Word: faster
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...interclass relay swimming meet, held in the Dunster tank last night, the Seniors won the class championship by defeating the Freshmen in the final race. The time in all the races was faster than last year, the best, time being 2 minutes, 6 3-5 seconds, made by the Seniors in the final race. Each man swam four lengths of the tank, a distance of about 50 yards...
...second half the play was at times very even, and both teams played with considerable roughness. The University forwards showed their better condition and were much faster than their opponents. Pell did all the scoring in this half, and his playing was excellent throughout. Several times the Harvard goal was in danger, but scoring was prevented by the effective work of the defense...
...start of the first division was made at 3.50 o'clock with the four boats close to the Boston side. First Weld caught the water first, and, rowing a faster stroke than the others, drew quickly ahead. Scarcely 100 yards had been covered when number four in First Newell lost control of his oar for several strokes. After this accident the crew got together well and rowed an excellent race. Although still behind First Weld at Harvard bridge, they were rowing strongly, and when they were through the bridge they pulled up gradually on the leaders and forged ahead...
...this game is never considered an easy one. This year the contest will be an unusually hard one on account of the versatility and skill of the Indian eleven in the use of the new plays. The Carlisle team is considerably lighter than last year, and correspondingly faster, circumstances which should materially increase then gaining power if they can keep possession of the ball. So far this season Carlisle has been beaten but once, losing to the Pennsylvania State College eleven, 4 to 0. The Indians defeated Albright, 82 to 0; Susquehanna, 48 to 0; Western University of Pennsylvania...
...Coach Cutts, practiced charging and catching the ball on the run. The ends were given a chance to run down under punts in order to develop their speed, Coach Reid doing the kicking. The West Point game and the Brown game both showed that the University team needed faster men on the ends in order to take advantage of Burr's long punts...