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...time he attended Harvard, from 1890 to 1893, he was almost unrivalled as a sprinter. Soon after leaving the College he entered the field of drama, with which he has been connected ever since. He is a past president of both the Authors' League of America and Dramatists Guild...
...passage automatically formed the connections that told how fast he was going. Turning, he hurried to the nearest official to find out what his time had been. His top speed was 81.82 mi. per hour-the fastest a man has ever traveled on earth unassisted. Comparative speeds: of a sprinter at top speed, 21 mi. per hour; of a good racehorse on a mile and a quarter course, 36 mi. per hour; average speed of a homing pigeon, 60 mi. per hour; of a dummy falling out of an airplane with an unopened parachute, 118 mi. per hour (maximum...
...Sprinter George Simpson
...Girl Sprinter Stella Walsh...
...Percy Williams, famed Canadian sprinter, with a pulled thigh muscle, over a sodden track: the 100-yd. dash in the fine time of 9.9 sec. at the Empire Games in Hamilton, Ont. England, with 25 points, won the meet; Canada was second with 17; South Africa third with...