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Hobbled Trackmen Maul Princeton; Andersen, Lynch Pace 101-53 Win

The varsity track team, crippled by a casualty list almost as long as its victory string, destroyed inept Princeton 101-53 here Saturday.

Sophomore Wayne Anderson, paced the Crimson attack with a 0:09.7 wind-aided 100 and 0:21.4 220, both outstanding performances for competition so early in the season. Anderson charged out of the blocks in the 100 to beat second place Aggrey Awori by a full five yards and outpaced teammates Sam Robinson and Michael Hauck for his 220 victory.

Tony Lynch was another double winner for Harvard, breezing home first in the 120 and 440-yard hurdles. A quick start gave Awori the early lead in the shorter race, but the formful Lynch gained with each successive hurdle and finished in 0:14.7, a comfortable step in front.

Easy Winner

In the 440's Lynch took his time and still ended up the easy winner in 0:55.8 at the lead end of a Harvard sweep.

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John Bakkensen set a stadium record with his winning discus toss of 171 ft., 8 3/4 in., but injuries to key performers made it a generally disappointing afternoon for the field events men.

Art Croasdale, his hand just recently removed from a plaster cast, took the hammer throw with a creditable 173 ft., 4 in. toss, but could manage only a second place with his best effort in the shot, an abysmal 49 ft., 2 in. The senior captain, his hand obviously bothering him, atempted only three puts.

An injured elbow kept Bob Welch out of the javelin, competition, but Tony Kilkuskie salvaged second place for the Crimson with a 189 ft., 6 in. throw.

In the high jump, where this winter the Crimson was considered to have the strongest contingent of any team in the East, only a 6 ft., 1 in. leap by John Newman averted a Tiger shutout. Chris Pardee, still ailing with his sprained ankie, did not compete, and Charles Njoku, hobbled by an injury to the knee of his jumping leg, did well to get off the ground.

Triple Jump

In the triple jump, where Pardee and Njoku are expected to help out later, Olufemi Olunloyo's 43 ft., 10 in. leap scored a second place. Femi's legs were strapped up like mummies to ease the pain of shin splints.

The other Crimson victories came in the broad jump, the 440, the two-mile, and the relays. Awori captured the jump with a mediocre 21 ft., 6 in., and Robinson registered a more 'impressive victory in the 440 with a 0:49.1 clocking.

Dave Allen took the two-mile in 9:28.8. Walt Hewlett did not compete.

Excellent passing helped the sprint relay team of Arthur Morrison, Joe Smith, Jim Watts, and Mike Hauck to a first place time of 0:44.1.

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