Track

Harry Hillman's track squad, three dozen strong, took a bus ride to the warm climes of Virginia and North Carolina during the spring recess, and upheld the honor of New England in grand fashion by sweeping three dual meets in a row. Among the victims was North Carolina, which had been undefeated on its home field for something like a decade. The Tarheels were toppled by a score of 66-60. In its other two meets, the Big Green track and field men defeated William and Mary, 67 1/2 to 58 1/2, and the University of Virginia, 84 to 42.

The southern tour opened against William and Mary on March 31, and despite the long bus trip from Hanover to Williamsburg, the Indians began their outdoor season in impressive style. Cold and rainy weather was also a handicap, but seven first places, a tie for another, and a goodly smattering of seconds and thirds gave the Green a safe margin in points. Steve Woodbury, Dartmouth's high-jump ace, was able to clear only 5 feet 10 inches and was forced to divide first honors with Bacon of William and Mary.

Individual honors went to Moncure Little, W. and M. junior, who holds both the indoor and outdoor intercollegiate broad-jump championships. He scored 18 points in his specialty, and in the 100, 220 and javelin events. Bob Button, Green sophomore, led his teammates with a first in the 100 and a second in the 220. Other first-place winners for Dartmouth were Joe Donovan in the 440, Bob Quimby in the mile, Bill Embry in the high hurdles, Sid Hooper in the shot, Dick Carpenter in the discus, and George Brister and Noel Maxam, who tied for first in the pole vault. Second-place honors were captured by Don Sutherland in the 880, Lindsey Brigham in the mile, Dana Johnson in the 2-mile, and Norm Rand in the javelin. Third-place winners were Al Hine in the 100, Ed Ne(f in the 220, Boardman Veazie in the 440, Bill Short in the 880, Dave Putnam in the 2 mile, George Kimball in the low hurdles, Don Hagerman in the shot, Bill Stowe in the broad-jump, Duncan Newell in the discus, and Win Garth in the pole vault.

The contest with North Carolina on April 3 was a nip-and-tuck affair, with several records falling by the wayside. The Indians and Tarheels took seven firsts and seven seconds each, and the winning of 10 out of 14 third places gave the Green its six-point margin. Woodbury set a new field record of 6 feet 3 1/2 inches in the high jump, and Brister tied the field record of 13 feet in the pole vault. Records in the javelin and low hurdles were set by the home team.

The Indians again demonstrated their balance by scoring in every event. Button, Quimby, and Hine were double scorers for the Green, and Joe Donovan, the sophomore surprise package, again took the quarter-mile, this time in 50 2/5 seconds. First places went to Button in the 220, Donovan in the 440, Quimby in the 880, Hagerman in the shot, Woodbury in the high-jump, Carpenter in the discus, and Brister and Maxam, who again divided the pole-vault honors. Second places were captured by Hine in the 100, Quimby in the mile, Hine in the 220, Veazie in the 440, Johnson in the 2-mile, and Rodman in the broad-jump. Third-place winners, who clinched the meet for Dartmouth, were Button in the 100, Brigham in the mile, Embry in the high hurdles, Putnam in the 2-mile, Kimball in the low hurdles, Sutherland in the 880, Hooper in the shot, Stowe and Northcutt in the high-jump, Thomas in the javelin, and Colton in the broadjump.