Word: raced
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...view of the recent agitation at a number of eastern colleges to shorten the four-mile crew race the following extracts from the letters of different captains, managers, coaches and others connected with college rowing, which were gathered by the Yale News; and appeared in an article in that publication which dealt with the subject, are interesting and authoritative. Of the letters received, the number of those which were against the shortening of the race was slightly larger than that of those in favor of the proposed shortening of the distance...
...Relay race.--Harvard 1918: (E. E. Silver, D. Little, V. E. Likins, R. U. Whitney) vs. Worcester Academy: (T. Doyle C. Shay, W. Chamberlain, S. Fitts).--Won by Worcester Academy. Time...
Carrying off three firsts, four seconds, and two third places, and being shut out only in the 40-yard dash and Freshman relay race, the University representatives made an excellent showing in the indoor handicap games of the I. A. A. A. held in Mechanics Building Saturday night...
...yard runs, won by W. Willcox '17 and W. J. Bingham '16, respectively, each starting from scratch. Each event was won from a strong field, Bingham running against 28 men, and passing 8 with a terrific burst of speed in the last lap. In the 390-yard race, Willcox, after getting but third in his trial heat, came through with a similar finish and just barely defeated T. R. Penny-packer '16 and M. A. Connor...
...practice some of them will undoubtedly be good enough to fill some of the vacant positions. The 1971 Freshman crew, while losing to Harvard, was still up to the average. The best of these men, Meyer, Atkins, H. Coe, and Coxswain Oliver will give the other candidates a good race for the vacant seats. A large number of men rowed last autumn, 130 taking part in the fall regatta. Many men who played football are expected to report for spring work, which will begin early in February when Coaches Nickalls and Giannini return...