Word: shell
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Henley-on-Thames, England, J. Beresford, Jr., slid his slender shell under the bridge, rested on his sculls in comfort, reflected joyfully that, as in 1920, he had won the Diamond Sculls. In 1922, Beresford was nosed out by Walter M. Hoover of Duluth. Last year, he did not reach the final heat. This year, the man laboring after him was K. N. Craig, of Pembroke College, Cambridge. In the eight's final for the Grand Challenge Cup, six feet separated the victorious bow of the Leander shell from a boatful of "Tabbies" (Jesus College, Cambridge). On the stroke...
...moment the Yale shell touched shore, the crew sprang out to the smart one, two, threes of the cox, dashed away for a shower and to dress and then to the special train that was waiting to take them to Manhattan and the ship that is to carry them to France, for they will represent the U. S. in the eights races in the Olympic Games...
Tomorrow promises to be a busy day here, for the prow of the University shell will again be forced through the waters of the four-mile course, and in addition the postponed Waiters-Managers ball game will be played, with the probable score 23-2 for the Waiters...
...crew a full length in the lead. The longer stroke of Coach Shaw enabled the Freshman to make up the distance--but the Seconds repeated their sprint and went into the lead again. These tactics won the race, every time the younger oarsmen came nearly even with his shell, Heard called, "Give her ten!". At the finish, with both crews putting their best into their sprints, the Seconds were pulling steadily away until they had increased the lead and showed three quarters of a length of open water. Peirce, rowing bow in the yearling boat, collapsed at the finish...
...enthusiastic send-off by Eli supporters. The Blue oarsmen were conveyed to the New London station in automobiles, many of the Second Crew accompanying them and giving them a cheer of confidence. They arrived in Philadelphia this afternoon in time to take a trial spin in the Pocock Shell which was shipped down yesterday. Coach Leader and Trainer Coe accompanied the nine oarsmen...