Word: hammer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Howie Reed's 160 feet, 9 1/4 inch victory in the hammer throw provided one of the biggest upsets at the IC4-A track and field championships held Friday and Saturday in New York. Four Crimson entries managed to pile up 12 points and thereby capture seventh place against some of the toughest college competition in the country...
...winning his event, Reed moved up from the last qualifying spot. He had only been able to toss the hammer 153 feet, 8 1/4 inches on Friday...
...thirds were registered for the Crimson when Charlie Keith heaved the javelin 178 feet, 2 inches, and John Thorndyke threw the hammer 159 feet. 5 1/4 inches to edge out Dartmouth ace James Burnham by 2 3/4 inches...
...income in rental. The average wheat crop is about four bushels per hectare (the U.S. average is 45 bushels). The soil is badly eroded. The tenants have never heard of insecticides; few know of any fertilizer other than manure, which they rarely use. They cannot afford plows; instead they hammer at the wretched soil with picks...
Freshmen Dave Cairns, Dave Grutzner and Charlie Durakis received special awards at the banquet, as did javelin thrower Charlie Keith and hammer man Forsyth...