Word: behind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...YARDS HURDLE RACE.1, F. L. H. Noble, '88; 2, J. D. Bradley, '86. The race was close and interesting, being won by Noble in 18 1-5s. Bradley was a yard behind...
...MILE RUN.1, H. C. Holt, '86; 2, P. Marquand, '89. Holt ran in excellent form, but was retarded by the wind. His time was 4 m. 42 2-5 sec., which is but five seconds behind the record...
Beckwith, '88, S. of Mines, overreaches, and so is almost always behind time. He does not start on his recover quite soon enough; does not feather long enough; gets his oar over too much on the catch, but lets it turn back, just before going into the water, which makes the blades enter the water clumsily...
...short. Stagg, who will occupy the pitcher's box, was last year's third baseman, a position which he filled admirably. He has been doing creditable work this season, and with Dann to catch him, will compose Yale's battery this year. The latter has been doing excellent work behind the bat and can pitch a strong game, but cannot be used to good advantage in the box from the fact that there is no man in college to hold him when he pitches his best. All the fielders have had a year's experience in their positions, Bremner...
...beautiful struggle for the lead now began between the three other boats, '86 holding it for a few rods and then yielding it to '87, who, in turn succumbed to '89. At the sluiceway '87 had the lead with the freshmen one and '86 two or three lengths behind. The '88 crew seemingly far in the rear, kept smoothly on near the shore. '89 continued her fast stroke, but '88 and '87 dropped to 34, and '86 to 32. There was no marked change in position till Dartmouth street was reached, when a magnificent struggle for first place between...