Word: sprinted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Syracuse) had been pressing the runner in crimson (Willard L. Tibbets, Harvard). But now, as he turned his head, Tibbets saw Loucks blow a bead of sweat from the end of his nose, lift his chin and drink a great gulp of air. Yes, in another moment Loucks would sprint. Tibbets could see the finish, the crowd around the tape. It was just too far away; if he let himself out now, he could not make it; Loucks with his superior stamina would catch him. Still, it was a chance; he sent down a command to his legs...
...final row of the day, Coach Stevens took Johnson's place at number five in the first boat for the first three miles of the downstream row. At this point, Johnson resumed his seat, and a half mile sprint between the two crews was ordered. Captain Kelley's eight easily opened up a lead of almost a length by the time the distance was completed. On the way back to the boathouse, both crews practiced a series of racing starts, sprinting the last quarter mile in to the float...
Half Mile Sprint in Afternoon...
...Yale team, Norton, got as many points as Harvard's total bodes ill for the Crimson in the dual meet. Norton won the broad jump with 23 feet 11 inches to his credit, placed second in the short dash, and third in the 220-yard sprint. He will be a dangerous man for Harvard in the meet on June 15. It looks as if the Elis could count on him for 15 points...
...field fought Cavanaugh of B. C. for the first position he ran easily in fourth or fifth place, always within striking distance of the leader. It was not until the final stretch that the Crimson runner tore loose from the field and took the lead with a sprint that gave him a margin of ten yards as he broke the tape in 4 minutes 25 and seven-tenths seconds. Second was taken by Theopold of Columbia and Cavanaugh finished fifth...