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...hoped, but he probably gained some satisfaction from the fact that two Black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, held up their black-gloved, fist-clenched hands in the "Black power" salute while on the medal stand after winning the gold and bronze, respectively, in the 200-meter dash...

Author: By Brian W. Kladko, | Title: Playing Olympic Games | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

...most popular of these Cretaceous creations deals with eggs. It holds that small mammals appearing during the first half of the dinosaurs' reign stole and ate all the reptiles' eggs; the dinosaurs could not fight back effectively because the warm-blooded thieves were too fast and could easily dash into crevices for protection. This theory might account for the fact that so few fossilized dinosaur eggs have been found, but it does not explain how the dinosaurs were then able to coexist with mammals for so long a time--more than 100 million years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Cretaceous Fairy Tales | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

...baton-passers also fared welt in their individual events. Moore woa the 100-meter dash, edging old Terrier Alison Kent, while Layemi finished fourth...

Author: By Brecky Hartman, | Title: Thinclads Bowin GBCs; Men Third, Women Fourth | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

...field events, the Harvard jumpers--both men and women--dominated their events. Senior Mark Henry--who was entered in five events--won the long jump, triple jump, 100-meter dash, and anchored the victorious 4x100-meter relay...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men, Women Thinclads Top Big Green, Brown | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

Polo is who known for its violence: specially-trained horses dash into one another and often fall; mallets swung with impunity. Recent regulations have made the polo post, once a source of injury, more flexible and safer...

Author: By Matthews Snyder, | Title: "The Sport of Kings" Return to Harvard | 4/12/1985 | See Source »

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