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Dates: during 1900-1909
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GALES FERRY, June 8.--The Yale University crew showed great improvement in its work this morning. The catch was much quicker and there was far more life in the boat. In the afternoon, however, the university crew was again defeated by the freshmen in a one and one-quarter mile race. The two boats took a racing start and were even until towards the end when the freshmen spurted and won by a short distance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Crew Order Changed | 6/9/1903 | See Source »

...both heats of the 220-yards dash and, handicapped as he was, won third in the finals. Converse and Behr were both handicapped in their races; the former from lack of practice, the latter from being badly spiked on Friday. Haigh ran a beautiful race in the quarter-mile, having it well in hand from the start. Bird, in the semi-finals of the high hurdles, running, up to the seventh hurdle, practically a dead heat with Clapp for first place, twisted a ligament in his leg, and so failed to qualify for what seemed a certain score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOTT HAVEN GAMES UNDECIDED | 6/1/1903 | See Source »

...Freshman crew defeated the Worcester High School eight over the mile and one-half course on Lake Quinsigamond Saturday afternoon, winning by less than a quarter of a length in 8m. 8s. Both crews were very evenly matched and at no time was either crew more than a quarter of a length ahead of the other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN CREW WINS. | 5/25/1903 | See Source »

...caught up, however, and at the mile were a few feet ahead of the Freshmen. By this time the Freshmen had settled down to a short stroke of about 36, while the Worcester crew kept up a stroke of 42 throughout the entire race. At the mile and a quarter the boats were still practically together. The Worcester boat then gained a slight lead, but were soon overtaken by the Freshmen, who crossed the finish line less than fifteen feet in the lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN CREW WINS. | 5/25/1903 | See Source »

...Worcester crew is one of the strongest that the school has had in recent years. Last year the Worcester crew defeated the Freshmen by a length and a quarter in 8 m. 15 s. Following are the orders of the crews and the weights...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Race with Worcester. | 5/23/1903 | See Source »

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