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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...
...varsity mile relay team will face its stiffest competition of the season tonight when Captain Bob Rittenberg, Dick Wharton, Renny Little, and Dave Alpers will meet the nation's best quarter-milers in the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden...
...race to watch will be the Daniel Kelly mile relay. Last year the Crimson's mile relay ran the distance in 3:20.5, setting a University record. Dave Alpers and Renny Little are returning from that team and Capt. Bob Rittenberg and Dick Wharton will all the other two spots...
...Rittenberg gets a fast start and Alpers' back doesn't bother him we might win it, and beat last year's record time," predicts McCurdy. The Crimson's strongest competition should come from a strong Princeton squad led by its captain and heptagonal champion Joe Meyers...
...Rittenberg and Joel Cohen are entered in the hurdles against some of the best men in the nation. But they may give stars like Jack Davis a close race if they reach the finals...