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...some distance in that order, until the last lap. Here Reycroft dropped behind, after having run a fine race, and Mahon and Hendrle started to fight for the second place. It was a struggle all the way, and Mahon did not pass him until about twenty yards from the finish...
...half-mile race also furnished some thrills in the way of a fighting finish. W. C. Bennett '23 led for the first half of the distance, but here the pace became too fast and he dropped behind, Bawden to Tech taking the lead and carrying along A. J. Fox '21 with him. It was a struggle all the way down the home stretch; but Fox weakened toward the end and barely led H. F. Colt '22 across the line...
Princeton, N. J., May 7.--A full quarter length in the lead, with every man in time, blade-work clean, and stroke hard and powerful, the Orange and Black oarsmen, stroked by Leh, crossed the finish line ahead of the Navy and challenged its right to the title of world's champion this afternoon. About three lengths in the rear came the Harvard oarsmen, fighting hard but unavailingly against two such crews as the Navy and Princeton. For the power and speed of the Princeton crew has been grossly underestimated and it was against the nominal world champions...
...taps of a coin. The Competition between the two light 1924' eight has been very keen and there never has really been any "first" or "second" 150-pound boat. In a race over the half-mile course on the Charles early this week the judges decided that the finish was a dead heat, and since rowing conditions have been too poor for a test since then, the flip of a coin decided that the crew captained by Francis Mason would go. The line-up of the crew is as follows; Row, J. J. Phelan 2,J. G. Flint; 3. Francis...
Twelve swimmers will make the trip; this number includes the five-man relay team that holds the 200-yard world's record. The trip is a fitting finish to Yale's record of holding the swimming championship for twelve years. This time has marked the sport's steady growth in favor at New Haven until it now ranks next to the four major ones, and this season the members of the relay team were awarded the major...