Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When questioned about the strength of the American Olympic material, Paddock replied, "the backbone of the 1928 track forces will be formed by the weight men. Barring accidents and last-minute upsets, the United States should gather a sufficient number of points in the field events to lead the field. To win, we must defeat Finland and Germany. Koenig, of Germany, will give the American sprinters their stiffest opposition...
Captain H. W. Burns '28 has made a tremendous gain in the past three games to raise his batting average from .333 to .455 to lead the first string players. Against the two Trinity pitchers, the Crimson leader collected four singles in five trips to the plate, and connected for five hits out of ten times at bat in the games with Syracuse and Maine. Burns is also leading his team in number of runs scored, tying with G. E. Donaghy '29 with 11 tallies. With six stolen bases and a total of 15 hits, he also heads the Harvard...
Donaghy, with an average of .414, and W. S. Hardie '30, with a mark of .385, are next to Burns in leading the regular nine in hitting. Early in the season, the problem of filling the third outfield position was considered one of the most serious facing Coach F. G. Mitchell, but Hardie, besides showing no weakness as a fielder, has blossomed into a first rate hitter, and is one of the heaviest sluggers on the squad. At present, Hardie is far in the lead among the extra-base hitters, with four triples...
...mile relay event, the only one, except the hammer throw, entered by the University, the college championship of America went to Bates College, when the Lewiston outfit's last two runners overcame the early Harvard lead to break the tape between 25 and 30 yards ahead of R. P. Porter '28, anchor...
Captain A. H. O'Neil '28 jumped to a good lead at the gun, and finished his leg of the journey 12 yards ahead of the field. Running a very fast half-mile, he raced down the water-drenched track to hand the baton to F. E. Cummings '30 one minute, 57 and 4-5 seconds after he had started. Cummings held the Harvard lead throughout his run, and relinquished the baton to W. C. Peet '28, five yards in front of his nearest contender, Wardwell of Bates. In the home-stretch of his leg, Peet gave up the pace...