TRACK

The track team ended the season on a note of virtually complete frustration, with Coach Ellie Noyes' operatives failing to take a single point in the outdoor IC4A meet at Philadelphia. This showing was in striking contrast to the brilliance of last season's performance, when the Green finished just behind Navy and Army in the outdoor Intercollegiates and ahead of any other non-service team. This year, the boys were unable to get beyond the semi-finals, with Bill Kimball and Eddie Miller reaching that exalted status in the high and low "hurdles respectively, and Walt Newman getting that far in the 220-yard dash. The most promising candidate for points was Jim Burnham in the hammer. He was unable to remain within the charmed circle on any of his good throws, thereby disqualifying himself and finishing out of the money. Stan Waterman finished 10th in the two-mile run to complete the afternoon of frustration for the Green.

Prior to this encounter, the team had finished third in the annual triangular meet with Yale and Pennsylvania, also held in Philadelphia this year. The final score was 67 for Pennsylvania, 65 for Yale, and 41 for the local entry. These Green points were gleaned through the efforts of the following men: Jim Burnham's record- breaking (Dartmouth College record, that is) toss of 163 feet in the hammer was good for a first; Les Kleist won the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet 3/8 inches; Stan Waterman won the two-mile with a winning time of 9:46.8; Eddie Miller stepped the low barriers for a first in 24.6; Walt Newman came through with seconds in both dashes; George Phippen took second in the 880-yard run. The rest of the tallies represented thirds and fourths gathered by Green runners, jumpers, and throwers. There were not, however, enough of any of these places to challenge consistently or seriously the other two institutions.

ANOTHER RECORD IN THE FAMILY: Jim Burnham '50 joins his brother, Dr. Don Burnham '44, miler, as a Dartmouth track record-holder. Jim broke the hammer-throw record set in 1930 by Victor King '31. He broke it against Holy Cross and then beat his own mark with a 163-foottheave against Penn and Yale.