Word: berthed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Penn State meet, a Philadelphia schoolteacher, 26-year-old Bob Stout, upset the Bronx Turners' favored Edward Scrobe, to take the all-round title and win the No. 1 Olympic berth on the men's team. A fellow member of Stout's Philadelphia club, wiry Housewife Clara Schroth Lomady, 31, won the all-round honors for women for the fourth year, clinched her No. 1 Olympic spot for the second time...
...defeating Princeton impressively by two lengths without a sprint on Lake Carnegie Saturday afternoon, the varsity crew not only regained possession of the Compton Cup, but also proved itself to be one of the East's foremost contenders for an Olympic berth. Harvey Love's eight covered the mile and three-quarter course in 9:05.8, 13 seconds off the 1950 Compton Cup record set by Harvard. The Tigers had a 9:13.4 time, while Tech and Rutgers, the other two contestants, finished well behind in 9:24.6, and 9:55.6, respectively...
...Olympic Berth...
...however. "There's not enough to go on yet to classify anybody as favorites," he stated. "We have a good chance, and we're going down to win." It's a big victory for the Crimson. If Love's varsity doesn't beat Princeton, its hopes for an Olympic berth over the summer will be virtually shattered, because both Penn and Navy have proven themselves to be outstanding Olympic material...
...first time since 1937, Tom Bolles will not be in the coaches' launch--Harvey Love makes his debut as Crimson coach this afternoon, while the varsity begins its bid for an Olympic berth...