Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Twitchell, the Crimson's ace sprinter and hurdler, will seek an Olympic berth in the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the trials in California next month...
...meet the informal Harvard squad tallied 21 points. Dave Cairns took a third in the 3000 meter run, while Don Trimble, Bob Mello, and Dick Barwise took seconds in the javelin, pole vault, and high jump, respectively. Trimble, a 1950 graduate who holds the University javelin record, competed for the first time this year at the AAU meet. Phil Pratt and Bob Curran took fourths in the discus and hammer to round out the scoring...
...Connell, Joe Schatzle, Lindy Remigino and Bob Carty), which won both events, the 880 in 1: 24.4, only four-tenths off the world record. ¶The New York A.C.'s Hurdler Charley Moore, a former Cornell runner and almost surefire Olympic winner, who set an American 400-meter hurdle record of 50.9. ¶b Polevaulters Bob Richards (handicapped by a muscle pull) and Don Laz, two top-notch 15-footers, who tied for first with a respectable 14 ft. 8 in. ¶Shotputter Jim Fuchs, world recordholder, who won with a toss...
...ballplayer. With Kentucky Derby Winner Hill Gail out of action with an ankle ailment, 1952's Triple Crown is already split. But Blue Man's showing puts him near the head of the class. ¶ The Navy crews (varsity, j.v. and freshmen), the Eastern sprint (2,000-meter) regatta; at Princeton, N.J. ¶ The California crew, an upset, over powerhouse Washington (by four lengths); in Oakland, Calif. ¶ Jockey Johnny Longden, race No. 4,000, to put him numerically head & shoulders over the rest of the U.S. jockeys; at California's Hollywood Park. In the race...
...Crimson should win. Last week at the Eastern Sprints on Princeton's Lake Carnegie, Harvard, though losing to both Navy and Wisconsin, defeat the Big Red by 4.7 seconds--over a length-while rowing the 2000-meter course. B.U. has not looked impressive at any time this year. Today the course is a mile and three-quarters and Love is hopeful. "We've improved over last Saturday," he said, "and rowed a good time trial on Wednesday. Cornell usually improves in late season, too, though," he warned. He pointed out that he thought the Crimson varsity had rowed a better...