Word: winthrops
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Eliot's first eight regained the House crew cup yesterday afternoon in the Charles River Basin by defeating four other House boats in the finals of the intramural crew season. Winthrop, previously undefeated in four races, finished a half length behind the Elephant, with Kirkland third...
...Elephants, previously defeated by both Kirkland and Winthrop, started well at a 38 for ten strokes and then dropped the rhythm to a 30 1/2, which stroke Dugald Fletcher kept for the body of the race. As the boat passed under the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge at the three-quarter mile mark. Winthrop, rowing at a 33, was leading the Elephants by a length...
Then the Elephants gave it a power them, and began to gain on the Puritans. Fletcher put the stroke up gradually till it reached a 38 at the finish. Eliot caught Winthrop and for the last 20 strokes the Elephants were puling ahead. They crossed the line half a length ahead going away...
Eliot has turned in the best time of the season so far over the mile and has been bolstered since the last race by the addition of Clem Despard and Rupe Maynard both only recently demoted from the varsity. The Elephants have lost to Kirkland besides Winthrop...
...Puritans undefeated so far in four races and defending champions are favored today, but will have strong opposition from both the Elephants and the Deacons. Winthrop stroked by Lee Henderson. And boasting for oarsmen who were varsity material until spring vacation have knocked off every other House crew in the preliminary races though its victory over Eliot was by only a few feet...