Word: skips
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...grades were mediocre until his interest was aroused. He was so bored by his fifth-grade schoolwork in Stockton, Calif., where his father then taught at the University of the Pacific, that concerned school officials gave him a battery of psychological tests, then decided to let him skip the sixth grade. His marks climbed, and he was jumped past the ninth and eleventh grades. He went to summer school, took eight semesters of Berkeley math and humanities courses by mail, graduated from high school...
...while, there was talk of entering the lightweights in the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley, normally reserved for heavyweight oarsmen. This plan assumed most heavyweight competition would be training for the Mexico City Game and would therefore skip the Henley Regatta...
...Defensive backs: In addition to Kelly and Cetrulo, who could play defense or offense, outstanding freshmen were Dick Manny, George Williamson (Tom Williamson's brother) and Skip Vacarello. The freshman defensive backfield was tight last fall and any one of these players could inherit the spot vacated by All-Ivy Tom Williamson...
Unable to catch Winthrop, Kirkland resorted to power tens, but could only gain two seats. Thirty strokes from the finish Puritan cox Skip Grossman called a power ten and Winthrop crossed the line at 40 strokes per minute. The triumphant boat was clocked at 4:30.5 for the three-quarter mile course...
Englishman Bob Galliers was Harvard's only finisher in the triple jump. The sophomore skipped 42 1/2" for third place. He also placed second in the broad jump, with a 22'1 3/4" leap, ahead of teammates Skip Hare and John Avault in third and fifth...