Sport: 36 Tries, 19 Records

Dullest of sport events is shot-putting. On a track-meet program, it is usually an incidental diversion while running races are being staged. This year, however, the shot-put has thudded into more general attention due to a Titan named Al Blozis.

Alfred C. Blozis, son of a New Jersey laborer, stands 6 ft. 6, weighs 250 lb., is a perfectly coordinated strong man. During last winter's indoor track season, Blozis, a Georgetown University sophomore, cracked a world's record almost every time he picked up the iron grapefruit. In six indoor meets, he put the 16-lb....

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