Word: houben
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...yard dash, Miller ran against Murchison, Houben, Hussey, and other stars of international fame. He had beaten Houben, who is the visiting German dash man, and Hussey, the youthful performer from Boston College at the K. of C. meet last Saturday. He finished ahead of both these men tonight, but Murchison was too good, as his time of four and three-fifths seconds indicates. He was unable, however, to better the world's record of four and two-fifths seconds established by W. D. Eaton, an old Amherst runner...
...hailed as America's premier sprinter, Hussey a Freshman at Boston College, who startled track circles last year by his performances on the cinders while still a schoolboy, Leconey, a member of the Olympic team two years ago, Clark, formerly of Johns Hopkins, and intercollegiate 100-yard titleholder, and Houben, the German star...
Last Saturday at the K. of C. games Miller won from Hussey and Houben in the same event. That was Houben's first race in this country, and he has had four day's rest and training to prepare for the stiff competition tonight...
...will make the trip to New York, and Coach Farrell has delegated Miller, Burns and Watters, as the Crimson representatives in the Millrose games. Miller and Burns will face the same stellar opposition Thursday night that was encountered in the K. of C. meet, with a few additions. Besides Houben, the German star, and Hussey of Boston College, Clark, a former intercollegiate champion while at Johns Hopkins, and Lecony, former Lafayette and Olympic flyer and also an ex-titlist, will answer the gun in the dash. This is one of the most formidable fields to be assembled since last spring...
...dash, Miller got away to a poor start, but went hurtling ahead of his field, reaching the finish about a yard ahead. By winning this event he outclassed Francis Hussey, schoolboy flash of last year, and now a Freshman at Boston College, and Hubert Houben, the widely heralded German champion. He thus proved himself able to compete with the best of the international stars, and is picked to have a record season...