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Word: melvern (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Philadelphia last week the Indiana Uni versity team of Melvern Trutt, Jimmy Smith, Tommy Deckard and Don Lash, of which only Lash was an outstanding miler, cut this world's record by 1.1 sec. Out standing individual performance of the four was that of unheralded Negro Jimmy Smith, who covered his mile in 4:14. At the Penn Relays a total of six meet records was set, of which one, in the Class B mile relay, was set by Elmer & Delmer Brown, with their teammates Johnny Stovall and Alvin Chrisman, a twin whose brother is no runner. Most famed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Rival Relays | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

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