Word: races
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...division of the Head of the Charles race this Fall, the Harvard lightweight eight romped to an easy victory over Yale and M. I. T., two teams that Gladstone ranks as tough competitors...
Head football coach John Yovicsin has decided to turn down the offer to work as a special assistant to Bill Veeck at Suffolk Downs race track in East Boston only a week after accepting the position...
...think Adolph Samborski is wise to talk about the "program" with this year's seniors. But I also feel that Yovicsin, as an individual, is being stepped on by some Harvard officials who don't like the fact that he was hired as a special assistant at Suffok Downs race track...
...long as it did not interfere with his coaching duties here. Timewise, it seems clear that this new position will not cut into the hours he must spend at Harvard. Samborski, who is director of Athletics, would not say yesterday what his reasons were for disapproving of the race track job, and since we have ruled out a time element, it is safe to presume that the gambling at a race track is considered a threat to the lily-white name of Harvard...
Then, Downer and Gillis came up with the command performance of the afternoon. Army was heavily favored in the 600 but a fine strategy race by the Crimson's duo gave Downer the victory in 1:12.0, Gillis finishing second...