Word: legging
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Corris astounded the crowd by holding onto the lead he had taken in the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley to defeat Princeton's previously invincible Kris Brown. Corris's time, 2:04.6 was 2.4 seconds faster than he and ever swum the distance before. Brown was luckier in then 500-yard freestyle, his specialty. He moved out in the last lap and won in 5:07.7, pulling Harvard's Pete Adams to a 5:08 time, the fast-improving sophomore's best time to date...
Young's final leg erased Harvard's 15-yard lead in the mile relay, despite Frank Haggerty's 49.6 final leg...
Last week Rich Robinson tied a Yale record in the 60-yard dash with a nifty 1:06.2 and should win that event unless Crimson junior Wayne Anderson, who is rapidy regaining form after a poor start, can pull an upset. Sammy Robinson, recovering from a leg injury, may be ready to pick up points for Harvard...
...contest lasted an unbelievable hour and 40 minutes; rallies often lasted a minute and a half, countless lets and appeals were made by both players, and they both temporarily halted play in the fifth game to alleviate leg cramps...
...result of this combination was a tense 35-minute fifth game, with Howe taking a 10-minute break to massage a cramped leg at 14-12 for Niederhoffer. Howe resumed play, only to be aced on a hard serve which nicked off the back wall...