Word: jump
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That was his goal -- the rough equivalent of a four-minute mile, a 17-foot pole vault, or a pitcher's perfect game. Last Saturday at Princeton, he became one of perhaps two dozen men in the world to clear the fabled height. The jump was one of the most prestigious athletic accomplishments in Ivy League history and amazing feat by any standard...
...West Germany's Martin Lauer. With runners like Anderson, Lewis, Johnson and Davenport, S.U. has not lost a dual meet in years. Last week at the Grambling Relays, Southern swept the 100 (Anderson), the 440 (Johnson), the mile and two mile relays, as well as the high jump, broad jump, javelin and shotput...
...Southern to build up his alma mater's record book. He works his boys six days a week, and if anyone gets uppity, Hill has a ready answer: "Let's race." A former decathlon star, he can still run the 100 in under 10 sec. and high jump 6 ft. 10 in. "Other coaches may be able to show you on a blackboard," says George Anderson, "but Coach Hill goes right out there and demonstrates. And beats you while...
There were some nice touches. Once, the two men in the audience get so excited that they jump up and begin cheering with the actors on stage; another time a wind machine and dimmed lights make the actors forget that they are only pretending, and they act as though they were in the middle of a real storm...
...Crimson is crippled in the broad jump as well as the triple jump jury to man-for-all-seasons Harvey Thomas, who also backed up Lynch in the hurdles last year. With Thomas and Pardee, the Crimson had two 23-foot broad jumpers; without Thomas, there is little depth in this event unless Leo develops...