Word: raced
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...last practice encounter before the dual race with Yale 1921 next Saturday night, four Freshman runners for the second time defeated Boston College yesterday afternoon. The 390-yard relay, which was run on the board track at Soldiers Field, was won by the work of D. F. O'Connell '21, who started with a handicap of two yards and passed his opponent at the first corner by taking advantage of the latter's wide turn. Once in the lead, O'Connell was not headed again, and finished four yards ahead of Barry of Boston College...
...University of Pennsylvania has suggested that the Poughkeepsie rowing regatta be abandoned for all time, and that in its place dual regattas between the colleges that have formerly participated in the race on the Hudson should be substituted. This proposal, which is regarded as radical and unforeseen by the various colleges affected, is advocated in the "Old Penn," the official publication at the University of Pennsylvania...
...pointed out that the war has made it possible to bring about many needed reforms in various branches of college athletics, and that action should be taken at this time to do away with the Poughkeepsie race because of its great expense to colleges, and because it is usually held after Commencement time...
Rowing for upper classmen will be conducted on the informal basis similar to the other sports. With the Freshmen, however, the usual plans are being made, the season probably ending with a race against the Yale freshmen eight the latter part...
...informal relay team has been entered in the B. A. A. meet to race against M. I. T. In preparation for this meet Coach Donovan has been directing the squad daily in relays around the track. The most promising of the candidates for the informal four are B. Lewis '20, D. J. Duggan, '20, L. B. Evans '20, W. H. Goodwin '20, C. R. Larrabee '19 and F. F. Williams...