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...first time this year the Stadium track was in use. Although it is still a little soft, it is better than the other track, and the former will be used from now on. Only the straightaway and the track along the western side of the bowl are in proper condition as yet, but a few more days of this warm weather or a warm rain will get the frost out of the ground, so that the entire track can be put into shape...
Lynn harbor is a salt water inland bay with a six-mile straightaway ending at Revere Beach. Though rough at this time of the year this is the only available stretch of water now free from...
Invitations have been sent to the athletes of all the higher schools of Greater Boston to compete in a 390-yard championship event. The race will be run at scratch and in heats. The start will be made at the head of the straightaway to do away with the usual crowding at the first corner. Eligibility rules will be awarded the winner, and medals will be given those finishing second and third...
...protecting their wings. All things considered, the rival lines had pretty much of an even break of it. The Harvard backfield, aside from kicking, was superior to the Princeton backfield. Harvard did her share of ballchanging and thimble-rigging on attack, but found her most consistent gains arising from straightaway thrusts and sharp slants. Wheeler and Sweetser, of Harvard, played finely at the tackles, particularly in the second half, and Thacher and Horween's defensive work was good...
...lead at the turn, followed by Floto and Bingham. The pace proved too fast for Windnagle of Cornell and Overton of Yale, who had already run the mile. Just after passing the one-lap mark, Bingham passed Floto and closely followed Meredith. They both lengthened out on the far straightaway, drawing away from the rest of the field. Meredith and Bingham raced around the last turn with the latter on the outside at the Pennsylvanian's elbow. Down the final stretch they came in a final great sprit. Meredith's greater strength allowed him to keep slightly ahead...