Word: lapping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hilles brothers is good at two miles. F. W. Hilles, now a Junior, won this event in the meet against the University last spring at New Haven, while C. D. Hilles was capturing the same event in the Freshman race at Cambridge that day by almost a lap from the nearest Crimson runner...
...basin, but the crews were considerably hindered by a stiff wind, combined with snow, which fell during the latter part of the afternoon Autumn material crew number 7 came under the Harvard Bridge two lengths in the lead, a last-minute spurt serving to add the second lap of water as the shell shot past the finish flags. A. C. M. numbers 5, 8, 6 and 9 passed the line in the order named...
...sprang into the lead over W. B. Nazro of Dartmouth and when he handed the baton to J. W. Quinn '23 he was ten yards ahead of his man. R. W. Letteney, running in second place for the Green, made up this distance, passed Quinn in the fourth lap, and gave A. J. Coakley a five-yard advantage over J. A. McCarthy '22. McCarthy showed his gameness by sticking at his opponents heels, finally, on the last lap passing him and starting J. W. Burke '23, anchor-man for the University, three yards ahead of V. F. Shem Burke, showing...
...hopeless. Most people would rather risk the stairways. One thing however, may be said for the construction. The main staircase is wide. And part of the descent, although not the important part, has an additional stairway. Apparently the architects forgot that in case of a fire, the "last lap", between the first and second floors, would be the place where extra accommodations would be needed...
...playing in the New haven Arena, it was to draw the curtain on the final act of one of the most successful seasons in the history of University hockey. The victory over Yale came as a fitting climax to the brilliant succession of victories which extended over the last lap in the Crimson schedule, all the more satisfying because of the previous triumph over the Eli stickmen on February...