Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Preparations Made for a Drive...
...quarterback, Yale has several fairly good men. A year ago, the quarterback position was enough to drive a coach to desperation. Wilson and Van Nostrand did the brunt of the work, but his season finds Jones in a rather optimistic mood over the chances of bringing out a real Yale quarter...
...mile and one-half mark saw both crews coming down well with Crew B still in the lead, although the firsts were pulling strong. An eddy just before the finish almost lost the race for Crew B, but the superior drive of these men was too much for such a natural hindrance as an eddy, and University A finished a little more than a length in the rear...
...second and Freshman eights rowed to the Navy Yard, and on the way back a very pretty race was held between these boats. The Freshmen rowing four points higher than the seconds soon caught a slight lead and the race was neck and neck until the last drive, when Crew B raised the stroke and finished two lengths ahead of the 1919 men. The second crew is still poor at a low stroke, but much improvement was seen today in this race against a heavy wind and tide...
...victory, but C. C. Lund '16 was saving his men for the last half, as the Freshmen were waiting to give them a race over the last lap. The 1919 boat was going along at a high stroke and would probably have finished ahead, but in the last drive a submerged log was struck, which allowed the University crew to cross the line first with record-breaking time...