Word: javelin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Oxford's David Churchill leaped 22 ft., 4 in. to edge Harvard's Liles by one-quarter of an inch in the broad jump, and Roger Lane of Oxford hurled the javelin 206 ft., 9 1-2 in. for another British triumph. Taylor tied the meet mark of 9.8 to win the 100, as Landau, Yeomans, and Cambridge's Dewi Roberts...
...other field events, the U.S. put on display an unrivaled roster of world champions, and each of them came through without serious challenge. Harold Connolly easily won his specialty, the hammer. Marine Lieut. Al Cantello (TIME, June 15) won the javelin, even though his winning toss was some 35 ft. shy of his pending world mark. Parry O'Brien, 28, rippling his muscles amid assorted grunts, snorts and grimaces, heaved the shot 62 ft. 2 in. for his seventh A.A.U. title in eight years, took dead aim on an Olympic gold medal...
Stephen Jamex of Oxford has run the mile in 4:05:1 and should win easily as should Joe Clayton of Cambridge, a 202ft. javelin thrower. Oxford's David Churchill, who has "longjumped" (broadjumped) 23 ft. 6 in., should take his event and Gilligan, an 8:84 two-miler, will win if he can hold off a determined Benjamin. Oxford's Donald Smith, who has done a 1:49.4 880 would be the favorite if he were in peak condition, but he is not. Yale's Tommy Carroll should triumph here...
Dick Pescosolido, with firsts in the 120 low hurdles and 100 and 220 yard dashes, and a second in the javelin, scored a total of 22 points to help Kirkland gain the final victory...
...field events crew fared slightly better. DeKiewiet won again in the high jump, Jim Doty triumphed in the hammer, and Carl Pescosolido took the javelin. Blodgett got over 13 ft., 4 in. to win the pole vault. Yale's final margin was a decisive...