Word: leg
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Some observers saw a bit of poetic justice in the race. Frannie King, first Harvard leg, fell flat on his face from what appeared to be a deliberate foul by the Yale runner. King regained his feet and raced on, yards behind...
Alexander Northrop ran a good race in the mile, far outclassed at the start as he was by Cunningham, Venske, and Ray Mahannah of Drake. Bob Haydock, star Crimson high-jumper, did not compete, having injured his leg in the Millrose Games last week...
...which had irked U. S. housewives all year-meat prices were at a six-year peak (TIME, Oct. 4 & 18). By mid-January the U. S. Department of Agriculture recorded retail meat prices way down from their peaks of September 30-sirloin steak from 48? to 32? a lb., leg of lamb from 29? to 26?, pork chops from 42? to 29?, veal cutlets from 43? to 39?. By last week wholesale cattle prices were off 43% since September 30, lambs 37%, hogs 37% and cattlemen were marketing their herds at losses. In the offing loomed a grave agricultural problem...
...escape. The second time, he and eight companions got hold of an Indian dugout, headed into the Caribbean. When they ran into rough weather and it turned out that none of them knew navigation, they beached the boat, started back through dense jungle for the Penal Colony. A peg-legged convict killed a comrade for his can of condensed milk, and the leader in turn killed him. They roasted and ate his liver and his good left leg, of which Belbenoit confesses that one mouthful (which tasted like wild pig) was enough...
Against Yale, the Lions broke their own medley relay record with a 3:03.8 clocking. The Crimson mermen, against their last opponent, turned in 2:59 for the same event, without using Kendall or Hutter in the free-style leg. However, Columbia's Callahan, hashing out a smart 2:28 in the 200 breaststroke, will make a very formidable enemy for Dario Berizzi. It's hard to predict hove Fritz will come through, but according to the competitive spirit he's shown in the past and his impressive physical power, he will make Callahan work hard...