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Kelso's record was enough to scare off most opponents: only five horses showed up to contest the $108,800 race. They made up in quality what they lacked in quantity: included in the field were Never Bend, a sleek bay sprinter who had earned more money as a two-year-old ($402,969) than any horse in history, and Carry Back, the 1961 Derby Winner and a millionaire in his own right (winnings: $1,197,115). Willie Shoemaker was riding Never Bend, and his strategy was simple: get out in front and stay there. Driving...
...real problem is a lack of experienced players, but captain Dick Carey, ex-footballer Bill Pfieiffer and track sprinter Gage McAfee should case the situation somewhat. Veteran Mike Burbank, along with Bruce Caputo and Tom Molyneux boblster the back squad while John Damis at wing and Jon Dickinson at flyhalf will fill some key gaps, the Crimson a tough game...
...Sprinter Gerry Ashworth, who beat Crimson ace Aggrey Awori twice during the winter, is in Brazil for the Pan-American Games. Middle-distance man Tom Holzel was involved in an automobile accident last week and apparently will be unable...
Harvard's great sprinter Aggrey Awori, who turned in one of the best performances by a Crimson athlete in recent years in the Boston Athletic Association meet during exam period, will duel Gerry Ashworth, Dartmouth's Ivy League champion. Ashworth nudged Awori in the BAA, but Awori, who tied meet marks in both the hurdles and the sprint during the preliminaries of that meet will be rested tomorrow and should be considered the favorite...
Several exciting individual races promise to highlight the contest. Navy's Gay Hopkins is one of the top middle distance swimmers in the East and might challenge Crimson star Dave Abramson in either the 200 or 500-year freestyle events. Navy's sprinter Collins is also rated a real threat to take a first-place points. He will meet Elliot Miller, Gregg Skalinder, or Alan Engleberg in the 50 and the 100-yard freestyles...