Word: stretches
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...same time President Angell made it known that the trustees of the estate of John W. Sterling (Yale 1864) had given another $3,000,000 for the new graduate school quadrangle. Architect James Gamble Rogers will design the buildings, which will stretch along York Street from "Mory's" (famed eating place) to Tower Boulevard. Sterling benefactions to Yale include the $7,500,000 Sterling Library, Sterling law buildings, scholarships, endowments...
Dodging the few remaining ice cakes left by the recent burst of warm spring weather, 18 upperclass crews covered the stretch between Newell Boathouse and the upper end of the one half mile straight stretch on the Charles yesterday afternoon in the first outdoor practice of the 1930 season. The crews will abandon the three practice periods a week schedule for daily rowing as long as the river remains open...
...call for the starters for the two-mile run. Levering, who defeated Captain Reid of the University team last year. Ranney and Patterson were the Cornell entries, and Butterworth and Richardson wore the Green colors in the race. Levering took the pole, and held it for only a short stretch, losing it to Fox, who was closely followed by Cobb. On the last lap, with Cobb leading, Levering had the misfortune to snap the string of his trunks. Patterson, however, came forward and matched strides with the Crimson runner, finally breaking ahead to win by a scant four yards...
...most private of public men, President Hoover insists upon absolute seclusion for his run. On the journey south he talked fishing with his guests, napped, ignored clamorous citizens along the way who wanted to see him. At Jacksonville where he got off to stretch his legs, he bumped into Gilchrist Baker Stockton whom he had lately appointed U. S. Minister to Austria. Cried the President: ''Hello, Gilchrist, come on over and join the party." To Jacksonville's Mayor Alsop President Hoover remarked: "Gilchrist is a mighty fine...
...Cobb '31, and N. P. Hallowell '32 comprised the local contingent. The formidable Holy Cross threat was removed when Hegarty, Purple leadoff man, fell on the first turn. The last race, between Hallowell and Russell Chapman, Garnet anchor man, was nip-and-tuck all the way. In the last stretch Chapman, with his superior experience, forged ahead and won by four yards. The time was 8 minutes 2 4-5 seconds...