Word: spurts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first race was held between the second club and the second Freshman. The two crews kept together throughout the race and at no time was the lead increased beyond half a length until the finish, when the Freshmen made a final spurt, crossing the line victorious by one length...
...four-lap novice was a closely contested race. The first three men were close together during the entire race, and L. Lane '20, by a spurt in the last 50 yards, almost succeeded in nosing of N. H. White...
...Pennsylvania and brown stand first among the elevens which demonstrated an ability to respond to the finishing touches of the latter-season coaching. Dartmouth and Yale, on the other hand, seemed to have suffered a slump which, in the came of Yale, will require nothing short of a sensational spurt to prepare it for next Saturday's game with Princeton. Little improvement was shown by the Yale eleven over the earlier games of the season. A week and inconsistent attack, together with a mediocre defence, was the undoing of the Yale machine, in spite of the fact that material...
...their two chances to score. Aided by off-side and holding penalties, of which many were charged up against Brown, the Vermont team carried the ball from their 22-yard line to Brown's 35-yard line, but here the Providence team recovered a fumble and Vermont's spurt was futile...
...University captured both the morning races, the second crew winning an easy race in 10.25, while the freshmen after a bad start followed the Yale boat until the last quarter mile when by a splendid spurt, they caught up on their opponents and led at the finish by two and two-fifths seconds, with a time...