Word: finish
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University cross-country team decisively defeated Technology over the six mile Belmont course Saturday afternoon, the score being 32 to 93. Five University men crossed the finish line before any of the opponents completed the course. G. A. King '18 won in very good time, with the next four men bunched well together...
...Technical High School cross-country teams on Saturday the Freshmen were easily the winners with a score of 16 points to Providence's 41. The race was run over the modified Cemetary Course which is about three and a half miles long. B. J. Lewis of the Freshman team finished first, with a lead of about 25 yards over D. J. Duggan '20. D. H. Worrall and J. Nolan, Jr., both of the 1920 team, followed Duggan at intervals of about 30 yards as they approached the tape. The fact the first four runners to finish were...
Breaking the course record by eight seconds and finishing four lengths ahead of the Yale boat, the University crew set once and forever the stamp of success upon Coach Herrick and the system which he stands for. Jumping into an early lead the University oarsmen set the pace the entire distance, gradually lengthening their lead until at the finish line three boat lengths of open water separated the shells. A half length lead at the first mile post was slowly increased until the final mile, when Lund pushed the stroke up a couple of notches and the University boat pulled...
...University captured both the morning races, the second crew winning an easy race in 10.25, while the freshmen after a bad start followed the Yale boat until the last quarter mile when by a splendid spurt, they caught up on their opponents and led at the finish by two and two-fifths seconds, with a time...
...made necessary the adoption of a lengthy stroke, whereas last year a sprinting stroke was used up until the final workout before the race at New London. The first regatta of this year was held with Pennsylvania, and in this Yale's inability to get going so as to finish up with sufficient speed was clearly shown. The first crew was defeated by several lengths, although the second eight came through with a victory. Coach Nickalls made a thorough overhauling of the boats, and regular practice was continued until the last of May when the triangular regatta was held with...