Word: length
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Professor von Jagemann went on to explain at length how the extensive plans for the Museum have been matured and brought to realization...
...enthusiastic spectators saw an exhibition of exceedingly spirited football, and a contest that was sensational and exciting from start to finish. That the game should have been so stirring, was remarkable in view of the almost total absence of runs of more than fifteen yards in length. But there came continual unexpected changes in the relative advantage of play that left the result of the game decidedly in doubt until within a few minutes...
Under very adverse weather conditions the first Weld won the first section race in the fall graded races yesterday afternoon, and the third Weld the second section, the former defeating the first Newell by a length and a half, and the latter easily defeating the third Newell by about ten lengths. The time of the first Weld was 10 minutes, 18 seconds; in the second section a mistake in the starting line prevented time from being taken. The winners of both sections took the lead from the start and maintained it throughout the race...
...exciting race in the first section was that between the first Newell and the second Weld. The second Weld led at the start and kept up its lead to the Harvard Bridge. From that point, however, the first Newell went ahead, and finished by about a third of a length before the second Weld. The second Newell came in last, about four lengths behind the second Weld...
...contest between the third Newell and the fourth Newell was very close. For a fourth crew the fourth Newell rowed unusually well. Each crew had the lead at some time, but in the last quarter mile the third Newell finally pulled ahead, winning by about half a length...