Word: lead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...College nine easily defeated Milton Academy at Milton yesterday by a score of 6 to 2. The College nine scored in the first inning and its lead was never threatened. The game was won by better and more timely batting coupled with Milton's many errors. The best batting was done by deWindt, who made a three-base hit and a single in three times at bat, and by Bolton. Bolton was also good in the field, especially in a quick double play in the third inning which checked Milton's first rally...
...mind. There, above all, the American nature finds it interest and elevates itself. Students easily follow their courses, which generally are entirely within their intellectual reach. Some of them keep their examinations always in view, and have a tendency to consider trivial the studies which do not lead directly to them...
...with the possible exception of the Sophomores, have shown a consistent improvement. The Senior eight has been able to defeat the Sophomore crew on all occasions when Coach Brown has given the two crews a tryout, with the exception of last Saturday, when the Sophomore crew held the lead it was given at the start throughout the race. Yesterday the Sophomore crew lost Barnes, who has been rowing 7, and the crew was defeated by five lengths in a mile race by both the second and third Freshman crews. The Senior crew is made up of heavy men and there...
...spite of these misfortunes, the University team is still strong, for it is backed by a large corps of second-string men. This will be the first real try-out of the season, and we believe the team will do better than the conditions would lead one to expect. If it wins this afternoon, and we are rather confident that it will, the victory will be due to the conscientious work of the men throughout the long season of training...
...Harvard Bridge the first and second crews were even and the Freshman, although rowing smoothly, were a length behind. During the last half of the race the Freshman and second crews pushed the University crew hard, but by several short sprints the first eight at last gained a lead of three-quarters of a length, which it held until the finish. The Freshman and second crews crossed the finish line on even terms...