Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...four-mile race against Yale, the oldest intercollegiate rivalry, the Crimson surged to a commanding lead in the first 200 meters on the Thames River in New London, Conn. Harvard consistently pulled away from the outmanned Elis, crossing the finish line 10 lengths ahead of its opponents in a time of 19:15.3, the third-fastest time in the history of the race. The win marked Parker's 23rd win over Yale in his 27 years as coach of the Crimson crew program...
...Harvard JV and freshman boats completed the sweep of the regatta with wins in their respective races against the Elis. The JV squad raced its three-mile race in 15:05.2, outlasting Yale by 5.5 seconds. The Crimson freshman crew barely held on to top its Eli opponent by 1.8 seconds over a two-mile course...
Princeton held a one-length lead over Yale with 400 meters to go, but the Elis surged and the two boats crossed the finish line together, with the Tigers being ruled the winner after the judges reviewed the videotapes of the race. Cornell, George town, Santa Barbara and Cal-Berkeley rounded out the field...
Until recently, few city leaders dared to criticize Barry publicly. Many blame the divisive question of race for the silence. "What he creates is a Teflon coating," explains Washington Post columnist Juan Williams, author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965. "If you're white, you can't say it. If you're black, you can't say it. In this town, who does that leave?" Race has helped and hindered Barry. Explains friend Carl Johnson: "He's always operating off the backdrop that he's a black male, that he's not supposed...
...Arizona a baby girl sitting at the shoreline was washed along the rocks when a skier sent his wake crashing her way; she required 130 stitches. On Easter Sunday at Miami's Hobie Cat Beach, a nine- year-old boy was caught in the path of a water-scooter race; he died the next day. The skiers themselves suffer many of the injuries. Last summer a ski buff was killed when he hit a seawall...