Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...kept the stroke at 26 for the first mile, and despite the higher stroke and the lead of the others, the first boat was even with the second at the Harvard Bridge. From then on, all crews heightened the stroke gradually, and in a well-timed spurt at the finish, the first crew, with a stroke which reached 40, pulled away from the rest and ended two lengths ahead; time for the course, 11 minutes, 11 seconds. The third beat put in its final effort too soon and ended three lengths behind the second...
...length on Lothrop's ability. He said that, "in the crew of the Oxford squad, the outstanding oarsman is F. Lothrop, who rowed at No. 2 in last year's Harvard eight which defeated Yale. He is well-built and works extremely hard. His arm work at the finish is good and when he has learned to combine his body and slide more perfectly, he should be a valuable acquisition to Oxford. At present, he is inclined to row the stroke in two pieces...
...games, were on the surface disappointing, but an examination of the races show that things were not as bad as they seem. In both the two-mile and one-mile University relay races, the half-lap leads which the opposing teams had at the finish were due to one runner on each team, who lost distance through inability to take the corners properly. This fault was corrected, and was not in evidence in any of the later relay races. Furthermore, the Yale team this year is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, which has ever worn the Blue...
...took a picture of the 100-yard dash finish in the Intercollegiate which, taken at the exact moment, showed that the decision of the judges to be almost entirely wrong. They had rated Smith of Michigan first, Moore of Princeton second, and E.A. Teschner '17' of Harvard third. When developed the picture showed Moore breaking the tape with his chest, Teschner crossing the finish line with one foot, and Smith still in the air but not across the line...
With the weather cold and a strong cross wind blowing, the four boats were sent off shortly after five o'clock from the cottage Farm Bridge with a mile course set for them to cover. Showing power and finish the Experienced football men soon took the lead which they held until the final spurt of the race, when superior weight and more skilled management sent the Inexperienced Football Men a quarter of a length into the lead. With the Experienced Football Men second, the first and second Autumn crews were next in line, respectively one half and three quarters...