Word: turning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...judgment and an easy stride. During the last half-mile F. D. Everett '11, who had slowly worked his way to the front, tried to pass Perkins, but with a good burst of speed Perkins drew away and finished about twenty yards ahead of Masten and Ryan who in turn had passed Everest...
...beginning of spring practice, and nearly all the distance men of both the University and Freshman track teams were entered. The race was very close until the beginning of the last lap, when Newton, Withington, and Everett gradually drew away from the rest of the squad. On the last turn Newton sprinted and drew away from Withington and Everett. No time was given...
...administration of the United States to account. The recasting of the question makes it only slightly less offensive, and does not remove one of the most serious objections to advertising such an instance of bad taste. There are plenty of useful fields to which the Political Club might profitably turn its attention without running the risk of having the University credited with the ill-considered officiousness of a small group. The best thing that the Political Club can do now is to drop the whole idea of having a straw ballot...
...Ernest Shackleton's visit to Harvard this afternoon is an occasion of unusual interest. On October 29, 1908, he and his party of three left the Antarctic coast for the unknown interior, and after an advance which brought them within 111 miles of the pole, they were forced to turn back, having nearly exhausted the food supply and reached the limit of their endurance. When the coast was nearly reached with all of the party more or less incapacitated, one of the men was overcome with sickness. He was left with a companion, while Lieutenant Shackleton and the fourth member...
...settled down to increase this lead. For a short stretch the boat went rather well, but, as it neared Harvard bridge, it was noticeably heavy and did not run well between strokes. All the men lacked drive at the finish, and could not control their slides so as to turn round quickly at the catch. Rough water interfered with the blade work and, during the last quarter-mile, the rowing was extremely ragged. Cutler, at stroke, was unable to raise the beat though King called upon the men several times...