Word: drew
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...band, which played during the mass meeting, drew the crowd well together. Two new songs to old tunes were practiced for the game today, and went off with spirit...
...result of the shorter dash was also a surprise. Haigh led most of the way, but Richards drew up rapidly at the finish and won the race by falling over the line. Butler won the other point from Blount, who had been picked for a winner...
...eights except the first just a length behind the next in front. The order at the bridge was first Weld, first Newell, second Weld, third Weld, third Newell, fourth Weld, and this order remained unchanged until the finish. Opposite Dartmouth street, however, the three leading crews spurted and drew away from the rest, and the first Newell crawled up to its final position, half a length behind the winners...
...Under Harvard Bridge the two first crews were even and each spurted for the lead. When they appeared on the farther side, the Weld eight was slightly in advance, and seemed to be going ahead fast. The Newell boat, however, fought pluckily, answering every spurt of the Weld, which drew away foot by foot and finished one third of a length ahead. The second crews gradually fell behind the others, and when they finished the second Newell was three lengths behind the leaders...
...stroke when number three in the Newell boat caught a crab, and almost before he recovered his oar the Weld crew had crossed the line. Meantime the Juniors had improved their position and half-way to the finish succeeded in passing the Law School. After this, the Juniors drew up slightly on the Seniors, but the order of the crews remained unchanged...