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...Washington. "The only perfect leap I ever saw. I'm sure he would have made it if the bar was at 16 ft. 4 in.-with a metal pole or any other kind." Rangy (6 ft. 1 in., 172 Ibs.) and well-knit, Uelses runs the 100-yd. dash in 9.7 sec., needs only an abbreviated, 104-ft. approach (standard: 130-140 ft.) to reach top speed. He gets so much lift that he needs only a cut-down, 14-ft. 11-in. pole to propel his body across a 16-ft.-high bar. Aloft he is unusually graceful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: On to 17 Feet | 2/16/1962 | See Source »

...Crimson's Hank Hatch turned in a really outstanding 5.3 effort to take the hurdles, and Greg Baldwin won the two mile. For Holy Cross, Rich Maiberger took the dash in a good 4.6, and Charlie Buchta was the winner in a slow...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Trackmen Conquer Drooping Crusaders | 2/14/1962 | See Source »

...loose and I'm ready," said Villanova's Frank Budd, 22. "Tonight will be a good one." It was: dead last at the start, Budd won the 60-yd. dash easily in 6.1 sec.-just .1 sec. off the world record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Memorable Night | 2/9/1962 | See Source »

Harvard gained first places in the next two events--Don Kirkland in the 600 and sophomore Jack Spitsberg in the hurdles; but Army took second and third in these races and then swept the dash for nine important points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cadets Triumph, Set Mile Record | 2/5/1962 | See Source »

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy remains his big brother's closest confidant; an Administration troubleshooter in foreign policy and national intelligence, he has acted with skill and dash in anti-racketeering and civil rights enforcement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cabinet: Top to Bottom | 1/26/1962 | See Source »

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