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A 53 foot 11 1/2 inch toss of the 35-pound weight in the Hoptagonal Games last week was five and one-half inches more than Robert B. Forsyth '50, needed to become the first winner of the Improvement Prize. Forsyth's heave won him a third place in the meet.
The Improvement Prize, contributed by an anonymous donor, will be awarded annually, from this year on, to any member of the Crimson track team who betters 53 feet 6 inches in the 35-pound class.
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