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...last event of the afternoon, the javelin throw, was held behind the base ball stands. On his last try, the Crusaders' John Connolly committed a heave of 163 feet 11 1/2 inches to give Holy Cross its second win of the day. The Crimson ace, Joe Holbrook took second with 160 feet 5 1/2 inches. Kaebler of Harvard threw the spear 157:9. Hanna, of the Rams took fourth...
Doug Pirnie, Pete Harwood, Bill Fisher, and John Holbrook are suffering from various injuries and illnesses, Frank Coolidge is on probation, Jack Fisher and Bill Jackson are busy with spring football practice, and cold weather has interfered with their training, but Mikkola looks forward to good results this spring, basing his optimism on the fact that he "hasn't often seen a Harvard team that would practice as hard as this year...
Bill Barron and Bill Holbrook both veterans of the '44 Freshman squad, stand out at present as the leading conlenders for catcher. The outfield, however, is the least settled of all sectors, with all three gardens open at this writing...
Bill Jackson started it off by tossing the shot a healthy 52 feet, 9 3/4 inches; John Holbrook followed by taking the broad jump, and Harwood's 12-foot boost took first in the pole-vault. A 6-foot, 2-inch high jump by Jim Harrington concluded the field events...
...field events went to the Crimson men. Jackson tossed the shot 51 feet 6 inches. Harrigan went 5 feet 9 inches into the air for the high jump, and teammate Holbrook broad jumped a winning 20 feet 7 inches...