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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first day of the Class and Club crew regatta the Junior eight won the interclass championship of the river by a lead of a clear length and one-half over the Sophomore boat, and will, in consequence, meet the winning Yale class shell on the Housatonic two weeks from tomorrow. The first Eliot crew scored an easy victory over Thayer in the race for the Inter-Club championship, in a contest greatly marred by the handicap which the losing eight sustained when one of their seats split in two at the end of the first quarter-mile and left...
...gained steadily on the Sophomores throughout the first mile, while the Senior eight, after a short brush with 1921, dropped well to the rear. As the boats neared Harvard Bridge the leaders were a length to the good. Both coxswains called for a spurt, and the Juniors added a half length to their advantage before running into the rough water of the Basin. From that moment until the final sprint both, strokes lowered their cadence considerably and, matching spurt for spurt, held their relative positions until the finish line was crossed by the 1920 boat in the time...
This afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, the class and club crew regatta starts on the Charles. The first event scheduled is a race between the third 1922 crew and the boat representing Stone School. Half an hour later, the Senior, Junior and Sophomore eights will compete for the interclass championship. Indications are that the 1921 boat has a slight advantage over its competitors. In the recent time trials, the Sophomore boat rowed the 1 7-8 mile course in 11 minutes, 11 seconds, the Junior in 11 minutes, 16 seconds, and the Senior in 11 minutes, 35 seconds. The winning...
...following events will be held: 100 and 220-yard dashes; 440-yard run; half-mile, mile, and two-mile runs; 120-yard high and 220-yard low hurdles; high and broad jumps; shot-put, pole-vault, and hammer-throw...
...Treasury Warwick that all those in the service of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps who were discharged from service between November 11, 1918, when the armistice went into effect, and February 28, 1919, may file claims with the Auditor of the War Department for one and one-half cents a mile additional for travel expenses from the place of discharge to their homes. Comptroller Warwick decided that the act of February 28, 1919, allowing a mileage of five cents was retroactive to November 11 as well. Men discharged between those dates were allowed only three and one-half cents...