Word: finished
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...extremely exciting finish of a long day of races on the Charles, the Crimson pulled ahead of Penn with three-quarters of a mile to go and then held off a closing Red and Blue sprint to win by half a length...
...Crimson rowers were ahead by almost a length. The varsity held steady at a 35 as Penn sprinted higher and began to catch up while rowing at 37. Penn was still inching up slowly, as the Crimson increased its beat to 37 while the Quakers were flashing towards the finish at a fast 40, The Red and Blue, however, failed to gain any more, and the varsity crossed the line half a length ahead...
...loss was the first defeat for a Crimson crew this season. Rowing poorly in the rough water and catching several crabs towards the finish, the J.V.'s ended up 21/2 lengths behind Navy and a scarce two-tenths of a second after Penn...
Last year the Crimson failed to place in the top ten, and the chances for a high finish in tomorrow's match are pretty bleak. Yale, Penn State, and Navy are the leading contenders for the team title...
...Society, Khan said, hopes that the mosque will be completed within a year, although it would be possible, he felt, to finish building within eight months under favorable circumstances...