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...Although it is difficult to tell so early in the season, it looks to me now as if he were one of the four," said Coach Farrell, commenting on Gourdin's chances of being one of the quartet to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in the Pentathalon this summer. "He holds the world's record in the broad jump, of course, and is very good in all the other events...
...Gourdin, a star member of the 1919, 1920, and 1921 University track teams, is at present a third year Law School student. For the last two or three weeks he has been training at Soldier's Field in preparation for the Olympic try outs...
Among the many brilliant individuals who will compete today, several stand out with particular prominence. Among these are Murchison and Waterman in the dashes, Christianson in the hurdles, Allen and Dudley in the quarter, Burke and Kirley in the half, Ray, Kennedy, and Watters in the mile, Gourdin in the broad jump, Brown in the high jump, and Dandrow in the hammer and discus, throws...
...yard dash the scratch men will be E. O. Gourdin '21, who will represent the Dorchester Club, Murchison of the Newark A. C., and Waterman of the B. A. A. Both of the best Crimson entrants, Vinton Chapin and Howard will have an advantage of 1 1-2 yards at the start. Waterman and Murchison will both be at scratch again in the 220-yard distance. Merrill, Howard, Champin, and Allen will all start with a lead of 3 yards...
...Gourdin '21, the holder of the world's record in the broad jump, will give all other contestants in that event a large advantage, the smallest handicap being that of Murphy of the University squad, who has been allotted 10 inches. In the high jump Brown of Dartmouth and Murphy of Newark will be the scratch competitors, with the three lowest handicapped Crimson entrants being Morse, Greeley, an Gerould, cach of whom has an advantage of 5 inches. Harwood and West of the B. A. A., in the absence of Davis, will be the only scratch men in the pole...