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...this weekend I was torn between the two--going to Princeton to see the swimming team face the Tigers in a league championship showdown or staying in Cambridge to watch the track team run the GBC's. The choice was a difficult one, for both were undefeated and having fine seasons, but in the end my track bias prevailed and I stayed...
Coach Bill McCurdy's team rewarded my loyalty with a stunning victory. The GBC win marked the re-emergence of Harvard track as a Boston, New England, and Ivy power after a couple of disappointing seasons, and might have been the best single afternoon in Harvard track history...
...dual meet wins over Boston College and Northeastern, is a slight favorite. Both the Eagles and the Huskies, however, are stronger squads now than when they met Harvard, and the Crimson may be rusty following the month long break. Northeastern, which last year stunned Harvard by grabbing the GBC title, snapping an eight year Crimson skein, may have difficulty defending its title...
...have a pretty good idea if we are in serious trouble or not after Friday's field finals," McCurdy said. Saturday's races, however, may decide whether or not Harvard regains the GBC title and its familiar dominance among Boston-area track powers. In any case it may be the best contested GBC meet in years...
Another Eagle threat is Bob McDonald. He won the GBC mile last year, and has been running in the 4:07-4:08 range. Harvard co-captain John Quirk, who finished second to McDonald in the GBC's has yet to approach that time this year, but he has yet to receive as serious a challenge as McDonald will pose today. Given competition, Quirk should run his best time...