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Unleashing pent-up power in a mile and three-quarters run, Spike Chace's boat out stripped the confident Yardlings by four lengths. The Jayvees were only two feet behind the Freshman, the Union Boat Club trailing the seconds by several lengths. A week ago the Varsity pulled away from Harvey Love's eight by only two and a half lengths...
Next came the Jayvees, according to official time, who spaced out two and a half lengths over the M. I. T. eight and a deck-length more over the Raritan boys. Spike Chace's men won by three lengths with the Tech boat trailing the Scarlet oarsmen by a length...
Keeping the beat down to 30 and 32 until the last half-minute, Spike Chace's boat kept up a smooth easy stride and finished in 7:09.6. The two or three feet gained by Tech at the opening gun vanished as the Crimson, rowing 37 to M. I. T.'s 40 and Rutgers 38, crept up for a half-length lead which they increased to a length by the three-quarters...
From then on the Engineers and New Jersey boats began to wobble and lose ground rapidly. Tech put it up to 32 at the mile and Rutgers soon afterwards to 35, but Chace had it steadied at 30 with a length and a half of open water to spare...
University Crew--Stroke, J. F. Chace '38; 7, R. Stevens '40; 6, D. Erickson '38; 5, J. H. Gardiner '38; 4, W. N. Kernan '40; 3, D. Talbot '39; 2, J. R. Richards '40; bow, J. R. Clark; cox, E. T. White...