Word: finish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Derby, 23-year-old Jockey Arcaro rode the race he planned. Drawing the No. 1 post position, he kept Lawrin close to the rail, stuck in the ruck until he found his opening. Coming into the stretch, he pulled out in front-three, four, five lengths- shot across the finish line a full length ahead of William du Pont's fast closing Dauber. Can't Wait was third. Favorites Fighting Fox and Bull Lea finished out of the money...
Then for the Big Red muscular Jim Young is at the timing position. He led the Cornell boat at a furious pace to finish 10 feet behind Navy, has worked his seven sweepers in two weeks of unbroken practice towards a combination that is almost invincible...
Fred Mitchell will give his opinion as to where the nine will finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League this year; crew mentor Tom Bolles will discuss the prospects of his 1938 boat. Track coach Jaakko Mikkola has doped out our chances against Yale in the dual meet and will disclose them then: and Dick Harlow is prepared to talk about the 1938 edition of his Crimson football team...
...Andoverian who has terrorized Exeter timber-toppers for years, ought to snip the 15.4 high hurdles mark. He has been consistently topping 11 feet in the pole vault. Oldfather and Nichols are the cream of Jaakko's distance men. They romped through the last lap together at Andover to finish the mile in 4:39. Saturday, with Oldfather out, Nichols distanced the field to win in 4:38 at Exeter. Against Yale he will run the mile just to pick up points, leaving the blue-ribbon to Oldfather if he can get it. Nichols will run the two-mile...
...Lightbody-Foster race was as tight as expected. Lightbody held a slight lead to the finish and won the race in 48.4 Foster of Dartmouth was second, with King of Harvard bringing up third in the good time...