Word: finisher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson's finish, just six strokes behind Yale, provides encouragement for today's big match with the Elis, which should decide the Ivy title. Harvard hasn't beaten Yale in golf since 1957 when Eisenhower was just starting his second term and you and I were still watching Captain Midnight...
After a half mile, Harvard's JV was no longer a factor. At a mile, they were three lengths back, and slipped to four when the finish flag finally fell. The Midshipmen were a length and a half to the rear, as Penn's JV's pulled out to a two-length win over the Crimson third varsity...
Riley, ranking college YR in the state and a delegate who did not walk out, blamed the tumultuous finish upon a "procedural quarrel against certain Harvard individuals' handling of the convention...
From 2 to 5 o'clock is a good time for the crowds. With decent weather few things can be more pleasant than a seat by Lake Quinsigamond. People get thrown into the lake; some who are not so fortunate plunge in on their own. And above all, crews finish at fifteen minute intervals. There is no chilling half-hour wait for the next race as there is at Charles River regattas...
...crews approach the finish line, the world of spectators and participants meets. Screaming encouragement, 8000 people cheer the six final crews...