Word: brush
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Stillman will pitch for Harvard, and Coolidge, whose shoulder is much improved, may go in for part of the game at shortstop. The batting orders are as follows: HARVARD. LEHIGH. Carr, 3b. 2b., Reese. Wendell, l.f. s.s., Eisenhart. Clarkson, c.f. 1b., Butler. Stillman, p. c., Lilley. Randall, 1b. c.f., Brush. Skilton, 2b. r.f., DeShweinitz. Daly, Coolidge, s.s. p., Taylor. H. D. Kernan, r.f. 3b., Parsons. R. P. Kernan, c. l.f., Davidson...
...crews rowed in short stretches until they reached the starting point for the mile and seven-eights course. Here Dr. Hutchinson lined them up and sent them off for a brush over the course. Special attention was given to holding the stroke out long, and both eights rowed with more enthusiasm and life than has been shown for a number of days. At first neither crew had any great advantage, and at Harvard Bridge they were about even. From that point on, however, Bullard's crew shortened the stroke and fell to pieces...
...eights rowed back nearly to the Longwood bridge in quarter mile stretches under the coaching of Dr. Hutchinson and Mr. Storrow. The two strokes then changed places and the crews were started down stream again. In the second brush, Bullard's crew showed marked improvement and finished only a few feet behind Ayer's crew. The men then boarded the launch and the shells were towed back to the boat house...
...brush over the mile and seven-eighths course on Saturday, Ayer's crew held the lead for a mile and a half, but became ragged in the last half mile and finished over a length behind Bullard's crew. Both crews were very unsteady. In a short spurt, just before going into the boat house, both crews ran the stroke up to about 38 and finished even...
...eights had a brush yesterday for over a mile and a half in the lower basin. For nearly a mile they remained side by side but after passing Harvard Bridge, Bullard's crew became ragged and finished two lengths behind McGrew's crew...