Cambridge's Bid Fails In All-Japan Championship Regatta -- A general view of the race showing Cambridge (foreground) toiling hard to catch. The eight belonging to Hitotsu-Bashi University to decide the fifth and sixth ranking team of the meet. Cambridge University's Bid in the all-Japan Championship Regatta failed to make the grade, September 12 at Todabashi, near Tokyo. Handicapped by the loss of their Top Oarsman, Cambridge was defeated in the semi-finals by Hokkaido University, after easily taking the Kansai Gakuin University crew, September 11 in the first qualifying round. September 15, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).