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...eyes of the rope-men must be constantly kept on their anchorman, for he signals for all maneuvers. . . . There are various sorts of heaves, some long and steady, some short and jerky, some with irregular intervals. All these required much study and practice...
...anchorman, around whose hip-belt the rope passed to a double-hitch... had to observe the opposing team. . . . He gave signals verbally or by facial signs and he had the all-important job of taking in the slack or letting out the rope, by skillful handling of the 'knot.' Anchormen sometimes had knee trouble and broken arches but not heart strain...
Highlight for Harvard men at the Garden will be the invitation mile relay run against Yale. Although Eli has not been too strong in this foursome, Coach Jaakko Mikkola refuses to underrate their strength. Maddon, the Blue anchorman, is a steady runner; he clipped off a 50 flat in the Millrose meet. There is always the possibility, even a probability in this case, that Yale has a new man or two up in its bag of tricks...
Bosworth dug out a three yard lead in the backstroke 100, but Waldron ended up his breastroke century just far enough behind Potter to enable Indian free-styler Wilhelmy to get into the water before Lonnie Stowell started. Thereafter, the Crimson anchorman trailed for three laps, coming up with the tying surge only in the last 15 yards...
...mile relay Harvard was doomed by Lightbody's tiring 880. Running in the number three spot, he handed the baton and a one-yard lead to Anchorman Torby Macdonald, who was unable to withstand the speed of Cornell's Johnny Nevius and took second...