Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...placing among the leaders in the 50 yard high hurdles. Considered by assistant coach Bill Neufeld as one of the best timber-toppers in the East, the Crimson captain will compete against speedy Ed Dugger of Tufts, whom he has never beaten. But this may be his chance to pull a surprise on Dugger, as the Tufts runner is known to be out of shape. Also in the hurdles is Roger Schafer, who is a good performer, and has pushed Donahue to the finish in every meet so far this year...
They are strongest in the backstroke where Captain Joe Tyson, a Junior, will be swimming. In the breast stroke the Penn mentor may pull a fast one by yanking a dark horse out of the bag. Two years ago a mystery man named Daugherty swam a fast 2:33 breast stroke, defeating both Max Kraus and Jack Waldron. Shortly after that he went on probation and last year did not swim at all. It has been rumored that the same mystery man may be back in the harness tonight, although he has not appeared in the lineup yet this year...
...three games with League opponents the Varsity has met defeat, each time by a single point, but there are quite a few who feel that this time Captain Pren Willetts' team may be able to pull an upset on the vaunted Blue; certainly it's time the breaks went their way for a change...
Captain Del Ames heads the list as usual and is the only man slated for the four events. He and Finn Fernei running the downhill, slalom, and cross country, will probably pull in most of the points garnered by the Harvard skiers...
Father Sheehy said his own Irish blood "clamored for vengeance against England," but that, despite the pull of his "inborn prejudices," he had concluded that England's cause is the cause of freedom, of the United States and of Christianity. Tired of talk, of the vexation of spirit produced by mere babble, Father Sheehy left for Jacksonville, Fla. to join the Navy as a chaplain...