Word: leape
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...game drew to a close Lou made his move. Streaking for the banner he dodged all obstacles with cat-like agility. He climbed the stadium wall in one leap, fearlessly risking life and limb. He pulled at the banner, so close to victory his heart was pounding furiously. With one last heroic effort he freed the last corner and bolted from the stadium one step ahead of the authorities...
...stop for another compass bearing; the needle takes an agonizingly long time to settle, then finally points north. We sight through the trees 45° where our hill−and the checkpoint−should be. No hill. Trusting the compass, we dash off again, leap a fallen birch, catch a sapling in the face. Still no hill. We stop, listen. Nothing but our pounding hearts and labored panting. Retrace our steps and go back to the swamp? No, we'll crash blindly ahead on our bearing. Now the ground begins to rise: a hill. We sprint up it. Suddenly...
...Sullivan leaped out of the shadows cast by Embree and McCulloch last season by winning the high jump with a 6-ft. 8-in. leap...
Geoff Stiles continued Sullivan's levitation act with a two-leap total of 21 feet--that is, he placed second in the high jump at 6-ft. and he skied to victory in the pole vault with a 15-ft. effort...
Hasan Kayali continued in the tradtion of the Flying Kayali Bros., gliding to an easy triple jump win with a 46-ft. 3 1/4-in. leap...