Word: sprinters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Miller, giant sprinter, showed great early season form in defeating Hussey of Boston College in a burning 40 yards sprint. Off like a flash at the shot of the pistol, the Crimson flier ripped off a dazzling 40 yards, breaking the tape after a front race from the start...
Three times the heavy weight sprinter flashed his heels to his competitors, making the distance in 4 3-5 seconds, just 1-5 seconds away from the world record in this event. The finals saw him leading such stellar sprinters as Hussey of Boston College and Morrill of Boston University. Always most formidable in the short distance, Miller looks as though he has his greatest season ahead...
Immediately following the hurdle eliminations, the starter called the sprinters to the starting line for the 100 yard dash trials. The outstanding performance in the century competition was the performance of Captain Norton of Yale, who breezed home in the first heat to win over McCall of Dartmouth and Smith of the title holders. The Eli leader was clocked in 9 8-10 seconds, the fastest mark turned in during the afternoon. The second race was the closest in this event and was captured by Charles of Colgate after a stiff brush in the last ten yards with Barber. California...
...sense, it is not difficult to account for the long-standing mark, because this is the day of specialists, and the furlong sprint is an "in between" event. Two hundred and twenty yards is an intermediate distance. If a coach has a real sprinter he usually counts upon him to win both the 100 and 220. As a rule, however, the runner seems to specialize in the "100" and takes a chance, as it were, that his training will carry him through the longer of his sprints "on his natural" as track...
...golden anniversary meet will round out just half a hundred I.C.A.A.A.A. 440 yard races. I have been asked whether I think Meredith's record can be broken. My reply is "Yes, but" And the "but" is that the man to break the record must be a sound 10 second sprinter...