Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...yesterday, the second Newell won by half a length with the first Newell second and the first Weld third, a length and a quarter behind the first Newell. The second Weld finished a length and a half behind the first Weld. There was a strong head wind and the rough water bothered the crews very much. The time was 11 minutes, 37 seconds...
...little but all the crews were within a boat's length of one another. At the bridge the second Newell was a length in the lead. The first Weld was slightly ahead of the first Newell and the second Weld was a length back. The water was very rough and all the crews were splashing a great deal. A short distance below the bridge an unusually large wave caught stroke's oar in the first Weld and the crew lost half a length besides shipping a great deal of water...
...Sophomores have the least finished crew of the four. The men do not row together and both inboard and outboard work is very rough. Nevertheless the crew shows snap and strength and has a good chance in the race today. The order of the crew is as follows...
...score of 15 to 13. Harvard's playing in the first half was so lacking in vigor and accuracy that only one basket was thrown, while the Williams team played an admirable game both at passing and guarding. The playing in the latter part of the game was rather rough and there were several fouls that went unnoticed...
...latter have improved rapidly since going on the river. The Newell men seem to have less leg drive but they make up for this by having better control of their slides. They do not rush so badly and keep their boats steadier. The blade work, naturally is still rather rough in all the crews...