Word: vaultingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...flared and faded and re-flared between odd-and even-numbered classes. In the struggle for possession of her comely 300 pounds, Sabrina wound up in some odd spots: hidden away in the depths of a West Virginia coal mine, in the basement of a sausage factory, a bank vault, various wine cellars and wells. One resourceful student once claimed her on a forged express bill, sent her off to Europe on a luxury liner...
...five Americans who will be competing in the meet for the second time, three won points in 1949. Eli George Appel tied for pole-vault honors, while Yale's high-jumping Hipple twins shared first in their event. Crimson hurdler Charlie Durakis, however, narrowly missed winning the 120-yard high hurdles. He knocked over the last hurdle and lost, after holding a six-foot lead most of the way. Bill Geick, the other Crimson returnee, lost the 1949 broad-jump by an inch and three-quarters...
...Pole vault: George Appel (Y); Robert Mello...
...died. I know. [Her attorney guessed that at least $1,200,000 was missing.] I went to the bank last May 28, after Mr. Kelly suffered a heart attack, and looked into the box we held jointly. Everything was in it-a sizable fortune. When I checked the vault last Nov. 8, it was completely empty-and I know Ed Kelly wasn't one to put an empty shoe box in a safety vault...
...Lingel for second place in the 440; Bob Curran, fifth in the hammer throw; Fred Ravreby, fifth in the javelin throw; Bob Ray, third in the shot put; the quarter mile relay team, which placed fifth; Bob Mello, one of four men who tied for third in the pole vault; and the mile relay team, which placed third behind Cornell and Navy...