Word: broad-jump
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...California's 54. Competing in the 29th Annual Interscholastic championships at Soldier Field the same day, Jesse Owens, Negro star of Cleveland's East Technical High school, tied the world's record in the 100-yd. dash; broke the interscholastic record in the 220; won the broad-jump with his third record...
...second and final day of the winter handicap track meet, at Soldiers Field, was marked by many exciting events, and particularly by the performance of the Freshmen, who fully acquitted themselves after their mediocre showing on the first day of the meet. The first-year mon swept the broad-jump, and W. D. Hardwick '36, placed first in the 50-yard dash...
...leader will partner with DeVoe when the Crimson and Blue join forces against the Light and Dark Blues at Stamford Bridge, London, on July 18. A broad-jumping duel yesterday between J. M. Morse '34 and W. Hasler '34 resulted in the selection of the former as the Crimson broad-jump representative. Morse covered 22 feet, 6 inches, while Hasler's best effort was 22 feet 1 1-2 inches...
Attending Winchester High School and Worcester Academy, French was a star halfback and track performer at both institutions. He was captain of his Freshman football team at the University, high individual scorer in the Yale track meet, tallying especially heavily in the dash and the broad-jump. In the class elections the Freshmen elected French president of the class...
French, recently added to the broad-jump entrants, has been the leading jumper on the University squad this spring, but pulled a tendon in the heats of the 100-yards dash in the Harvard Yale dual meet...