Word: broad
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...both men appeared in excellent shape, but as in all athletic competition physical condition is not all that counts. Undoubtedly Watters ran a more heady race than Leness and consequently he broke the worsted two yards in the lead. The Crimson half-miler took advantage of the Engineer's broad back to shelter him from a tiring wind until the home stretch, when he raced ahead with sufficient energy stored up to keep the lead until the finish...
With Hall and Broome in the broad jump. Murphy being out with a pulled tendon. Jones and Jenney in the high jump, Hallowell and Laimbeer in the discus, Dunker and Potter in the shot put, Berglund in the hammer, and Cheek and Dorman in the javelin Harvard should pick up a good quantity of points...
There are six Freshmen from whom Coach Farrell expects more than ordinary performances today. They are: Lomasney in the broad jump, Captain O'Neill in the 440 and 880, Pratt, the football player, in the weights, Luttmann in the mile, Burnes in the sprints, and Greenslit in the hurdles...
...graduate school students in particular and those who have no chance to make competitive teams in general. A "Director of Athletics" would fill a very real need in making "athletics for all" an administrative reality. This is indeed the most encouraging feature of the report, for upon such a broad basis the report can be accepted and acted upon not only by fans and athletes, but by academic administrators and by all friends of healthy youth...
...opinion of some members of this Committee, the whole athletic situation would be greatly relieved if Harvard could have an alumnus with a sound experience and a broad knowledge of athletics to serve under the Athletic Committee as its representative in the day-in and day out administration of athletics. He would have general supervision of all branches of sport, would advise as to the appointment of coaches, try to build up a permanent system of coaching and training in each branch of athletics, coordinate the different branches, strengthen the weak spots and see that the strong ones are generally...