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Rowing downstream into a slight cross-headwind, the Crimson decided to forego the sprint and conserve energy for Sunday's races, realizing the Compton Cup was safely in hand. The Crimson finished Saturday's race a solid length-and-a-half ahead of Princeton, with a hapless MIT trailing somewhere in Harvard's wake...

Author: By Rik Geiersbach, | Title: Heavyweight Oarsmen Easily Grab First in Potomac Regatta | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

After Metz's boast, the Crimson oarsmen responded with tens that left the heavies a full length ahead of UCLA at the 1300-meter mark. The race cadence of 36 strokes-per-minute was bumped up for the sprint while the Crimson crossed the line at 41, leaving second-place UCLA over a length behind...

Author: By Rik Geiersbach, | Title: Heavyweight Oarsmen Easily Grab First in Potomac Regatta | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...most hyperactive kid on the team. If I was playing shortstop, I'd dive for a ground ball to the first baseman. ("I mean, it's fun playing baseball with just you," Calvin told Hobbes. "We get to do everything.") If I was playing left field, I'd sprint to cover second base on a bunt down the third-base line. (I'd just rather run around," Calvin told Suzie.) If I was playing catcher--wait, I said I was hyperactive, not stupid...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Nothing Comes Between Me And Calvin | 4/21/1990 | See Source »

...stops at Wellesley at 12:30 a.m., and everyone clears out. Most of the men who get off have bags with them that probably contain a change of clothing. Big drops of rain pelt the exiting passengers. Women sprint off as soon as they...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...Princeton's strength is the sprint," Co-Captain Jill Hutchinson said. "We have been swimming less yardage in practice, though, and this break will make us more competitive in the shorter distances...

Author: By Hank Hudepohl, | Title: Undefeated Tiger Swim Teams Invade Blodgett | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

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