Word: overtones
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...individuals, the meet will be a thrilling one without doubt. It is very probable that the old records for the course made by the late lamented Overton of Yale will go by the board with such a galaxy of star harriers. No one can say who will be the first man to cross the tape, but it is fairly certain that first honors will be captured by one of five stars, each from a different college: McDermott of Cornell, Higgins of Columbia, Rogers of Princeton Simmons of Syracuse or MacMahon of M. I. T. Second choices who may upset...
...Yale captain, recently elected to fill Reed's place, was the first runner to cross the tape in the University race. His time was 34 minutes, 21 seconds. Although Siemens ran a well-judged race and finished in perfect condition, his time was 51 seconds slower than John Overton's record of 33 minutes, 30 seconds, made over the same course in 1916. Vander Pyl, the second Yale man, was about 50 yards behind Captain Siemens. Cros-by and Hilles of Yale finished arm and arm for third and fourth places respectively, having allowed Vander Pyl to finish second...