Word: bend
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Dunbar S.'08, centre, prepared at South Bend, Ind., where he played halfback. He was tackle on his freshman team and centre on last year's second team. He is 21 years old, 5 feet 10 inches in height, and weighs 188 pounds...
...first of the annual inter-dormitory bumping races was rowed upstream yesterday afternoon, over the one and three-eighths mile course, finishing at the end of the long stretch beyond the second bend. On account of the roughness of the water and the strength of the head-wind against which the crews had to contend, the rowing was not as good as might have been hoped. Owing to the fact that the men in the foremost boats were unable to hear the pistol fired from the launch, the starts in both divisions were unfair. In the case of the second...
...Matthews both got away poorly, and Weld came up on Matthews in consequence. When the crews settled down, however, Matthews rapidly overhauled the first boat, getting within a length at the first corner, and about three-quarters of a length shortly after. But in rounding the first and second bends the Matthews coxswain lost his crew at least two lengths, by bad steering. They continued to gain, however, once they were straightened out, and were soon within a length and a quarter of a bump, but could get no nearer. Weld finished about the same distance behind Matthews. Perkins...
This afternoon the first of the interdormitory bumping races will be rowed up-stream over a one and three-eighths mile course, starting from the Boylston street bridge, and finishing at the upper end of the long stretch beyond the second bend. A stake boat will be placed at this point and all the crews will finish at the same place. The races will be rowed off in two divisions, starting at 3.15 and 4 o'clock respectively. The divisions of the crews and the order in which they will start follow...
...dormitory races will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, October 29, 30 and 31. The races will be rowed over the course starting at the Boylston street bridge and finishing at the end of the long stretch beyond the second bend...