Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Frank Crowley. All three were far ahead of the defending champion, Ray Conger. Frank Wykoff ran the loo-yd. dash in 9.5 sec., a yard and a half ahead of Emmett Toppino of Loyola, three yards ahead of Eddie Tolan. But Tolan won the 220-yd. race in the fastest time ever made around a curved track, in a great finish against Ralph Metcalfe of Chicago. The new decathlon champion was Jess Mortensen. Against the most imposing field in U. S. track-meet history he scored 8,177.463 points, passing the recognized world's record of 8.053.290, made...
...Stadium cinders, which Dennis Enright has in fine shape after the recent rains, should set one of the fastest races of the early college season when Fleet. Boston College sophomore faces Dodge, chief Crimson hope with Captain Munroe out of the running until probably May 22, and Shea. Northeastern star who was second to Munroe last year. Fleet is expected to do 49 flat, and Dodge is reported to have done his quarter at the Penn relays...
...Paris, officials of the French Line, now building a ship which they say will be largest, fastest, received from California last week this cablegram...
Rugby, besides being an international sport, is one of the fastest and most spectacular of contests. The ball, slightly larger than an American football and oval in shape, is in constant action...
...Last week Capt. Frank Monroe Hawks flew it in 55 min., a record. Fastest train time is made by New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad's Yankee Clipper. 4 hr. 45 min.; fare $12.26. Other crack trains: Knickerbocker Limited, Merchants Limited; Pennsylvania Railroad's Senator, Colonial express...