Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...yesterday was light as each crew went up-stream only as far as the first bridge, and took short stretches to keep with Coach Wray, who accompanied the boats in a single. He spent most of his time coaching the men to keep length in their strokes when rowing fast, where the tendency in most boats is to chop the strokes short and rush the slide back, thus losing much power...
...cheering sections can sing "Harvardiana" and "Our Director" to Princeton and Yale with the same spirit that they showed Saturday, the football players will have to play a fast and furious game to keep in time. Enthusiasm was the only dry thing at the Penn. State game, and no amount of rain could dampen it. This is the spirit that raises our hopes and gives the team a standard that it will work to meet...
...Basin on next Tuesday. During the first part of the week the crews took long, easy paddles, Coach Wray paying particular attention to the quick pull through and slow recovery which makes the boat run between strokes. Yesterday and the day before the crews tried racing starts and fast stretches at 32 to 36 strokes a minute in preparation for the race...
...forced to retire from the scrimmage on account of an injury to his leg, but it is not thought that the hurt will prove serious. D. P. Morgan '16, left tackle on the Freshman team last fall, reported yesterday as a candidate for a line position. He is fast and aggressive and should prove a valuable addition to the squad...
...line shots gained him many points. Armstrong frequently weakened in his service and made many doubles, in sharp contrast to his opponent who served consistently, allowing no doubles throughout the match. In spite of the fact that recent rain has made the court soft and slow, the play was fast and marked by many long and spirited rallies...