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Word: highly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Senior first eight have been together for nearly two weeks, and have developed a long, smooth stroke. The men are powerful, and would show up well against a head wind; but they seem to be unable to row a high stroke. They row well together, but their work does not show the life and dash that it should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROGRESS OF CLASS ROWING | 5/13/1908 | See Source »

...should have improved more than they have. They have poor control of their slides, and do not get in and out together; consequently the boat checks very perceptibly on the catch. The men put a great deal of spirit into their work, and are able to maintain a high stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROGRESS OF CLASS ROWING | 5/13/1908 | See Source »

Whitney of Wellesley High School, won the interscholastic tennis championship yesterday on Jarvis Field by defeating McVeigh of Exeter, 6-0, 6-0, 6-4. As winner of the tournament, Whitney is eligible to play in the national interscholastic tournament at Newport in August...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exeter Won Interscholastic Tennis | 5/12/1908 | See Source »

...second match of the semi-finals which was also played yesterday, Whitney defeated Woods of Newton High School, 6-0, 6-4. Exeter was awarded the championship shield for winning the greatest number of matches. The score was: Exeter, 6; Newton High School 5; Boston Latin School, 1; Melrose High School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exeter Won Interscholastic Tennis | 5/12/1908 | See Source »

...mile-run, Spitzer and Cooney were second and third, winner's time being 4 minutes, 32 2-5 seconds. In the two-mile, first and third went to Brown and Weeks of Yale in 10 minutes, 9 seconds. Yale won all three places in both hurdles, Howe getting the high in 16 4-5 seconds and Robbins the low in 25 seconds. Coy and Riley tied for first in the high jump at 5 feet, 5 1-2 inches, and Daoust got second in the broad jump with 20 feet, 10 1-2 inches. The pole-vault was all Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Made Unexpected Showing in Dual Meet with Princeton | 5/11/1908 | See Source »

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