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Word: leap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Coleman repeated his victory of last year by winning the high jump with a 6 ft. 4 in. leap. The Crimson's Don Wilkes grabbed third in the event. The Elis captured only two field event victories, the pole vault and triple jump...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Runners Top Yale, 84-70; Finish With Perfect Mark | 5/19/1969 | See Source »

...Ronson Lighter. The imaginative leap from adolescent affluence and argot to a perception of teen-age attitudes is what gives Absolute Beginners its moral energy. The novel would be no more than a cheerful nature walk from the Elephant and Castle to Notting Hill if Maclnnes did not see beneath all the apparent irresponsibility. What he finds is the fusion of caring and a concern for style that leaves young people unimpressed by questions of race or war or money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Epistle to the Mugs | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

...Crimson's Steve Thomas repeated a feat he accomplished against Brown earlier in the season by capturing first place in three events. He took the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, the long jump with an effort of 21 ft. 11 1/4., and the 120-yard high hurdles with a time of 15.0 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Thinclads Whip Andover; Lacrosse Squad Outlasts UMass | 5/15/1969 | See Source »

...hero of the day as he won three events and came in second in another. Running in the indoor track bubble because of bad weather, Guild captured the 60-yard dash in 6.4 seconds, the 240-yard run in 27.4 seconds, and the running broad jump with a leap of 19 ft. 7 1/2 in. He also came in second in the high jump behind Kirkland's Mehmed Kayal, who jumped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Takes 'B' Rowing Race; Eliot Captures House Track Meet | 5/14/1969 | See Source »

High jumper Jim Coleman couldn't quite get up to his 6 ft. 9 in. leap of last week, but still managed to capture fourth place Saturday with a respectable 6 ft. 6 in. jump. Triple jumper Walter Johnson also came down from his last week's distance, but his 46 ft. 4 1/4 in. leap was good enough for third place. Frank Champi added two more points to the Crimson's total in the javelin, finishing fourth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strong Performances in Field Events Carry Crimson to Win in Heptagonals | 5/12/1969 | See Source »

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