Word: poling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cornelius Warmerdam, 28-year-old San Francisco schoolteacher: the pole vault of the Millrose Games, first big track meet of the indoor season; clearing the bar at 15 ft. ⅜ in.; a new world's indoor high; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Outdoors, he has cleared 15 ft. 5¾ in., highest man has ever vaulted...
...West Point meet, which the Crimson should win without too much trouble, will include field events, dash, mile, and two-mile runs, mile and two-mile relays, and low and high hurdles. In the field events, Coach Mikkola's men look best as pole vaulters and shot putters...
...Holyoke in the broad jump, who hasn't as yet been unveiled in any kind of competition by Jaakko, may surprise the prognosticators in this event. According to Jaakko, Ted Bauer and Johnny Bunker, the two high-jumpers, are "coming nicely." But Mike Ford is well set in the pole vault, backed by Steve Brooks and Gerry Lenane...
...McCaul will be running. Broad-jumpers Saturday will be Ted Bauer and Tom Holyoke, while Bauer and John Bunker will high jump. In the shot put, Dick Pflster and Johnny Shattuck will be on deck for the Crimson, while Mike Ford, Steve Brooks, and Gerry Lenane should monopolize the pole vault...
...field events competition Mike Ford cleared the bar in the pole vault event at 12 feet, 4 inches to win, and Gerry Lenane and Steve Brooks tied for second with Paul Davidson from Bowdoin to prove that the Crimson is well supplied in that event...