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Harvard's junior varsity crew swept to an easy victory Saturday to bring home the Ladies Challenge Cup from the historic Royal Henley Regatta, at Henley, England. The J.V.s led all the way down the course defeating the defending trophy holders from the Netherlands, Laga Delftsche, by 2 3/4 lengths...
Other U.S. victories were posted by the Northeastern University Rowing Assoc. four with coxswain which won at Nottingham in the Prince Philip Challenge Cup, and by a Potomac Boat Club pair in the Silver Goblets and Nickalls Cup Final...
...Ladies Challenge Cup is second in importance and prestige to the Grand Challenge Cup which was won for the second year in a row by a powerful Russian crew. The Russian crew defeated the Huskies of Northeastern by a margin of 2-2/3 lengths at the finish. Despite that defeat however, this year's Henley Regatta was the most successful for the U.S. in a decade as seven American crews reached the finals with four victories...
Princeton's lightweight eight won a tough race over England's Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club in the final of the Thames Challenge Cup. The Tigers' winning time...
...usual, a minor conflict served to mask a power showdown. The catalyst was Nikki Pilic, the flamboyant Yugoslav star who was suspended by his national association for not living up to a purported commitment to represent his country in Davis Cup competition. "There is no problem," said Pilic. "The president of the Yugoslav association is my uncle." But the uncle was adamant, despite Pilic's pleas that he had never agreed to play. Then the I.L.T.F rashly involved the entire tennis world in what was essentially a family affair. It suspended Pilic until July 1, forcing him to miss...