Word: yd
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week in the great I. C. A. A. A. A. track meet at Cambridge, six records* fell. A flying youth named Russell from Cornell dashed 100 yd. in 9 7/10 sec., equaling the record set four years ago and disproving a statement by an old-time coach to the effect that anyone who ran the hundred in less; than 10 sec. was a liar. That feat is a commonplace today. The same youth bolted uncannily down tho track for the 220 yd. dash, came in like lightning, passed his field in 21 sec., and won by 2 1/2 yd...
...yd. hurdle record was set aside by a Southern Californian, who pounced the distance in 23 2/5 sec., steeplechasing over obstacles in what was formerly fairly good time for a straightaway...
...while Jess Sweetser was demonstrating, by a tremendously hard fought win over the Hon. W. G. Brownlow of Ireland, his undoubted superiority over anyone left in the tournament since the departure of Jones. Handicapped by a wrenched knee, the blond strapper turned in a 75 for the 6,738-yd., par 74 course...
Entered for the Grand National Handicap was Whitefoot, holder of the world's record of 11 2/5 sec. for 200 yd. (owner: James Gilligan, Lawrence, Mass.) The winner was Lion, a dun streak from Dalton, Mass., owned by P. A. and J. B. Draper, which went the 150 yd...
...Exeter Street, where Johnny Miles grinned a broader grin, flung up his arms and burst the tape, not only winner of a historic race but possessor of a new world's record by the astonishing margin of nearly four minutes. The new record for the 26 mi., 385 yd...