Word: turned
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...energetic guidance of General Wood undoubtedly tends to the building up of a valid and thorough system of military education in which both Camp and College will play their parts. Such schemes cannot be improvised in a day, but meanwhile all who are able should be strongly urged to turn their faces towards Plattsburg if they can possibly spare the time. A patriotic duty calls them, and they will come back better men from what they will learn there. PROF. R. M. JOHNSTON
Willcox drew an outside position, but shot out ahead in the first part of the 440-yard dash. Meredith came up near the end of the long straightaway and stepped into first position on the turn. On the final stretch the Pennsylvania captain rushed on steadily, drawing away from Willcox and setting up a new world's record of 47 2-5 seconds. Willcox weakened near the end and was passed eight yards from the finish by Riley of Dartmouth and Crim of Cornell, who placed second and third respectively only five yards behind Meredith. H. J. Richardson of Princeton...
After a rest of an hour and ten minutes, Meredith went out to repeat his victory of last year in the half-mile. Floto of Princeton jumped ahead at the start, but the Pennsylvania captain shot into the lead at the turn, followed by Floto and Bingham. The pace proved too fast for Windnagle of Cornell and Overton of Yale, who had already run the mile. Just after passing the one-lap mark, Bingham passed Floto and closely followed Meredith. They both lengthened out on the far straightaway, drawing away from the rest of the field. Meredith and Bingham raced...
...minutes 3 4-5 seconds. Windnagle and Carroll were running strongly and moved into second and third places respectively at the end of the third lap, with Overton still ahead. On the last lap Windnagle lengthened out, passed Overton, gathered speed all the way around the last turn, and finished strongly. Carroll also had a lot left and shot by Overton in the final stretch. Wilson of Stanford was fourth and Brown of Technology fifth. The time was 4 minutes 15 seconds, only three-fifths of a second behind the record made by Jones of Cornell three years...
...last lap of the latter came through with a great sprint. Hoffmire was second and Frey of Cornell placed third. Corwith of Cornell came up from the rear in the last lap and by a game sprint passed Halfacre of Technology and Putnam of Yale, finishing fourth. Putnam in turn went by Halfacre on the final stretch. The time of 9 minutes 32 2-5 seconds was good...