for the varsity. Sandy Dodge, who last week ran a 9.8 to tie the Harvard 100-yard dash record, is favored over Yale's John Halpern, but Halpern has the edge in the 220. Dodge and Dick Wharton could place second and third...
...Joel Landau must do well in the hurdles and if he can upset Roberson in the lows, the meet could turn in the Crimson's favour. Sandy Dodge in the dashes is all that stands between the Cornell power and oblivion, for Landau will pass up the 100 to concentrate on the hurdles...
...Earlier, Landau had equalled the Harvard record of 9.8 seconds in the 100-yard dash. His record was disallowed because of a ten-mile per hour wind at his back. Sandy Dodge placed second. Princeton's Bob Brown handed Landau his first hurdles loss of the season, as he lunged across the finish line to win the 120-yard high hurdles in 15.3 seconds...
Later, however, Landau finished the 220-yard low hurdles all alone, as Dave Rosenthal placed second for the varsity, nearly five yards behind...