Word: vaulter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Yale's strength lies in the field events, and, to be exact, in any event Thomson, Henderson, or Donegan compete. The first two are huge weight men, and the last, a pole vaulter. Last Saturday against Princeton, Thomson took the shot put and the discus; Henderson took the hammer; and Donegan tied for first in the pole vault. In addition Thomson finished second in the hammer; Henderson second in the shot...
...field events were dominated by Yale's strong men Tom Henderson, Stew Thompson, and pole vaulter Bill Donegan, but the Crimson placed Art Siler third in the discus, and Brian Reynolds tied for third in the high jump...
...best pole vaulter on the team was Kip Smith before he injured himself, but he is expected to be back in action shortly. Don Richards has also been doing a good job on the high...
...team's weakest event is the pole vault, which has only two candidates, one of whom has been inactive since the beginning of the season because of a pulled tendon. Dave Richard, the other vaulter, has been filling in well for the injured Lauren Studebaker...
Finding even one top man in the rest of the field events might be a problem. Pole vaulter Kip Smith, an 11 foot 6 inch performer, is weakly backed by Ken Swan and Don Richards, who have not yet gone over 11 feet. Broad jumper Bob Hill, who hovers around 20 feet, is the sole man in that event who could even place against strong opposition...