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Thayer won the inter-dormitory championship for the Filley Cup yesterday, in a race that was closely fought until the very finish. The race was rowed down-stream from Cottage Farm bridge...
From this point to the finish, the race was almost bow to bow all the way, Russell gaining slowly, and Thayer just managing to keep its lead. Thayer crossed the line first, a few feet ahead of Russell; Randolph came third with about the same intervening distance, Claverly and Mt. Auburn street were about a length behind the winners, Claverly leading by about 40 feet...
...University cross-country team will race the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this afternoon at 2.45 o'clock. The race will be held over the old Technology course, starting opposite the Highland Club in West Roxbury, crossing the Larz Anderson estate, and finishing on the Technology Field near Brookline Village, where the last quarter of a mile will be run on the track. The distance to be covered is slightly more than four miles, and the course is a difficult one. The record for the course is held by H. Jaques, Jr., '11, who won the race last year...
...scoring, the first six men of each team will be counted. Each place will count according to its numerical value, and the team having the least total will win. This will be the sixth annual race. Technology has won three, Harvard two. In last year's race, Technology won by the score...
...deciding race between the dormitory crews for the Filley Cup will be rowed down-stream this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The course starts at the Cottage Farm bridge and finishes opposite the site of the old Boston Athletic Association boathouse, a quarter of a mile below the Harvard bridge. Buoys will be situated at the start and finish to do away with the confusion and to enable the judges to decide the race definitely. It is almost impossible to predict the winner for this afternoon, as in Tuesday's race, not one of the five eights was able...