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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Among the other events in the Coast Artillery Meet on January 29, the University short relay team will meet the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the first race of the season. A good race is assured, for last year the University relay only beat Technology through Bingham's sprint past Guething in the last lap. The 1919 team will race the Tech. Freshmen the same evening...
...Minot '17 were started off together, the former taking the lead and being able to keep it. T. R. Pennypacker '16, W. J. Bingham '16, and E. A. Teschner '17 ran together and on the last lap Captain Bingham came through with a strong sprint, passing Pennypacker on the last corner. H. W. Rose '19 made the fastest time of the Freshmen in a three-lap race. In the trial for the 780-yard team, R. D. Campbell '17 jumped into the lead at the start and defeated J. Coggeshall...
...swimming team took the honors in their first meet at the Cambridge Y. M. C. A. tank yesterday afternoon, defeating Rindge by the score of 44 points to 18. The Freshman swimmers took first places in the relay, the 100-yard swim, the 220-yard swim, the 40-yard sprint, the dive, and the plunge. Captain Jackson, who took three firsts, including his lap in the relay, Swayze, and Leonard were the stars. In the plunge, Merrick covered 60 feet and was still going when he reached the end of the tank. Blackler, who won the 20-yard breast-stroke...
...stiff work-out featured the practice of the relay teams yesterday. After a run of about half a mile, the short distance team practiced taking corners and then ended up with a two-lap sprint. The long distance team ran 390 yards at a good clip and later covered twelve laps with fast work for the last...
...University team started off with a sprint at the first of the race, Fuller being in the lead at the turn up the hill. Fuller and Bancroft were still ahead at the top of the hill, closely followed by the leading Cornell runners who were well bunched. The latter kept together and gradually opened up a lead as the race advanced. Captain Twitchell came up several places, while G. A. King '18, who had been well up, was forced to drop out when seized by cramps. In the last part of the race Windnagle and Hoffmire put on added speed...