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Although the meet will not be officially scored, the field events should decide the outcome, according to Coach Jaakko Mikkola. But the home forces will be handicapped by the loss of its record-breaking pole-vaulter, Mike Ford, who twisted his ankle in the B. C. meet last week, and will not be able to compete...
Mike Ford, record-smashing pole vaulter, had a tough afternoon. On his first trial jump, he twisted his ankle, as he fell, and thought he was out for the next two weeks. Although he later discovered that he was safe from the bench, he proceeded to smash his favorite pole on another trial...
Almost every time he tries, Pole Vaulter Cornelius ("Dutch") Warmerdam of San Francisco, Calif, vaults a little higher. Two years ago he was the first man to top 15 feet, once considered physically impossible. Last year he set a new outdoor mark of 15 ft. 5¾ in. (TIME, June 16). Fortnight ago, at the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden, he set a new indoor mark of 15 ft. ⅜ in. But pole vaulting indoors bothers Dutch. "Here in the Garden," he said, "the ceiling seemed to press down on me." But last week in Boston's Garden...
...Pflster, Sophomore Doug Pirnie accumulated ten points with a twin killing in the dashes at 9.9 and 21.8 clockings, the former marking his best official time for the century. A horde of novice Sophomores, seeing their first Varsity competition, formed the vital backbone of Mikkola's aggregation. Although pole vaulter Mike Ford and blond Bob Chase in the hammer were the only two of the group to win their events, a mass of seconds and thirds prevented Dartmouth sweeping any event but the broad jump...
Mike Ford is the leading pole vaulter with Chet d'Autremont not quite able to equal Ford's 13 feet as yet. Bill Couch and Steve Brooks are the other vaulters. The hammer throw has Bob Chase and Tom White both guaranteeing performances better than 140 feet with Chases a shade more than that. Harold Smith is the third tosser in that event. At this point the javelin is probably Mikkola's weakest event, with an undeveloped group led by Tem Lacey, John Ordway, and Bob Chase...