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...superior weight of the former combination that gave it the necessary margin of victory. Out - scaling their lighter rivals by a full fifteen pounds to the man, the football oarsmen forced their way to a commanding lead by sheer power of stroke, a last minute spurt by the autumn crew boat falling to cut down their lead by any appreciable distance. I. F. M. 1, E. F. M. 2, A. C. M. 2, and A. C. M. 3 trailed in the order named...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1925 EIGHTS PICKED YESTERDAY AS RESULT OF RACE OF SIX CREWS | 4/4/1922 | See Source »

...place over the regular mile course in the basin, but the crews were considerably hindered by a stiff wind, combined with snow, which fell during the latter part of the afternoon Autumn material crew number 7 came under the Harvard Bridge two lengths in the lead, a last-minute spurt serving to add the second lap of water as the shell shot past the finish flags. A. C. M. numbers 5, 8, 6 and 9 passed the line in the order named...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN CREWS TAKE PART IN THREE-DAY ELIMINATION SERIES | 3/31/1922 | See Source »

Breaking a 30-30 tie with but three minutes more to play, Coach Wachter's basket-men staged a last minute spurt Saturday night and in a whirlwind finish downed the Yale five 33-30 at the Hemenway Gymnasium, thus triumphing over the Blue quintet for the second time this year and bringing to a victorious close the second season of organized basketball at the University, a season which numbers in all 17 triumphs out of 22 games played...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FINAL RALLY WINS FOR CRIMSON, 33-30 | 3/13/1922 | See Source »

...first place, the New Haven five, after having been defeated by all the conference teams, staged a strong spurt last week and unexpectedly defeated the strong Columbia quintet by a 36-28 count, showing unusual power, since the New York five is rated very high in League circles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON QUINTET TO MEET YALE IN SECOND CONTEST | 3/11/1922 | See Source »

...main difference between the two teams lay in the superior excellence of the Dartmouth passing. Time and again, the visitors would pass the ball back and forth in their half of th floor until they had the University yearlings out of position. Then with a fast spurt, one of the Green quintet would shoot out of group of players, dribble the ball down the floor and cage it almost unhindered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1925 BASKET-MEN BOW TO DARTMOUTH FRESHMEN | 3/1/1922 | See Source »

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