Word: sharp
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...race between the second crews was more exciting, although the finish was not so close as between the first boats. First one eight and then the other took the lead by sharp spurts and the two crews were practically side by side until the Weld drew away at the finish. This race ends the fall rowing season except for the Freshmen, who will row next Tuesday over a course of one mile and a half. The winning crews were made up as follows...
...practice of the University eleven yesterday was light and consisted chiefly of running through signals. During the half hour spent thus the work was sharp and accurate, and the plays, almost without exception, ran smoothly. The first eleven lined up for a few minutes to block the second eleven's kicks, but were not once successful. After the practice Burnett and Sawin tried goals from the field. Of the twelve coaches who were present, Dibblee and R. D. Wrenn were the only ones to do active coaching which aimed at increased perfection in team play...
...practice until tomorrow at 3.30 sharp. Rubbers will be at Locker Building from 9 to 12 today...
...stood in line and at the signal of a pistol shot lunged forward at full length. It is expected that this new mode of practice, though somewhat tardy in its introduction, will be of service to the linemen when playing low on the defense. In the fifteen minutes of sharp signal practice which followed, a number of new trick plays were tried successfully. After signal practice the first eleven lined up for five minutes against the second team. No scoring was done as the first team kept on the defensive by kicking the ball every time it came into...
...play was fast and fairly accurate. Ward took the net as usual and won the first set by sharp volleying and clever placing. In the succeeding sets, Marvin steadied down and from the base line passed Ward frequently. His back-hand stroke was very speedy and his low ground-strokes were effective against Ward's net game...