Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although his charges failed to finish better than fourth in the Heptagonal meet Saturday, Coach Jaakko Mikkola could find no fault with his captain, as big Alex Northrop breezed through a 4; 16.5 mile to a meet record 40 yards ahead of a tired but valiantly sprinting Pete 'Bradley of the Tigers...
...Arcaro rode the race he planned. Drawing the No. 1 post position, he kept Lawrin close to the rail, stuck in the ruck until he found his opening. Coming into the stretch, he pulled out in front-three, four, five lengths- shot across the finish line a full length ahead of William du Pont's fast closing Dauber. Can't Wait was third. Favorites Fighting Fox and Bull Lea finished out of the money...
Harvard swingers immediately made a bid for the lead and pushed ahead with the Elis closely astern. Well aware that a second place was sufficient to place in the final race in the afternoon, stroke Bill Kellogg of the Blue let the Crimson extend themselves to an exhaustive victory. The record fell by the winning 6:58 time, but Yale also bettered the course mark...
...Crimson fifteen took the lead early in the first half on a try by Cohen, but the conversion was missed. Hofstra went ahead when Canners followed his score with a successful conversion...
After taking the mile race in 4 min., 18.2 sec., ahead of his teammate Gene Clark, inspired Northrop returned for the half. Congdon of Yale was never a threat to Harvard's leader in this distance, for the Blue ace was left far behind when Northrop started sprinting the last lap to break both the meet and Harvard records with 1 min., 52.3 seconds...