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Pennsylvania followed a more cautious strategy. Harvard fell slightly back but soon recovered the lead. It was a close race even at the 1000-meter mark...
Harvard faces another contest before the trials begin: the 103rd annual Harvard-Yale Race. "The Boat Race," as it is known to more traditional buffs, is the oldest intercollegiate athletic contest of any kind in the United States...
...Varsity races over a gruelling four-mile course on the Thames River in New London, Conn. The JV race is three miles; the freshman, two miles. Harvard should win all three contests in the Regatta, though Yale might make a strong showing with its junior varsity, which finished a length back of the Crimson at the Worcester Sprints a month...
...Burke, heavyweight coach at the University of Pennsylvania, has suggested that Harvard might be hurt in Olympic Competition by having to train for a race over such a long distance...
...international competition is raced over a 2000 meter course. This year the normal mile and three quarters distance for heavyweight crew was shortened to 2000 meters, a half-mile reduction. Burke's oarsmen will be competing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship regatta on the same day as the Harvard-Yale race...