Word: beating
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University eight-oared shell for this year, built by William H. Davy of Cambridge, is ready for delivery. The woodwork of the beat was finished over two weeks ago, but completion has been prevented by delay in the arrival of the outriggers. In design the beat is essentially the same as last year's, but weighs about 15 pounds less. The shell is 60 feet long, 23 inches beam, and weighs approximately 240 pounds...
...strong wind prevailed last week often rendering the water almost unfit for shells. Under such conditions, by keeping too fast a stroke over the first part of the course, the Seniors were defeated by the University second on Thursday. Friday they again rowed the course and beat by more than a length the Stone School first, which took them up for the first mile, and by as much again the Stone second, which picked them up for the last half mile. There is a lot of power in the boat which would be more effectively applied...
...mile. The boat rocked considerably. Morgan at 8 washed out with his blade at the end of his stroke. At 5 Lowell finished his stroke too soon and did not keep the full strength of his shoulders on the oar long enough. And Ball at 3 often lost the beat of the stroke, as he showed a tendency to shorten the stroke at the catch. These faults were probably due in a large degree to the changes in the crew; but the work of Emmons at 7 and Swaim at 6 was in decided contrast to the poor showing...
...semi-final round in the afternoon, Gilbert was defeated by Abbott by the score of 3 up and 2 to play, and Knowles beat Phelps by the same score...
...first day's play in the team matches for the intercollegiate golf championship at Garden City, Long Island, the University team was defeated by Princeton by the score of 7 to 1 1-2. Yale easily beat Pennsylvania and Columbia by the scores of 18 to 0 and 21 to 0, and will thus meet Princeton in the finals today. None of the members of the University team except T. Briggs '09 played up to their best form, and were unsteady, especially in their short game...