Word: eights
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Beating the highly touted Berkeley crew by a full three lengths, the Kirkland eight turned in the only victory of the four House contests with Yale Saturday afternoon...
...Cornell oarsmen who take the water against the Crimson have turned in an impressive record this year, featuring spectacular wins over a consistently ill-starred Syracuse boat and a strong Navy crew. While the Harvard eight has won against the same opponents and by an impressive margin against Syracuse, there is no allowance for over-confidence on the part of the Crimson sweep swingers...
...face a tough contingent from Syracuse, while the Cornell boat doesn't present too much opposition. With the exception of a slump last Saturday, the Jayvees have consistently bettered their times, and recently have been pressing the Varsity in trials. There is every reason to believe that the second eight will stretch out a length lead at least over the Orange Jayvees, with the Big Red a close third...
Exerting a minimum of effort to overcome their House rivals on the Charles Wednesday, the Deacon crew will try to repeat its triumph at the hands of the highly touted Berkeley eight, which has won its impressive string of victories by strong finishes which pulled it over the finish line ahead in each of its races...
Although he began his Varsity career with a defeat when Godfrey Brown of Oxford in the summer of 1937 edged him out in a 440 that was clocked under 48 seconds, since that time Light body has been virtually unbeaten in individual races and has anchored eight winning relay teams, three that placed second, and one that placed third...