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...desperation Crimson sprint failed by four-tenths of a second and less than a length to catch front-running M.I.T. in Saturday's 150-pound race on the wind-swept Charles River Basin. Dartmouth finished third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity 150 Crew Loses Squeaker To Tech; Junior Varsity, '57 Win | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

...Moines, Kansas Miler Wes Santee anchored four winning relay teams in two days of competition at the Drake Relays, helped set U.S. records in the sprint medley and distance medley. Unofficial star of the relays: ex-Southern California Shotputter Parry O'Brien, who tossed the 16-lb. weight 59 ft.9¾ in., a full 6½ in. farther than his own world record. The heave goes into the record books only as a "noteworthy performance," since the Drake Relays lacked the required three competitors in the event...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, may 3, 1954 | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

Capturing three relay races, three field events and tying for first in another, the Blues were by far the class of the meet. Yale took the 440, sprint medley, and shuttle relays; the pole vault, shot put, and discus throw; and tied for first in the high jump...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Yale Trackmen Finish First, Crimson Is Second in Relays | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

...varsity, the most impressive performances were turned in by its two excellent quarter-milers, Renny Little and Dave Alpers. Little ran a first place first leg on the sprint medley team which finished second to Yale, and Alpers ran the opening 440 for the victorious distance medley. They both combined to run strong third and fourth legs for the mile relay team, which...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Yale Trackmen Finish First, Crimson Is Second in Relays | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

...outstanding races today should be the mile relay, two mile relay, and both sprint relays. The Crimson has a very good chance of winning the mile relay...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Nine N.E. Schools Entered In Relay Carnival At 1:30 | 4/24/1954 | See Source »

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