Embree Ties New Mark; McCulloh Third at Penn

Just to prove that his University high jump record of 7 ft. 2 in, set last week against Yale was no fluke, Mel Embree went out and duplicated the feat while competing in the 83rd Penn Relay Carnival held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Embree wasn't the only Harvard thinclad to place in Saturday's sundrenched classic. "Super Foot" John McCulloh, Harvard track's answer to Jim Rice, placed third in the college division of the high jump behind Allen of Columbia and Vaux of Maryland with a height of 6 ft. 10 in.

Sterling Freshmen

Crimson scoring was closed out by one of the thinclad's sterling freshmen. Mike Kinney threw the javelin 227 ft. 2 in. to place fourth in the college division of that event.

Embree looked sharp at 7 ft. 2 in., trying the University mark on his first attempt at that height. "I was leading the field at that point because of fewer misses," he said.

When the bar was raised to 7 ft. 4 in., however, the tri-captain lost his form in his first two attempts. "A new height always creates a mental block that's tough to overcome," he said. "On my last try, though, I would have made it with a thinner pair of shorts," Embree added.

Disappointing

For McCulloh, a good jumper who has been in Embree's impressive shadow for two years, his second straight 6 ft. 10 in. performance was somewhat disappointing.

"I was drained after taking three jumps to make 6 ft. 10 in.," he said. "I wasn't getting enough speed in my approach because the soft astro-turf made me think I was going faster than I was."

"It's just a matter of time before Harvard has two seven-foot jumpers," he said before the meet. "That's something that no other New England college can claim."

Kinney's fourth place finish in the college division of the javelin was something of a vindication for the surprising freshman. although his throw of 227 ft. 2 in. was almost ten feet shorter than his best effort this season, Kinney bested a lot of kids who had beaten him earlier this year," according to Ed Stowell, associate track coach.