Word: penn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...million in 1956 to $378 million. He began buying up stock, asked to get on the Crane board, but was turned down. As Crane sales dropped to $336 million in 1958, Evans decided that the time was ripe to move, called in Proxy-Battler Alfons Landa, boss of Penn-Texas Corp., to help...
ANNAPOLIS, Md.--The heavyweight varsity announced its claim as the ranking crew in the country Saturday, as it triumphed over a strong but outclassed Pennsylvania crew. The Penn freshmen and junior varsity dominated the wind-swept Annapolis race course, but the Crimson heavyweights salvaged the afternoon by defeating Penn, Navy, and Rutgers in the final race to carry off the Adams Cup for the fourth straight year...
Rowing a lower stroke than their three opponents, the Crimson oarsmen drove forward with long, solid strokes that irresistably ground down the others. The varsity eight covered the mile-and-three quarters course in 9:31.6, two lengths ahead of Penn and Navy at 9:39.1 and 9:39.6, with Rutgers six lengths back...
...Penn and the Crimson both took off rowing at a 42, with the varsity soon pulling three or four seats ahead. Sophomore stroke Perry Boyden then lowered the cadence to a 30--two strokes lower than Penn--and the Crimson began to pull away...
DeKiewiet continued his consistent performance in the high jump, scaling 6 ft., 2 in. and leaving co-favorite Andy Wohlgemuth of Penn in a tie for second with the varsity's Bob Downs...