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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Russia's solemn Mikhail Botvinnik, 37, who trained for the big event by spending several weeks in a rest home, all but clinched the world's chess championship (not an Olympic sport) in Moscow's Hall of Columns. Sam Reshevsky, the U.S. champion, was running third in a field of five...
That isn't all. Pudgy hammer-thrower Jim Burnham has broken the Dartmouth record in his event this spring and last week he won the Penn Relays hammer throw at about 171 feet. He may scare Sam Felton into hitting 180 feet today. Felton broke the Harvard record two weeks ago with a shot of 175 feet, 2 inches. This competition, plus the Kimball versus Pat McCormick duel in the 120 high and 220 low hurdles should provide the most spectator interest this afternoon...
...entire program, final event in this year's Jubilee, will be under the direction of malcolm H. Holmes...
...This threat will not hamper the program of the Jubilee,: said Hazel, pointing out that the only outdoor event was the Glee Club concert Friday evening on Widener steps. There are plans to move this to Sanders Theater in case of bad weather...
Dartmouth's track team will beat Harvard in the Stadium Saturday by about five bulletin. That's what the notice on the bulletin board at Dillon says and to make everything final, the points have been allotted, event by event. Only in the mile, where two red question marks have been pencilled in, is there apparently any doubt...