Word: events
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...individual stars. Eusden contributed 10 points to his team's total when he won the 50 and 100 yard free style, the latter in the excellent time of 54.8 seconds. McCutcheon, on his part, showed midseason form in compiling a grand total of 116.5 points in the diving event to finish far ahead of any of his competitors...
...depending upon sophomore John Ahearn, who starred last year for the yearlings, and Junior Hank Gossler. From the accounts received concerning these men they are very definitely to be depended on to give Shaw McCutcheon, Harvard;s top diver, a stiff fight for first place in the diving event...
...Department of Justice last week brought anti-trust actions against NBC and CBS. The suits were filed on New Year's Eve, thus came under the wire as an event of 1941-the year when the New Deal finally got around to radio. Engaged since October in what they declare to be mortal combat with the Federal Communications Commission, the two big broadcasting companies now faced a second attack...
...also turned in one of the best performances of the meet when he took the 50-yard free style and shaved his time down to 24.7. Shaw McCutcheon, who had yet to compete this year because of a trick shoulder, came back with a vengeance and won the diving event handly by amassing a total of 108.8 points...
...regard to the event's being dangerous for spectators, Coach Mikkola said, "There isn't one event that isn't dangerous if isn't properly run. The javelin throw is usually held in the center of the field in a roped-off space; and since a throw goes only 20 or 30 feet off its course, there is hardly any chance for speciators to be injured if they stay put and aren't careless...