Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...triangular race in the Basin yesterday between the University and second crews and the first Freshman crew the University won out by a scant quarter of a length. The crews started from the Cottage Farm Bridge with the Freshmen two lengths in the lead. The latter made a poor start but retrieved themselves and were never decisively headed. Both of the University crews started from scratch. The second which was rowing the Henley distance, jumped ahead but was nosed out by the University at the Harvard Bridge, and there was nearly half a length of open water between the crews...
...quarter-milers, half-milers, and hammer-throwers...
Blacks.--Centre, Francis, de Rham; guards, Townsend, Crocker; tackles, Wentworth, Snow; ends, P. Day, Eckfeldt; quarter, Taylor; backs, Haley, Sagar, Sadler, Gardner...
Reds.--Centre, L. B. Day; guards, Leighton, Hartley, Carter; tackles, Dean, Dadmun; ends, Nelson, Coolidge; quarter, Doherty; backs, Ellison, Gersumky, Selden...
...first Senior crew by a margin of scarcely two feet on the river yesterday. The race started just below the Cottage Farm Bridge and ended at the Harvard Bridge, making a distance of about one mile. The Union boat got the start and held a lead of about a quarter of a length until 200 yards before the finish when the Senior eight put up their stroke and took a slight lead, which was lost, however, in the last few strokes...