Thinclads Dominate Boston Championships

Harvard's track team virtually wrapped up the outdoor Greater Boston Championships yesterday afternoon in Harvard stadium, by winning five of the eight field events and piling up an insurmountable 42 1/2-point first-day lead.

The Crimson scored 59 1/2 points--only one less than the other six schools combined--as an expected threat from Northeastern, which nearly upset Harvard in the indoor GBC's this year, never materialized. The Huskies managed only 14 1/2 points and third place in the standings. Boston College is in second with 17.

In the hammer throw, Ron Wilson took first with a 186'6" heave. Charlie Ajootian and Dave Bernstein finished third and fifth. Wilson also placed second in the discus, which Bruce Hedendal won with a 160'1" throw.

Sophomore Frank Champi, Harvard's record-holder in the javelin, lofted the spear 200'11" for first place. Henry Bernson was second.

Steve Schoonover and Pete Lazarus swept first and second places in the pole vault. Both jumped 14'6", and Schoonover was awarded the event on the basis of fewer misses.

Dick Benka surprised no one by winning the shot put with a 56' 3 3/4" throw. Ajootian was second. Benka also placed fifth in the discus.

Englishman Bob Galliers was Harvard's only finisher in the triple jump. The sophomore skipped 42 1/2" for third place. He also placed second in the broad jump, with a 22'1 3/4" leap, ahead of teammates Skip Hare and John Avault in third and fifth.

Harvard's lone high jumper, sophomore Jim Coleman, tied for second with a 6' 2" jump.

Four-Minute Mile

Today's running events should produce some excitement, even though the outcome of the meet is hardly in doubt. There's speculation that today's the day for the Baker and/or Shaw four-minute mile. The two runners are scheduled to run both the mile and the half-mile, but Coach Bill McCurdy may decide to take them out of the shorter race for an all-out assault on four minutes.

Harvard's Frank Haggerty, John Metzger, and Bill McBride will battle B.U.'s British Olympic aspirant Dave Hemery in both the 440-intermediate and 120-high hurdles--two more exciting races, though Hemery will almost certainly win.

Today's events begin in the stadium at 2:30 p.m.