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Favored Villanova copped the team championship with 22 points, one better than runner-up Manhattan. Harvard, rated second among contenders in pre-meet estimations, finished third with a 14-point total...
Zwolak and hurdler Larry Livers are the only hints of Villanova power in the Crimson strength events, but there are a host of strong, speedy Wildcats in the others whose scoring potential makes their team's billing as the pre-meet favorite no mere press creation...
...Awori's pre-meet performances make him the favorite today in each of his events. His toughest competition should come from Tom Jackson of Morgan State in the 60-yard dash. Jackson has posted a time of 6.1, which is equal to Awori's best this year...
Princeton's man-made Lake Carnegie has many lurking pitfalls, not the least of which are an average depth of four feet and an abundance of weeds. Princeton sailors are accomplished experts at cleaning weeds out of the rudder and centerboard without losing boat speed and were accordingly a pre-meet favorite...
...events (including seven 1-2 sweeps), the U.S. men's team crushed the Russians, 128-107, for the fourth straight year. As expected, the U.S. women were beaten, 66-41, giving Russian Coach Gabriel Khorobkov the opportunity to add the two scores together (in violation of a pre-meet agreement) and loudly proclaim a four-point victory for the Soviet Union. But the homefolks in Moscow knew better. Wrote ex-Olympic 5,000-Meter Champion Vladimir Kuts in Izvestia: "The United States is the strongest track and field power in the world...