Word: pacing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Athletic Association will hold six hare and hounds runs and a cross country championship this fall. These runs will be open to all members of the University. The first two or three will be made easy enough for nearly any man to stand the pace and the distance. Prizes will be given to the first two hounds in, and in case the time of the hares is beaten to the first three...
...game. Cornell played a kicking game during the first half, reserving her backs, and Ohl out classed Brewer at nearly every exchange of punts. The Harvard team did splendid work all through the first half and by successive rushes, aided by excellent interference, scored four touchdowns, but this rapid pace told on the men. When the second half began the Harvard players were tired and unable to withstand the aggressive attacks of their lightweight opponents. Both of Cornell's touchdowns were accidental, the result of stopped punts, and might have been avoided had the backs shown better judgment...
...seven won the fall class race which was yesterday rowed over a one mile course between the Harvard Bridge and the Longwood Railroad Bridge. The start was made under the Harvard Bridge about five o'clock. Ninety-five showed from the start that she was not capable of the pace which '96 and '97 set and immediately fell behind, finishing some four lengths behind both the other crews...
Cycling Association.The first run of the Harvard Cycling Association will be held this afternoon, starting from the Gymnasium at 4 p. m. About eight miles will be covered at a moderate pace. No scorching will be countenanced. The Back Bay Fens will be visited, the return run being made via Coolidge's Corner and Allston. All persons interested in road riding are cordially invited...
...yards and 220 yards flat were easy events for F. H. Bigelow, who finished yards ahead of the field in both races. The two mile bicycle was a farce. The pace was so slow that at the end of the first lap the men were called back and started again...