Track

Dartmouth's winter track squad, under Coach Ellie Noyes, opened its winter season in early January with a 59-45 win over Boston University, but lost its second dual meet of the season to a strong Manhattan team, 74 1/3 to 34 2/3.

The Boston University meet was highlighted by the establishment of four new records - one of them a world's record. A 19-year-old Boston University freshman, John Thomas, set a new world's indoor high jump mark by leaping 6' 11". Actually, the cross bar was thought to have been set at 6' 10" but it was carefully measured after Thomas had cleared the bar and the new world's record was announced to enthusiastic applause. Thomas has since jumped even higher.

John Lawler of B.U. broke the Alumni Gymnasium cage record in the 35-pound weight toss with a heave of 60' 4½", and Larry Cafarella set a shot-put record with a 52' 7 2/8" toss. The Dartmouth runner who set a record was the Indians' freshman sensation, Tom Laris, who ran the two-mile race in 9:17.1, bettering Doug Brew's former time of 9:45.1 by a wide margin.

In the varsity meet Captain Mike Kistler won the mile and two-mile race, with Tom Lennox and Pete Jaquith finishing third in the mile and two-mile event respectively. Gregg Millett annexed the pole vault for Dartmouth, while Fred Daley took first place in the 600, John Ebers won the 45-yard high hurdles, Bill Zeilman the 50-yard dash and Norm Page tied for first place in the high jump.

Against Manhattan, Dartmouth was clearly outclassed. John Ebers won the 45-yard high hurdles, Gregg Millett the pole vault, and Bill Zeilman the 50-yard dash to account for most of Dartmouth's scoring. The Jaspers dominated the distance and relay events and most of the field events to sweep the meet.

Four league meets with Harvard, Cornell, Brown and Yale, plus the 1.C.4.A. and Heptagonal meets, remain on the schedule.