Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard five that takes the floor against the Orange and Blue this evening will be the Strongest that Coach Wachter can muster. Captain Gordon has entirely recovered from his trouble-some leg injury, and he is counted upon to lead his team's attack...
...result of the Class B squash matches on Saturday, the University team has definitely settled its claim to the championship title. With the four to one defeat of the Lincoln's Inn Society, Harvard now has a seven point lead over the Union Boat Club, its nearest rival, and only five more matches to play in the tournament. Any losses will not affect the Crimson's standing...
...long relay with Yale was the University's almost from the start. Geilfuss of Yale and Allen exchanged the pole twice in the early laps of the opening leg, but the latter finally asserted his mastery. Chapin, following him, received a ten-yard lead, and passed it on to his successor, Cutcheon with 15 yards more, while Watters, at anchor, started 40 yards ahead of Chapman, and finished with a half-lap advantage in the fast time of 8 minutes, 11 and 2-5 seconds...
...mile relay was a closer race. Although the Crimson took the pole at the sound of the gun and never once lost it, Brooks, Rogers, Robb, and Captain Merrill successively could boost the lead to no more than 12 yards...
Yale's triumph in the 1927 relay was the result of a gallant sprint by her anchor man, Hutchinson, which changed a five-yard Crimson lead 75 yards from the tape into Blue victory which was only a shade from a dead heat. But despite this defeat, as near to victory as defeat can be, the 1927 team gave a remarkable performance...