Word: finished
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yale should win, they will finish in second and drop the varsity to fifth, in what has proved to be the tightest race in Ivy League wrestling history...
...this afternoon, there just aren't enough of those Crimson darkhorses who continually perform above their capabilities and upset the dope. Ed Martin, figured for fifth in the mile, but expected to finish higher, is out with a damaged Achilles tendon, and Dyke Benjamin, in the same category in the two mile, has pulled his gastrocnemic muscle, that large, practically invulnerable muscle of the calf, and this will keep him out of action...
John DuMoulin and Jim Doty will place for the varsity behind Army's Ed Bagdonas, while Doty should finish anywhere from fifth up in the shot. John deKiewiet and Bob Downs are grouped with a host of others who will fight for a place behind King in the broad jump, while Downs and Pat Liles should place in the broad jump...
...dead end backed across the road into another dead end, then made a left turn onto the straightaway and continued on course. Points were lost for a variety of violations-failing to come to a complete stop at intersections, rolling over the white stop line, failing to finish in the almost impossible time...
...Tough for Brakes. With the accent on speed, the maneuverability test became a rigorous trial for brakes. A pair of Pontiacs failed to finish even the first lap. Brakes completely shot, a Jaguar sailed helplessly across the finish line, scattering spectators with a steady wail of its horn. Winner was Professional Driver Mel Larson, 28, who tooled his 1958 Plymouth Savoy down the course so skillfully that he never kissed a course marker, never crossed a white line marking the 11-ft. traffic lanes. In second place: Pro Joe Weatherly, who brought his Ford Ranchero home less than...