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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Both J. R. Mooney '31 and G. N. Burns '30 held on to their titles, though neither had an easy time of it. Mooney in the 115-pound class was pushed to the limit by Crispin Cooke '32, who won the first round easily by fast rushing. Mooney gained as the match went on, however, had Cooke dizzy in the second period and edged him out with hard blows in the final round. In the 145-pound group, Burns met stiff oppositions in W. P. Wadsworth '29 and won only by tiring him with heavy body shots...
...three, matches. In the preliminaries W. A. Robinson '31 took a terrific beating from R. A. Thomas '31, who drove him around the ring and rained blows upon him; in the other semi-final of the class, I. H. Light 2L likewise gained a referee's decision in the first round over R. M. Hetterly '31 with a barrage of shots that had Hetterly down twice in the minutes and staggering helplessly when the referee interposed...
When Thomas and Light met later in the evening to decide the title, both were tired from their first fights. Thomas gave a fine display of headwork by clinching and tieing up light's dangerous right; but the latter broke free often enough to land telling blows, and in the third round overwhelmed Thomas with driving punches...
Closest of all was the 50-yard free style event. In one of the four sheats the fast time of 26.2 seconds was turned in; while in the finals not more than a foot separated the first three men, W. S. Meany 1L, H. de W. Wood '30, and Stanley Harris...
From the start the race was a neck and neck affair, with the Junior crew stroked by R. I. McKessoir '31 slightly in the lead as the three shells passed under the Harvard bridge, at the end of the first mile...