Word: events
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Track Coach Jaakko Mikkola expressed deep regret and indignation yesterday when asked to comment on the Big Ten's sudden action in abolishing from their conference the javelin throw, one of the oldest field events in history, an event originated by the ancient Greeks...
...javelin was given the permanent toss by Big Ten officials for two main reasons: (1) the event has proved detrimental to participants, resulting in innumerable sore muscles and dead arms and (2) it is dangerous for spectators...
...reply to the first point, that the event is harmful to participants, Coach Mikkola said, "If a javelin man throws with the right form he will not get hurt, but many don't use the right form because it hasn't been explained to them by anyone. It all depends on the position of the elbow," Jaakko said while demonstrating what he meant with his right...
After a disastrous opening day performance Harvard braced, took the second game from the Bengals, and then dropped the deciding match by a 3 to 2 margin. At any event, the performance was much better than last year's, when the Tigers shellacked Harvard...
...This event will mark the first major exodus of members of the Harvard, Faculty since the war started last month. The personnel of the 5th Hospital Unit will include 60 officers taken almost entirely from the staff of the Medical and Dental Schools and the Hygiene Department, and 44 nurses recruited in the Boston Area...