Word: slights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...three events which took place yesterday, the three-quarter mile race for school eights furnished the greatest excitement. Browne and Nichols, and Noble and Greenough had previously reached the finals by defeating Cambridge Latin on Wednesday. In thein race yesterday a very slight bit of open water separated the two shells as Browne and Nichols pulled across the finish line first in 4 minutes and 2 seconds, thereby winning the Yale Challendge...
President Harding has designated this week as "Forest Protection Week", in an attempt to bring national attention to the bills now being prepared calling for supervision of the timber supply. These measures have slight chance of being passed, however, unless a really powerful sentiment is aroused throughout the country by those in favor of the movement...
...private schools have entered the annual Harvard Interscholastic track meet which is to be held in the Stadium at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon. Exeter will twenty-one entries, Andover with twenty-eight and Worcester Academy are the leading contenders for first honors, and, although Exeter is a slight favorite to repeat her victory of last year, the meet will be exceedingly close for not team has exceptional strength...
...With the slight experience of one game but with confidence gained from winning that contest, the Freshman lacrosse team will meet their Eli Rivals on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Besides their game with the Boys High School of Brooklyn, N. Y., played at Cambridge last Saturday, which they won 9-1, the yearlings have been tested by several scrimmages with the University...
...University hurdlers have a slight advantage over their opponents on paper, but whether they will be able to come through and win the races is a question. Taylor and Massey both made fast time against the Elis, and are both good for at least a second place, Taylor in the low and Massey in the high hurdles...