Word: penn
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Among the people who were standing along the banks of Schuylkill Navy's Varsity had been considered a slight favorite before the Regatta began, and as the Jayvee and Freshman races were rowed, the Midshipmen's supporters became more and more sure of themselves while Penn was thought to be out of the race...
...first glimpse the crowd had at the finish was seeing Penn leading, for the Quakers came around the turn with a slight lead over Navy. Philadelphia's went wild as they imagined their crew turning in the greatest upset of the year...
Then Spike Chaco went to work; the stroke went up, up, until it was 40. Harvard was doing the unbelievable as it passed Penn, came up steadily on Navy. Behind by over a length at one point, the Crimson closed up the gap--except for that last quarter length...
...Penn held its lead until about half a mile from the finish; then the Navy went by, gliding along at 32 or 33. A powerful boatload, the sailors were rowing three or four strokes lower than their opponents...
...Navy sprint took effect then and they held Harvard off. It had been a great race, and the game Penn crew finished a good third, a bare two seconds behind the Crimson. For Navy there remains Poughkeepsie, for Harvard Now London