Word: rittenberg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...George C. Carrion '99, dean of Boston sportswriters, is on record as predicting "Harvard by at least a hundred points," but Crimson coach MacPurty stated yesterday "My form sheet shows Chicago by 26. I don't see how we could possibly win unless we used assistant coaches Courtney and Rittenberg...
Because of this conviction, MacPurty admitted that he was considering trying to slip Courtney and Rittenberg into the lineup. "Both those fellows are pretty young," he confided. "Besides, they've been growing beards for the last month or so, so they'll be hard to recognize...
Landau recalled the days of the incomparable Bob Rittenberg. He plagued Eli coach Bob Giegengack all afternoon, as he entered and won four events for 20 points. More important, however, was the fact that he led Crimson sweeps of both dashes. Landau first won the 100-yard dash in 10.1 seconds, followed closely by Sandy Dodge and Lee Barnes. Then, after he had won the high hurdles in 14.9 seconds, 15 minutes later he came right back to win the 220 in 21.6. Barnes finished second and Dodge third...
Captain Bob Rittenberg was Coach Bill McCurdy's high scorer in the close meet where six records were broken. He captured the 60 yard high hurdles in 7.5 seconds. After taking the hurdles, Rittenberg jumped 23 ft., 6 2/4 inches to place second in the broad jump. Finishing a very productive afternoon, the senior tied for third in the high jump. Miler Al Wills scored the Crimson's only other win, taking his specialty...
Capt. Bob Rittenburg edged teammate Joel Cohen in a special elimination race for fifth in the hurdles. The Garden track only has room for four men, forcing Cohen and Rittenberg to race each other for the only other point the Crimson scored in individual competition. Coach Bill McCurdy saved his middle distance aces, Dick Wharton, Renny Little, and Alan Howe for the mile relay. But anchor man Dave Alpers had to sit out the meet with a back injury and the new team, with sophomore Zab Warren replacing Alpers, was nearly six seconds off its usual pace finishing fifth...