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...high jump, Mel Embree, who placed 7th in the NCAA last year, will try to improve his 6 ft. 8 in. win at Army, and attempt to duplicate his 7 ft. 1 in. record set earlier against B.C. John McCullough and Danny Sullivan should provide depth in the event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Thinclads to Battle Tough Northeastern Trackmen | 1/10/1975 | See Source »

Directed by MEL BROOKS Screenplay by GENE WILDER and MEL BROOKS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Monster Mash | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

...course it's grating, flatulent, desperate-all in the best and the worst manner of Mel Brooks. As comic and as film maker, Brooks wants to knock you cockeyed. For a laugh, he will do anything, try anything. He rains gags. After a Brooks bit, audiences can be exhausted; after a Brooks film, there is the lingering feeling of having been pummeled. Brooks is like a young, slightly skittish fighter whose energy compensates for lack of finesse. He hits out wildly, continuously, hoping that a few punches will land. Since comedy audiences usually have their guard down (they want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Monster Mash | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

...field events, Harvard swept the high jump. Mel Embree leaped 6 ft., 8 in. To take first place, while John McCullough and Danny Sullivan took second and third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Cadets Nip Thinclads; Pole Vault Decides Outcome | 12/18/1974 | See Source »

...biggest surprise for coach Bill McCurdy in his team's victory over Boston College was the performance of Mel Embree. Not only did Embree lead the Crimson sweep in the high jump, but in so doing, he set an indoor Harvard record by soaring...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Crimson Thinclads Do Battle at Army | 12/17/1974 | See Source »

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