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Died. Akilles Jarvinen, Olympics decathlon record-breaker in 1932, member of Finland's No. 1 family of athletes; of accident injuries; in Helsinki. Father Werner was Finland's first Olympics champion, won the Greek style discus throw in 1906; Brother Matti threw the javelin for an Olympics record in 1932; Brother Kaarlo is a famed shotputter...
During the summer workouts, there often are informal tussles with amateur associations, in and around Greater Boston and in the various AAU meets in Eastern Massachusetts. Varsity athletes help coach their specialties, and many of them try new events, especially the javelin, where the Crimson was weak this last season. Training for cross country in the summer consists of occasional workouts in July to get the runners used to working together--the heart of the sport--while August is featured by more intensive walking and running, on the cooler days...
...flagship, the new destroyer Kelly, hit a mine in the North Sea. Lord Louis nursed her home, transferred to another flagship until the Kelly was repaired. The next May, a U-boat torpedoed the Kelly. Lord Louis & crew again brought her home. In November 1940, aboard the new destroyer Javelin, Lord Louis led an attack on three German surface raiders. In flight, the Nazi warships fired a torpedo salvo. Two torpedoes holed the Javelin. R.A.F. fighters warded off Nazi bombers which came to finish the Javelin, and Lord Louis again nursed his flagship to port...
Johnny Bunker and Garland will high jump, Tim Coggeshall and Don McCaul in the three-mile, Archie Lyon in the 880, Herky Herskovits, Garland, and Ordway in the Javelin...
...showing made by Tom "T. T." White, who has been a reliable winner all year, and Bob Chase, was expected, but John Shattuck's fourth in the shot was a pleasant surprise. Joe Kane, of Penn, and Herb Hobler of Princeton, who were supposed to take over the Javelin throwing, were both absent, so "Herky" Herskovits and Bob Chase stepped in to pick up four invaluable points for the home forces...