Word: miles
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Wendell Baker Shoe was worn by Wendell Baker '86 in a race in which he smashed the existing world's record in the quarter mile, though his shoe broke and came off his foot 155 yards from the finish. The famous shoe, which was mounted in gold several years ago, has never been untied since the day of the race...
...mile and a quarter mark, Bill Rowe proved his ability to raise the stroke by raising the beat to a good thirty-eight. The strong fast sprint roughened the crew's form a bit, but not enough to hurt the spacing too noticeably. The sprint was held until the end of the race and as the crew crossed the finish, the sweeps were cutting out a sharp thirty-nine...
...University of California's varsity oarsmen: a three-mile race in 14 min., 48.4 sec.; defeating the University of Washington, their arch rivals, by seven lengths and bettering the course record by 5½ sec.; in the annual West Coast regatta that opens the U. S. rowing season; on the Oakland Estuary in San Francisco Bay. It was their first victory over Washington since...
Scratch starters dominated the events outside of the mile, 440, and the hurdles. Fred Ulen captured the century in the fair early-season time of 10.3, while favorite Joe Donnelly snagged the furlong...
...Brayton got the only sixth in the mile, as Cy Marden capitalized on a 200 yard handicap to break the tape in 4:19.4. Scratchmen Dave Simboli, Bob Nichols, and Pen Tuttle finished in that order in the two-mile, while Roger Schafer won both hurdle events...