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...Crimson team went to the Intercollegiates minus its champion sprinter, Miller, who was slightly injured in the Princeton meet. Miller, however, will be in condition again by the time of the Yale meet. He should push Norton to fast time...
Yale Has Fast Sprinter...
Several facts, however, are certain. One is that Yale has in Norton about the fastest sprinter in collegiate circles. Another that Gault and Gibson of Yale will be strong contenders for the quarter and half mile honors respectively, and that Deacon is practically sure of capturing the high and broad jumps, and Bench the javelin...
During the next ten years, with iceberg jaw, fists like demijohns, he begot a legend for his country. He toured, offering $1,000 to any man who could last four rounds with him. He thumped Charlie Mitchell, "The Bombastic Sprinter." He broke half the ribs of Jake Kilrain in a fight at Richburg, Miss.-75 rounds and the temperature 120°. When he had his hair cut, girls gathered up the coarse, black strands, treasured them in lockets...
...change of date which has been postponed a week from the first day set, the English teams should bring their full forces for both meets. Arthur Porritt, the sensational New Zealand sprinter will be somewhat delayed by late examinations but will arrive in New York at least two days before the games. Porritt has the distinction of having broken the English intercollegiate record in the 100-yard dash which had stood for over 70 years. He accomplished this feat during a snow storm in the Oxford Cambridge meet in March, running the distance in 9.9 seconds. He is also...