Word: overtook
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...both crews ceased rowing, having covered a distance of a quarter of a mile. The boats were put about and the crews rowed from Bushey Gate to Henley Bridge against the stream. The Henley crew took a length's start, rowing 36 strokes to the minute. Cornell, pulling 46, overtook them in about two hundred yards, when Henley again began to draw away. The rowing of the Americans became ragged, but they soon steadied themselves, passing Henley, and were a length ahead upon reaching the bridge. The distance covered was over half a mile. Much surprise was expressed among...
...line. The ball was on Harvard's 40 yard line. Again it was passed to Hayes for a kick. and again he fumbled the ball and Knipe, picking it up, ran towards Harvard's goal. He was not downed till he reached the 3 yard line, where A. Brewer overtook...
...second race was for doubles and the course was one mile. Stetson and Niles led almost to the finish but swerved from the course and Hughes and Taylor overtook and passed them, winning by five feet. Wells and Youngman finished third. Professor Trowbridge was judge at the finish, and J. W. Lund L. S. was referee...
...last lap they passed him. Wight then had the pole and was slightly in the lead; Endicott tried repeatedly to pass him but did not succeed until the last curve when he made a final spurt and won by a few feet. Just at the finish Bardeen overtook S. H. Bunnell who fell so that the judges called the third place a tie. This point was counted for Harvard as Bunnell declined to walk another mile to settle it. Time...
...mile walk, H. W. Thayer '95, with 40 sec. handicap, won an interesting and exciting race. He overtook the limit man early in the race and was never headed. His actual time...