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Sophomore Jim Jones, playing number six, shot a 71 to take medalist honors for the Crimson, and beat Brown's Jeff Rockhart, 7-5. Another sophomore, Ted Cooney, scored a 73 to take Wesleyan number one man Bob Carsier, one up. Jack Brophy shot a 72 in his number three slot to beat Jim Smith 6-4. Five man Pete Malkin was the other Crimson winner, defeating Jim Steller...
...Cooney turned in the best individual performance, winning medalist honors with a four-under-par 67. Cooney defeated his opponent, six and five...
...Washington, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, a longtime sport fan, suggested to International Olympic Association President Avery Brundage that he invite two other Communist-country athletes to come West. He became ecstatic in his desire to "lift the Iron Curtain enough" to bring Czechoslovakia's fabulous triple gold medalist, Distance Runner Emil Zatopek, and his javelin champion wife, Ingrova, to the U.S. for a barnstorming tour. Said Sawyer: "It might be the beginning of a new program for mankind . . . the first step toward a permanent peace ... It appears difficult to work it out in the area of politics...
...meter hurdles in an Olympic record time of 13.7 sec., closely trailed by U.S. Teammates Jack Davis and Arthur Barnard. -I Luxembourg's Joseph Barthel, who ran the 1,500-meter "metric mile" in 3 min. 45-2 sec., an Olympic record equaled by the silver medalist, Occidental College's Bob McMillen, clocked in the same time. The victory was tiny Luxembourg's first in Olympic history...
Although he was number three man on the freshman team, Wheeling did not play on the squad at all last year. He has steadily shot in the medalist in the team's two matches against Boston University and M.I.T...