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...Meters. Pitt's great Negro Arnie Sowell, who has been kicking cinders into the eyes of Fordham's Tom Courtney all year, saw Courtney (now running for the Army) whiz past his right shoulder and win by 5 yds, to set a new American record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Best Ever | 7/9/1956 | See Source »

...paced the sprinters with a world-record-tying 0:10.2 in a 100-meter heat. (At Berkeley doctors hoped that Duke's David Sime, recuperating from a pulled groin muscle, would be able to resume his duel with Morrow at Los Angeles and try for an Olympic berth.) Pitt's lithe Negro star Arnie Sowell easily stood off Olympic Champion Mai Whitfield in an 800-meter heat and set a new A.A.U. record of 1 :49.8. For the first time in four years, World Record Holder Parry O'Brien was beaten in the shotput, edged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jul. 2, 1956 | 7/2/1956 | See Source »

...faculty has joined in the new mood -notably the scientists. "Religion used to be disreputable-a slur on the intellect," says History Don Harry Pitt, fellow of Worcester College. "We now feel that the brain need not be pulpy to embrace religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Bun-Fight Revival | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

...Oxford's English invaders by a long 20 yds. Next day when the Britons came back to run off with the four-mile and two-mile relays, Villanova and Delany retaliated by taking the sprint medley and setting another meet record (3:11.9) in the one-mile relay. Pitt's Arnie Sowell, U.S. Olympic hope at 800 meters, got no help from his teammates, and went home for the third year in a row without a winner's gold watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, may 7, 1956 | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

...Pittsburgh, has earned the respect of North and South alike after his performance in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia Tech on New Year's day. He was repeatedly cheered during the game and received praise from all for his performance, despite his being involved in the penalty against Pitt which set up Tech's only and winning touchdown of the game...

Author: By C. ROOSEVELT Robinson, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 1/5/1956 | See Source »

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