Word: wind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Senior first eight have been together for nearly two weeks, and have developed a long, smooth stroke. The men are powerful, and would show up well against a head wind; but they seem to be unable to row a high stroke. They row well together, but their work does not show the life and dash that it should...
...race was started up stream on account of the wind; and through a misunderstanding the gun was fired before the University crew was set for the start. The Navy crew accordingly got away first, and rowing nearly 40 to the minute, soon had a lead of over half a length, when the stroke was slowed down to 37. Harvard, rowing between 33 and 34 to the minute, spurted time after time to regain the lost distance; but by raising the stroke whenever the lead was threatened, Annapolis maintained her advantage until close to the finish. At the mile post...
...which has occurred in Greater Boston for many years began yesterday morning about 11 o'clock at the westerly end of the city of Chelsea in a dump near the plant of the Boston Blacking Company on Summer street. Late last night the fire, fanned by the high northwest wind, had not only burned over an area of about half a mile wide and over two miles long in Chelsea, but had also spread rapidly in East Boston. One of the worst features of the fire was the explosion of the oil tanks of the Tidewater Oil Company...
...estimated late last night that the loss would be in the neighborhood of $10,000,000. The fire seemed to be under control by midnight and unless there is a change of wind it is probable that it will burn itself...
...University shooting team defeated Princeton at Princeton Saturday by the close score of 193 to 190. A high wind made accurate shooting impossible. F. A. Brewer '10 made the best score of the day, getting 42 birds out of a possible 50. The summary follows: HARVARD. Wigglesworth, 41 Gilman, 36 Higginson, 36 Hauthaway, 38 Brewer, 42 -- Total, 193 PRINCETON. Wheeler, 35 Latta, 40 Wood, 39 Westhaven, 36 Wight, 40 -- Total...