Word: shot-put
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...Shot-put--Won by Morrison (T); second, Marks (T); third, Sparrow (T). Distance...
Enormous Al Blozis (Georgetown) holds the world's indoor shot-put record (57 ft. ¼ in.). But enormous Jack Torrance (former Louisiana cop) is holder of the outdoor record...
...will open with the 35-pound weight throw in Briggs Cage at 2 o'clock, and the shot-put in Carey Cage at 2:30 o'clock. The order and times of the rest of the events are as follows: High Jump, Briggs Cage, 3 o'clock; Pole Vault, Carey Cage, 3:30 o'clock; and Broad Jump, Briggs Cage, 4 o'clock...
Right now, though, the field events are the weakest department, except for the shot-put, where big Pete Garland, a Noble and Greenough product, bids fair to top all records. Tossing the iron ball lightly behind him are Sandy Wheeler and Charlie Burns...
Coach Mikkola's charges were expected to win the field events handily, but were able to gain only a tie in firsts. John Bunker took the high jump at six feet, and Dick Pfister the shot-put with an excellent throw of 46 feet 1/4 inch. Yale's Ed Macomber took the pole vault away from Mitchell Ford with a mark of 12 feet, 6 inches, and Frank Kemp tossed the 35-pound weight 47 feet, 113/4 inches...