Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stroke gradually for the final spurt, rowing 35 to the minute. The navy was rowing only about one point higher and slowly fell a few feet behind again, where they remained until the last quarter of a mile was reached. Here they set in with a final determined effort to win, raising the stroke to 38 for a long, hard spurt. The Weld crew at once responded, however, by raising the stroke to 37, which proved to be much more effective than the navy's 38. With greater reserve force and endurance, the Weld crew slowly drew ahead, finishing...
...crews went under the bridge the Newell was slightly ahead, but on the other side, the Weld pulled up and slowly forged ahead. About a quarter of a mile from the finish the Weld spurted and led by a length, while the Newell seemed unable to make further effort. Near the line Boardman made a final effort but the crew failed to respond. The Weld finished a length and a half ahead. The time was 9 minutes, 58 seconds...
...hardly one-third of the Seniors in Cambridge have handed in their class lives to the secretary, and the percentage from the members away from Cambridge is much smaller. Every man is urged to make an effort to get his life in immediately, for otherwise it will be impossible to get out a comprehensive report in the autumn. Any member of the class who has not received blanks himself, or having received them has lost or destroyed them, will kindly notify the secretary at once...
...hardly one-third of the Seniors in Cambridge have handed in their class lives to the secretary, and the percentage from the members away from Cambridge is much smaller. Every man is urged to make an effort to get his life in immediately, for otherwise it will be impossible to get out a comprehensive report in the autumn. Any member of the class who has not received blanks himself, or having received them has lost or destroyed them, will kindly notify the secretary at once...
...four yards ahead of the Yale man. This lead was increased by Rust, the fourth relay, to eight yards. Long of Yale caught up with him on the back stretch and the two came round the turn together. About thirty-five yards from the tape Rust by a supreme effort forged gradually ahead and won by about three yards. The times made by each Harvard man follow: Schick, 50 1-5s.; Lightner, 50 4-5s.; Willis, 49 4-5s.; Rust...