Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...College crew rowed a mile race with B. A. A. yesterday afternoon, starting at the Union Boat house and finishing by the Harvard Bridge. At the start Harvard was slightly ahead, but for nearly three-quarters of a mile the crews were almost even, each in the lead alternately. Then about a quarter of a mile from the finish the College boat drew ahead and won by a length...
...College crew picked up again, and for a mile there was a hard race, each crew gaining alternately, the College eight perhaps drawing up slightly. When about half a mile below the Harvard bridge, the College crew went to pieces, several of the men caught crabs, and the boat almost stopped. The 'Varsity at once drew ahead and finished with nearly two lengths of clear water between the crews. The men rowed in the following order...
...none the worse for their Princeton trip. After the regular practice a four-inning game was played, which the 'Varsity won-3-0. Fitz, who pitched for the 'Varsity, received perfect support and was found for only one hit. The 'Varsity, on the other hand, batted well, hitting Jenney almost at will...
Yesterday afternoon the nine devoted almost all their practice to batting. After the usual practice at the nets, the substitutes took the field and the regular nine practiced batting in their regular batting order. This was kept up for about twenty minutes when the substitutes went to the bat and the 'Varsity took their turn in the field. The practice was much better than heretofore, as every one seemed to put more dash and life into the work. This was due for the most part to the energetic coaching of Frank Hallowell '93 and Mr. Smith...
...captain of the crew, who rowed 5, broke his oar-lock, but, without interfering with the stroke of the rest of the crew, he cleared his oar and jumped out of the boat. He was picked up by the launch. Notwithstanding this loss, the crew held well together and almost succeeded in beating the Seniors...