Word: jumps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seconds and the Dorches for High quarter turned in a fast 1 minute 35 seconds for the half. Other outstanding performances were a 100 in 10 2-5 seconds by Trull of Lowell, a mark of 20 feet 7 inches by Crigas, of Brockton in the broad jump, and a height of 5 feet 10 3 8 inches in the high jump achieved by Chalmers of Medford High...
...built in 60 days at San Diego, Calif. It was christened in St. Louis while Captain Lindbergh was pausing in his flight across the continent (TIME, May 23). The fact that it is equipped with a 200-horsepower Wright whirlwind motor, caused Wright Aeronautical Corp. stock, usually inactive, to jump from 29¾ to 34⅜, with the news of Captain Lindbergh's progress...
...Wakely furnished further surprise by turning in a mark of 1 minute 56 3-5 seconds in the half which was the best time in this event registered during the afternoon Dowding, last year's broad jump champion, was the only title holder to be forced out of the competition without reaching the second...
...Kanrich in the discus are other prominent Penn contenders in the weight events. In Baxter, Penn has a high jumper who has been over six feet several times this spring. While there is little prospect of his rivalling the efforts of King and Work. Stanford's two high jump specialists, his mark compares favorably with those set this year by Maynard, of Dartmouth, and other performers who will probably come in for some of the lesser point divisions in this event...
Yale is counting on scoring heavily in the two hurdle events, the high jump, and the pole vault, while Harvard hopes to offset its rivals superionity in these events by capturing most of the points in the 880 and mile, and also in the shot put and discus throw. In the broad jump and 220 it seems probable that the teams will split about as evenly as possible, while the 100 ought to yield Harvard six and Yale three points. In the hammer throw Shapiro is expected to win for Harvard with Lindner a Crimson possibility in either second...