Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Freshman crew orders have been frequently shifted in the last few days, in an attempt to find the best stroke, and therefore no improvement can be seen. None of the men use their stretchers properly, and all still have a tendency to rush forward and keep their blades too high at full reach. The orders yesterday follow...
...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 at the catch. The two chief faults of the Weld Freshmen are a failure to reach out well and an inability to keep together...
...Senior crews have so far been rather lifeless. The Weld crew is, perhaps, a trifle the faster and rows better together. The Weld Juniors have the common fault of not finishing the stroke well and are also slow at the catch. The Newell Juniors have a tendency to rush their slides and also hang at the catch. Irregularity in attendance has been harmful to the Weld Sophomores. They nevertheless row well together, but fail to get a powerful and finished stroke. The Newell Sophomores are making a fair showing, but have most of the faults noticeable in the other crews...
After receiving the kickoff the Seniors rushed the ball by steady gains to the Sophomores' 43-yard line, where it was lost on a fumble. By a series of line plunges the Sophomores reached the middle of the field, but here another fumble gave the ball to the Seniors. On the 30-yard line, however, they were held for downs, and, after ineffective attempts to rush, the Sophomores punted to the Seniors' 48-yard line. From there 1903 began a long succession of well directed line plunges, which resulted in the first touchdown. Pier kicked the goal...
...ball straight down the field 85 yards for a touchdown by Knowlton. C. Marshall kicked the goal. Mills made his long run on the next kick-off, and after Kernan's punt the ball was recovered on downs within 15 yards of the goal, and on the second rush Mills crossed the line. In the second half, the first team plowed its way from its own territory to the second eleven's 5-yard line, but there lost the ball on a fumble. It was obtained again, however, on downs at the 15-yard line, and a moment later Graydon...