Word: racing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Beckford, who had been sidelined for the past three weeks nursing an injured achilles tendon, placed eighth in the race and was the Crimson's top finisher. Her-time of 17:58 qualified her for the national collegiate championships...
...pace throughout the 5,000 meter race was erratic, as the leaders took out a fairly quick pace with a split time of 5:15. The second mile led the runners up a winding and rocky trail which Coach Pappy Hunt described as "wet and treacherous" from the rain the night before. The pack slowed its pace here as passing became difficult on the narrow path. During the last mile the tempo picked up as the course began to wind downhill...
...couple of words, this campaign has been incredibly boring. Not that it hasn't descended into personal attacks--you can count on the mayoral race to do that, if nothing else--but it just hasn't had any punch. Unlike 1975, when corruption generated a lot of political flak, there has been no big issue. Campaign news has slid into the back pages of the newspapers. A real "lets-get-it-over-with" mood has spread throughout the city...
...really big guys. In the middle of all this, a black football player was shot and paralyzed and racial violence came back to haunt Southie High. And it snowed in October. Boston has had an exciting fall season, but none of the hoopla has been generated by the race for mayor...
...November 6--the latest poll gave White a 14 per cent victory margin--Timilty needs endorsements from the King and Finnegan camps. And he just hasn't gotten them. King, who supported Timilty in 1975, agreed with the Black Political Task Force's assessment of this year's race: vote against White, but don't endorse Timilty. The city's other leading liberal--State Rep. Barney Frank '62--gave his support to Timilty. But with the major papers lined up against him, it all seems too little and too late. The Finnegan people, meanwhile, are keeping pretty quiet. While Bill...