Word: lead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Sweetser and Fraser-Campbell vs. Whitney and Woods match was much closer. Whitney and Woods started well and obtained a lead of two games, but Sweetser and Fraser-Campbell braced and evened the score. After obtaining a lead of 5 to 4, Whitney and Woods were within a point of taking the set, but their opponents again succeeded in evening the score, and finally...
...courses attended by undergraduates as well as graduates, it has often been found that the more advanced men soon establish a lead in their work, which can never be overcome by the less learned members of the course. This is almost sure to be the case, because most undergraduates devote a part of their time to interests other than their courses...
...upper two miles of the course to the finish opposite Red Top, rowing 29 strokes to the minute. At the mile-mark the the Freshman eight joined in, rowing a slightly higher stroke than the University eight. The crews covered the mile with the Freshmen slightly in the lead, but the row was in no sense a race, as both crews were paddling easily. The Freshman four rowed slowly over the last mile of the course and later tried a racing start with the second University four. The University four covered two and one-half miles in short stretches this...
...program for the Pop Concert in Symphony Hall this evening: 1.March, "Frisch drauf los," Blon 2. Overture, "Le domino noir," Aubel 3. Waltz, "Girls of Baden," Komzak 4. Selection, "The Thistle" (on Scotch Melodies), Mydleton 5. Kermesse, Godard 6. Romance for Violin, Svendsen (Soloist, Mr. Krafft). 7. The Little Lead Soldiers, Pierne 8. Two Movements from Suite "Peer Gynt," Grieg 9. Overture, "Phedre," Massenet 10. Waltz, "Saison des Roses," Maquarre 11. L'Ange Gardien (for Strings), Pierne 12. March, "Merry Soldiers," Sabathil
...University fours were given a hard race over the upper two miles of the course, from the Navy Yard to the finish opposite Red Top. The second four left the mark rowing a higher stroke than the University four, thus gaining a substantial lead at the start. At the mile mark, which was reached in 5 minutes, 54 3-4 seconds, the second four led by one-quarter of a length. At this point in the race the University four was retarded by the waves of a passing tug. For the last half-mile the crews interchanged positions many times...