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...months, they heard 1,350,000 words of testimony. The crowd expected to hear first a detailed, legalistic defense of Israel's right to try Eichmann. Instead, Presiding Judge Moshe Landau (like his two colleagues a refugee from Nazi Germany) ordered Eichmann to attention in his glass, bulletproof cage, and bluntly told the accused: "The court finds you guilty...
Soon after the races began, the victory was clinched. Contributing most was captain Mark Mullin, whose 4:15.1 mile disconcerted Manhattan for good. Mullin sliced the Cage record by three seconds, and Ed Hamlin, who took second behind him, also bettered the old figure. A short hour later Mullin racked up another five points by winning the 1000-yard run in 2:17.0. Then, seemingly inexhaustible, he ran a brill-Hant anchor leg, coming from ten yards behind to take the two mile relay with a 2:00.1 split...
...wasn't that the other Jasper stars collapsed; they wore beaten. In the most thrilling race of the afternoon, don Kirkland dove to victory in the 600, nipping the Jaspers' vaunted captain Ron Green. Kirkland ran like he owned the Cage track; he seemed to move fastest on the treacherous turns. In the 600, he stayed behind McArdle and green of Manhattan, graciously allowing them to kill each other for the lead. On the final lap he began kicking, erased a 20-foot margin, and won at the wire. later, in the two-mile relay, Kirkland opened a wide...
Manhattan is traditionaly a national track power, yet it would be foolhardy to assess the Crimson's chances in the nationals at this point. The Cage track is rather unique, and injuries make predictions dangerous. But it looks as if the problem of confidence might plague coach Bill McCurdy throughout the season...
Both squads will be near will-strength, Harvard missing only pole-vaulter Jay Mahaney who was injured Thursday landing in the Cage...