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...yard high hurdles dash-First, W. Flint, Harvard, 5.4 seconds; second, W. Cahners, Andover; third, Allport, Dartmouth; fourth, B. Throckmorton, Andover...
...Yardlings should duplicate the Varsity's feat with West Flint and Ted Withington in the hurdles, and Frank Coolidge in the dash. Archie Lyon, on the basis of his past times, should lead the pack in the 1,000-yard run. However, he has had a bad cold for the last week or so, and may not be in too good condition. Big Pete Garland should have little trouble in the shot put, while the broad jump and high jump are questionable...
...snowy afternoon, in Flint, Mich, a little knot of men stood around a shiny black Chevrolet coupe in Assembly Plant Number Two. Someone had scrawled on its rear window in white crayon: last Chevrolet off Jan. 30, 1942. A reporter and a veteran Chevrolet workman climbed into the car. The reporter stepped on the starter, drove off the assembly line, turned the lights on & off, honked the horn. The strident little beep, echoing through the acres of suddenly silent machinery, signaled the end of an epoch in U.S. industrial history...
Moving over into the running events, the dash men are strong and improving. Frank Coolidge seems to hold the edge here, but Fred Carr and Joe Moore are coming, and may press him later. In the hurdle events, Wes Flint, another Noble and Greenough graduate, has a strangle hold on the top position. He is very fast and has good form; Jaako calls him "very good." Following him over the timber are two beginners, Al Houghton and George Earley. Houghton is pretty fair, but Earley is stiff, and must loosen up. In the low hurdles, Ted Withingham, Exeter alumnus...
...Withington leads the flock, which includes Coolidge and dick McCarthy. McCarthy, however, weighs 184, and so has some weight to lose. Wes Flint may appear in this event later. In the 600, Max Pincus is being pushed hard by Arby Brown and Wally Chubb. Brown, whose real name is Rowland, is especially promising according to Jaakko, and runs very loosely...