Word: overboard
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...composed of G. Merrill, stroke; F. O. Hodges, W. D. Hennen, R. Burnham, won from the B. A. A. in 10m. 12s. In the last quarter-mile when six lengths behind, the B. A. A. crew ran into the wall and broke an oar, forcing a man to jump overboard...
...ably written editorial comparing American colleges with German universities, some verses and a piece of lively description, called "Man Overboard," by Horatio Bigelow '99, complete the number...
Charles R. Giddings '87, of Beverly, was drowned in Lake Winnepesankee on the seventeenth of August. In company with a friend he had taken a number of poor boys from Boston to camp out on the lake. While on a steamer excursion, one of the boys fell overboard. Without hesitation Giddings plunged in to save him, but the boy pulled him down, and help was too late...
While the Columbia crew was practicing on Wednesday a squall struck their shell and all but three men had to jump overboard to prevent the boat from sinking...
...thirds of a length ahead, rowing 33 a minute to 31 for Yale. At the mile point there was clear water between the boats and Yale was ahead. The rather extraordinary thing about the race is that the stroke of the college crew broke his oar and jumped overboard at the two mile point, but the Atalantas could not catch up, but fell behind more rapidly than before...