Word: fasters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Junior eight over the mile course in the Basin again yesterday and crossed the finish line in good time about three lengths in the lead. After the race Dr. Howe expressed himself as very well satisfied with the work of the first eight, which covered the course in somewhat faster time than on Saturday...
...Howe did not personally cox any of the crews yesterday afternoon but directed the work of the men, and especially the strokes, from the launch. He alternated the five candidates for the stroke position and had each group row first at a paddle and then at a faster rate, finally reaching a beat of about 30. After each one of these periods the strokes were shifted and the next group went through the same procedure...
Although not emerging form the struggle actual victory, the University men plainly outplayed their faster and more experienced opponents during the major part of the contest. The West-minster scoring chances came for the most part as the result of individual work in which the blue-jerseyed veterans were noticably superior to the Crimson. But in team-work and general defensive play the University distinctly outclassed Westminster...
Coach Claflin realizes that as far as individual ability goes the Canadians are superior. Most of them are faster skaters than the Crimson men; the visitors are also better stick handlers; they have had more experience. Yet in the face of all this the chances of a University victory tonight are by no means poor. Coach Claflin is basing his hopes on superior team work and an impenetrable defense in which the forwards and defense men will play an equally important part. He also believes that the University men will make good every scoring opportunity...
...progress. We saw what progress did for the Track Team, and while we hoped that the Cross-Country progress would result in a victory over Yale, we were determined that we should watch our progress from week to week, and to try above all to learn why we went faster or why we did not come along...