Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Many English rowing enthusiasts felt that this year's Henley would be a real test for English rowing, which traditionally is based on a different style and on shorter and more formal training periods than is American collegiate rowing. Rather than row steadily and then pull to a fast finish, British crews tend to start with a "rush" and try to exhaust their opponents with a fast opening pace...
...honestly believe that Harvard depth can pull us through," McCurdy said, and pointed out that Dartmouth harriers have not beaten the Crimson since...
...Hama." There, he says, "I made a poor choice of Arab friends, and one of them turned me over to the Italians. They tried me as a spy before the high command while the British were shelling the hell out of the town. Everyone was preparing to pull out, but they had time to cogitate over whether or not to execute...
...Obscure last summer." "Oh, did you? I just finished Tom Jones, it's the first picaresque novel." And then you'll talk, in small attentive groups, of value judgments and semantic differences; or you'll remind each other that you have no identities yet, and speculate about Our Generation. Pull off each garment covering your souls, but don't worry, you can't escape the cliche. It's Saturday night, gentlemen, and I'm staying home to study...
Veteran spectators who watched Cornell pull out a last-gasp triumph over the varsity last Saturday may have recalled another game with a similar unhappy ending -- the Columbia contest of 1956. In that game little Claude Benham tossed a 69-yard scoring pass to halfback Ed Spraker with less than three minutes remaining and gave Columbia a 26-20 victory...