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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dartmouth fortnight ago Miler Glenn Cunningham ran the world's fastest mile in 4 min. 4.4 sec. Last week, with his Dartmouth record not yet officially accepted, he competed in the annual games of the Knights of Columbus in Manhattan. Without close competition-Gene Venzke crossed the line 30 yards behind him-he breezed through a mile in 4 min. 7.4 sec., breaking his own (recognized) indoor record by one second. Seventy minutes later he attempted something more difficult. He entered the 600-yard race, less than half his usual distance. The others made a sprinting start. He elected...
...deer botfly (Cephenomyia pratti Hunter) is a small, blunt-headed insect which sprays its eggs into the nostrils and throats of deer, scattering them like tiny bombs while on the wing. In scientific journals as well as the lay press, the botfly has been widely publicized as the fastest thing on earth. It has been credited with speeds over 800 m.p.h.-faster than the fastest airplanes (over 400 m.p.h.), than the fastest birds (over 100 m.p.h.), than the fastest land animal, the cheetah (70 m.p.h.). Most of this publicity seems to have sprung from the reports of Dr. Charles Henry...
...fastest game of the season, Captain Chester Sargent's malletmen thundered up from behind in the last chukker to overtake an unexpectedly speedy Tiger aggregation on the Commonwealth Armory tanbark Saturday night. The final score...
Although the International Swimming Federation will not accept medley tank records, the Tiger trio nevertheless swam the fastest mixed 12 laps in the history of water sports, making Intercollegiate and National A.A.U. marks. Van de Weghe, doing his 100 in 59 flat, established an early lead over Crimson backstroker Cummin. Then Hough stretched the Tiger's lead to more than 10 yards, and Van Oss held his own with Don McKay to hang up the superb mark of 2:53.6. The Crimson were second, with Columbia and Brown following...
Ulen's real objective is the National Collegiate A. A. meet. Ohio State, Michigan, and other "big-time" swimming teams will be entered. Hal's boys stand an excellent chance of taking team honors . . . Pop Cummin is unofficially the world's fastest backstroker in the 50, having been clocked under 27 seconds--better than Kiefer and Van de Weghe . . . Greg Jameson '37 has cracked the world mark in the breastroke in practice, although he probably won't admit it. He may train for the A. A. U. meets this or next year and try to get his performance officially recognized