Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Clark won the mile, in excellent time. White and Knowles, however, were both beaten out on the stretch, by Weston and Waldron of Yale. Knowles set a hard pace for the second lap and was well in the lead at the beginning of the stretch, but was unable to spurt at the finish. In the high jump the work of Eillis was excellent. He cleared 5 ft. 11 1-4 in., and Speaker barely won out on his third trial...
...last relay fifty yards behind the leader, and ran a strong race all the way, gaining gradually on the Cornell runner, whom he passed at the three-quarters mark. He caught Bushnell of U. of P. on the turn into the home stretch. The finish was a plucky spurt on the part of both men, Clark finishing two feet ahead. Time by miles: 1 2 3 4 4m. 44 1/5s. 9m. 25 4/5s. 14m. 5s. 18m. 45 2/5s...
Half a mile from the finish the order of the crews was about the same except that the first Newell had gained a little on the others. From here on to the finish the two first crews spurted continually but neither could gain much on the second Newell. The first Weld gained a little on the first Newell but could not hold the spurt long enough. All the men were in good condition at the finish and rowed back to their clubs immediately...
...race between the two Senior boats was the closest and most exciting of fall. Both crews got a good start, rowing a thirty-four stroke. At the bridge the Newell, with a more powerful stroke, led by two-thirds of a length. Then the Weld began to spurt and gradually overcame the lead of the Newell. About a quarter of a mile from the finish the two crews were nearly even, but then the Newell made one last spurt and finished a quarter of a length ahead. The time...
...outclassed, and at the end of the first period the score was 13 to 4 in favor of the Freshmen. At the beginning of the next half the school team made a noticeable improvement and scored three goals in two minutes of play. This was, however, only a temporary spurt...