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Word: race (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tomorrow's race, Penn will have four veterans from last year's varsity boat which Harvard edged by four inches in the Olympic trials to become the U.S. representative to the Games. One of the four rowed in the games as a member of the U.S.'s "four with cox" crew...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: A Little Bit of Lip | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

...Quakers plan surprises for the race. "We'll just row the race that we can do best," Burk said. A lower-stroking boat that the Crimson, Penn will probably start at a medium-high 39 strokes and then settle to a 36-37 until the final spring...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: A Little Bit of Lip | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

...think it's going to be a very close, hard race," Parker said, "and I think we're capable of winning it. They are very strong and well-conditioned, but there is no indication that are beyond our reach," he added...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: A Little Bit of Lip | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

...sure that this is a typical Harvard crew," Burk said. "They will be just as tough as Harvard crews in the past, and the race can go either way. Which ever beat is 'on' the day of the race will win," he said. "We're hopeful that...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: A Little Bit of Lip | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

Princeton coach Ferris Thomsen said. "The Harvard personnel is excellent. This year's Ivy League race is one of the most wide open ever." A major reason for his team's success has been the tough-checking midfield, which Thomsen considered the biggest question mark before the season started...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Crimson Laxmen Confident of Upset Against League-Leading Princeton | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

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