Word: headway
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second eleven fumbled almost as much as the first, but deserves great credit for its defensive play. Grew, Roberts and Rainsford played a strong, plucky game in the centre of the line. They stopped almost every play and Ellis alone was able to make any headway through them. Hoxie, Baldwin and McGrew were all very fast on their feet, and did some effective tackling...
...taken out of the water was laid beside the Weld boat-house and the launch itself moored by the coal wharf opposite. She has proved satisfactory in all but two particulars -- in turning she requires more room than was expected, and in starting she is not quick to gather headway, which often allows a crew to get out of reach. Her wake, however, is slight and does not seriously bother passing crews...