Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...quarter and half-mile squads are stronger than they were thought to be, while the two-milers, and especially the hurdlers, have shown unexpected weakness. In the two meets with the Pennsylvania teams, only three points were scored in the hurdles. In both meets, however, the University runners faced stiff competition, and although they failed to score heavily, they were only a few inches behind the winners...
Spring football practice, which started three weeks ago with a squad of forty men, later increasing to sixty, will end today with a stiff scrimmage under the personal supervision of Coach R. T. Fisher '12, who has been absent from Soldiers Field since the beginning of the week. Scrimmages have been going on daily since a week ago Wednesday, and this afternoon's work-out will clear up all doubts in the minds of Coaches Fisher and Knox as to who from the spring squad will be picked to come back early next fall for the regular University practice...
With the loss of yesterday afternoon's practice on account of weather couditions, Coaches Fisher and Knox are determined to give the spring football men stiff work-outs for the remainingn four days before the official end of practice. Scrimmages will be held every afternoon on Soldiers Field, and owing to this fact a full attendance is absolutely esential. The showing made by various candidates in these scrimmages will be the deciding factor in their chances for being on the University squad next fall...
...shells on the river during the afternoon working under the tutelage of the small army of coaches who have assembled as a result of the start of the 1921 crew season. A fog rising from the water made a workout difficult and so practice was not very stiff and consisted of short rows near the Weld and Newell boathouses...
...first day of comprehensive work on open water yesterday saw 21 crews on the Charles extending their work over the whole period of the afternoon. Coaches Haines, Herrick, and Brown were all out on the water, but only gave one eight, the first University boat, anything approaching a stiff workout. As a result of the day's rowing Crew B has been shifted and is now seated as follows: Bow, H. R. Atkinson '22; 2, S. A. Duncan '22; 3, G. M. Appleton '22; 4, Frank Fiske '23; 5, A. H. Ladd '23; 6, M. W. Self...