Word: atlanta
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...defeated three out of six. In 1864, also, at Worcester, the Harvard Sophomores made thirty-eight seconds better time than the regular Harvard crew in the University race, and lacked less than five seconds of equalling the time made by the Yale crew in that race. In 1871 the Atlanta six defeated the Yale Sophomores by only nine seconds, and five days afterwards defeated the University crew of Harvard by sixty-three seconds. These were all three-mile races, and it may be assumed that, in trials of half that distance, younger oarsmen are relatively at less disadvantage...