Word: bursting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...form a comparatively solid basis on which to judge the strength of the University's future opponents. Yale and Princeton displayed by far the best exhibition of football that they have shown thus far, defeating the strong teams from Notre Dame and Lafayette, respectively. The Michigan Agricultural College suddenly burst into the football world by holding Michigan to a 3 to 0 score, a single drop-kick by Splawn saving the day for the bigger team. Brown who defeated Wesleyan last Thursday, will not play gain until next Saturday when she faces Cornell at the Polo Grounds in New York...
Both sides fielded in sensational manner. In the eight, Dike hit a hard one to centre field which was labeled for three bases but by a fine burst of speed Milholland caught the ball with his glove hand. It was one of the most sensational catches ever seen on Andrews Field. Ormsby, the Brown right fielder per- formed at similar feat earlier in the game...
...Yale, jumped into the lead in the half-mile and set the pace throughout., Finishing the first quarter in 57 seconds, he was unable to shake off. F. W. Capper '15, who stuck at his heels until the last stretch. Brown, in the last 100 yards, showed a wonderful burst of speed, beating Capper by 10 yards and cutting the dual record by 3-5 of a second...
...Union Boat Club last. Harvard soon settled down to a steady 33 stroke, which just before the finish was put up to 37. At the half-distance mark, the Union Boat Club became entangled with the Navy, spoiling the former's chances for victory. Despite a wonderful burst of speed from the Union Boat Club near the finish, Harvard went across the line 5 feet ahead. The time was 6 minutes, 40 and 3-5 seconds, almost 2 seconds better than her time in the first race...
...yard dash. The distance runs were perhaps the most exciting of the races. In the mile, R. S. Cook '17 took the lead at the start and, followed closely by W. J. Hever '17, held it until twenty yards from the finish when a remarkable burst of speed brought D. G. Bradley, of Andover, to the front, breaking the tape just ahead of Cook...