Boston Meet Opens Track Season
Boston Meet Opens Track Season
The Knights of Columbus meet in Boston brings together some of the best, including former pole vault record holder, John Uelses; high jumper John Thomas and 1000 yard king Bill Crowthers. It's a card of thrills as many meet and Boston records fall in this curtain raiser of the indoor season. Boston, Massachusetts Indoor track season opens in Boston. It looks like it could be an inside ice arena / basketball court. MS - John Uelses is a pole vault jumper and record holder as he runs, vaults over the height stick and misses a serous injury. He hits the cross bar and cuts a gash in his forehead. MS - John comes back and hits a vault at 16-ft 1 1/2 inches. He makes the jump and breaks a record. MS - The sports fans are applauding. MS - John Thomas, high jumper sets a new record of 7 - ft and 2 inches. MS - A thousand yard run, and Bill Crowthers wins as all the runners turn it on as they run the track.