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Doug Pirnie, ace sprinter, will not compete against the Jumbos in either the broad-jump or the 35-yard dash, since Jaakko wants him to rest up from his recent gridiron exploits...
Doug Pirnie, the star sprinter on Jaakko Mikkola's track team, has been moved up to relieve the dearth of available tallbacks, although he has been absent from practice for neveral days on account of illness. He weighs 165 and is a Junior. Johnny Shattner, a 200-pound left tackle, is a shot-putter and weight man in the winter and spring, and will bring the tackle squad up to five. He is the best punter on the team, next to Loren MacKinney...
...yesterday's practice George Heiden was again at the fullback post, while Sophomore Lloyd "Swede" Anderson, a member of last year's Yardling football team, remained at center. Only newcomer to the Varsity "Red" team was Doug Pirnie, star sprinter on last year's spring and winter track teams. He is still without a red jersey, however...
...Elis led with two competitions to go 59 1/2 to 57 1/2, after Harvard had pulled up mightily in the later events. The broad, next on the program, set Harvard into the lead when Dave Ives leaped 23 feet 1/8 inches and sprinter Dough Pirnie raised his meet total to 13 markers with a second. The Crimson then led 65 1/5 to 60 1/2 and needed a second in the final event...
...sprinter Zeimetz will meet Ives and Pirnie in the century, which promises to be the season's super-thriller. Not only is Zeimetz himself enough to watch but this will mark the first meeting of the two Harvard dashmen in the same heat...