Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...very hard finish and a quick spring away of the hands and body which gives the boat speed on the recovery which is slower. He has also insisted on a firmer catch. The result has been that the men have gained the individual form to produce a fast crew and all that was needed was that they should get together. This was shown on Saturday when the crew rowed together perfectly and covered the four miles under fair conditions in 20 minutes, 14 seconds. This time shows that the crew is capable of good speed...
...Harvard quarters who have followed the crews closely in the three weeks on the Thames see no real justification for this confidence. The figures of the two time rows may be significant, Harvard's time being over a minute faster than Yale, although the latter had at least equally fast conditions. The fact that Yale's row was a week before Harvard's must be taken into consideration...
...June 14, 1913.--The University eight gave a remarkable exhibition of rowing today when it covered the four-mile course with a favoring tide and a very light wind astern in the fast time of 20 minutes, 14 seconds, just 4 seconds behind the record. The crew has been developing rapidly within the last week and has been showing a more complete mastery of the points emphasized by Coach Wray. In the trial the men rowed perfectly together throughout the course and it is to this that the speed may be largely attributed...
...Fast Times in Trials...
...hour. The track for the rest of the afternoon was soft and in places covered with large puddles, in spite of which, however, some of the times were very good. In the mile run G. Dougherty of Exeter secured first place in 4 minutes, 37 seconds, which was fast time considering the conditions. C. A. Rice of Powder Point won both the 100 and 220-yard dashes, making the former through the mud in 10 and 2-5 seconds. The only record broken was in the field events, which were held in the Baseball Cage, R. H. Hitchcock of Exeter...