Word: getting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...reached they had gained another quarter of a length, and were only three-quarters of a length behind. They continued to gain until, at the beginning of the last stretch, only some 10 feet of open water separated the boats. At this point the Claverly crew began to get together, and gained steadily on their pursuers, finishing nearly a length to the good...
...second division, a bad start was also made, again owing to the inability of the men to hear the pistol. Thayer and Matthews both got away poorly, and Weld came up on Matthews in consequence. When the crews settled down, however, Matthews rapidly overhauled the first boat, getting within a length at the first corner, and about three-quarters of a length shortly after. But in rounding the first and second bends the Matthews coxswain lost his crew at least two lengths, by bad steering. They continued to gain, however, once they were straightened out, and were soon within...
...seems quite possible to get enough men to come back here for a week's practice and general reunion. And a week's practice would surely be sufficient in which to train a team that would give any ordinary university team a very hard game, if not actually defeat them. There are, of course, many obstacles in the way of this scheme at first, but these could be overcome, and once the game became an annual feature, football in general, and out University team in particular, would be greatly benefited. C. G. OSBORNE...
...White played an excellent game for the second, and their steady gains through guard and centre were due to his hard line-bucking. Towards the end of the scrimmage Fish and Inches changed places, as they did Tuesday in order to give Fish harder defensive work than he would get on the first eleven. Kennard also played on the second on the defense for the same purpose. Parker's recent absence at left guard is due to the fact that he has a lame back. He will probably be able to play against Springfield on Saturday...
...team to victory. His qualifications rest not only upon his success of last season against Yale, but also upon the spirit which he infused into the team, and the idea which he worked on-that the baseball season is not a perpetual round of drudgery, but an opportunity so get the most enjoyment out of the sport and at the same time to develop a team capable of defeating our most important rivals...