Word: mel
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Fresno, Calif., two of the world's swiftest sprinters - Southern California's Mel Patton and U.C.L.A.'s Lloyd La Beach - matched strides. Despite a desperate try, La Beach just failed to catch Patton at the tape. When the time was announced, the crowd gasped. It was a new world's record for 100 yards...
...University of Southern California's newest candidate for "world's fastest human" was just, beginning to warm up last week. Unlike the late Charlie Paddock, who was chunky, 23-year-old Mel Patton is tall (6 ft.) and frail (147 lbs.). In Los Angeles' huge Coliseum, against a brisk breeze, Patton sped the 100 yards in 9.7 (three-tenths of a second off the world's record which he shares with seven others...
...consistently brings a crack team to Soldiers Field. Last year they trimmed the Crimson twice with Dick Snow, veteran of the visitors' mound staff who will oppose Harvard this afternoon, turning in a 2 to 1 teninning win. In fact, Coach Mel Collard has named practically an all-veteran lineup. Only outfielders Walt Anderson and George Boston, erstwhile Crimson athlete, are newcomers. Boston bat's in the cleanup slot...
During the vacation, last winter's freshman player Mel Allen showed brilliantly at defense while Bill Yetmen and John Chase have been giving Jack Lavalle a strong battle for the starting goal-tender assignment...
...passer and signal caller of the Boston team, is slated to play for the Jayvees this week instead of acting as a reserve for the Varsity. His assignment with the Jayvees will mean an aerial threat against the Yalies who have not showed alright pass defense. Line backers Mel Freshman and Justin Walah have been promoted to the Varsity, however...