Word: sprinted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This was the way of the afternoon's other five races, all of which Harvard won except the freshman lightweight race, when the Yardling oarsmen held off their sprint until too late and lost by two lengths to M.I.T., after having beaten this crew the week before. Dartmouth, as in the other lightweight races, finished third. Times were: M.I.T., 7:41; Harvard 7:49; Dartmouth...
Thereafter the race became a matter of withstanding a late and unsuccessful sprint by M.I.T., as the Terriers faded badly. The Crimson oarsmen finished stroking 34 and 35, without great effort and with some power still in reserve. Times were: Harvard 9:45.7; M.I.T. 9:54.4; B.U. 10:05.7, five lengths off the pace...
...then 35 to pull ahead of the Technicians and win by two-thirds of a length over the Henley distance. Dartmouth held on tenaciously during the early part of the race, when the Harvard and Tech crews were nearly bow to bow, and only dropped back during the sprint. Times were: Harvard: 7:29.6; M.I.T. 7:32.1; Dartmouth...
...week, for a few breathtaking moments the Admirals seemed to have found their old skill. Swinging into a high, 45-beat stroke, they slid into an early lead. But stamina was lacking; over the long pull, their wind was not equal to the job. They gasped through their finishing sprint, unable to stay with Princeton's well-conditioned undergraduates. They finished second by three lengths, but well ahead of Navy's own varsity. Coach Callow was far from disappointed. Said he: "The Admirals were terrific. They did better than I expected. When they lose that excess weight -well...
...special relays, Art Mayo, Norm Bruck, Ed Carter, and either Fred Smith, Jim Greer, or Hank Wente will run the 440. Robertson, Bruck, Carter, and either Dick Norris or Bill Morris will race in the sprint medley relay...