Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...very fast, and if you don't wake up now and play ball, I'll forfeit the game!' We awoke and played ball. Our batters found the ball and put it out of commission, while the runners passed over the bags. The score was tied, and then Williams forged ahead--12 to 9--striker...
Encouraged by the glorious victories over Cornell the crew squad goes to Red Top today for the last weeks of training before the Yale race. There is hard work ahead for both the coaches and the men to retrieve the defeats of the last two years. The University is confident of the verdict at New London on the twenty-third, and Captain Morgan can feel assured of every individual's firm belief in the crew's ability to cross the line victorious...
After a rest of an hour and ten minutes, Meredith went out to repeat his victory of last year in the half-mile. Floto of Princeton jumped ahead at the start, but the Pennsylvania captain shot into the lead at the turn, followed by Floto and Bingham. The pace proved too fast for Windnagle of Cornell and Overton of Yale, who had already run the mile. Just after passing the one-lap mark, Bingham passed Floto and closely followed Meredith. They both lengthened out on the far straightaway, drawing away from the rest of the field. Meredith and Bingham raced...
...that order. Brown of Technology came up at the end of the second lap, which was timed in 2 minutes 3 4-5 seconds. Windnagle and Carroll were running strongly and moved into second and third places respectively at the end of the third lap, with Overton still ahead. On the last lap Windnagle lengthened out, passed Overton, gathered speed all the way around the last turn, and finished strongly. Carroll also had a lot left and shot by Overton in the final stretch. Wilson of Stanford was fourth and Brown of Technology fifth. The time was 4 minutes...
...runners kept pretty well bunched during the first part of the two-mile run. At the mile, which was covered in 4 minutes 48 4-5 seconds, the Cornell starts were well up in front. At the mile and a half Hoffmire and Potter of Cornell drew ahead and on the last lap of the latter came through with a great sprint. Hoffmire was second and Frey of Cornell placed third. Corwith of Cornell came up from the rear in the last lap and by a game sprint passed Halfacre of Technology and Putnam of Yale, finishing fourth. Putnam...