Word: start
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...year, as all are aware, has not been successful in its college games and has made a place for itself near the foot of the list. It is not possible to give any one reason for this poor showing, for there are many reasons. We were handicapped at the start by not having the use of a professional pitcher to bat against in the winter. The result has been lamentably weak batting on the part of almost every man on the nine. Our pitchers were dependent entirely on their own ingenuity while the pitchers of Yale, Princeton and Amherst...
...heavy odds. The fact that Belshaw was slightly ill on the day before the race rather encouraged Columbia, who, however, were very much sobered by the excellent time made by Harvard in a practice pull on Tuesday. The wind early in the morning was light, but just before the start it freshened up, so that the sea was very choppy, which, of course, greatly lowered the time. In the drawing for the courses, Harvard received the west course, the course which she had in last year's Yale race. Columbia took the east course, which is considered some six seconds...
...Carrie Goodwin, Columbia's launch, which was used as a referee's boat, reached the start at 10 o'clock. After notifying Columbia to get ready, the launch crossed the river and told the Harvard men to be on the line at 11.15 o'clock promptly. Harvard was delayed a few moments by the breaking of a rowing pin, which had to be repaired, but, after a short delay, pushed off from their float and paddled over to the starting line, where the Columbia crew, being just at hand, soon joined them. Beside the Goodwin, the Cecile of New London...
Harvard took the lead at the start, although rowing a little unevenly at first. She soon settled down and rowed the race in very fine form from start to finish. Perkins set a quick stroke at the beginning and, by the time Harvard reached the first half-mile buoy, she was a good half length ahead, pulling thirty-six strokes to the minute. Harvard kept increasing the lead and, at the end of the first mile, had gained over a length on the Columbia crew. The mile was made in just six minutes. Up to this time both crews rowed...
Students, after a sumptuous repast, to host: "Our compliments to your kitchen and cellar. We have agreed to have a running match, and the one who comes out last will pay the bill. Will you kindly give us a signal to start?" The beaming host slowly counts one, two, three; the students disappear round the corner and are seen no more. - [Fliegende Blatter...