Word: trackmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...eligible to compete in the House race except varsity lettermen, those eligible for letters, those who played against Yale, and trackmen who earned their letters in distance runs from...
Soviet chess teams have competed in Amsterdam and Argentina, Soviet basketball teams in Egypt and Syria, Soviet crews in The Hague and on the Thames. Soviet trackmen and robust Soviet women athletes performed before packed stands at London's White City Stadium and overwhelmed Britain's best...
Although their invitation called for only 30 athletes, the Soviets sent a squad of 69, promised to pick up the tab for the extra guests, and made double entries in every event. Every day after they got to London, the Soviet trackmen put in a hard morning of training, and turned in early. "The one who has trained the hardest will win," said cocksure Champion Kuc. British sportswriters agreed: they knew that Chataway spends precious little time on the track, smokes, drinks beer, and is notoriously lazy about training. "It is fascinating to read all the gibberish which is being...
...Howard Whitmore pitched sparsely but effectively, while G. E. Donaghy and John Prior established themselves as leading batsmen. Twelve members of '29 received track letters, the most outstanding of these being captain-elect Reid, who captured the two mile run in the IC4A championships at the Stadium. Other '29 trackmen were A. E. French, R. G. Luttman, and G. A. Tupper...
Alumni groups, principally former trackmen, have in the past assumed much of the University's share of expenses. Getchell stated, "The usual source of finance can not be counted on to come through again, because of generous contributions in recent years...