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On your mark, for the Masters. Scarborough's Max Pickl, 71 (left), and Etobicoke's Ben Mackereth, 72, share the Canadian 50-metre sprint record for th(...)
On your mark, for the Masters. Scarborough's Max Pickl, 71 (left), and Etobicoke's Ben Mackereth, 72, share the Canadian 50-metre sprint record for th(...)

On your mark, for the Masters. Scarborough's Max Pickl, 71 (left), and Etobicoke's Ben Mackereth, 72, share the Canadian 50-metre sprint record for th(...)

Date3/1/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: On your mark; for the Masters. Scarborough's Max Pickl; 71 (left); and Etobicoke's Ben Mackereth; 72; share the Canadian 50-metre sprint record for those 70 and older - a tie they want to end Saturday at the Ontario Masters championships.
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