Word: tech
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wide margins earlier in the season, seems almost certain to win Saturday's race the Crimson crew is confident that it will make a better showing than it did last week. If Captain Winthrop's eight remains within hailing distance of the Annapolls shell, and does better against Tech than last week, there is little likelihood that there will be any changes in the lineup...
...University race it was a battle between Penn and Tech all the way with Harvard never quite near enough to make a dangerous bid for first place After the first eighth mile. Penn began to forge ahead with Tech's prow holding on about half a length in the rear. Harvard, a length behind, had dropped its stroke to 34 two points lower than Penn's. A little before the crews came to the bridge Tech started a sprint which carried it ahead of the Quaker crew...
...again. With a third of a mile left to row Captain Winthrop put the Crimson stroke up to 40 and the University shell began to gain. But the leaders were not to be denied their victory, and Penn fighting off the Crimson spurt swept across the finish line with Tech still hanging on a bare half length behind...
Before the start of the triangular regatta, the University and M.I.T. light-weight crews staged the race which had been called off on the previous day. The powerful Tech oarsmen struck out in the lead from the beginning and increased their advantage throughout the race. They finished at least two and a half lengths ahead of their Crimson rivals. This victory gives Tech an undefeated season with victories over all the members of the Big Three...
...jumped into an initial lead rowing the high stroke of 40 and then dropping the beat a few points to a strong steady Jail they continued to draw away from the other two boats. At the finish they had at least a three and a half length advantage over Tech, which was in turn leading Harvard by something under a length...