Word: sprints
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Penn Relays began a triumphant finale to the intercollegiate foot-racing career of Villanova's light-foot Irish senior Ron Delany. With Ron running in the sprint medley, the distance medley and the one-mile relay, Villanova set meet records in all three, became first team ever to win three relay titles three years in a row, first ever to win the mile four years in a row. The Delany himself set a four-year record for collecting relay hardware: ten first-place gold watches. ¶ After watching some older kids try out for the New York City Parks...
...Orange and Black came from behind for an exciting victory over Navy last week, it seemed that he was not exaggerating in his praise. Last Saturday, however, while rowing the shorter Henley distance at Philadelphia, the crew failed in its comeback bid after "catching a crab" during its final sprint at 40 strokes per minute...
Syracuse, whom the varsity beat in a close race last season, has many veterans. It is a team noted for its strong finishing sprint, and will give the Crimson a powerful race. Love also expects MIT to be improved this year because of last year's strong Freshman team. B.U. lost by over three lengths to Yale this past Saturday...
...varsity's three and one-half length triumph over the Tech boat. Rowing at 31 strokes a minute into a slight headwind the Crimson steadily picked up its lead over the M.I.T. shell rowing at 34 1/2. Closing with a sprint at 38, the varsity's time for the mile and five-sixteenths course...
Satisfied at last that Silky was a legitimate sensation, the form followers were still trying to figure out how he did it. With his breeding he should not have the staying power to finish a mile-and-a-furlong derby with a sprint. His sire, the Irish-bred Sullivan, seldom lasted more than a mile; his dam. Lady N Silk, also seemed mere horseflesh. With his build, Silky hardly looks like a thoroughbred at all. He has heavy jowls, the neck of a Percheron and the broad chest of a Turkish wrestler. He clops solidly up to the starting gate...