Word: sprinted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announcing of the appointment of Hauers and O'Connell the Athletic Committee adds that "one or more other coaches may also be appointed by the Graduate Treasurer." In accordance with this clause, E. A. Teschner '17, the famous Olympic sprinter, has been obtained as assistant coach for sprint men during the fall...
...with A. T. Kirley, the Boston College runner, he worked his way up to a challenging position at the end of the first lap. Kirley, however, passed him at this point, and both outdistanced the rest of the field at the straightaway. Allen gained several yards in the final sprint but lost the race by a few feet...
Invitations have been extended by the Athletic Association to Joie Ray, J. W. (Jake) Driscoll and several other prominent sprint and distance runners to compete in the open handicap track meet held under the auspices of the H. A. A. on June 9 at Soldiers Field. Ray, who is the National amateur mile champion and one of the greatest distance runners in the world, is now representing the Illinois Athletic Club. Driscoll is a former Boston College track star and National quarter-mile champion. He is now wearing the colors of the Boston Athletic Association. The main events...
Four University field event men gained places in the Penn Relays on Saturday afternoon, while the Freshman relay team, running the best race it has ever travelled, lost the mile event to Yale 1926 by a foot. The sprint medley team, which ran an excellent race on Friday, was out of its place in the 880-yard distance it attempted Saturday, and trailed badly. In the feature race of the day, the two-mile relay championship, a Penn State quartet established a new world's record for the distance in beating Oxford, the time being 7 minutes...
PHILADELPHIA, PENN., April 27.--Merrill, Chapin, Fletcher and Captain Burke running the sprint medley relay distance for the University this afternoon in the Penn Relays, placed fourth in this feature event, trailing Oxford, the Navy, and Georgetown, but leading such strong teams as Syracuse, Princeton, Penn State and Cornell. The time for the race was 3 minutes 33 1-5 seconds. Contrary to previous plans, this same team will represent the University tomorrow in the 880-yard relay race, each man running 220 yards. Marshall, the only other Crimson competitor in today's events placed fourth in the hammer throw...