Word: meeting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Before the Tigers lost their only meet to Penn last week. Quaker coach Jim Tupenny said. "Their top five men are as good as, if not better than Harvard's." Although the accuracy of Tupenny's observations have often left something to be desired in the past, Princeton does have two proven runners, seniors Eamon Downey and Rich Stafford. who could challenge Harvard's strong top four...
...Harvard whipped Penn soundly, and last week the Tigers could only place four men in the top ten finishers. They must do better this afternoon if they expect to pose any sort of a realistic threat to Harvard's 31-meet undefeated string...
Princeton did run off seven straight triumphs before the Penn meet, however, with Stafford and Downey splitting the victories between them. If Denny O'Brien and Tom Yunck the Tigers' third and fourth men, can somehow stay close to the leaders the meet could be closer than the Crimson expects...
Yale, who usually poses the stronger threat in the meet, was decimated by graduation, losing quality men in Steve Bittner and Frank Shorter. Junior Karl Fields is the only runner of consequence at New Haven, and the best he can hope for may be a finish...
Each time the Crimson harriers win a meet, they set a new team record for consecutive victories. If they win this afternoon, they will also complete their third consecutive unbeaten season. The incentive is there, and judging from the psyche signs McCurdy and his staff posted in the track room at Dillon Field House, the confidence is there as well...