Word: macdonald
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bright spot in the forthcoming Yale meet in the fact that Jaakko Mikkola will have a strong entry in the sprints. Charlie Smith has almost fully recovered from his ankle injury and will be available for services as will Torbie Macdonald, who proved a time trial yesterday afternoon that he is ready for work...
...Torbie Macdonald was kept out of these meets owing to the proximity of divisionals and then suffered a sprained ankle to keep him out of the Heptagonals...
...Macdonald's running mate in the trial was Dave Ives, the broad jumper, who was unable to push Torbie, finishing about four yards back at the tape. Ives was off his mark first, but Macdonald passed him midway down the straightway and won the case...
There was a strong wind aiding the runners but Macdonald's time, which was slightly under 10.3 seconds, is remarkable considering his lack of practice. With a full week's work under his belt, he should be able to approach 10 seconds flat, which he made consistently last year...
...could easily beat them. Owen was a hot favorite to capture the honors at Philadelphia last week-end, but he jumped the gun once too often and was disqualified. For this reason, he may prove over-cautious and get away from the mark slowly this Saturday. In that event, Macdonald or Smith would have a better than even chance to grab of first place...