Word: stretch
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...century Georgy Dana of Eliot barely edged out AI Blanchard of Winthrop and Dick Mudge of Kirkland, who tied for second; Dana's time was 10:6. It was another Elephant who provided the thrill in the mile, when Dinwiddle Smith forged in front coming down the home stretch to breast the tape in 5,25.4. Deacons Alan Manning and Hardy Phippen took second and third...
...medley relay, consisting of two 440 laps, one 880, and one 1320 lap, a bellboy team of Tonkanow, Worman, Giveas, and Story came through for a win. Dencons Forbes, Baggerly, and Wntworth nosed out the Loverett trio in the high and low hurdle shuttle relay over a 100 yard stretch...
...cover which the Master was holding out. Yes, yes, murmured the Red Pepper with a reminiscent gleam in his eye. He had been there, too. Vag strained his neck a little toward the matches. With a little more effort he might have caught a glimpse but he couldn't stretch his neck all over the table. He would soon be looking like a giraffe...
Winners of the other running events, all of which were over fractional distances averaging three quarters of the regular stretch, were Price, who took the 330 in 39 seconds flat, and Houghton who built up a big lead to win the three quarter mile...
...future of the theatre as opposed to motion-pictures, Hardwicke stated that "dogs, little children and dumb blondes are the best actors before a camera." He emphasized the importance of the audience to dramatic creation, pointing out that no real acting could be done over a two minute stretch with hours of interval between sections of a scene...