Word: hammered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Gorman is Yale's best shot putter, but is expecting a close fight for victory. Dopesters here pick Wolfe to win the high jump and Conner to take the hammer throw. A close contest is expected between Alcock of Harvard and Stewart of Yale for the remaining places in this latter event, however...
...Hammer throw--Won by P. N. VonoRx '31, 157 ft. 4 1-2 in. (New dual meet record) second T. H. Alcock '29, 133 ft. 9 in.; third, Crosier...
...dual records were broken in Saturday's games, both in the field events. P. N. Vonckx '31 threw the hammer almost 10 feet further than the previous mark while Pierce of Dartmouth jumped 6 feet 1 inch t add an inch and a half to the dual record. In the latter event P. S. Brown '30 crashed through to second place with a leap of 5 feet 11 inches, higher by an inch than the jump of famed Tom Maynard of Dartmouth...
...surprises might be mentioned. For example on the cinders R. H. O'Connell '30 nosed out Marsters for second in the low hurdles, while G. W. Smith '29 came from sixth to third in the one mile run. On the field T. H. Alcock '29 achived second in the hammer throw while T. G. Moore '29 and V. M. Harding '31 ran away with the javelin event...
...triumph must be dimmed by the record of Yale's performances against Princeton Har- vard supporters may well worry at Engle's mark of 21 7-10 seconds in this furlong, Kieselhort's 23 8-5 in the lows, Conner's 165 feet 2 1-2 inches in the hammer, Brandenburg's 135, 7 1-4 in the discus, and Gorman of Yale's 44 feet 5 1-2 inches in the 16-pound shot. It looks as if the Blue will have at least a safer advantage when it plays host to the Crimson at New Haven...