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...town of Tulare, Calif, (pop. 14,000) is often called "Mathiasville," in honor of its No. i citizen. Last week, playing host to the U.S. decathlon championship contest for the second time, 5,000 Tulareans packed the stands of the local high-school stadium to watch Olympic Decathlon Champion Bob Mathias in action against 25 topflight U.S. athletes, all aiming for U.S. Olympic berths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Better than Ever | 7/14/1952 | See Source »

...Decathlon Natural. With his 50th straight victory last Dec. 30 in New Orleans' Sugar Bowl meet, vaulting Bob has practically nailed down a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for this summer's games in Helsinki-and not on his aerial prowess alone. Last May he gave a talk at Pasadena's John Muir College (subject: Christianity and athletics), dropped in two days later to enter a decathlon on the invitation of Muir's track coach. In the field events Richards turned out to be a natural, despite his lack of brawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: High Flyer | 1/14/1952 | See Source »

...America Bill McColl, a 6 ft. 4 in. end who specializes in quick-step feinting and circus catches, leads the conference in pass receiving-35 for seven touchdowns. Searching his team for a fireworks runner, Taylor found him a fortnight ago when 21-year-old Fullback Bob Mathias, Olympic decathlon champion, broke loose with a 96-yd. kick-off runback that broke the back of favored Southern California. Mathias, a junior who just turned out for football this year, "could play at any position on the team," says Taylor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stanford's How Boys | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

...football team, an inside track to the Rose Bowl by upsetting the University of Southern California with three fourth-quarter touchdowns, 27-20. The tide-turning play: a 96-yard kick-off return for a touchdown by Stanford Fullback Bob Mathias, Olympic and world's record decathlon champion. Other notable results: Michigan State over Notre Dame, 35-0, for the worst Irish defeat since its 48-0 rout by Army in 1945; unbeaten Illinois, No. 1 Big Ten team, over Iowa, 40-13; Tennessee, ranked No. 1 in the U.S., its 17th in a row over Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won | 11/19/1951 | See Source »

...Robert Richards, the National A.A.U. decathlon title, with 7,834 points, fourth highest score in decathlon history; in Santa Barbara, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

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