Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Torby Ross, stroke of last year's informal team, continues to pace the varsity. Boat mates Bim Chandler, Lou Bohn, and Barry White all rowed for freshman crews before going into service...
...trouble. Kibitzer Walter Hagen, along for the walk, advised Bobby: "Take your time at the top of your swing, as you did when you wrecked me and Gene Sarazen. . . . Get lazy again." Jones did, and played the last seven holes in even par. Next day, Bobby edged Byron one stroke with a 72-his best competitive round in a dozen years. But his final score for 72 holes: 302. He finished in 32nd place...
...Navy Pilot Jack Hill, the 440-yard free-style champ and Sprinter Halo Hirose of the famed 100th Nisei Battalion) Ohio State swam off with the team championship. The Buckeyes won even though Navy Specialist 2/c Joe Verdeur, swimming for the Philadelphia Turner Club, set two new world breast stroke records in the 200-yards (2:19.5) and 200-meters...
Adams won the first event, but fell behind when held to third place in the 100. They regained the lead with Paul Burgraf's breast stroke win, lost it again, and finally held a one point advantage at the start of the last event...
Battle of the Blues. Off the mark, Cambridge's Light Blues had the inside position, an advantage because of two sweeping bends in the river. But Oxford's quick start and steady stroke shot the Royal Blues into an early lead, and they cut inside. The announcer said that Oxford was two lengths in front and going strong. The ex-Tommy cut his offer-a half a crown to a shilling. Still no takers. Outside, a polite British roar came from both sides of the river as Oxford came into view round the final bend...