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...shells cut through the water against the strong current and the slight head wind everyone was expecting to see the midshipmen settle into a stroke whose power would drive them into the lead, while Princeton and Harvard fought it out for second place. But the spurt did not come and Annapolis' far-heralded eight hold close to the Crimson and the Orange and Black. With a stroke a few beats higher than Harvard, the Princeton eight began to pull away. Eight powerful men, stroked by Leh, who was good enough to displace Captain Cresswell were rowing a shorter, laster...
...then will begin a steady improvement, which will bring business back to the normal again in 1925. "In 1915," explained Mr. Babson, "we were due for a time of prosperity, but nothing like the immense growth we had. At present, however, I can see no hope for a big spurt in business...
...this week, kept the stroke at 26 for the first mile, and despite the higher stroke and the lead of the others, the first boat was even with the second at the Harvard Bridge. From then on, all crews heightened the stroke gradually, and in a well-timed spurt at the finish, the first crew, with a stroke which reached 40, pulled away from the rest and ended two lengths ahead; time for the course, 11 minutes, 11 seconds. The third beat put in its final effort too soon and ended three lengths behind the second...
...strong cross wind blowing, the four boats were sent off shortly after five o'clock from the cottage Farm Bridge with a mile course set for them to cover. Showing power and finish the Experienced football men soon took the lead which they held until the final spurt of the race, when superior weight and more skilled management sent the Inexperienced Football Men a quarter of a length into the lead. With the Experienced Football Men second, the first and second Autumn crews were next in line, respectively one half and three quarters of a length behind...
...times skidded past man after man when it seemed that he surely would be thrown for no gain or for a loss. In the second period, it was this same back who careened 60 yards through the entire Notre Dame eleven for a touchdown after catching a punt. This spurt tied the score after the Westerners seemed on their way to a large and commanding lead. Wilhide is another clever Cadet back, who is a good all-around athlete, one of the best since Vidal and Olyphant starred on the Plains. The Army with such coaching as it receives from...