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...Rittenburg began his heyday by winning the broad jump with a 23'-plus leap--his best ever. Between tries in the high jump, as the bar rose quickly toward six feet, he sprinted to an unexpected second place in the 100 in 9.9 seconds and a 14.6 victory clocking in the high hurdles...
...high jump bar was hoisted to six feet, and all jumpers from both teams were still in. Suddenly, Rittenburg jogged over to McCurdy and asked him to let him enter...
With only seconds remaining before the start of the 220, Rittenburg took his first jump at six feet, which was about the limit of his capability in the event. He soared over with inches to spare, climbed out of the pit, ran over to the 220 starting line, and sprinted to a second place finish in another race he had never run in serious competition before...
Meanwhile, the two Yale high jumpers were agog. Both had jumped well over six feet before. But that day neither of them could clear it. Rittenburg picked up his third first place...
Minutes after the completion of the 220, Rittenburg lined up for the start of the 220 low hurdles, his specialty, and sped to his fourth victory of the day, shattering a 14-year-old Harvard hurdles record. His record time of 23.4 seconds stood until...