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...picked, and the fourth man was practically decided upon. E. O. Gourdin '21 made the best time, while close after him came Richard Chute '22 and A. H. Gordon '23. J. W. Quinn '23, who a few days ago made the fastest time so far for the 440-yard sprint, will probably be the fourth man on the team, but R. D. Howard '23 may displace him at the last minute...
...Howard '23. Besides the relay team entry, R. S. Whitney '21 and C. G. Krogness '21 will be entered in the 70 yard hurdles, and Kroyness will be entered in the high-jump. In addition, some of the men on the relay team may be entered in the sprint events...
...contests between the British and Americans the British can hardly forget that some of their best runners will never break a tape, their best golfers never tee off, their best polo players never lift a mallet. The runners made their last sprint in the smoke of the Somme, and the polo players died putting their final ounce behind a bayonet. Australasians who watched America win at Auckland must have thought of Wilding, the giant who played so smashingly at Forest Hills the summer of 1914 and a few months later was gone at Gallipoli. Not far from a million British...
...bank, and then home along the road. The first four men to finish took the lead at the start and held it over the entire course. They finished well in advance of the fifth man. The race between the first four was very keen and ended with a spirited sprint...
...Patrick McGann and Lieutenant Shum, both of Camp Devens, in the 1500-metre run. Running lock step most of the distance, the pair reached the back stretch together. McGann, who had the pole, gained a few yards on the last corner, but Shum managed to uncork a last-minute sprint that brought him almost even with the private. The judges, after a considerable amount of discussion, awarded the race to McGann...