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...parting we pause, then quicken our stride...
...travelled the hard road from private soldier to Shah of Persia (TIME, July 22, 1929). He does not propose to be another Amanullah of Afghanistan, to be driven out for being "too modern," "too Christian" (TIME, Jan. 21, 1929). He is not a Christian. With relentless military stride His Moslem Majesty made for the Moslem priest...
...same day. The next best runner in the race seemed to be Vic Williams of Southern California but Eastman had beaten him two weeks before at the same distance. They came out of the chute with Eastman running well back in the pack, his hands dangling, his stride so smooth that it might have been designed to keep his glasses from falling off. Eastman was ahead coming into the last turn when Williams, who had started badly, began to catch up, running with his legs wide apart, his face twisted into an expression of effort and fatigue. Eastman...
...last year's encounter with the Blue the sorrel-headed timbertopper won the low hurdles in 24 seconds, but fell on the tenth barrier in a stride-for-stride race with DeVoe, this year's Eli leader. In the culmination of this rivalry at New Haven last month Record won in 14 2-5 seconds, a world record mark not allowed because of favoring wind, and shortly later fought off Fates to win the low event in 23 1-10 seconds...
With the exception of second place in the quarter mile, the Crimson swept the field in the middle distance and distance runs. The feature of the afternoon on the cinderpath was Dodge's win in the quarter mile, when he finished a stride ahead of Noyes. Barrie and Foote surprised in the two-mile event, finishing ahead of Fox, with Dartmouth robbed of a possible place when Ferguson lost a shoe. Hallowell's usual powerful sprint on the closing stretch of the half mile gave him a comfortable first ahead of Cobb, with positions reversed in the one-mile event...