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six seconds flat for a new world
record. He led Charles Pratt Of
Manhattan. Art Barnard. an
Olympian from the Navy, and
Ray Brophy Of Georgetown.
Later, Ken Wiesner of the
Navy whitfield down field Of
high jumpers and then scared
6 feet. 91a inches for another
world indoor record. He even
tried to clear the bar at an inch
higher before retiring for the
night. Wiesner was second in the
Olympic to teammate Walt
Davis, who injured his ankle
in The Star games. They tied in
Washington.
Seldom, If ever. have Amer
ican track performers indicated
such form and condition so early
in the season. Actually, 10 meet
records were broken. counting
the relays. Penn'S two-mile re-
lay team, for instance, must
have had the briefest grip on a
mark in memory. The Quakers
hardly had finished congratu-
lating themselves on their 1882
in the next to last event when
Georgetown threw that 7:43.7 at
them.
The Rev. Bob Richards, as
usual, topped the pole vaulters
and went above the 15-foot mark
for the $50 and 34t1 times, final
ly quitting at 1874, q meet record.
The two-time Olympic champ,
Nal Whitfield, demonstrated
why he is the worlds best half
miller by posting a 1:11.9 in the
600-yard run. Ironically, this is
the first year that Whitfield has
been q special event winner
indoors.
There was Joyce's big win for
Georgetown In the 1000 for q
third meet record and, finally.
Fred Dwyer's 4:O9.7 mile victory
over Fred Wilt and Don Gehr-
mann. Even this race had a
Georgetown tinge. Dwyer's first
coach was the youthful Sevigne.
This was at Seton Hall Prep.
Hes a great kid" Sevigne
said Of Dwyer. I'm my book the
mile champion of the year will
narrow down to Dwyer and La
Pierre. don't think Wilt, Gehr-
mann. Druetzler, Ericsson or Nc
Millen can split them"
Dwyer was a teammate Of both
LaPierre and Joyce at Seton
Hall Prep. "Dwyer had it made
from start" Sevigne recalls. I'm
his first outing I put him in a
steeplechase with Joyce and
LaPierre. He came in right be-
side them. Fred and Joe ia
Pierre) ought to have a lot Of
fun chasing each other"
Bragg Equals Sprint Record.
One Of the two meet marks
equaled was the 50-yard sprint,
won BY Arthur Bragg Of Morgan
State In So and followed by
John O'Connell Of Manhattan
and Andy Stanfleld Of the Grand
Street Boys Club. The other
was AShenfelter's 9:07.2 at 2
miles.
Although the University Of
Maryland scratched two relay
teams and Howard another, it
was a great night for the WASH
ington contingent. Catholic
University made its only appear
ance q winning one when the
1-mile relay team Of Sam Lee,
Larry Schmid, Tom Arienti and
Fred Fave prevailed over st.
Peters, Fairleigh Dickinson and
Albright In what was listed as
q 'Class CO event.
Cardozo Highs mile relay
team set meet interScholastic
mark Of 3:36.2, breaking the
former record Of 3:43.8 estab-
lished by Phelps last year.
Ed Stewart, ISSac Austin, Ed
Saunders and Ed Bailey COM
posed the Cardozo quartet that
defeated Armstrong Tech, Dun
bar and Phelps.
But 1t was the flne comeback
Of Georgetown'S relay team. plus
Joyce, that had many track fol-
lowers talking. Last year the
Hoyas had the fastest indoor
quartet In the business, despite
the fact that Tom Voorhees, was
not available for the boards and
that Dave Boland was not eligi-
BILE for the cinders, outdoors.
Sevigne used Capozzoli, too, all
though half q mile is not Cappy's
cup Of tea.
1T did him q lot OF good,
though" Sevigne says, because
it tended to develop his speed,
which Cappy lacks. This year,
II Kelley can 60. we won't need
Capozzoli and. Of course, Voor-
hees and Boland are gone. An
Ia all. ! sort Of like my teams
chances"
This was before last nights
exhibition. After that show,
everybody's got to like Sevigne's
team. q