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Word: welscher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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After the finals of the 110-metre high hurdles, the track looked as though someone had driven an automobile through the jumps. Willi Welscher of Germany had knocked down four, enough to disqualify him. John Alton Keller of Ohio State had knocked down two and finished fourth, Donald Finlay of England who was given fourth place until an electro-photograph of the finish proved that he was third, was a step behind Percy Beard, Alabama Tech instructor whose scissor legs usually make up over the jumps what speed they lack on the flat. Even University of Iowa's lean George...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Xth Olympiad | 8/15/1932 | See Source »

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