Word: sprinted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Yale's triumph in the 1927 relay was the result of a gallant sprint by her anchor man, Hutchinson, which changed a five-yard Crimson lead 75 yards from the tape into Blue victory which was only a shade from a dead heat. But despite this defeat, as near to victory as defeat can be, the 1927 team gave a remarkable performance...
Winning five races by safe margins, the University runners administered a complete whitewash to a strong M. I. T. team in the relay meet at Soldiers' Field Saturday. At the same time, the Freshmen, after dropping the sprint relay, took the remaining three events from the yearling Engineers with the same ease. The Freshman medley relay failed to materialize...
Weak in Weight and Sprint Events...
Coach Farrell showed his gratification at the large attendance, but said that more men were needed, particularly in the weight and sprint events. "We have stars in several of the events but poor material in others. One candidate in ten can be developed into a point winner. We should like at least 400 men or 40 point winners...
...opening chapters, but had found his first race of the season not so easy after the half-way mark. He had been having it nip and tuck with Captain Holt, but it was only over the final distance that the M. I. T. leader, uncovering a perfectly timed sprint, swept past with a second's lead to finish...