Word: sprinter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...addressed to the governing athletic bodies of Germany, France, Italy, England and Finland, asking 14 of the greatest runners in Europe to run in the U. S. this winter. Half-miler Tavernari and long-legged Hurdler Facelli of Italy, Joachim Buchner and Harry Storz, the German quarter-milers, and Sprinter Eldracher were asked. Among Finns, the invitations went to Harry Larva and Toivo Loukola, but not, for some reason, to Paavo Nurmi who, tinkering with an old automobile in his machine-shop in Turku, shrugged his shoulders and looked hard at his work when reporters asked him whether it were...
Captain T. E. Mason '30 has not yet reported. Among the promising dash men who have come out are A. L. Watkins '31, J. B. Hawes '32, and F. V. Nissen '31, J. W. Crickard '32, star sprinter of last year's Freshman team, is reported to be on probation, but expects to be eligible by midyears. D. E. Mitchell '32 and E. W. Remick '30 are also showing up well...
...field frozen hard as a state road eleven West Pointers in gold sweaters played all afternoon without a substitution against a Notre Dame team that has the finest record in the U. S. Time and again Army tacklers broke through to down shifty Moon Mullins and Sprinter Jack Elder. In the second quarter Elder, on his four-yard line, got to an Army pass. Instead of knocking it down and covering receivers, in the fashion proper for goal-line defenders, he caught it, raced 96 yards for the only touchdown of the game. Notre Dame 7, Army 0. Brainy, hard...
When Notre Dame scouts, in violation of agreement, were caught watching Georgia Tech, it looked bad until Coach Rockne wired that whatever the scouts told would be forgotten. Later Notre Dame's Jack Elder (he once outsprinted Olympic Sprinter Percy Williams) and triple-threat Carideo showed that they did not need to know about Georgia Tech...
...Seoul, Korea, Sprinter Eldracher of Germany raced 100 metres in 10 3/10 sec. against a runner from Japan-a world's record if it is allowed. Before the afternoon was over narrow-hipped Miss Kinuye Hitomi covered the same distance in 12 sec.-a world's record for ladies. Young John Straley of Paulding, Ohio, said to Umpire Clyde Crone what many sandlot players often long to say to umpires. With a quick fist Umpire Crone did what umpires often long to do to fresh players. Straley fell awkwardly, did not get up. Policemen escorted Crone from...