Word: buttress
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Bridge, upstream, to the Longwood Bridge. Bissell took the lead at the start and held it easily to the end, finishing 3 lengths ahead of J. W. Hall '11. J. B. Chevalier 1G. was third. F. M. Rackemann '09, who finished fourth, spoiled his chances by running into the buttress of the bridge near the start. He rowed a splendid uphill race, however, and pushed Chevalier for third place. The other starters were S. Royce '10, R. G. Haines '09 and M. A. Driscoll...
...stories and poems in the current number of the Advocate are facile but superficial as usual. Ordinarily a number contains a leading piece, which, by drawing favorable comments to itself, serves to buttress the remaining weaker portions of the paper. But in this, the New Year's number, there is no article which is better than the others, all are fair, but none are deserving of much praise...