Word: racing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Making the most of his 25 yard handicap, J. S. Flaksman '29 tonight won the one mile race in the games of the Portland American Legion, in the time of 4 minutes, 29 and four-fifths seconds. Close behind him ran Reed with a 15 yard handicap, while Haggerty, University Captain starting from scratch came in third...
Coach Brown declared that the class crews have often felt that the crew selected to race Yale was really not the best eight. Men who have rowed in these class shells have suggested that the results of three prelinduary races should determine the choice of the crew to be sent to Derby. But even when this is done, Coach Brown said, the feeling of injustice is apt to remain, so it is probable that a committee from the class eights will meet with the coaches this year to choose the representative boat...
Eligibility of men who have rowed in the class crew race against Yale to the third University eight has always furnished another bone of contention, it was indicated. Consequently Coach Brown intends to submit this to a vote of the men concerned...
...schedule is not yet complete although a race with Pennsylvania and M. I. T. has been slated for May 21 and a race with Cornell at Ithaca on May 28. There is a tentative arrangement with the Navy to fill the Princeton date, and the Yale race at New London will come as usual in the latter part of June...
Three oarsmen, Captain Geoffrey Platt '27, W. G. Saltonstall '28, and Oliver Ames ocC., veterans of last year's Yale race, are back this year. Besides these men there are promising candidates from last year's Freshman outfit and the second boat...