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Word: yd (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were surprised when Kansan Glenn Cunningham, now running for the New York Curb Exchange and mightier than ever at 28, won the Wanamaker Mile for the fifth time in six years. But they were all quite unprepared for what they witnessed in the running of the 60-yd. dash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Fastest | 2/14/1938 | See Source »

...nearly half a century William Vincent Astor, biggest, richest U. S. landlord, friend and fellow-fisherman of Frank-lin Roosevelt, has tinkered with trains- toy and real. On his Rhinebeck, N. Y. farm a foot-high locomotive chuffs over 600 yd. of miniature track, while its owner potently sits on the boards of such full-sized lines as Great Northern and Illinois Central. Five years ago Railroader Astor purchased five acres of Bermuda's 19 square miles of tax free soil,* began to build a lordly tropical house, "Ferry Reach," and meantime extended his land along the waterfront...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Railroader | 1/31/1938 | See Source »

Several new records were set in both meets. In the 300 yd, medley, Graham Cummin, Dario Berrizi, and Dan McKay splashed their way to a new pool and state record in the fast time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY AND YARDLING SWIMMERS SWAMP FOES | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

...Barker Don McKay, Bill Kendeal and Charlie Hutter established a new record in the 400 yd. relay as did Graham Cummin in the 150 yd. back stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY AND YARDLING SWIMMERS SWAMP FOES | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

...Yardling records in the 100 yd. breast stroke and 150 yd. medley were set up as the undefeated natators took the measure of the Worcester Boy's Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY AND YARDLING SWIMMERS SWAMP FOES | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

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