Word: kept
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...proved to be a struggle between the University and third crews. The former easily gained on the second and passed it at the Longwood avenue bridge. When coming into the basin the first was almost even with the third, while the second was a length behind. This order was kept until they approached Harvard bridge, when the University eight took the lead. The third was rowing a faster stroke and splashing, while the University crew continued to gain. After the bridge was passed, the third raised its stroke but was unable to gain on the University crew which finished...
...considerable number of men to appear. In each case it had been necessary to omit from the final list of ushers the names of many men who had signed the blue-book at the last moment. It seems unfair that these men who desire to usher should be kept from doing so by the men who fail to show up at the proper time on days of games. Another important point is that this loss of ushers assigned to definite sections causes considerable delay in people getting to their seats. The crowd on Saturday will be the largest...
...least thirty days, and if the book has to be sent for by a messenger from the Library, he is also subject to a charge of twenty-five cents. On Saturday afternoons reserved books may be taken out at 5 P. M., except that those books which are kept behind the delivery counter are not allowed to go out until after 9 o'clock...
...question is, can the team be kept at this level and in the same competitive frame of mind as on Saturday? Was that merely one of those inexplicable flashes of ability when men do better than they know, better even than those best informed are prepared to look for, or was it an indication of what to expect in the two remaining games...
Thayer increased her stroke and passed Claverly in good form. The crews kept this formation until just before the finish, when Mount Auburn Street spurted and passed Beck-Hampden-Fairfax, which was now growing weaker, the fast stroke at the beginning injuring its chances. Randolph rowed in rather poorer form than had been expected, finishing last, five lengths behind Claverly...