Word: anchors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Technology. This advantage the Crimson runner was unable to retain, for he was soon passed and was three yards in the rear when he handed over the baton to J. E. Merrill '24, who ran third in both races. Merrill did not gain on Joyce, so that Burke, at anchor, was several yards behind Bateman, when he started off on the final relay. The University captain pressed his opponent for two laps, passed him, and reached the tape in 3 minutes and 14 seconds. At the end Burke was evidently saving himself for the Dartmouth struggle...
...when they defeated both Syracuse and M. I. T. For the Crimson, Coach Martin has decided to let J. H. Sherburne '24 lead-off, shifting W. L. Chapin '25 to second runner. J. E. Merrill '24 will take the baton next, with Captain J. W. Burke '23 following at anchor...
...long relay race J. H. Sherburne '24 was definitely chosen to run--probably third man in the race. W. L. Chapin '25 will lead off, with J. E. Merrill '24 and Sherburne following, and Captain J. W. Burke '23 at anchor. This line-up is different from that of the team which ran against Yale in the B. A. A. games; since Merrill, who ran against M. I. T., has replaced Campbell Newhall...
...that of the B. A. A. meet in which the Crimson runners were defeated by the M. I. T. combination. Chapin will probably lead off as he did in the other race. It is not at all unlikely that Captain Burke will be substituted at the last minute at anchor in this race also, since it was his sprint on the last lap which almost won the race ten days...
...successful to its first two tests, was changes for the K. of C. games on Saturday. J. C. McGlone will lead of but W. R. Chase, a promising sprinter, will run second in place of J. H. Broome. F. P. Kane will run third with R. S. Allen at anchor...