Word: spurted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...practice cross-country meet with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the University team was clearly superior, although no points were counted. The race was close throughout the whole six miles. Brown, the star technology runner, was closely followed by K. E. Fuller '16 until the final spurt which put Brown over the finishing line well in the lead. The University team showed a wealth of excellent runners while the Technology team depended for its strength on individual stars. The order of the finish of the first ten men is as follows: Brown (T.), K. E. Fuller '16, Guething...
...University won two of the five races, the Freshman four and the graduates' contest. Yale easily won the principal event of the regatta, when the University regulars were beaten by seven lengths. The Yale boat started with a leap before Harvard's oars had touched the water, an initial spurt which put Yale almost immediately half a length ahead. Harvard rowed a faster stroke almost throughout the race, but fell behind constantly as the Blue showed no signs of weakening or overstraining. The University also lost the Freshman and second University races, although in the latter contest there was less...
...only was there any doubt which 1917 boat would win out. The start was at Cottage Farm bridge. After the first quarter mile the Sophomores slowed down to a low, powerful stroke. The lead was steadily increased. Just before the finish Henderson urged his men on to a final spurt with which they swept across the line a good three lengths in the lead...
...other two crews continued the full 1 7-8 miles, rowing practically a dead heat all of the way. At the very finish the University came through with a winning spurt. W. A. Read, Jr., '18, took three in the Freshman boat in place of T. T. Mackie '18, who is out with a bad knee...
...Henley distance yesterday afternoon, from the Union Boat Club to the Cottage. Farm Bridge, the Freshman crew winning by a length. The 1918 boat jumped into the lead at the start, and at the halfway mark was a length and a half ahead of the Junior. In the final spurt the Junior boat gained about half a length, finishing a length behind...