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Official practice for the 1944 Crimson cross country team got underway yesterday at Soldiers Field as a small squad reported to head coach Jaako Mikkola. At the same time, it was announced that the decathlon cross country race called off last Saturday, will be run this Friday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock. All entrants should report to Dillon Field House at 5 o'clock in order to warm up for the race...
...mile cross country run which winds up the 1944 Guadalcanal Decathlon tomorrow afternoon will probably decide which men will lead the Crimson harrier team in next month's races. The race tomorrow will start promptly at 2:45 o'clock and all entrants should report at Dillon Field House by 2:15 o'clock...
Early in August, the first events of the 1944 "Guadalcanal Decathlon" will get under way at Soldiers Field under the supervision of Jaako Mikkola, Crimson Varsity track coach, it was announced yesterday. This five event affair is open to all civilian, Army, and Navy students at Harvard, and particularly to those men out for track or cross country...
Died. Akilles Jarvinen, Olympics decathlon record-breaker in 1932, member of Finland's No. 1 family of athletes; of accident injuries; in Helsinki. Father Werner was Finland's first Olympics champion, won the Greek style discus throw in 1906; Brother Matti threw the javelin for an Olympics record in 1932; Brother Kaarlo is a famed shotputter...
Died. John Borican, 29, Negro middle-distance runner, record-breaking all-round athlete, only man ever to hold the national decathlon and pentathlon championships at the same time; after wasting away from 170 lb. to 110 in three months; in Bridgeton...