Word: sprinting
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...lost upon crew experts who hall the Harvard sweepers as sprint champions of the East is the significance of their consistently slow stroke over the short distances. Although the Elis flashed by Cornell to cast grave doubts on the Bollesmen's mythical title, sportsmen are picking the Chace-paced eight to come into its element in the long distance stretch at New London...
With his eye on the Lions, Chace brought his men even again with the stroke well lengthened-out and built up a half-length margin. Instead of cracking under the strain the Lions pulled together and reached for the limit in sprint pacing...
...before a crowd of spectators that included Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt; at Annapolis, Md. Because it was Harvard's fourth short-distance victory in four weeks, having previously out-rowed Rutgers, Syracuse, Princeton, Cornell and M. I. T., experts rated Harvard the Eastern sprint champion, likely to beat Yale at four miles next month...
...undistinguished time trial over the mile and three-quarters distance yesterday, the Jayvee eight outclassed the Varsity in form although succumbing to the latter's power. The workout was directed over a six-mile course to the Basin and back with the sprint stretch rowed upstream...
...hybrid* mice blinked beady eyes at the crowd of divorcees, lawyers, barflies crowding into the gambling room. Manager R. I. Smith was trying out a new invention. An attendant hauled a shrinking mouse out of a coop, dropped him on a flat, glass wheel. Frightened, the mouse started to sprint. The wheel spun. When it began to slow down, the mouse sought shelter in one of the 56 glass cages, each marked with a playing card. This time he darted beneath the jack of clubs. The croupier scooped up the chips, paid 50 to 1 on straight bets...