Word: relaying
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...word to allay some misapprehensions in regard to the defeat of the relay team on Saturday will be timely. Both the editorial in Monday's CRIMSON and the communication yesterday are extremely unjust in the conclusions they draw as to the "unexplainable lack of judgment" said to be responsible for the defeat...
Yesterday's editorial upon the "defeat of the relay team" was well warranted, and in no way exaggerated in its accusations against the inexplainable lack of judgement on the part of the track team management, which folly was directly responsible for the defeat of Harvard's relay team Saturday night...
...interclass race proved more exciting than the other Harvard races. Francis, Howes, and Blanchard started the race for the Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores, respectively. Howes took the lead at once and held it till the end of the relay, when Blanchard sprinted and enabled Hoyt to gain the first corner for the Sophomores ahead of Whitcher. Whitcher, however, sprinted on the last, lap and regained the lead for 1909. Davis for the Seniors finished some distance behind. Dana ran strongly for the Juniors and maintained his lead over Keays '10 and Macdonald '08. The last relay started with Rand slightly...
Following is the summary of the Harvard relay races...
...Saturday night the University relay team, one of the strongest that ever represented Harvard, met defeat at the hands of a Yale team, simply because the fact was blindly ignored that a good runner out of condition is not so efficient as a less able one who is physically fit. Coach Lothrop was directly responsible for an error in judgment, Captain Dodge indirectly so, because he was not on hand to oversee the team. The material was there, but the foresight and headwork were lacking. In this respect Yale was superior, and we do not wish to belittle her victory...