Word: broke
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Knowles, Mifflin and Ristine back of the line, and Campbell and Bowditch at ends stood out in contrast to that of the rest of the men. Graydon played aggressively on the offense and defense, and Campbell and Bowditch both prevented gains around their ends. Knowles and Ristine started quickly, broke through the line well, and fought until downed. Mifflin hit the line low and kept his feet well. McGrew at full back was slow in starting and struck the line too high. Swann at halfback was uncertain in handling the ball and did not keep his feet well. The linemen...
Team B was given the ball, and through runs by Knowles and bucking by Devens advanced the ball 20 yards, where they failed to gain. Derby broke through the line for ten yards, but team A failed to gain further and Meier punted for 30 yards. On the next line-up Devens returned the punt. A failed to gain, and Meier again punted, this time for 35 yards Daly ran back the punt 10 yards. Substitutes were then put in, and after a short signal practice the teams lined up again in midfield. G. L. Jones and Campbell carried...
...secured considerable discriminations from the railroads which touched at Cleveland. During the same period, it organized a system of pipe-lines which, with several smaller systems, secured special discriminations from the railroads in 1874. In 1875, when rate wars made uncertain all the traffic upon the trunk lines and broke up the agreement among the pipe-lines, the Standard Oil Company with its pipe-lines was able to exact still greater favors from the railroads entering Cleveland, and by its superior capital, was able to absorb its weaker rivals. . . . Nothing in subsequent years has been able to undo the shrewd...
...bridge the Weld crew was about half a length behind the Newell, with the interscholastic crew third and Millstream fourth. The Newell then drew away and the schoolboys caught up with the Weld. Here the Weld coxswain fouled the interscholastic crew, and 7 in the Weld boat broke his oar and jumped overboard. The interscholastic crew crossed the line two lengths behind the Newell. The orders of the winning Harvard crews were as follows...
Shortly before that time a fire broke out in a pile of timber in front of the new Architectural Building and four engines responded to an alarm that was rung in. The fire was extinguished very quickly, but a large crowd of students collected at once and surrounded the engines. The horses drawing the chemical engine started forward suddenly and dashed through the crowd. Bigelow, who was directly in front of the engine, was knocked down by the horses and was crushed by one of the wheels...