Word: jumped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Once the Greeks and the Turks reached their offstage agreement in a Swiss hotel (TIME, Feb. 23), the other parties to the dispute found little room for maneuver. The British demanded-and got-sovereignty and access rights to their military bases on the island as the jump-off point for British operations in the Middle East. But by the terms of the settlement the British were forced to give up another shred of empire without much say about how it was done...
...World indoor track and field records took a wholesale battering at the National A.A.U. championships in New York City's Madison Square Garden. Boston University's High Jumper John Thomas, whose capabilities seem limitless, cleared 7 ft. 1¼ in.-the highest jump in history, indoors or out. Ron Delany, of Villanova and Ireland, who runs to win and no more, got such pressure from a topflight field that he lowered his own indoor mark for the mile to 4:02.5. Air Force Lieut. Bill Bellinger, world indoor record holder at two miles, set a new three-mile...
...Crimson was stymied by Penn's man-to-man defense and rarely pierced the keyhole for driving lay-ups and jump shots. And unfortunately only George Harrington was able to hit with any degree of consistency from the outside; although outstanding under the boards, Bob Bowditch was limited to one goal in 10 attempts...
Following a strong show against Princeton Friday night, the varsity started slowly, trailing the Quakers for most of the first half. Penn pulled ahead 40 to 33 in the early stages of the second period, but the Crimson rapidly closed this gap. McClellan's jump shot at 7 1/2 minutes put the varsity ahead...
...closest race of the afternoon, Crimson miler Jed Fitzgerald overhauled his favored opponent, Dick Healy, with 50 yards to go and finished first in 4:20.5. The varsity's Bob Downs upset pre-meet predictions to win the broad jump...