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Since jumping demands consistent practice, Harvard usually relies on jumpers that have developed during prep school. The only exception in Harvard's history is the current lead-off man Bob Liver-more who has developed into a smooth and confident jumper while at Harvard...
Burns also ran a 1:54.5 lead-off leg in the two-mile relay to spark what looked like another record-breaking performance. The quartet had a shot at the Harvard mark of 7:47.1, but Frank Haggerty, the anchor-man, wore himself out too early and jogged home with a 2:02 to round out a 7:54.1 effort...
...Smith's sluggish lead-off leg of 2:02 in the two-mile relay squelched the quartet's record aspirations. Coach Bill McCurdy had to shuffle his relay squads after Sam Robinson pulled up with a muscle strain in the preliminaries of the dash...
...peak of Mehta's career to date was his selection as lead-off conductor at Salzburg, where he has appeared for three straight years. With feet planted firmly apart, lithe, suavely handsome Mehta led the Berlin Philharmonic with driving energy through a varied program of works by Stravinsky, Mozart and Brahms, writhing and swaying, from heels to tiptoes, with the ebb and flow of the rhythms. Disdaining a score, he commanded a clean, precise beat with slashing strokes of his baton, winding his arm behind his head for broad, sweeping gestures like a pitcher unfurling a fastball, while...
...single by lead-off man Bill Mulcahy, followed by a walk to porky Frank DeFelice surprised the small gathering. A line-drive homer to deep left center by Fred Prifty, scoring three runs, shocked everyone, including the Eagles...