Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...second half Harvard's attack did better team work at the start and Hale threw a goal at the end of seven minutes. Five minutes later some rather loose defence work which left goal impoverished allowed an independent to shuffle the ball through, making the score 2 to 1 which was not changed at the end of the game...
...Should get his body reach at the beginning of the stroke. Rushes his slide badly. Swings in towards his oar. Settles at the finish. Clips and rows short. Is very slow on the start...
There is some talk of getting up a base-ball nine among the members of the Medical School. They certainly have a good battery to start with, in Nichols and Bremner of Yale. It would be a good thing for the 'Varsity nine if such a scheme were carried out. Practice games could be played with the nine after the fashion of the Yale consolidated nine...
ROPE CLIMBING.C. M. Saville, '89; A. E. Sterne, '87, and C. E. Curry, '89, were entered in this event. Saville's strength failed him and he was unable to reach the roof of the gymnasium. Sterne got an early start, and climbed well. Curry used his body with good effect, and won the cup. His record was 20 4-5 seconds...
Second Bout - The second bout was between Clement and Grew. At the beginning of the first round neither of the contestants showed a disposition to start the mill. Clement feinted in vain for an opening. Finally Grew led and the round ended with several sharp rallies. The second round was a marked contrast. The instant time was called the fighting began. Clement led and was countered by Grew's right. Clement got in a number of blows; those of Grew were mostly swinging rights and went hard. The rounds were very even. Clement forced the fighting at the beginning...