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McCurdy will wait until meet-time to decide whom he will place in the dash, broad jump, pole vault, and high jump...
Today she is a sort of Edgar Wallace of the juvenile world. Not only can she finish a Little Noddy book for five-year-olds in a day, she also writes about Mr. Pink-Whistle for seven-year-olds, can dash off a 60,000-word adventure for "over elevenses" in a week. Some of these older books are really first-rate juvenile thrillers, have achieved such a vogue in the U.S. that public libraries can scarcely keep up with the demand. But just how many volumes she has produced in all, even Enid Blyton herself cannot tell. Best estimate...
Last year the team edged Brown in the hurdles, dash, 1000, and mile and judging by the results of the Boston University meet it should repeat its victories in these events and strengthen its position in the weight throw and shot...
Against B.U., sophomores Mike Robertson, Dick Wharton, and Joel Cohen were particularly outstanding. Cohen, who led last year's Yardling squad, was first in the high jump, second in the 40-yard dash, and third in the broad jump, copping the highest individual point total on the team...
Cohen turned in an excellent performance in the 40 yard dash. B.U., paced by Bill Shearer, last year's New England dash champion, was given an excellent chance to sweep this event. When Norm Bruck, Harvard's best sprinter, slipped at the starting block a B.U. sweep seemed inevitable, but Cohen took second place to save the meet, according to McCurdy, "the turning point of the meet...