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...meet's most dramatic moment was its very last. Ever since a bad leg kept him off the 1956 Olympic squad, Pole Vaulter Don Bragg, 29, had pointed for the 1960 team. At Palo Alto, Bragg sprinted down the runway, set his pole, hauled hard with his weight lifter's arms, and soared over the bar at 15 ft. 9¼ in. to break by an inch the world record of Marine Bob Gutowski. Then started one of the wildest victory dances in track history. Bellowing with delight, Bragg tossed wood shavings in the air, waved his arms...
Some established stars lost out alto gether. Broad Jumper Gregg Bell, 29, a gold-medal winner in the Melbourne Games of 1956, finished a frustrated fourth. Pole Vaulter Bob Gutowski failed to qualify. Toughest of all was the disappointment in the shotput. Army Lieut. Bill Nieder, 26, holds the world record at 65 ft. 7 in. but, hampered by a bad right knee, he reverted to his old line-drive style of toss and managed only a weak 61 ft. 9¾ in. to finish fourth behind Dallas Long (63 ft. 3¾ in.), Parry O'Brien...
Although Martin's vault last week equaled the highest ever recorded,* it probably will not be recognized as a world record. To keep it from blowing down in the face of a stiff wind, the crossbar was placed on the vaulter's side of one of the upright standards-thereby making it just a bit more difficult to brush off. But the vault was still enough to serve warning to Olympians that the U.S., in addition to Gutowski and Bragg, has its high-flying Goose...
Stan Doten bettered his own University weight throw mark with a 57 ft., 1 in. effort; he and Ed Bailey should form another unbeatable twosome in the field events. Although he fell short in his attempt to become Harvard's first 14-ft. vaulter, Tom Blodgett reinforced his claim to the indoor record by clearing 13 ft., 6 in. Moreover, he made it to the finals in the hurdless against top-flight opposition...
...bids to become Harvard's first 14-ft. pole vaulter, Blodgett will face opposition like Don "Tarzan" Bragg, who has cleared 15 ft., 9 in. indoors; Jerry Welbourn, another 15-footer; and ex-Penn star John Gray, one of the best the Ivy League has produced. Blodgett, coholder of the University indoor mark at 13 ft., 6 in., will be going after Tom Ford's record...