Ted Meredith: The Fastest Schoolboy in the Country
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All Bones Considered #064, Part 3
The Olympics are here. If you missed it the first time, here’s an opportunity to learn about some Olympiads interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
James Edwin “Ted” Meredith was the fastest schoolboy in the country and broke every distance running record from 100 meters to 1 mile; his Gold in the 1912 Olympics was for the 4 x 400-meter relay.
And don’t forget All Bones Considered #029: The Zany Games about Laurel Hill residents in 1900’s Olympiad II in Paris. https://jrlexjr.podbean.com/e/olympiad-ii-paris-1900/ or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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