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...Yale and Princeton later this month, and should win the Heps. John Ogden demonstrated Saturday he can win in his own class, finishing first in 1:56.2 in the BAA's 880-yard run for New England collegians. Chris Ohiri took second place in the broad jump with a leap of 23 ft., 6 in. and sophomore Robert Yee captured fifth with 21 ft., 2 1/8 in. Captain Ed Meehan was timed in 2:12.5 in the 1000-yard run, only 1.4 off the winning pace...

Author: By Phil Ardery, | Title: Pardee, Chiappa, Hewlett Star in Weekend Meets; Awori Injures Ankle in BAA High Hurdles Final | 2/3/1964 | See Source »

...Fame, after winning a record 13 tournaments and $31,269 on the 1963 pro tour. > Veikko Kankkonen: the international Four Hills ski-jumping tournament, a grueling nine-day test over four separate hills in West Germany and Austria, beating Austria's Baldur Preiml for the title with a leap of 320 ft. at Bischofshofen, Austria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scoreboard: Who Won Jan. 17, 1964 | 1/17/1964 | See Source »

Love's long leap can be confusing, too. One playboy is said to have phoned a young friend in Rio to invite her over for a weekend, neglecting to say where he was calling from. She blew into his Paris apartment half a day later, only to find that her host was in Rome. No matter. She hopped another jet, was in Rome in two hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Customs: Love's Long Leap | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

...spectacular leaps leave him suspended in air an impossible, essential instant too long-he has even perfected a leap in which he turns half circle while airborne and disappears into the wings flying backward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dance: The Essential Instant | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

...times Iacavazzi tried his famous leap over the line, and twice a ready band of Crimson men stopped him in mid air and threw him back vigorously. On the third time, however, Iacavazzi just barely crossed the goal and an eager referee signalled touchdown. Charlie Gogolak kicked the extra point and Princeton was back in the game trailing only by a score...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: Crimson Downs Tigers, 21-7, in Upset; Victory Rivives Harvard's Title Hopes | 11/9/1963 | See Source »

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