Word: marathons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...college professor, Johns Hopkins' Economist Clarence D. Long is gloomily aware that his earning power has been steadily losing ground in the endless marathon with rising living costs. As a practicing economist, he is also professionally concerned by "this singular inability of the pedagogue to hold his place at the American banquet table...
...should have little trouble in the sprints and hurdles, with men like Harrison Dillard (no-meter hurdles), Charles Moore (400-meter hurdles), Andy Stanfield (200 meters) and Mai Whitfield (800 meters). But as the races lengthen from 1,500 meters to the 26-mile marathon, the Swedes, Finns, Slavs and Britons take over...
...These hagglings were mild in comparison to other how-de-dos of the past. Among the most notable: during the London games of 1908, staggering Italian Dorando Pietri was dragged across the finish line of the marathon by Britons wishful to see him beat the U.S.'s fast-closing Johnny Hayes. Dorando was helped to his feet four times in all, and Hayes, after an outraged American protest, was finally declared the winner. Afterwards, both turned "pro" and cashed in on the publicity with a marathon race at the old Madison Square Garden. Dorando won by 60 yards...
...Hope on an all-night show to raise the $500,000 still needed to send the U.S. Olympic team to this summer's games at Helsinki, Finland. Conceived by Sport Writer Vincent Flaherty of the Los Angeles Examiner, and obviously patterned after the annual Milton Berle TV marathon for the Cancer Fund, the Hope & Crosby show was a mixture of guest stars (Ezio Pinza, Phil Harris, Martin & Lewis), appeals for money, and the reading of interminable lists of contributors...
...Hope Marathon (Sat. 11 a.m., NBC). Hollywood stars perform for the benefit of the U.S. Olympic Team...