Word: race
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Pennsylvania's candidates for the relay race with Harvard at the big B. A. A. indoor meeting Feb. 6 have begun daily practice on the eighth of a mile covered track on Franklin Field. One end of the track has been banked, so that the men may get a ccustomed to the indoor turn...
Captain Goodrich spoke to the men, out-lining the work for the coming year. He said there would be no general call of candidates for the 'Varsity crew this year, and that the eight men who were selected by Mr. Lehmann after the trial race last fall, with the addition of J. B. Moulton '98, substitute on last year's crew, constitute for the present the University crew. All other candidates must come out for their class crews. As men come up in their class boats they will be taken to the 'Varsity on trial and the men whose places...
...stated that the Pennsylvania crew management is arranging to row races with Annapolis and the University of Wisconsin next spring, in addition to the quadrangular race at Poughkeepsie. The candidates for the crew begin training this week...
...every branch of athletics sportsmanship is of infinitely more importance than the winning of victories. As an example he mentioned Psotta, an American oarsman who rowed in the single sculls at Henley four pears ago. In the preliminary beat his opponent capsized. Psotta, however, refused to accept the race and though subsequently defeated he was the hero of the occasion. Mr. Lehmann concluded by expressing his pleasure at being part of the University and said that he was confident of success...
...first of a series of cross country runs for the purpose of developing men for a 25 mile "Marathon Race" next April, was held Saturday by the Boston Athletic Association. The distance was five miles, from the B. A. A. club-house to Coolidge's Corner and return...