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Once again the Engineers' light shell gave them a half-Ingth advantage at the start, but as both crews began to lengthen out by the quarter-mile the Crimson crept up. A sprint at the half-mile closed up the gap and the Harvard eight kept on for a half-length lead. With both sets of blades working about 32, gradually increasing up to 36 at the finish, the boat stroked by Vince Balley crossed...
Keeping the beat down to 30 and 32 until the last half-minute, Spike Chace's boat kept up a smooth easy stride and finished in 7:09.6. The two or three feet gained by Tech at the opening gun vanished as the Crimson, rowing 37 to M. I. T.'s 40 and Rutgers 38, crept up for a half-length lead which they increased to a length by the three-quarters...
Continuing its string of what some observers have termed "phenomenal time trials," the first boat led the Freshmen by two and a half lengths over the Henley distance with the Jayvees trailing in third place by a half-length. The Jayvees in turn nosed out the Third Varsity by 10 feet...
Still smiling as he swing into the last lap, "Butch" was a full half-length behind John Scruggs of Maysville, Ky. But he came in gamely in a bit under 15 minutes, panting: "I guess you boys...
...last minute sprint eked out a half-length victory and the House championship for the Lowell boat yesterday afternoon. The Bellboy blademen will pack up their shell and trek to Derby on Friday to match oars with Saybrook, the Eli Intramural champs...