Word: sprinted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...defeating Princeton impressively by two lengths without a sprint on Lake Carnegie Saturday afternoon, the varsity crew not only regained possession of the Compton Cup, but also proved itself to be one of the East's foremost contenders for an Olympic berth. Harvey Love's eight covered the mile and three-quarter course in 9:05.8, 13 seconds off the 1950 Compton Cup record set by Harvard. The Tigers had a 9:13.4 time, while Tech and Rutgers, the other two contestants, finished well behind in 9:24.6, and 9:55.6, respectively...
...varsity have to sprint. Both first boats good starts, Tech staying even for about half a mile. Then the Crimson began to inch ahead, going through the Harvard bridge, the mile marker, the Crimson grabbed lead of almost a length. Tech tried to come back by using a big ten, but stratagem helped the Engineers scarcely at all. The smooth stroking varsity pulled out steadily for the remainder of the race...
...Dick Cleveland's winning sprint in the 50-yd. free style in 0:22.3, two-tenths off the American record, and his second place in the 100, behind Michigan's defending champion, Clark Scholes. Cleveland, another Hawaiian who swims for Ohio State, "will win the Olympic loo-meter this summer," according to enthusiastic Mike Peppe, Ohio State and Olympic coach...
...underdog (2-1) Oxford crew, its annual race with Cambridge; in London. Rowing the 4½-mile course in a blizzard, and often shipping water, the Oxford crew won in a sprint finish by five feet, its first victory over Cambridge since...
...Sprint relay men Ronnie Berman, Pete Dow, Ed Grutzner and Bob Twitchell were second to Ohio State's winning time of 3:34.3. The mile relay squad of Berman and Grutzner coupled with Phil Meyers and John Packard was third to Michigan and Ohio State, respectively...