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...successful season last year, the Varsity crew was only defeated at the sprint distances once, when a Navy boat crossed the line with a lead of a third of a length, and beat Yale in a record breaking upstream race at New London...
...after the announcement stocks vaulted up. General Motors opened with the sale of 5,000 shares up $2.75 to $43.63; Chrysler with 10,000 up $5.25 to $74.75; U. S. Steel with 15,000 up $4.25 to $62.63. Prices presently lagged but closed in a final sprint which left the Dow-Jones industrial averages up nearly three points for the day. By week's end the averages had climbed to 138, up some 13 points from the week's low, the most optimistic display the market had made since August...
...Varsity letter in track, the inter-House fall track meet will be held today. Starting at 3:30 o'clock the following events will be held in the Cage: Alternating high and low shuttle hurdle relay, middle distance medley relay, 100 yard dash, mile run, and the Sprint relay...
...half beat until the last half-mile. The Washington junior varsity finished first, cutting the three-mile course record by 34 sec. In the varsity race Washington entered the same eight stalwarts-with a new coxswain-who triumphed at Poughkeepsie in 1936 and went on to take the Olympic sprint title. This time the Huskies got away late as Navy skimmed out to lead for the first mile and a half. Washington upped its stroke gradually, nosed ahead at two miles, easily won by four lengths in record-breaking time, with Navy and Cornell second and third. Gloriously climaxed...
...refusing to be rushed. Lash was certain to be winded by the terrific pace. When Venzke dropped out, Lash faltered and Cunningham and San Romani swept into the final lap to pass him. Twenty yards from the finish, San Romani spurted ahead of Cunningham and Lash uncorked his galloping sprint. As far as the spectators could see, they split the tape neck and neck. Both were clocked by their individual timers at 4 min. 7.2 sec., half a second short of the world mark of Cunningham who finished a close third. It took the judges five minutes of rapid argument...