Word: thompson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...other harriers who may develop into strong supporting runners are Will Thompson, who finished third against Cornell, and Mac Brown, who came in sixth in the meet...
Died. John Broadus Watson, 80, pioneer psychologist ("behaviorism") and longtime (1924-46) advertising executive (J. Walter Thompson Co., William Esty & Co.); after long illness; in Manhattan. Borrowing from the work of Russian Physiologist Ivan Pavlov, Watson developed a theory that man's personality is merely a mass of conditioned reflexes, later turned his academic concept to cash as he mapped out early advertising campaigns (for Pond's Cold Cream) that exploited man's desire for personal prestige...
From there on, the two were never again pressed and finished close together not far off the course record. Benjamin covered the five and 1/16 mile distance in 27 min. 54 sec.; Fitzgerald finished in 28 min. 6 sec. Will Thompson stayed within striking distance during the whole race and finished a strong fourth for the Crimson about a minute behind the leaders...
...varsity's two top men this year include Captain Dyke Benjamin, who won the University handicap race last Friday and who is back for his third year of varsity racing, and Bill Thompson, another senior letterman who has run well in practice and is hoped to be one of the top varsity finishers...
...Will Thompson, another senior letter-man who has been running well in the first two weeks of practice, was a consistent performer with the varsity last year and is expected to run with Benjamin in one of the top three positions...