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...University crew yesterday afternoon had two brushes with the second in which the Junior eight beat them both times. Crew B showed excellent form in their get-away, jumping into the lead with a racing start superior to the first boat. The Freshman also had a spurt with University A and the 1919 men came out best. The rest of practice consisted in the regular pulls which have made up the schedule of training for some time past...
...which makes him a dangerous opponent. Coggehell was captain of the Freshman team first year and although it is his first variety season he has already shown that he is a dependable half and one miler. He has a long easy stride, uses good judgment, and has a beautiful spurt at the finish. His work against Yale at the B. A. A. games was of high order. Donahue, due to his being unclassified last year, is as yet practically untried in Harvard running. He was on the University second short distance team which raced Wesleyan...
...practice cross-country meet with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the University team was clearly superior, although no points were counted. The race was close throughout the whole six miles. Brown, the star technology runner, was closely followed by K. E. Fuller '16 until the final spurt which put Brown over the finishing line well in the lead. The University team showed a wealth of excellent runners while the Technology team depended for its strength on individual stars. The order of the finish of the first ten men is as follows: Brown (T.), K. E. Fuller '16, Guething...
...University won two of the five races, the Freshman four and the graduates' contest. Yale easily won the principal event of the regatta, when the University regulars were beaten by seven lengths. The Yale boat started with a leap before Harvard's oars had touched the water, an initial spurt which put Yale almost immediately half a length ahead. Harvard rowed a faster stroke almost throughout the race, but fell behind constantly as the Blue showed no signs of weakening or overstraining. The University also lost the Freshman and second University races, although in the latter contest there was less...
...only was there any doubt which 1917 boat would win out. The start was at Cottage Farm bridge. After the first quarter mile the Sophomores slowed down to a low, powerful stroke. The lead was steadily increased. Just before the finish Henderson urged his men on to a final spurt with which they swept across the line a good three lengths in the lead...