Word: lightweights
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lightweight stable, the Crimson had compiled an even more impressive record. The Jope Cup, awarded for total combined lightweight points, had gone to Harvard every year since 1968; and the Crimson had lost the Wright Trophy (varsity lights) only twice in this decade. In addition, the J.V. lights were taking a 12-year streak with the Cornell Trophy into the 1979 race...
...showdown of rival Harvard and Yale, the likes of which had never before been seen. The one new twist to the story, though, was that Yale had been given the inside track. Harvard went in an underdog, seeded second behind Yale in every race but the J.V. lightweight contest (where Yale had a very weak boat...
...encouraging-enough fashion, the freshman lightweights led off with an upset win over Yale. The three-second victory brought a dock-side eruption from the crowd. It left the freshmen in delerium as they accepted the lightweight trophy amid a champagne shower that ended with everyone pulling each other into the lake--as the delighted crowd howled...
...pattern of defeat had been cast for the afternoon. It was to be an Eli event all the way. With the exception of a brilliant win in the J.V. lightweight race, which kept the talented boat in possession of a perfect record for '79, Harvard was to be a bridesmaid, never a bride, for the rest...
Novice Four: Radcliffe third in varsity lightweight four...