written Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/written/ Experience the game beyond the screen Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://sandjack.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-Sand-Jack-fav-32x32.png written Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/written/ 32 32 This Day in Track & Field, April 30, Joe McCluskey set steepe AR of 9:28.6 (1932), and other stories of the Penn Relays, curtated, edited and written by Walt Murphy https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-april-30-joe-mccluskey-set-steepe-ar-of-928-6-1932-and-other-stories-of-the-penn-relays-curtated-edited-and-written-by-walt-murphy/ https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-april-30-joe-mccluskey-set-steepe-ar-of-928-6-1932-and-other-stories-of-the-penn-relays-curtated-edited-and-written-by-walt-murphy/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:41:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-april-30-joe-mccluskey-set-steepe-ar-of-928-6-1932-and-other-stories-of-the-penn-relays-curtated-edited-and-written-by-walt-murphy/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags   Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)   This Day in Track & Field–April  30   1921—Finishing in a 4-way tie for first place in the High Jump at the Penn Relays was Illinois’ Harold Osborn, who also won the Triple Jump (46-9  ½ [14.26]). He would win Olympic […]

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]]> 34465 This Day in Track & Field, February 18, Doris Brown Heritage destroyed WR in Mile at 4:40.4 (1967), written by Walt Murphy https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-february-18-doris-brown-heritage-destroyed-wr-in-mile-at-440-4-1967-written-by-walt-murphy/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:42:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-february-18-doris-brown-heritage-destroyed-wr-in-mile-at-440-4-1967-written-by-walt-murphy/ rewrite this content and keep HTML tags   Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission.    This  Day in Track & Field–February 18   1950—Freshman John Joe Barry, Villanova’s first recruit from Ireland, won the mile (4:11.5) by 5 yards over Horace Ashenfelter at the U.S. Indoor Championships before 12,500 fans at Madison Square Garden. […]

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]]> 33411 This Day in X-Country/Track & Field-November 13, Olga Fikotová (Connolly) born (1924), Greg Beardsley wins NCAA Div. II in brutal weather (1982), compiled and written by Walt Murphy News & Results https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-x-country-track-field-november-13-olga-fikotova-connolly-born-1924-greg-beardsley-wins-ncaa-div-ii-in-brutal-weather-1982-compiled-and-written-by-walt-murphy-news-results/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:02:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-x-country-track-field-november-13-olga-fikotova-connolly-born-1924-greg-beardsley-wins-ncaa-div-ii-in-brutal-weather-1982-compiled-and-written-by-walt-murphy-news-results/ Walt Murphy is one of the finest track geeks that I know. Walt does #ThisDayinTrack&FieldHistory, an excellent daily service that provides true geek stories about our sport. You can check out the service for FREE with a free one-month trial subscription! (email: WaltMurphy44@gmail.com ) for the entire daily service. We will post a few historic […]

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