Word: pull
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...seconds, was due to the unfavorable weather conditions. The Freshmen's victory was due to all round superiority which was shown by their smooth form and strong drive at the finish. The graded crew, which had rowed together for the first time on Wednesday, was rough, and did not pull well together. The Sophomores' stroke was short and poorly timed...
...baseball cage on Soldiers Field and the other in the South Armory, Boston. Each team will be composed of four men, each man to shoot at two strings of ten at a distance of fifty yards. As the Rifle and Pistol Club team use a very light trigger pull which has a great advantage over the regulation army pull, the Battery team will receive a handicap...
...June 16.--All three crews went out this afternoon immediately after the Yale practice. Under favorable conditions the University crew distanced the Freshmen by six lengths in the two miles. The Freshman boat did not travel well. The men splashed badly and rushed forward, thereby making it impossible to pull up the stroke...
...unsteady. This is due to the fact that they do not come up on their stretchers properly and that their blade work is poor. The Newell Sophomores are generally unsteady and have a poor catch and a weak finish, while the Weld Sophomores lack leg-drive and do not pull the stroke through to the finish. Nevertheless, they have frequently shown that they are capable of spacing out and making their boat travel well. The Newell Freshmen are not well together and their boat is very unsteady. They have a tendency to rush their slides and to clip...
...stand for guns. A stove will be put in place for the winter and the interior will be made attractive with pictures and ornaments. A number of improvements have also been made on the new grounds. The platform from which the men shoot has been considerably widened and the pull has been so arranged as not to interfere with the shooters. Now that the equipment of the club has been made thoroughly modern a large proportion of its matches will he held on home grounds...