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Trimble took third in the javelin with a heave of 202 feet 8 inches (his longest toss since he broke the Harvard record two years ago with a 212 foot 5 3-4 inches heave). Albright's Al Harnly took first with 207 feet 1-4 inch, and two others tossed the javelin over 200 feet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tootell, Trimble Finish in I.C.-4A | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

...crews would entrain June 8 to Red Top to practice for the Yale race. He promised that if they lost this year, it would not be for the same reason as in 1949-overconfidence. "We have a movie of last year's race," he said, "and it's the longest motion picture in the world of a four mile race. We'll watch that three times a week and twice on Thursdays...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Varsity Decisively Outrows Cornell, Records 8:55.3 in 2 1-2 Length Win | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

...longest stories are the worst. They deal with trite subjects: a paunchy middle-aged business man who goes to a costume party in a leopard skin, and a callow youth who seeks adventure in Parses at night. M. J. Arlen wrote both. His style is drab and plot punch is seriously lacking...

Author: By Roy M. Goodman, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 5/24/1950 | See Source »

Crosby's three-run blast to right field, one of the longest home runs ever hit at River Field, gave the Crimson a lead which it held until the eighth, when Penn capitalized on more shaky Harvard fielding to knot the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nine's Late Surge Beats Penn, 11-9 | 5/23/1950 | See Source »

...longest: the 1945-46 General Motors strike, which lasted 113 days, cost an estimated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: What's There to Celebrate? | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

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