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...matter of fact, you have to feel a little bit sorry for the Yalles. Last year when Hawailan schoolboy Ford Konno was slicing up the "undefeatable" Marshall, those in the know were nodding their heads wisely and saying, "Kiphuth will have him at Yale next year." Konno is now at Ohio State. The poor Ell freshmen have to be content with Kerry Donovan...
...Johnny Weissmuller would not look so giant-like today. Dozens of swimmers now can better their Olympic 100-meter times by as much as five seconds. And last week at Detroit, in the National A.A.U. Championships, dozens did. In the 1,500-meters, Hawaii's little Ford Konno, 18 (5 ft. 6½-in., 143 Ibs.), bested Australia's John Marshall by a full pool length (50 meters). Time: 18:46.3. ¶ Calumet Farm added another to its dazzling array of racing wins. Last week in the $75,275 Arlington Futurity, a Calumet colt, undefeated Hill Gail...
...Kure, Japan, Swimmer Hironoshin Furuhashi shaved nearly a second off the world's record for the 500-meter free style. His time: 5:55.8. Runners-up:Yale's John Marshall, Hawaii's Ford Konno...
...crowd was on its feet, screaming "Furuhashi, gambarel [Furuhashi, fight hard]!" The home-town boy chop-chopped to a furious pitch, splashed past Marshall at the 350-meter mark. McLane and Konno pulled ahead of him too, finished second and third...
...flying fish of Fujiyama" won by ten yards. His time: 4:33 1/5, a new world record. In the 800-meter, Furuhashi set another world record: 9:42 4/5, beating out Konno by three yards. Marshall churned home an unhappy third...