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...meet was scored solely on the basis of first places, and Harvard had six of them. Yale and Oxford each had five, and Cambridge could tally nary a one. Two of the Oxford first places were scored by former Harvard trackmen: Chris Pardee in the high jump and Hauck in the 220-yard dash...
...surly bunch of Harvard and Yale trackmen traveled to England to see if their Anglo-Saxon bretheren at Oxford and Cambridge could exert themselves beyond a dainty lift of a teacup. The Englishmen in fact, could. And since that time, they have won 11 of the 21 trans-A antic meets...
Harvard varsity trackmen should provide another four first-places for the Americans. Captain Wayne Andersen, the only returning winner from the meet here two years ago, should leave Hauk in the dust in the 100-yard dash. In the discus, Bruce Hedendal has been a consistent winner for Harvard all year and is superior to the English tossers. If hemeets opposition, it will come from teammate Ron Wilson, who, according to McCurdy, has developed remarkably in practice. During the season Wilson's best tos was 161-3 3/4; now he is regularly...
Undefeated Army will try to gain its first outdoor victory over Harvard since 1964 when it clashes with the Crimson trackmen Saturday at Soldiers Field. Army has the best dual-meet squad in the East, but Harvard is given a good chance to register an upset...
...Indoor track fans usually have to be satisfied with style and spirit instead of statistics. Performances rarely match those outdoors, partly because few trackmen are in top form during the winter, partly because some events are a whole lot harder indoors. The world record for the mile is 3 min. 51.3 sec. outdoors but 5.1 sec. slower indoors. The board tracks are slower and slipperier than outdoors and smaller, too, with eleven laps to the mile instead of four, 22 turns instead of eight. The indoor long-jump record is 27 ft., compared with 27 ft. 4¾ in. outdoors...