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...mile relay Harvard was doomed by Lightbody's tiring 880. Running in the number three spot, he handed the baton and a one-yard lead to Anchorman Torby Macdonald, who was unable to withstand the speed of Cornell's Johnny Nevius and took second...

Author: By Spencer Klaw, | Title: Big Red Cindermen Nose Out Crimson in Heptagonal | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

...promises to occupy the meet spotlight, with Jim Lightbody defending his meet record against a brilliant field. Last year he blazed across the line in 1:13.8, leading Dartmouth's Jud Foster and Cornell's Johnny Nevius by little more than a broad grin. Foster and Nevius are back this year, and in addition there is a speedy newcomer from New Haven, Frank Curtis, who is doubling in the 300, and who has broken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL FAVORITE TO WIN TRACK MEET | 2/25/1939 | See Source »

...Hallahan Trophy. Only once since he has been to Harvard has he been beaten in a race; last July he was second to Godfrey Brown of Cambridge in the Oxford-Cambridge Meet. In the Quadrangular Meet a month ago he easily defeated Foster of Dartmouth and Nevius of Cornell in the 600 later to run anchor on the mile relay. Some expect him to go unbeaten the rest of his college career. Jaako hopes he will break 48 seconds in the quarter this spring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mikkola's Chargers Enter Stadium in Final Drive for Early Season Opener | 3/24/1938 | See Source »

...easiest in which to pick the winner; everyone says Cornell will take it hands down. This quartet hit 3 minutes 23.2 seconds in the B.A.A. meet, and with no middle distance events scheduled, all the runners will be fresh and ready to hit a new low time. Johnny Nevius, who broke the Yale-Cornell meet record last week with a 50.2 second leg will make up the team with Ham Hucker, brilliant veteran quarter-miler, Jim Pender, the sprinter and Walt Tatum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/26/1937 | See Source »

Cornell will bring the team that will probably give Harvard the stiffest competition. The Big Red has an exceptional sprinter in sophomore Jim Ponder, while another second year man, John Nevius, is their outstanding quarter miler. Hamilton Hucker, 1935 IC4A and the present National A.A.U. low hurdles champion, is back to strongthen the team still further...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACKMEN ARE DRILLING FOR QUADRANGULAR MEET | 2/18/1937 | See Source »

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