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Word: smoothly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...assemblage. At times the audience seemed to be unwilling to let the proceedings reach their natural conclusion, but in spite of the frequent explosions of applause Miss Little and her confreres managed to bring the performance to a much unwanted finale. Although the review has not yet reached a smooth perfection, there is every indication that the "Third Little Show" will follow the primrose path of "The Second Little Show" with the everlasting bonfire a long...

Author: By H. B., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYCOER | 5/12/1931 | See Source »

Columbia paddled in a chilly mist along the Harlem River to the starting line. Macrae Sykes was stroking. He was nervous in his freshman races last year but this year has shown a smooth rhythm, easy to pick up and follow. The third boat in the race was Pennsylvania, whose lightness Russell ("Rusty") Callow, once coach of great Washington crews, defended by saying: "I never cared much for very big oarsmen. This is the best material I've had at Penn." With twelve special buses trailing them along the bank the three sprinted away with Columbia in the lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Crews | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

...wake of the late afternoon river traffic, the two University 150-pound boats and the Sophomore class eight raced over the upstream mile course yesterday. Plans for putting the crews through their paces over the Henley distance were thwarted by a head wind which ruffled the basin and defied smooth blade-work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHOPPY WATER AND HEAD WINDS HINDER CREWS IN WORKOUT | 5/8/1931 | See Source »

Groton, May 6-Nosing the second Freshman crew by a half-length at the finish of a mile course, the Groton eight, rowing a smooth, long beat, registered 5 minutes, 13 seconds on the Nashua river. The Harvard shell, which was retrieving a lead of more than a length at the time of the sprint, showed power but lacked coordination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIGHTWEIGHT CREWS TO RACE HENLEY IN BASIN | 5/7/1931 | See Source »

...that the veteran of last year's Freshman crew will be seen again in his customary place behind Cassedy. The shakeup, however, leads to a suspicion that Whiteside was not too pleased with the showing of the first eight in the triple regatta last Saturday, and will endeavor to smooth out the Crimson craft before it enters the waters against a dangerous Navy eight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHAKEUP IN FIRST AND THIRD UNIVERSITY CREWS | 5/6/1931 | See Source »

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