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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week a cinema actor* crouched on a cinder track at Pomona, Calif. He had been called the world's fastest human. A former Olympic star, he had burnt out, they said. Burnt or no, he would try again. Revolver barked; the cinemaman, sprang, antique legs hurled him onward. Paced by college lads he ran. Presently, head back, teeth set, he leaped through a tape. Timers announced that Charles Paddock (30-odd) had brought the world's record for 250 metres from 31.2 seconds down to 27.6. Southern Californians were pleased. "It's the air," they explained...
Playing its fastest hockey of the season, the Harvard sextet begins this afternoon to prepare for the two all-important contests looming up in the near future. The 6 to 2 victory registered over Yale Saturday night makes the Crimson a strong favorite in its games with Dartmouth here Wednesday and with Yale in New Haven Saturday...
This was probably the fastest and hardest played match of the tournament. Both men displayed a flashy game...
Coach E. L. Farrell has entered captain E. C. Haggerty '27, A. H. O'Neil '28, W. C. Peet '28, and G. A. Tupper '29 in the feature one-mile relay against the Universities of Maryland and Virginia two of the fastest baton carrying combinations in the country. Tupper starred on his Freshman relay team. The Crimson stick passers were defeated by a narrow margin in the Knights of Columbus 1560 yard relay when the Holy Cross runners broke the tape a few yards in the lead. The addition of Haggerty to the combination, however, will materially strengthen Harvard...
...Frank Hussey of Boston College, and George Daley of Holy Cross, in the 40 yard sprint. Hussey was the National A. A. U. champion two years ago, and last year ran a neck and neck race with Miller in the 70 yard dash. Daley is considered one of the fastest men to get off the mark...