Word: yardful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Daytona Beach last week, in a practice swim, Nell breast-stroked 220 yards in breath-taking time (16 seconds faster than the record). She seemed to be a cinch to win the A.A.U. crown later in the week. But at the last minute, someone raised the question of whether Netherlands Nell was eligible to compete in a U.S. championship. When embarrassed A.A.U. officials failed to uphold her eligibility at once, Nell withdrew, saved further red faces. Next day, Clara Lamore of Providence won the 220-yard breast stroke in 3:10.5 (more than 19 seconds behind Nell's practice...
...good man breaststroke swimmer. In New Haven last week, where the men's A.A.U. swimming championships were held, blond Joe Verdeur of La Salle College became a hero for the second week running. He came butterflying and frog-kicking down the final lap of the 220-yard breaststroke race to win. His time of 2:30.5 (compared to Miss Van Vliet's 2:51 at Daytona Beach) was a new U.S. and world 200-meter record...
Tentative plans for the parade through the Yard preceding the Friday demonstration include a baby carriage procession by College wives, a Zionist contingent protesting UM reconsideration of partition (on Friday's agenda), and placard-bearers from other groups...
Saturday's results indicated that Don Trimble and Sam Felton may break University records within a couple of weeks; that speedy Jon Spivak will probably restrict himself to the 100 this spring; that A1 Ruby, who pulled just as he was belting to the front at the 80-yard mark in the first heat of the 100, may not run for three weeks; that the Crimson will win a lot of points in the field events this season; and that the Crimson will lose a lot of points in the running events this season...
Gerstley reported him to the Yard police after checking with other residents of C-entry and finding discrepancies in McGowan's story. The $16 was given back to the original donors...