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...second heat, Dick Both '40 came in a narrow first with a time of 4:01 against a wind of near-gale proportions through a nasty chop. R. Newhall who placed second was also given a place in the finals because of the difficulty which Coach Blake Dennison had in determining the true winner...

Author: By Marshall Dyer, | Title: Sculling Season Reaches Climax as Top Rowers Compete in Championships This Afternoon | 5/23/1940 | See Source »

...wind of gale proportions sent scores upward, and low medal honors for the day were shared by Yale's brilliant Ed Meister and his partner Page with 74's. Meister edged Captain Ace Cordingley 2-1 and paired with Page for a best ball victory in the first foursome. Page gave the Blue boys their third point by beating Watty Dickerman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Golfers Lose Match, Title to Yale | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

Encouraging to Coach Mikkola was the Crimson's monopoly of the first three places in the hammer throw. Although he was forced to go easy due to a strain incurred early in the week, Bill Shallow took first place with a heave of 155 feet 11 1/2 inches. Gale and Smith finished second and third respectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACKMEN DROP TRIAL MEET TO HOLY CROSS | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

...film includes pictures of fishing in the Gulf Stream, close-up views of a school of dolphin, and shots of a squall off the Cuban coast, Habana Harbor, a race with a Cuban schooner, and a gale off Cape Hatteras. It is designed to give some conception of life aboard a small sailing ship during an extended voyage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot House Sophomore Will Show Movies of Cuban Trip | 4/25/1940 | See Source »

Meantime aggressive Mr. Dewey moved toward Wisconsin, routing defeatism as he went. Handsome, happy, healthy as a horse, Tom Dewey celebrated his 38th birthday last week, laid out a speechmaking path that would whirl him through the Badger State in a two-day, 20-stop gale just before Primary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN: Wisconsin Primaries | 4/1/1940 | See Source »

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