Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...there are no men of any marked ability from last year's freshmen to supplement them. In fact last year's freshman team was disappointingly lacking in material of university calibre. The outlook as a whole then is far from bright, especially as Pendleton, Baker, and Sawyer are a fast, shifty combination rather than a line plunging machine. It must be remembered, however, that last season the Princeton line was supposed to be lacking in material and woefully weak until the Harvard game...
...this year can be built up. Coach Howe is devoting a large part of his time to trying out the quarterback material for a man capable of filling his place. So far Cornell, halfback on last year's freshman team seems to have the call. He is an exceptionally fast runner, and uses his head well in directing...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top. New London, Conn., June 10, 1912.--The University eight was given a hard workout this afternoon. The crew paddled down to the three-mile flag in company with the Freshman eight. On the return they were given three fast stretches, working the stroke up gradually on each, the University crew getting it up beyond forty, the Freshmen reaching several points higher. The encouraging feature of the practice was that the men held the stroke longer than they have done previously, although the stroke was the highest they have reached since coming here. The University four...
Work in the morning consisted of two fast half-miles in one of which the Freshman eight raced the University and was defeated by a scant length. The three four-oared crews were also given a brush over a mile course...
...match played on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club yesterday morning. Whitney won from J. J. Armstrong, 6-3, 6-4, and Cutting defeated S. M. Stellwagon, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. A very high wind raising clouds of dust on the courts made fast playing practically impossible. The match in doubles was called off on account of the wind and because the University team was victorious in both of the singles matches...