Word: sprint
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first few weeks on the river, any man has all he can attend to in handling his oar properly in and out of the water even while rowing easily, racing in barges is about as good practice for a crew as racing in rubber boots would be for sprint-runners. Barges are only necessary evils, and when a crew has its "form" well fixed, it had better get into a shell at once; until then, racing and rushing only serve to develop more faults, particularly in the case of a freshman crew. Of course, this is merely an opinion...
...Sprint Running.- G. W. Pearson, E. C. Moen, E. C. Sturgis, G. F. Brown, O. K. Hawes, F. W. Burlingham, R. R. Endicott, C. H. Bean, R. C. Wood, Lord, M. D. Motte, Wright, W. D. Boardman, T. J. Stead, W. Myer, J. P. Lee, T. S. Lee, J. H. Rhoades, J. W. Merrill, C. F. Winslow...
Wendell Baker, '86, the famous sprint runner, was in Cambridge over Sunday...
...striking contrast to Harvard's defeats last year in athletics are the victories of our representatives in field sports; and foremost among these is the remarkable record of Mr. Wendell Baker, who may be justly called the champion amateur sprint runner of the world. The honor to Harvard and the pride which we must all feel alike in this success may alleviate in some degree the melancholy aspect of our other athletic sports. The college has only to regret that Mr. Baker has decided to allow the end of his college course likewise to end his career as a runner...
...yards dash (handicap) for the sprint runners of the Mott Haven Team will be given under the auspices of the H. A. A. early next week. An attempt will be made to break the inter-collegiate record. Time, place and handicap will be announced later...