Word: spurts
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...oarsmen, when to encourage and when to threaten. By his skillfull handling of the tiller ropes he can save precious yards that may mean the difference between victory and defeat in an important race. He must be a strategist. He must know when to coast and when to spurt...
...race was over the Henley distance. They decided to row at a comparatively low stroke for the first mile. Then a quarter of a mile from home, the crew was to throw it in high and let her rip. In other words they were banking on a final roaring spurt down the last stretches...
...Harvard surged up almost bow to bow with the Columbians. But the Lions, too, were hitting it up then, and they skimmed over the finish line a scant two feet in the lead. Their victory was a slim one. But it was a victory just the same. Harvard's spurt had been delayed too long...
Coming out from behind in the last few minutes of play to win from an efficient Yale trio, the Harvard polo team sent nine goals between the markers in a scoring spurt which won the game 13 1/2--12 at Yale's indoor riding hall Saturday...
...administration completely forgot its ideals, however, when it accepted this invitation. It means a tremendous spurt in that ballyhoo and sophomoric enthusiasm deplored in recent years by men and women--including President Butler--who have seen the growing vices which such unmitigated emphasis was developing...