Word: anchoring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...elected captain of the University swimming team yesterday afternoon. He prepared at Andover Academy and swam on his Freshman team here, as well as on the University team the past season. The 50-yard and 100-yard dashes are his strongest events, and he also is a good anchor man in the relay...
...Thirty years later, when the reason arose for these countries to band together and subdue the monster of present civilization, the anchor that Lowell had forged held...
...have so long neglected, but which we see now is most urgent. In the fact that a man is an American college graduate is not to be taken as incontestable evidence that he is also an American citizen, then we have little upon which we can come to sure anchor. --Boston Transcript...
...fifths seconds, equaling the world's record. W. Rollins '16, former University sprinter, now in the M. I. T. aviation school, after a hard-fought struggle nosed out Proud of the Navy Yard for second place, losing to French by little more than two yards. Rollins also ran anchor man on the M. I. T. quartet, which easily defeated Fort Andrews in a one-sided contest...
...triangular race between Camp Dix, Camp Dvens and the Navy Yard. E. A. Teschner '17, track captain last year, started for Camp Devens and turned over a substantial lead at the end of his three laps, which was maintained by the next tow Ayer runners. H. W. Minot '17, anchor-man for Camp Devens, was unable, however, to keep ahead of Halpin of the Navy Yard, who defeated him by a burst of speed at the finish...