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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Conn., June 12.--More favorable conditions than existed yesterday permitted the Junior University boat and the Freshman to race today and the Combination crew to have a time trial...
...length of open water separated the two crews as the Junior eight crossed the finish of the two-mile course in 9 minutes 49 seconds, having led Captain Watts' crew the entire distance. This good time was made under the favorable conditions of a strong following wind and a helping tide...
...Combination eight is still having difficulty in getting together on the swing, and Coach Spuhn believes that the only thing to remedy this trouble is a long, hard workout twice each day. This crew is not getting the speed work that features the practice of the other boats, but a speeding up process in the last few days before the race will undoubtedly be productive of more result when the timing has become perfect. The presence of six Freshmen in the boat this year, and only two substitutes from the University squad has made the task of the 150-pound...
...First shell in covering the four mile course in a time reported to be 20 minutes and 40 seconds last Tuesday night is the best performance of the year on the Thames, and approaches within a few seconds of the record for the course made by the Harvard 1920 crew. Remarkably fast conditions prevailed Tuesday night, however, and Coach Haines' had predicted that the Elis would make between 20 minutes and 40 seconds and 20 minutes and 55 seconds before the Blue shell even started up the river. If conditions are anywhere near equal tomorrow, it is confidently expected...
Combination Crew Still Shoddy...