Word: lapping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Going into the last lap, Mal Whitfield had only one man ahead of him: Jamaica's Herb McKenley, world-record holder at 440 yds. Shortening his 8-ft. stride to fast-stepping six-footers, Whitfield visibly pulled himself together for the final burst. He passed McKenley "big," whirled into the final turn in front, breasted the red-yarn tape alone as the Madison Square Garden crowd of 12,364 rose to its feet and roared approval. The crowd roared again when the time was announced: 0.56.6, a new indoor record...
...English Channel gale sent their old, 70-ft. ketch Reliance crashing on to the rocks off Portland Bill, and Davison was drowned. Ann told the story of that ill-fated trip in a bestselling book, Last Voyage (TIME, March 24, 1952), and resolved to sail alone on the first lap of the adventure she and her husband had planned together...
Howe, who has run well in the 440 this season but has not hit his par in the 600, held back until the gun lap and then ran away with the race. Paul Grand was third...
Gerry, a consistent winner in the two mile this year was a full lap ahead of Frank Nahigian when he stopped short of the finish line. His time would have been 10:10; Nahigian, the new winner did 10:40 and Bob Swett moved up from third to second to complete the sweep and help get his letter...
...powerful last lap sprint by mile relay anchor man Al Howe fell short Saturday night in the Garden, and with it failed the only Harvard hope for a first place in the B.A.A. meet...