Harvard Sweeps GBIs; Hewlett, Meehan Star

Crimson runners bettered two records and tied another in a performance that netted the track team its second victory in three years at the Greater Boston Invitational Meet. Two other records fell Saturday as the two-day clash of local teams came to a close.

Host Northeastern University proved to be the Crimson's toughest competition, garnering 61 points to Harvard's 74.

Record-breaking performances came from Walt Hewlett and captain Ed Meehan. Hewlett smashed the old mark in the two-mile run by almost 25 seconds with a time of 9:18.1 and Meehan eclipsed the record in the 1000-yard run with a 2:16.9. Sophomore Tony Lynch squeezed past teammate Aggrey Awori in the 45-yard high hurdles to tie the old mark of 5.8 seconds.

Hewlett's performance was the day's most exciting. The Crimson ace lapped almost the entire field at least once in the two-mile event. Meehan, however, was the meet's only double winner, bringing home a 4:22.5 victory in the mile as well as the win in the 1000-yard run.

Victory on Ice

The Crimson put its victory on ice with a win in the last event, a weird relay of 1616 yards. The team of John Dockery, Dick Briggs, John Parker, and Lynch did the distance in 2:10.9, fast enough to set a Northeastern cage record.

Turning in the day's two other record-breaking performances were Northeastern's Willie Cater and B.U.'s Ed Tantorski. Cater upset favored Awori in the 45-yard dash with a time of 5.1 seconds. Awori, who got off to a bad start, finished third.

Tantorski Picks Up Win

Tantorski picked up a win in the 600-yard run, bettering the old mark of 1:15.1 by 1.6 seconds. The Crimson's Dick Briggs failed to place; the team's number one man in the 600, Keith Chiappa, didn't enter the event because of a leg injury.

Although Northeastern picked up two points on the Crimson during Saturday's eight running events, coach Bill McCurdy never seemed to doubt the outcome. Harvard didn't even bother to enter the 45-yard low hurdles, won by Northeastern's Steve Patterson in 5:6.0.

Yardlings Win

Showing promise of what to expect in the future, a Yardling relay team, anchored by captain Jim Smith, edged out B.C. The team covered the distance of 2424 yards in 5:16.3. Their victory, however, was not counted in the official scoring.

In third place behind Harvard and Northeastern was defending champion B.C. with 28 points. M.I.T. took fourth with 26, followed by B.U. with 16, and Brandeis with three. Tufts failed to score.