Word: feet
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...prophets of defeat," said Schary, who is being privately hailed by his studio head, Louis B. Mayer, as the long-sought successor to the late Irving Thalberg. There are still "tough problems to be solved," Schary told the visiting salesmen, as they gathered for luncheon under thousands of square feet of improbably blue sky (left over from an old Esther Williams picture). But "no company fearing disaster could plan what we have planned...
Every event was crucial Saturday, but Fox was without a doubt the here of the evening, as he won the 50 yard freestyle, came in second to Jim Smyly in the 100, and brought the screaming audience to its feet in the last seconds of the meet...
...Felton, Jaakko Mikkola's former star weight chucker, came through to win the National AAU 35 pound weight throwing event, as predicted, in New York Saturday night. He narrowly beat out two collegians and two Olympians with a throw of 57 feet, 11 3/4 inches. Bob Bennett of Rhode Island, last year's winner and number one weight thrower in the Olympics, failed to place...
...favored to win in the IC4A and National AAU last year and the National AAU this year, but Saturday night was the first time he lived up to expectations. Jack Servis of Cornell was runner-up with a throw of 57 feet, 8 7/8 inches...
...Crimson salvaged only four out of thirteen firsts. John Harrigan won the high jump, setting a new Cage record with a 6 feet, 7/8 inch leap; lacrosse captain Bob Forsyth took the 35-pound weight throw; Pat McCormick hit the yard first in the 60-yard high hurdles; and Dave Carter won the broad jump...