Word: yd
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pistol crack set 129 pairs of legs into motion. For 200 yd. the pack of runners awkwardly angled across the springy turf like a vast centipede, then spread-eagled as the pace slackened. The legs plodded up Van Cortlandt Park's hilly course, coasted around to the starting field. Spectators, paying little attention to the wiry, green-jerseyed leader, No. 129, carefully watched Pennsylvania's smooth-striding Gene Venzke in 15th place...
...polls last May to approve the new Constitution. Now the Sakdalistas were plotting heaven knew what mischief in the Commonwealth's first hour. Taking no chances, the constabulary and a detachment of U. S. troops drew up in a hollow square which kept nonofficial spectators a full 60 yd. from President Quezon as he was sworn in on the steps of the neoclassic Legislative Building...
With 60 seconds to play. Halfback Bill Shakespeare arched a pass down the field. An official claimed Army interference, put the ball on the 2-yd. line. From there Notre Dame made a touchdown, tying the score at 6-to-6, left 80,000 gasping spectators feeling that luck had played again with the ''Fighting Irish." Pious Catholics credited the last-minute tie to the devotion of squad members who attended Friday morning mass in New Rochelle's Holy Family Church...
Last month Purdue spanked Northwestern, 7-to-0; fortnight ago Wisconsin spanked Purdue, 8-to-0. Last week Northwestern's substitute halfback, 158-lb. Ollie Adelman, averaged over 14 yd. a try, crushed Wisconsin almost singlehanded...
What had happened thus far was, fabulous. What happened next was incredible. With a minute to play, Ohio State received the kickoff. Beltz fumbled and Notre Dame recovered. Halfback Pilney dropped back to pass, thought better of it, ran to Ohio State's 18-yd. line, where he was knocked unconscious, carried off the field on a stretcher. There were less than 30 seconds left. Will Shakespeare passed to Millner for a touchdown. Notre Dame 18, Ohio State...