Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Dartmouth the lightweight varsity defeated the Green by over a length. Rowing the time of 6:21 over the Henley course the Crimson crew also defeated MIT in the Biglin Cup Race. Against a slight head wind but riding swift current the Crimson stroked at 301/2 while Dartmouth rowed 33 and Tech pulled...
...half its length it is refreshingly funny. After that, it becomes apparent that neither the reluctant hero, nor the hesitant heroine, nor the crowd of secondary suitors, nor the meddling friend, nor the coarse matchmaker, have been conceived with much imagination. Gogol portrays the Russian bourgeoisie, with only slight exaggeration and stereotyping, in all its pomposity, stupidity, and avarice. After The Marriage one can understand the October Revolution...
During the mile and three-quarter heavyweight races the varsity was pushed hard by M.I.T. for the first half mile. Rowing at the very high cadence of 38 strokes per minute the Tech crew held a slight lead over the varsity, rowing at 34. But the Crimson slowly pulled ahead of the tiring Tech oarsmen and led by a length after three-quarters of a mile...
Rowing into a slight headwind over good, but not the best, water, the Crimson crew turned in the time of 9:01.0. Syracuse covered the course in 9:08.5, three lengths ahead of M.I.T.'s 9:21.0. B.U. was another three and a half lengths back, finishing...
...injury-ridden varsity lacrosse team must be rated a slight favorite over a traditionally poor Pennsylvania squad when it meets the Quakers in Philadelphia this morning. The Crimson's lethargic attack will not be the only factor handicapping it today, for two starters have not made the trip, and a third may not see action...