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...varsity's three and one-half length triumph over the Tech boat. Rowing at 31 strokes a minute into a slight headwind the Crimson steadily picked up its lead over the M.I.T. shell rowing at 34 1/2. Closing with a sprint at 38, the varsity's time for the mile and five-sixteenths course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lightweight Oarsmen Whitewash Engineers | 4/21/1958 | See Source »

Phil Williams, the Crimson Heps mile champion, nipped teammate Ken Wilson at the wire, to win his specialty in 4:20. A strong headwind slowed all times during the afternoon...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Varsity Track Team Humbles Elis, 77-63 | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

...missed a day of practice. Paced by the freshmen for two miles and then by the junior varsity for the second two, the Crimson varsity eight, stroked by Larry Brewnell, finished strong in its three preface tests over the four mile course. The longest time, rowed against a slight headwind and through changing tide, was 22.19. Two of the trials were downstream, and the third upstream...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strengthened Varsity Crew Will Meet Yale on Saturday | 6/17/1954 | See Source »

Conditions were good for an 11:30 a.m. race. A warm sun shone on the slightly undulating lake water, which was licked into small waves by the moderate headwind, but was not choppy enough to make rowing difficult...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Crew Wins Initial Mid-West Race | 5/24/1954 | See Source »

...morning heats, Princeton beat the varsity by one-and-a-half lengths in slow time caused by a strong headwind. Later in the morning, the winds shifted to tailwinds and the times picked up. This kept the varsity out of the finals because only the three heat victors and the fastest second-place finisher advanced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two Crews Lose As '57 Eight Wins On Henley Course | 5/17/1954 | See Source »

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