Word: half
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Yesterday afternoon the Freshman squad held its last practice on the Charles before it leaves for New London tomorrow morning. The eight rowed in very short stretches about half-way up to the Brighton bridge. The shell went smoothly, and the work was encouraging...
...first and second Freshman four-oar crews had another half-mile race yesterday afternoon downstream over the straight stretch below the Brighton bridge. The order was the same as on the previous day, except that the strokes were interchanged, Maxwell being put in the first crew, and Meyer in the second. The first crew, which was able to maintain a higher stroke, gradually forged ahead, finishing about a length in front of the second crew...
...University four-oars held two short races of about a half-mile each yesterday afternoon. The crew stroked by Lunt won both of these races by several lengths. Second place in the first race was taken by Morgan's crew; in the second race by Wentworth...
...Freshman crews raced over a half-mile course, upstream, from midway between the Harvard and Longwood bridges to Longwood bridge. The crew stroked by Meyer caught the water first and took the lead, but Maxwell forced his crew to take the lead with a higher stroke, until at the finish, it was three lengths ahead. The time was 3 minutes and 8 seconds...
...their way alone, in order to march in the parade. Those, however, who shun the cheering section merely because of the discomfort of walking in a crowd, should realize that they have more responsibility than at a professional game. Numbers count in cheering as well as enthusiasm, and a half-filled cheering section is nearly as useless as none at all. Let every man who has no good reason for doing otherwise, plan to march to the field and procure a seat in the cheering section at the first sale...