Word: starting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...final of the half mile ordinary was won by T. Barron, '91, 50 yds., by one length, in 1.20 1-2; second, James Clark, 50 yds. Barron took the lead at the start and kept it throughout, though hard pressed...
...sophomores rowed about 38 strokes and maintained the lead for half a mile, with the crews following in the order they had started. A little below the Crescent Boat House the seniors took the lead, rowing in good form, and about thirty-seven to the minute; ninety-one passed the freshmen and pressed the sophomores hard for second place, and soon obtained it. The fast pace was telling on the sophomores, and just before they reached the Harvard bridge they fell behind ninety-three All four crews were lapped when they went under the bridge, which is about half...
...bridge interferes with tugs so that they can never again be a feature of the races as they have been formerly. Yesterday, besides the referee's tug, there was only a freshman tug which got in the way before the start and delayed the crews in getting off. Perhaps it was the exposure to the cold which this occasioned that made several of the oarsmen succumb under the strain of the race. Stroke and seven of the seniors fainted at the finish, which is a little less than a mile and seven-eighths from the start. Bow of the sophomores...
...freshman tug. The class showed a much better spirit by chartering the tug and keeping up their enthusiasm to the finish, than was manifest two days ago; and the freshman crew proved that they deserved the support and confidence of their class. They made a plucky fight from start to finish. They need feel no discouragement at not finishing better than third, for so close a pull against the veterans of the junior shell was as creditable as victory over them. Ninety is to be congratulated on winning her second victory. Ninety-one has steadily risen from last to second...
...third game of the series between the sophomores and the freshmen was closely contested. The sophomores took the lead at the start, but in the sixth inning the freshmen tied the game by timely batting after two men were out In the eighth Johnson had three strikes but reached first on an error, and Merriam's hard hit sent him home with what proved to be the winning run. The sophomores had a good chance to tie the game in the ninth inning but failed. The feature of the game was Cook's catch of Hallowell's long...