Word: starting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University and Freshman crew squads returned to Cambridge from Ithaca yesterday forenoon. Both crews have been given two days' rest and will start work again tomorrow...
...line-up of the University team,--Briggs, who will be out of the game for a week as the result of a sprained ankle, will be replaced by Brown at first base, and Crocker will play second, as MacLaughlin has been given a lay off. Hartford will start the game in the box, but as in the first game against Brown at Providence, Hicks will probably go in later...
...final heat of the 440-yard run was the next event. Harvard's chances looked bright with four men on the line at the start. As the men neared the turn Merrihew, who had the pole, deSelding, and Kelly were in the front rank with Palmer of Haverford and Leger of Michigan. Blumer was badly boxed and had a hard time keeping on his feet. Coming around the straightaway Palmer, Leger and Merrihew had the best positions. The track was crowded, however, and in the fight for places Merrihew was thrown from his balance and fell headlong fifteen yards from...
...second semi-final heat of the 120-yard hurdles came very near being a surprise. Howe got a bad start and ran third for most of the distance. Hartranft of Pennsylvania led all the way and won in 15 4-5 seconds. Dwight of Princeton held second place until the last hurdle, when Howe overhauled him. In the race for the tape Howe won by inches. Piper of Harvard was fourth. The first heat was somewhat similar, as Rand was behind Robbins of Yale for the first part of the race. Talcott of Cornell won the heat with Rand second...
...mile run brought together a large field including Jaques of Harvard and Dull, the Michigan captain, besides several men from Michigan captain, besides several men from Michigan and Cornell of whom little was known. At the very start the Michigan runners took the leading positions. For the first three-quarters of a mile Hall, West and Dull, all of Michigan, ran in that order. Lightner of Yale was in fourth place, with Taylor of Cornell and Jaques several yards behind. On the fourth lap the first important change occurred when Taylor moved up into the lead. For a while Lightner...