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...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...
...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...
...mile trophy is presented by Ex-Mayor Curley of Boston, and has been won in the past four years by such stars as Joie Ray, Patrick Mahoney, Lloyd Hahn, and Leo Larrive. Larrivee is expected to run this year. In the dash events Hubert Houben, the German sprinter, and Frank Hussey, national 100-yard champion, are entered. All other events except the two relay races are to be handicap affairs...
...that he can achieve the as yet unrecorded height of 14 ft. He will also compete on board tracks against the best U. S. middle-distance runners. Charles Hoff is the first to arrive of four celebrated European athletes. Others who will compete here this winter are imperturbable Hubert Houben, German sprinter; hirsute Adrian Paulen, Dutch middle-distancer; and George R. Goodwin, British walking champion...