Word: weighted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tomorrow's meet, Harvard must depend on the events that have carried the Crimson all year--the long distance races and the weight events. Coach Bill McCurdy will also be looking for improved performances from middle distance runner Roy Shaw and pole vaulter Steven Schoonover...
Simple Ingenuity. Necessarily, the Islander is ingeniously simple in design. To save the cost and weight of a retraction system, the landing gear is fixed. To save cabin space, there is no aisle; passengers must climb into their seats through three fuselage doors. To offer performance comparable to STOL (short takeoff and landing) planes such as the $85,000 U.S.-made Helio Twin Courier, the Islander has outsized wings that permit takeoffs in a bare 520 ft., landings at 65 m.p.h. All in all, the Islander offers only one frill; though one big engine would theoretically offer reliability enough...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 4--The sun managed to break through the grey overcast covering the Severn River only once here this afternoon--during the varsity heavy-weight crew race. The Crimson varsity smooth-swept its way to a convincing two-length-plus victory over Pennsylvania and Navy, capturing the Adams Cup for the fifth straight year...
Before Haggerty's injury, McCurdy figured the tightest races to be the 440, 880, 440 hurdles, and the high hurdles Harvard is virtually assured of taking top spots in all the weight events, and both the mile and two mile. Yale, however, has the same advantage in the jumps and the sprints...
Chances are that the Crimson freshmen will have a tough time keeping up with Penn's brute-boat. Weight might be the telling difference over the entire course...