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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...final elimination races held on Saturday, the Inexperienced Football Men crew triumphed over the other three Freshman crews in a startling finish sweeping up from behind the Experienced Football Men in the last few lengths...
...autumn crew men eight won the one mile Freshman race yesterday afternoon and has the honor of the meeting the best three Freshman boats this afternoon. Showing exceptionally good form for work so early in the season, the winning boat rowed well over the whole course and crossed the finish line one and a quarter lengths in the lead of its nearest competitor, covering the distance in 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Next in line were the third autumn crew, the fourth autumn crew, and the second inexperienced football men crew; the third autumn crew trailed the seconds...
...running against "Ted" Meridith, who that year established a new record for the half-mile of 1 minute 53 seconds, in the most exciting race of the meet. Bingham was right with 'Meridith, fighting the whole distance, and was only a few inches behind him at the finish...
...gave the University a clean sweep of three triumphs on the Thames the next spring. For two years the war interrupted Mr. Haines' work, but since the resumption of crew activities in 1919, he has won and lost one race to Yale, last year seeing his boat cross the finish line eight lengths in the lead...
...Haines' American experiences began in 1911 when he came to this country as Head Coach of the Union Boat Club of Boston. In 1914 he took an eight from the Union Boat Club to the Henley Race in England and saw it follow the second University crew across the finish line for second place, thus rivalling the feat of Mr. R. F. Herrick '90, who in the same year took the second University crew to the Henley and won the race. From this time dates the connection of Coaches Haines and Herrick which has proved so valuable to rowing...