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...season being early and the meet being informal, Jaakko announced that the results will not be released. This afternoon's meet is in many respects a preparatory one for next week's New England Relays. A feature of both being shuttle hurdle relays, and a fourman 440 sprint relay...
Special mention goes to Henry Marcy whose last minute sprint was begun just too late to exchange his second for first place in the 3000-meter steeplechase, and Freshman Mason Fernald who gained a fourth place for himself in the 40 meter hurdles...
Before the Berlin Medical Society, Professor Helmut Dennig asserted that doses of this common kitchen chemical increased physical capacity and endurance between 30% and 100%. A runner "was able to run at full tilt for 42 minutes instead of 20, as formerly. A bicycle racer maintained a sprint for 15.9 minutes, whereas 10.9 minutes had been his maximum...
...sprints in both meets Olympian Charlie Hutter should have little difficulty, and ably assisted by Captain John Colony, Don Barker and Don McKay, the Tiger sprint squad under Van Oss will get lean pickings. Dario Berrizzi will strive to lead the field in the middle and longer distances, and will have a tougher time when he comes up against the speedy Bengal captain...
...have time to concentrate on all the new precepts; but it is quite a different proposition to keep the new formula in mind when under pressure. Even after an entire winter and spring of faultless rowing, old habits are likely to crop up in the midst of a close sprint...