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...start of something good," said Massachusetts Assistant Coach John Robic...
...Brittany, the leader was Frenchman René Vietto, the favorite. But on the tough St. Brieuc-Caen lap, a countryside which U.S. troops also found tough going three years ago, Vietto tired. Almost half of the entrants had dropped out. Up moved Italian Pierre Brambilla and Breton Jean Robic...
...steep hill outside Rouen, 80 miles from the finish, Robic pumped his way ahead. A few hours later, he zoomed victoriously across the finish line in Paris' Pare des Princes, raising both hands over his head in a risky gesture to the glory of France. Then he rushed into the arms of his pretty brunette wife, whom he had married three days before the race began. His time: 148 hours, 11 minutes, 25 seconds. His prize: 500,000 francs ($4,197.50) and a probable three or four million francs more in future exhibitions and endorsements...
...Harvard lineup: g., Williams; rf., Bradley; lf., Robic, rh., Hurbank; ch., R. Scott; lh., Phillips; ro., Hastings; rl., Harnden; c., Holcombe; lf., Johansen; lo., Wood (Capt...
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