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When Roger Bannister ran the world's sub-four minute mile in May 1954--hailed by London newspapers as the greatest achievement in athletics history"--Harvard's mile record stood at a sluggish 4:16.5, set by A. C. Northrup '38 in his senior year...
...from its sophomore whiz Geof Petrie. The 6-2 guard flashed several tricky moves as he scored 10 of the first 28 points. Teaming with captain Joe Heiser in the back-court, Petrie showed the same disrespect for Harvard guards Bob Beller and Mickey Norlander that Penn's Tom Northrup and Steve Pearsall displayed Friday night...
Dominating the Quaker offense, Northrup and the 5-8 Pearsall combined for 40 points. With 6-6 Carl Robbins controlling the backboards and scoring 16 points overall, the Quakers blew the game open immediately after intermission...
...Northrup banked a tricky left-handed layup, got fouled and converted the free throw, breaking the Crimson back. The Red and Blue is now 5-7, Harvard is 5-6, and Princeton is 11-3, 3-0 in the League...
Harvard's guard duo, Bob Beller and Mickey Norlander, will have fits staying with Quaker captain Tom Northrup and lightening-fast 5-8 Steve Pearsall. But Beller, who made the Bluenose All-Star team, and Norlander, an aggressive sophomore, have begun to work better together...