Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Newton dropped the beat to 32 and the boat forged ahead with every powerful well-executed dip of the oars. Entering the last mile Newton again shoved the stroke up to between 35 and 36, a pace which was kept up to the finish. At the mile Harvard was seven lengths ahead, and at the finish line from 14 to 16 lengths separated the two shells...
Jesse Edwin Waid '10, of Denver Colorado, seven, prepared for College at the East Side High School, Denver. His Freshman year he rowed six on his class crew, and last year five on the University crew. He is 20 years old, weighs 177 pounds, and is 6 feet, 2 inches in height...
Richard Manning Faulkner '09, of Keene, N. H., three, prepared for College at Holkmann School, where he rowed for two years on his school crew. He rowed seven and captained his Freshman crew, and for the last two years has rowed three and bow respectively on the University crew. He is 22 years old, weighs 175 pounds, and is 5 feet 11 inches in height...
George Pierce Metcalf, of Providence, R. I., captain and seven, prepared for College at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., where he rowed two years on his club crew and one year on the school crew. He is 19 years old, weighs 173 pounds, and is 6 feet, 1 1-2 inches in height...
...Blaroom '11, seven, of London, England, prepared at Mt. Hermon School. He rowed on last year's freshman eight. He is 27 years old, 6 feet, 2 1-2 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds...