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...Foix, who cut a dashing figure in the 14th century with his white armor and white charger. Renowned not only as a huntsman but as a lover, a poet and a diplomat, Gaston kept a stable of 600 riding horses, hundreds of stag, buck and boar hounds, and the fastest fleet of greyhounds in medieval Europe. The chase in the Middle Ages was an immensely sophisticated pursuit. Knowing better than any man of his day how it should be pursued, Gaston in 1387 wrote a delightfully detailed treatise on the hunt titled Le Livre de la Chasse...
...with an injury. But he was a consistently high finisher for the cross country team this fall, and it looks like he will be much better indoors at the shorter distances. As a freshman, Colburn tied the university record in the 600 (1:10.5) and ran the country's fastest freshman half-mile in the British Nationals...
Ackerman coasted to wins in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard free, recording times of 49.1 and 1:54.0. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, he swam the fastest 100 yards in Harvard history, but a premature start caused the Crimson to be disqualified, thus making the record unofficial. Despite Ackerman's strong anchor leg, Harvard would have lost that relay even if not disqualified...
Ironically, this year's growth in world trade, the underpinning of global prosperity, has increased the strains on the world's monetary system. Among the countries whose exports have risen fastest are Germany, Italy and Japan, which already have substantial balance of payments surpluses. If the major deficit countries, the U.S. and Britain, actually succeed in curtailing imports and expanding exports, the world's main source of reserves to finance trade will shrink. Under today's monetary system, with nations free to pursue conflicting policies, the world can only look forward to one crisis after another...
Springfield, defending champion in the New England League, does have some talent, however. The Chiefs' major asset is depth, but there are a few outstanding swimmers. Co-captain Dennis Sbrega is the New England 200-yard butterfly champion, and junior Tim Meyer is on his way to becoming the fastest freestyler even at Springfield. The meet will be in the new 50-meter Linkletter Naratorium at Springfield...