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...yard dash in 55 seconds, with E. P. Stone '15, and A Biddle '16 second and third respectively. In the 600-yard run, which J. Greene B. A. A., won in 1 minute and 20 seconds, A. J. deGozzaldi '14 secured second place through a beautiful spurt at the finish. E. A. Teschner '17, won the 200-yard run by about twenty yards, in 35 2-5 seconds, and then went out and secured third place in the senior 40-yard dash, which was won by F. P. O'Hara, M. I. T., in 5 seconds flat...
...Juniors held the lead, but it was greatly cut down by N. W. Wilcox '17, and in the final relay R. Tower '15 gave F. W. Capper '15 a lead of three yards on E. A. Teschner '17, which the Freshman captain all but overcame by a brilliant spurt, Capper winning by a foot in the fastest time of the meet, 5 minutes and 8 seconds, 1 minute and 6 seconds faster than last year's time. The teams were as follows...
...race which proved very exciting, as Kohn of Cornell defeated our last man, Fullerton, by only a fraction of a second. In the 200-yard race Fullerton won easily, but there was a close fight for second place between Starbuck and Kohn, which the former won after a beautiful spurt at the finish. In the 50-yard event Wentworth won a well-earned race from Bowers of Cornell...
...class. It has taken the matter seriously and has tackled the detailed work in a business-like manner. The energy of this short campaign, which will end tomorrow night, is sure proof of the active interest which has been demanded of under graduates. The final two days' spurt in the campaign will bring the new gymnasium a great deal nearer existence. And much of the credit will belong...
...This year they rowed the same course that the four-oared crews had just been over. Both crews started together, but Harvard by using a slightly faster stroke obtained a slight lead which was gradually increased until at the mile mark Harvard was leading by a length. Yale then spurted and regained a quarter of a length, but at the end of the spurt the Freshman drew away again, and by spurting at the finish led Yale by a quarter of a length of open water...