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Word: eightâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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Rowing. Over 20,000 people saw the Yale Eight sweep down the Schuykill at Philadelphia half a length ahead of the Navy Eight??? over a mile and a quarter course. This victory, which is but one of many, earned for the Yale crew the coveted right of representing the U. S. on the Seine next month. The time (5 minutes 51 seconds) was thought to be a new world's record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Tryouts | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

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