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Thanks to generous handicaps granted them by coach Mikkola, the unkowns of the Varsity field events corps had their day of glory yesterday as the traditional University Handicap got under way. Running events will be held this afternoon...
...most handicap meets, the best men didn't always wind up on top; in fact in some events they were shut out completely, when additional inches and feet were added to original efforts of some of the eventual winners...
Meanwhile plans for the annual University Handicap proceeded, with field trials scheduled for this afternoon and the running events on the carpet for tomorrow...
With the opening meet less than two weeks away, the Varsity switched from riverbank to Stadium cinders yesterday and began preparing for the annual University Handicap, listed for this Friday and Saturday. Twice-daily workouts were held during the vacation period...
Marcel Cerdan, middleweight boxing champion of Europe, had a handicap to face in the U.S.; European boxers have a long-standing habit of being put to sleep or putting the customers to sleep. But when Marcel promptly pounded out a decision over George Abrams (TIME, Dec. 16), promoters began to look him over with eyes not only wide, but gleaming...