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...Brundage's other case was Mark Weston. Mary Edith Louise Weston was born in England 30 years ago. Among Englishwomen she was the best shotputter from 1924 to 1930, the best javelin thrower in 1927. Miss Weston had a close friend, named Alberta Bray. Two months ago Dr. L. R. Broster of London's Charing Cross Hospital performed two operations to complete Mary Weston's metamorphosis into masculinity. Said Dr. Broster: "Mr. Mark Weston, who was always brought up as a female, is male, and should continue life as such." As to whether Mark Weston could have...
...meters Al Northrop led after the first quarter-mile to within hailing distance of the home tape, where he began to fade and was passed by Gene Venzke and a trio of others forcing him to a tired fifth. Dick Johnson's third in the javelin throw was another disappointment for Harvard followers...
...yards (time, 2:11.2) by Glenn Cunningham closely pressed by a fine Eastern runner, Harry Williamson of North Carolina; 2) a new U. S. outdoor record in the two-mile run by Don Lash (time, 9:10.6); 3) a new record by an American in the javelin throw by Alton Terry from Texas' Hardin-Simmons University (distance...
Harvard's lead whittled down in the field events by these two men, as well as by a corps of discus, shotput, and javelin men, will be further decreased by the Holy Cross runners. In Walter Janiak and Larry Scanlon the Purple has two of the speediest dashmen in New England for the 100-meter and furlong events. Nothing was seen in the Stadium last Saturday to give Harvard much grounds for optimism in these two events...
...meet includes all the usual events of spring track, the 100 yard dash, and 110 and 220 yard hurdles, 440, 880 and mile runs, shot put, discuss, javelin and hammer, high jump, broad jump and pole vault...