Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first supposed to from a great Arctic continent, but is now known to be an island. It is by passing from the northernmost point of this island through the open sea that Lieutenant Peary thinks the North Pole will be reached. The old supposition that a volcano or deep hole would be found at the Pole is now discarded, and explorers expect to find there either land or an open ocean. The pole is now only 260 miles from the farthest northern point reached, and Lieutenant Peary stated it as a certainty that it will soon be discovered...
...executive committee of the Cercle Francais wish to express their deep regret for the malicious and offensive attack made on the late Faculty member by a reporter in a Boston paper...
Although the '99 crew has lost two of its regular men, it is showing up well. The catch needs livening up, as does the beginning of the recover. The blade work is a bit ragged and there is a tendency to bury the oars too deep. The power when once applied is well sustained to the finish of the stroke. On the whole, barring further accidents, the crew should make a strong bid for a front place on race day. Conroy who has replaced Holden at stroke, tends to bury his oar too deep and is slow on the catch...
...shell which Webb has been building for the 'Varsity crew arrived yesterday afternoon from Worcester, having been transported to Cambridge in a wagon especially built for the purpose. The boat is 64 feet long, 22 inches wide, 10 or 14 1-2 inches deep, the last measurement being from the top of the washstreak. It weighs 236 pounds and is one foot longer than last year's boat. The shell is built of American cedar and is very strong and substantial, having been built to suit a crew averaging 176 pounds. It is longer than any other shell...
...substitutes are Palmer, Tilton, Boardman and Clark. Palmer buries his oar too deep and yanks in his arms at the finish. Tilton goes too far back. Boardman and Clark fail to get their oars in the water as far as they reach, and they begin to row before the oars are buried. None of them get their oars in at the full reach...