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...Partlow, the wiry little jumper and sprinter who claims he does better when he isn't feeling well, should take the broad jump, and may crack the record of 23 feet, 6 inches; he came within four inches of that mark against Exeter. A consistent six-footer, he is a good bot in the high jump, may win points if he runs the country...
...years ago, returning home from the Olympic Games with four gold medals, coffee-colored Sprinter Jesse Owens was hailed as the No. 1 hero of the world's No. 1 sport event, was besieged with offers totaling $100,000 if he would turn professional. Last week after unsuccessful personal-appearance tours, Profession Owens accepted a job as bathhouse attendant in Cleveland. Salary: $22.70 per week...
Harvard track experienced a spectacular victory and a considerable loss Saturday in the New England Relays when Captain Alexander Northrop ran the last lap of a winning 4:17.6 mile in a bare foot and when Torbert Mac-Donald, top Crimson sprinter, collapsed in the hundred with a pulled muscle...
Dick Harlow, Varsity football coach, assisted MacDonald off the track when the sprinter pulled. Torbert was in third place at the time of his accident; in his trial head he beat out Warren King of Dartmouth who gained third in the finals. It is feared he will be out for the rest of the season...
Hutter was the only sprinter who was able to use the oxygen with good results. For any distance over the 50, the gas was worse than useless, since as soon as the swimmer would have to breath, the whole effect would be lost, and it would be accompanied by a minor let-down which actually slowed the men down...