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Colt won the 440-yard dash trials by a yard over Howe, who finished the same distance ahead of Curtis. Coach Brigham put Newhall and McCarthy, his two mainstays in the half-mile excluding Burke, through a 660-yard race, Newhall led until the final straightaway when McCarthy started sprinting and finally finished three yards ahead. In the mile trials Lamont overtook Coolidge on the last corner, the latter finishing second with Sherburne coming in close on his heel for third place...
...race yesterday Crew A showed up very well over the straightaway but fell behind on the bends, due in part to rather poor steering. Crew B rowed well together and gained on the turns, while Crew C. stroked by Matthews, rowed at a rather high beat but did very creditably, showing more evenness than on Saturday...
...accustomed to the unfamiliar work on the river without sacrificing any of the form which has been stressed in the indoor work. None of the crews rowed far, the work being limited for the most part to the stretch of river between Newell Boat-house and the half-mile straightaway upstream...
Intensive training for the winter track squad got under way yesterday afternoon. Coach Bingham gave the men stiff trial runs for the first time this season, the distance men working out around the circular track while the sprinters practiced starts on the new straightaway...
...board tracks are now in the process of construction next to the Locker Building on Soldiers Field. The track for the sprinters will provide for a longer straightaway for dashes. As soon as the tracks are finished, members of the squad will be allowed to run on them at optional times until the Christmas recess...