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...height. Critics said they were the best amateur low-hurdlers in the world. The Irishman, Johnny Gibson of Fordham University, won. His time for the 400-metre hurdles was 55 2/5 sec. Two yards behind him was Lord David George Brownlow Cecil Burghley of Cambridge University, who had been speedier two years ago. The other Cambridgian, T. C. Livingstone-Learmouth, who had led the way over half of the hurdles, finished a yard behind Lord Burghley. On the second day of the Penn Carnival last week Lord Burghley and his colleagues showed gentlemen from Yale and Pennsylvania...
...Ellison's men outplaying the Hanoverians, tightening their defense at critical moments, and always forming a group around the cage to take the rebounds of the Dartmouth shots, and save possible following shots for scores. As the game wore on, the greater endurance of the Green skaters told, and speedier skating and fast stick-handling gave Dartmouth the edge in the closing minutes...
...perfect average in the field. These are Duchin, who played in only one game; Burns, who has accepted 14 chances without a misplay; Cutts and Puffer, pitchers who have toiled in three games each; and Ellison, veteran right fielder, who before his removal to make room for the speedier Burns, registered 15 put-outs in the outer gardens...
...introduction of the Georgian system in the "Splendid" restaurant should relieve a good part of the congestion which has been present around the Square during the luncheon hour, as this method of self-service is considerably speedier than the more ordinary single counter service...
...Young Men's Harmonica Clubs. Japanese mechanics busied themselves putting the Douglas World Cruisers into perfect condition and replacing the Liberty motors with new ones; taking off their sea legs in the shape of pontoons and putting on their landing gears, whereby they will become lighter on landing and speedier...