Word: evens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Farley's crew caught the water first and within the first 200 yards gained a lead of one-half a length which they maintained until Harvard bridge was reached. On the other side of the bridge the second crew pulled up and the boats were even until within 100 yards of the finish. Here 1909 Freshman crew forged ahead with a well-timed spurt and won the race...
Throughout the trial an even pace of 6 minutes to the mile was held until the last quarter mile, when the men were allowed to race. A training table for the men selected will start tomorrow morning at Mrs. Smith...
...division and Second Holyoke in the third division withdrew. The starts were better than before, several of the crews using racing starts to good advantage. Claverly rowed the highest stroke, pulling 33 to the minute, while the others used a stroke varying from 25 to 30 to the minute. Even at that comparatively high stroke, Claverly seemed to have good control of their slides and the boat spaced well between strokes. In the third division Hollis-Stoughton made a good showing and might well have been placed in a faster division...
...committee declared that the rule preventing hurdling is intended to apply only to the man carrying the ball, and was passed to prevent a dangerous play. It is intended to allow hurdling in the line, stepping over a prostrate player, even though both feet of the runner be momentarily off the ground at the same time...
...Sulloway and Cole took the lead and Leonard and Hackett were forced to play an uphill game. Every deuce game went to Sulloway and Cole. The match was not particularly fast, although Leonard and Hackett occasionally made brilliant plays giving each other good support. Sulloway and Cole played an even and steady, but not a particularly brilliant game. They served faultlessly and carefully, but did not always play well together, and were occasionally passed by well placed shots. Leonard at the beginning did some very fast playing, but toward the end of the match he played rashly and carelessly, often...