Word: miles
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson cindermen combined five individual victories and several gritty backup performances to set up a showdown race in the meet's final event, the two-mile relay. Army sought to duplicate the result of December's dual meet, when a narrow win in the same relay climaxed a 57-51 Cadet victory...
...anticipated rematch never occurred. Army's leadoff runner dropped the baton on the first lap, and the Harvard foursome of Tom Spengler, John Gillis, Jon Enscoe, and Keith Colburn never let them back into the race. Enscoe and Colburn each clocked 1:54 half-mile legs to outdistance second-place Cornell...
Doug Hardin will defend his title in the two-mile against Yale's Frank Shorter and Princeton's Eamon Downey. They are the only other entrants who have broken the nine-minute barrier this season. Hardin has never lost to either of them on the track and holds an important psychological edge. Crimson sophomore Dave Pottetti is a dark horse possibility in this event and should pick up valuable placing points...
...Shaw and Keith Colburn have worked all week to maintain form despite persistent ailments. Shaw coasted to an easy second place behind Jim Baker in last year's meet. Unless Yale's Steve Bittner can withstand a fast early pace, the Californian should outdistance the field in the one-mile with ease this year. Jim Enscoe and Tom Spengler both stand excellent chances of placing behind Shaw...
...return for the huge initial investment, airline officials anticipate major economies. The 747s are expected to reduce seat-mile costs by about 30%, even though they will not carry the maximum load of 490 passengers. Fares may be cut eventually, but the first beneficiaries will be the pilots. The top annual salaries of captains who fly such planes will go up from $45,000 to $57,000 for 80 hours' work a month...