Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...clock and headed by a brass band will march to Soldiers Field promptly at 1.30 o'clock. The Newell gate at Soldiers Field will be open for the procession, but will be closed as soon as it has passed. As all seats are reserved, men are urged not to rush for seats...
...Saturday the work of the University crew showed great improvement over the work of a week ago. The crew rowed easily to the Basin and returned to the University boathouse in long stretches. The men did not rush their slides and the tendency to a short stroke gave place to a long clean pull through the water. Although there was considerable splashing at the start, the men soon settled down and the boat spaced well on the last few stretches. The four-oar also rowed well considering the short time they have been together in the boat...
...Freshman eight rowed to Longwood bridge and back in short stretches. There seemed to be less tendency than usual to rush the slides, but the men were inclined to row too short a stroke...
...University crew was given a long row yesterday afternoon down to the basin and back again above the boathouse. A slow stroke was practised to give the men better control, and special attention was paid to correcting the tendency to rush the slides. Tappan was put back in his former position at two, where Farley has been rowing for the last week. No changes have been made in the order of the four...
...squad subsequent to the race between the three trial eights on April 1, the work has shown fairly consistent improvement. The catch and beginning of the stroke are distinctly better, though there is generally a lack of drive, and the men are showing a persistent tendency to rush. On Tuesday the two trial eights had several short brushes with each other and with the Senior class crew. In a three minute brush upstream Farley's eight defeated the Senior crew; Filley's boat came in third. Some time before the end of the week, the University eight, possibly together with...