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...weather had been gloomy for weeks, but for the games it kindly brightened. From the opening shot of a starter's gun, they got off to a crowd-pleasing start, and Olympic records fell like eucalyptus leaves. And, scorekeeping or no, it quickly became a suspenseful duel between the U.S. and Russia. The U.S. fielded the best team ever assembled- including such 1952 Olympic champions as Shotputter Parry O'Brien (see below). Soviet Russia, shut out of all the gold medals in men's track at the Helsinki Olympics, sent to Australia a well-trained and determined...
...that nobody drank "more than was good for him." In time, however, some did, and the taverns caused various disturbances with England, including a war. In 1747, when a fire turned the General Court into a street, its members met at the Royal Exchange tavern where, later, the only duel ever to be fought on Boston Common was started...
...half-mile champion. Brew set a Dartmouth course record in beating varsity ace Pete Reider last year, but he has been hampered by an ankle injury this year. His second place finish against Brown last week, however, indicates that he will probably be at top strength for his annual duel with the Crimson's Reider...
Boucher and Hanlon staged a personal duel for second place after both had moved ahead of Norris and McLean at the 1 1/2 mile mark. They could not gain on Reider, but maintained a wide margin over the trailing Crimson runners. Hanlon finally overtook his teammate to place second, with Boucher third...
Norris and McLean provided another duel for the first two and one-half miles, until the effects of a cold hampered the little captain. McLean eventually finished seventh. Sophomore Jim Schaeppi provided the surprise of the meet by challenging Norris until the final half-mile, when the big junior's finishing kick provided too much for him. Norris finished fourth, 80 yards ahead of Schlaeppi...