Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...points over his nearest competitor. Now, a poised and handsome 21, a veteran fullback of Stanford's 1951 Rose Bowl team, and filled out to a rangy frame (6 ft. 3 in., 200 Ibs.), Bob is better than ever. At the end of five events (the 100-meter dash, broad jump, shotput, high jump, and 400-meter run), Mathias was not only far in front of the field, but far ahead of his 1950 world record pace...
Next day, at the final Olympic track & field trials, Whitfield again showed speed to spare as he breezed home first in the 400-meter race in 0:46.9. After two days of heated competition in 18 events, 13 new meet records were set and four American records broken. Paced by Double-Winner Whitfield, the U.S. track & field team seemed the best ever. Others likely to succeed at Helsinki this month...
...Hurdler (400-meter) Charley Moore, whose time of 0:50.7 upset the meet record by a full second...
...Hurdlers Harrison Dillard, Jack Davis and Art Barnard, 110-meter timber-toppers, whose blanket finish may well be duplicated in the games...
...Sprinter Andy Stanfield, who bettered the 200-meter record held by 1948 Olympic Winner Mel Patton by a tenth of a second. Stanfield's time...