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...high) without wasting an inch of height. Critics said they were the best amateur low-hurdlers in the world. The Irishman, Johnny Gibson of Fordham University, won. His time for the 400-metre hurdles was 55 2/5 sec. Two yards behind him was Lord David George Brownlow Cecil Burghley of Cambridge University, who had been speedier two years ago. The other Cambridgian, T. C. Livingstone-Learmouth, who had led the way over half of the hurdles, finished a yard behind Lord Burghley. On the second day of the Penn Carnival last week Lord Burghley and his colleagues showed gentlemen from...
...broad jump and pole vault, setting a new meet record in the latter event when he cleared 12 feet in an exhibition leap after having won the event at 11 feet 3 inches. The former Harvard man was the outstanding individual contestant in the meet and shared with Lord Burghley, England's foremost hurdler, and R. S. Starr, Cambridge distance runner, the distinction of being winner of two first places...
...critics. "Because five days is enough time for our men to train in; and if it is not enough, we cannot afford longer," replied the Britishers. "Why have you no coach?" asked pressmen. "For the same reason: we cannot afford one," said they. At Cambridge, Mass., blond David, Lord Burghley, heard a pistol pop, took a step, two, three, sailed over a white hurdle, repeated this bounding, this stepping for 120 yards, winning the first event for England...
...Burghley, gouty.) My lord, we make use of you, not for your bad legs, but for your good head...
...Burghley.) I have been strong enough to lift you out of the dirt...