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Instead, Harvard plowed through the Northeastern boat after the two boats settled to a base cadence, establishing a half-length lead by the time they entered the second...
...Crimson spent the second half of the race widening the open-water gap between the two boats. As both crews pushed past the MIT boathouse near the 1,300-meter mark, Harvard had established a near two-boat length lead. The Crimson used the final 500 meters to make a further statement against the talented No. 6 Huskies, adding yet more open water to its lead. The heavyweights crossed the line in a time of 5:42.8 Northeastern followed in 5:49.7, just over two lengths behind Harvard...
With the win, the Crimson kept division rival Brown (22-18, 14-6)—which entered the day at one game back in the Red Rolfe standings—at arm’s length and whittled its magic number down to one. Both teams swept their respective doubleheaders...
...tangled particulars of the man himself. Even a generous evaluation of his fate would call him complicit in his downfall. Whether through hubris or naiveté, he refused to take seriously that his years of association with communists would open him to suspicion. American Prometheus tells his story at length and exceedingly well. The authors, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, employ a mix of thoroughness and judgment that makes this an essential book...
Harvard’s second varsity made things more exciting, falling behind by almost a length just before the 1000-meter mark before beginning a gradual comeback that brought both boats even with less than 500 meters remaining. In the furious sprint to the finish, the second varsity burned the country’s No. 1 crew in a push that gave the Crimson a six-seat advantage at the line...