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This was more than illustrated yesterday afternoon at Franklin Park when a Crimson varsity with only two formal practice sessions behind it outran and outplaced a strong University of Massachusetts team, 21 to 45. In cross country, low score wins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Cross-Country Team Defeats UMass, 21-45, with Depth, Strategy | 10/1/1955 | See Source »

...long legs limberer than ever after two years in the Army, Northwestern's sophomore speed merchant, galloping Jim Golliday, outran a light breeze and the best sprinters in the Big Ten to tie the world's loo-yd.-dash record (0:09.3) in the Big Ten Relays at Evanston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, may 23, 1955 | 5/23/1955 | See Source »

After competing in the 600 during the entire season, Dick Wharton switched to the 1000 and he too was never headed, as he easily outran the pre-meet favorite, Princeton's Tempest Lowry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Track Team Edges Crimson; Princeton Last in Triangular Meet | 2/23/1955 | See Source »

...rays were no help. By week's end the Dancer's troubles were still a mystery. Until luck outran him last week, the Dancer had never looked better. Last year's stone bruises were healed; the big, bony ankles were strong enough to satisfy both the veterinarians and the two-dollar bettors. Now even the Dancer's next start was doubtful. As for Vanderbilt's hope of entering him in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at England's Ascot, the odds were clearly against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dancer's Luck | 6/7/1954 | See Source »

Three dailies were sold, and three folded as expenses far outran income. Last year at the annual I.T.U. convention, over Randolph's objections, the membership voted to limit borrowing for the papers from the union's pension and mortuary funds to $1,000,000 (it had already borrowed an estimated $2.5 million). Last week, getting ready for this year's convention, Randolph took drastic action to head off another stormy fight over the papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: End of a Chain | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

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