Word: marathoning
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...every man's idea of the way to spend Sunday morning. But to some people, it is the high spot of the year. This week 234 of such enthusiasts clambered into their tiny, buglike craft and racketed hopefully off the starting mark at Albany, in the 18th annual marathon to New York City. Of the 234 starters, 115 finished, and that was about par for the 130-mile course...
...spun, over and capsized at the start, several ran into driftwood and tore their hulls. Some quit with engine trouble, others gave up out of sheer exhaustion. Ordinary citizens would want a stout reward for taking the punishment the river men take, but the marathon's prizes-an automobile, a television set and a cup-would be penny ante on a third-rate radio jackpot. The pilots of the cockleshells that whined their way down the Hudson were doing...
Johnson's drive ended a loosely-played three-hour marathon. The Yardlings made six errors, the Terriers two. B.U. used four pitchers, and Crimson starter Scot Ricketson lasted little more than an inning...
...B.A.A. Marathon ended April 19, and the Indianapolis Speedway Race won't be run until Memorial Day, but 50 strong-legged bicyclists will combine the best features of both events Sunday when they race from the Stadium to Wellesley in the Outing Club's annual classics...
Bork Johnson will move up to fifth singles, where he played at the beginning of the season, and Bill Harrington will play sixth. In a test match yesterday, Johnson barely beat Harrington in three marathon sets...