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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Father Like Son. At the head of the stretch, with Capot at his throat, Olympia gave up. Capot opened a three-length lead and seemed to have the race in hand. Palestinian, now his nearest rival, wasn't gaining. Olympia had faded out of contention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: My Old Kentucky Jones | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

Also entered in the championship competition today are the freshmen and jayvee 150-lb. eights. The '52 crew faces six other boats and should rule as favorite on the basis of its three-length victory last week over Princeton and Yale...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: 150-lb. Crew Rows All-East Regatta | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

...Although they also are unbeaten to date, their wins have been by hairbreadth margins, and Navy, Penn, or Princeton may well turn the tables on them today. Yale's second boat is also reputedly hot; two weeks ago it beat its Navy counter part by more than two lengths, while Harvard was only able to squeeze out a deck-length win over the same Middle combination...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Crimson Crews Favored for Eastern Title | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

...Crimson pulled up even with Penn going under the bridge, with Navy a bare quarter-length back. All three strokes were setting a 32 beat, but the pace went up to 36 for the last half-mile, with the Middles drawing into a dead heat with Harvard, and Penn dropping back a deck-length...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Varsity Leads Crew Sweep With Record 8:48.4 Effort | 5/9/1949 | See Source »

...Rouner managed to keep the Crimson shell out in front all the way, but second place changed hands several times as the stroke went up to 38 nearing the finish. Penn's sprint failed, however, and the Sailors coasted in a deck-length back of Harvard and a third of a length in front of the Red and Blue...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Varsity Leads Crew Sweep With Record 8:48.4 Effort | 5/9/1949 | See Source »

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