Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Fast Men In Century Dash...
...crew fitted to cope successfully with one of the most powerful Cornell eights in recent years, Dr. Howe gave his University combination a long row down river, stressing especially length and variety of stroke. The home paddle was taken at a single stretch, the crew hitting up a fast 28 beat most of the way back to the boathouse. As a further means of preparation for Saturday's contests, Dr. Howe is planning to send University A against the first two 1925 shells in a practice race at 5 o'clock this afternoon...
...feature match of the afternoon was the first singles in which Captain Sanders of Dartmouth, present New England intercollegiate singles and doubles champion, defeated Captain Duane of the University, 9-7, 6-8, 8-6. Duane started off with a fast attack, taking every advantage to advance to the net. Sanders, however, also went up to the net at every opportunity and as the match progressed he gradually drove Duane into a defensive back-court game. Time after time, more frequently with each succeeding set, he forced Duane to return a hard drive with a lob, and then finished...
...singles Pfaffman played well for the University; his fast ground strokes many times leaving Howe flat-footed at the net. In the doubles, however, the finished team-work of Sanders and Howe rendered ineffective the hard-hitting Crimson pair, while their ability to cover the court and keep their oponents guessing, enabled them to take the match 6-3, 6-3. In the second doubles, Guild and Holmes, the new combination that worked so well against Brown, did not get started until their opponents had won the first set, 6-1. They then rallied, taking the second set, but were...
...Yale lacrosse team, taking the lead at the start and checking a desperate last-minute Crimson rally, defeated the University yesterday afternoon 4 to 3 on Soldiers Field. With the fast Eli attacking trio out-passing the University and outmanoeuvring the Crimson defence during the first half, Fredericks of Yale scored the lone goal of the first period...