Word: stride
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...well developed, they found it no easy task to score, and it was ten minutes before they were able to successfully break up the yearling defence as Martin recovered the puck from a scrimmage before the Freshman goal and drove it home. When the University finally got their stride they proved to be a little too much for the yearlings and ran up a small margin...
...second half was closely contested, no further scoring being made until the last 12 minutes of play. Then the victors caught their stride and shattered the Haverford defense. Corliss Lamont '24 took the ball down the field, and passed to A. J. Byington '24, who scored perfectly. About three minutes later Byington broke away entirely and made a goal unaided. About two minutes after that, Byington again made a dash down a clear field and once more scored by himself. Haverford was unable to come back with a powerful offense and the game closed with the score...
...days later, on June 1, the Blue nine swung into its longest stride, and reached its best form. Holy Cross went to New Haven basing their confidence of victory on their two previous successes, but the Yale players turned them down to a 7-3 defeat. Tunney, who had before held the Eli hits to a sad minimum, was knocked out of the box in the sixth, while his opponents continued to find his successor, Gill. This was unquestionably Yale's triumph of the season, and it is on account of this victory, more than for anything else that life...
...University baseball team, which hit its winning stride again last Wednesday when it defeated Williams by the score of 6 to 2, will attempt to repeat its performance this afternoon when it meets the University of Pennsylvania nine at 3 o'clock on Soldiers Field...
...University team has struck its full mid-season stride, Saturday's match with the Tigers bringing out the finest form and power yet shown, Duane and Farnham especially surpassing expectations...