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Dates: during 1931-1931
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...situation was precisely that one which, so gloriously pictured in sporting fiction, is enacted so badly in most real sport events. Graber, a dark, handsome, nonchalant youth, clung to a bamboo pole painted green at the bottom, slightly longer and more springy than two others which he had brought with him from the Coast. A chipper young fellow, he had brought also a small red camera with which he expected his teammate Pete Chlentzos to take his picture when he set a new record. Chlentzos stood behind him now, patting the lower part of his back, repeating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: West Meets East | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

...motions of ostriches in the hope of finding out something that would improve his sprinters. Dink Templeton writes his own newspaper copy. He prepared a story soon after last week's meet in which he called McCluskey the most courageous runner he had ever seen. He also said: "His [Graber's] five points, three and four-fifths more than Bert De-Groot took with his tie for third, provided the decisive blow which killed father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: West Meets East | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

Sutermeister, whose intercollegiate record of 13 feet, 6 inches was raised by Graber, Trojan star, to 14 feet, 1-2 inch with a vault that gave his team the meet on Saturday, will be in shape for the encounter at Stamford Bridge, London, on July 18, Kuehn, who tied with Moore at New Haven, won a place on the team when he outjumped the Eli at Franklin Field to tie with six others for fourth place. The Crimson end of the broad jumping will be in charge of either J. M. Morse '34 or W. L. Hasler...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK TEAM WILL REST A FORTNIGHT AFTER I.C. 4A MEET | 6/1/1931 | See Source »

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