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...heard the starting bomb, jumped into a five-yard lead, zoomed past the fishermen's huts along the banks, crossed the finish line first, amid piercing pirogue yells of "Ay-la-baaa." But the first prize of $200 was not for Adam Billiot. After finishing his four-mile sprint he discovered that the bomb that sent him off was a prankster's firecracker...
Possiblity that Captain Spike Chace may not be able to row in the Adams Cup regatta against Navy and Penn tomorrow loomed last night as a threat to the Crimson's bid for the sprint title of the East...
Admitting that the Harvard race is "the only test that stands between Navy and the eastern sprint championship," Walsh said yesterday that although for many years the Middies prepared for the Poughkeepsie race, this time they are aiming for the sprint title...
Early in the season as it is, both teams appear to be in top shape. Harvard's only serious mishap so far has been sprinter Torbert MacDonald who was expected to break up the Blue sprint formation. There are reports, also, that Nicky Kerr of Yale pulled a muscle in the hundred at the Penn relays, but Millet and Burlingame will still display the teeth for the Bulldog...
...Partlow starred for the Harvard Freshman. He won the high jump, tied for first in the broad, and ran lead off on the winning sprint relay. He set a new record in the high jump at 5 ft. 11 1-8 in. His tie in the broad jump at 22 ft. 6 1-8 in. also sets a new record. The sprint, relay, composed of Partlow, David Ives, Don Donahue, and Charles Smith finished the 440 in 44.2 seconds...