Word: yds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Along the route, Marshall left four other American records in his wake: 6:02.9 for 550 yds., 11:16.1 for 1,000 yds., 12:22.2 for 1,000 meters, and 15:01.2 for 1,320 yds...
...Rain. On the last day, with gusts of cold rain and wind sweeping across the course at 35 m.p.h., the weather added to St. Andrews' topographical torments. "Muscle Man" Stranahan's big drives made the difference. He was consistently hitting his tee shots 30 to 50 yds. farther than Chapman, thus forcing Chapman to play first on approach shots. This gave sharp-eyed Stranahan a good chance to see what the wind was doing to his opponent's lofting second shots, calculate his own with the information in mind. Though Stranahan was six over...
...auto-short Korea, nearly everybody walks unless he is in a hurry; in that case he runs. In Boston last week three wiry young Koreans were in a hurry for 26 miles, 385 yds. By running the distance in a shade over 2½ hours, they finished 1-2-3 in the 53rd Boston marathon. In so doing, they outclassed an international field of 131, including last year's winner, Karl Gösta Leandersson of Sweden...
...slice of a second later at the gun, Brawner found himself a yard behind right at the outset. After the first 100 yds., he began to pull up. Verdeur more than held his own on the turns at the end of the 25-yd. pool, but Brawner gained steadily on the straightaway. With his longer reach and the airfoam floating ride he gets, he was using only three strokes to the champion's five...
Next night Brawner did it again, setting a new intercollegiate record (0:59.9) for the 100 yds. But Californian Bob Brawner, who only took up the breast stroke two years ago, still wonders sometimes if the tough competition is worth all the effort. Coach Howard Stepp, who has produced his share of champions in 23 years at Princeton, has no doubts about that. Says Stepp: "Before this boy is through he'll hit 2:08 and rewrite the record book...