Word: jakko
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Coach Jakko Mikkola shepherded his flock of candidates for the University and Freshman cross country teams out into the road for their first workout yesterday. Men may report for both squads during the wek and a group of 100 is expected to be on hand soon...
...University and Freshman crosscountry teams will go into action against Holy Cross this afternoon in the first meet of the season. Only four experienced barriers will be on the University line-up today to maintain the high standard left by last year's Intercollegiate champions. Coach Jakko Mikkola expects the Holy Cross meet to be the hardest opening assignment scheduled for several seasons...
...they run around the track all afternoon it will not give men the same foundation for the winter and spring meets that cross-country does," is the opinion of Coach Nikkola Jakko. "The more men we get out this fall, the better track team we will have next spring." Nevertheless, Coach Jakko is quite confident that his cross-country men will make a good showing this fall. Over 60 men have reported for the University team, and at least 40 have registered for the Freshman squad...
...last two weeks the University and Freshmen weight throwers have been working out daily under the direction of Coach Jakko Mikkola, behind the Soldiers' Field Locker Building. A few hurdlers have also been practicing since the close of the winter season, but none of the jumpers or runners have yet been out. Although the track has been in fairly good condition for several days, Coach Farrell decided not to call the men out until the weather should be warmer and the chance of early season colds and strains not so great...
...Jakko Mikkola, University cross-country coach, expressed complete satisfaction with the condition of his men, in a statement to the CRIMSON yesterday. When asked if he laid much credit to the Finnish Baths which have been tried out this year, he replied: "It is hard to pick any one point which may affect the success or failure of a runner, but there can be no doubt that Finnish baths tend to take away stiff ness in a man's joints and make the muscles supple, and these are two valuable assets to the men. I think the system should...