Word: jumped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Their lead-off man (H. V. Reeves) jumped into the lead at the start of the 440-yd. race. Passing the baton with precision, No. 2 (Beverly Rockhold) and No. 3 (Charles Gruneisen) held the lead. At the final touch-off Texas' anchor-man (Harvey Wallender) had a five-yard start over Temple's Eulace Peacock. Fifteen yards from the finish Negro Peacock suddenly leaped into the air, broke his stride, hopscotched over the line in agony with a pulled muscle. But the Texans deserved their victory. Time was 0:41.1, a half-second better than the meet...
CALIFORNIA IN THE FIFTIES-Introduction and Explanatory Text by Douglas S. Watson-John Howell: San Francisco ($10 to $150). Rare collection of 50 early lithographs (1855-1861) of California, beautifully reproduced in a limited edition (1,000 copies). Collectors should jump at it. Famed U. S. Printer Edwin Grabhorn supervised the book's typography, design...
Captain Milt Green came through as expected by winning his heats in the high and low hurdles without being extended. In the 100-meter event he was five yards ahead on the first hurdles and widened his lead at every other jump. In the 200-meter race he also won easily and finished at a trot. All the hurdles events were run from scratch...
...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...
...over production and record oil consumption helped Texaco as well as the rest of the industry. Shell Union Oil, U. S. affiliate of Sir Henri Deterding's Royal Dutch-Shell and the only company besides Texaco that distributes in every state in the Union, lately reported a spectacular jump in earnings, turning a $949,000 loss in 1934 into a $6,812,000 profit...