Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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After a day in which the weather conditions had been very threatening, causing the postponement of the race for over an hour, the wind died down and permitted the crews to line up for the start in fairly smooth water. Harvard had a bit the best of the starting, jumping slightly into the lead, both crews rowing a little over 40 strokes to the minute. It was not long, however, before Cornell came up, and going into the lead, was never headed. At the hlf-mile flag, Cornell lead by a length, and at the mile by two lengths, rowing...
...University soccer team defeated the Newton Centre team on Saturday in a one-sided contest by the score of 8 to 0. While the visiting team had one or two individual stars, their work was offset by the smooth work of the University team...
Toward the afternoon the wind shifted to westward and moderated somewhat, so that the men were able to find a half-mile or so or smooth water on the opposite side of the river. The University and Freshman crews were given only one or two racing starts and sent in to the boathouse. The four-oars, however, were matched in two brushes, both of which were won by the University crew. When tried out against the eight in a start, the University four got away a little the faster, rowing splendidly at a high stroke...
...slump, in which, in spite of many and frequent changes, it seemed impossible to find exactly the right combination. Nearly two weeks ago Newton was put in at stroke, and improvement has been steady since then; nevertheless the eight is not yet entirely together, and the recovery is not smooth enough. The result is that the men are hurried at the catch and are unable to apply their power quickly and evenly. There is no doubt that the boat is travelling through the water much faster than it has in the few weeks previous and if the crew...
...first half, but in the second Princeton swept her opponents off their feet scoring eleven times. Baker, as was expected, was the star, but he was not by any means the whole Princeton team. All seven men are strong players individually, and have been developed into a smooth running team...