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...high spot of the meet for Harvard fans was the 200-meter dash, in which Eddie Calvin led four Harvard men to the tape for a blanket win. Bob Playfair, star distance runner, threatened the existing record in the 3000-meter race, but his bid fell short of breaking it, as he hit the tape a few yards ahead of Charlie Woodard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON TRIUMPHS IN G.B.I. SATURDAY WITH TECH SECOND | 4/29/1935 | See Source »

...meter run--Won by Playfair (H); second, Woodward (H); third, Gurke (MIT); fourth, Johnston (NU); fifth, Pier (H). Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON TRIUMPHS IN G.B.I. SATURDAY WITH TECH SECOND | 4/29/1935 | See Source »

...Playfair should romp home in the 3000 meter without much trouble. In his last race the Tri Meet at the Boston Garden--he finished a full half-lap ahead of his nearest opponent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CINDERMEN SCHEDULED TO WIN G. B. I. CONTEST | 4/23/1935 | See Source »

...distance runners, led by Captain Scheu and Bob Playfair, are good for first places in mile and two-mile in almost any collegiate meet. Scheu has beaten every collegiate miler in the country with the exception of Venzke. Quimby, Turley, and Meaden will be Scheu's most formidable opponents during the spring season, and the Harvard miler's chances look good against any one of the trio. Playfair has been beaten by Versey of Colby on several ocasions, and has not yet proved that he has the finish to outdistance the Colby two-miler, but the only other collegiate runner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/28/1935 | See Source »

Kerr and Meaden will face Scheu in the mile and 1000, with only a slight advantage conceded the Crimson captain. In the two-mile, likewise, there will be a race for first place between Playfair and Cornell's distance star, Kerr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DUEL OF CORNELL AND CRIMSON SEEN | 3/8/1935 | See Source »

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